The Van Buren press., 1868-06-12
Don Piatt Pronouncss tho Republican
Party Dead, and Discourses Thereon.
IMPEACHMENT.
.Core.p9aisncs Ctncinna,i Rad Commercial.

.COresp2afsnes CfNclnnan Rad Commercial
IMPEACHMENT.
wish to make few observations. ot
philosophical sort, touching the late Re
publican party. ..''
| assisted, so,4e twelve or thirteen
years since, at the birth OF the party just
demised having Travelled from the Mac
cheek Valley to Buffalo, carrying 9
plank for the platform, on which the new
| lyborn was to be cradled, and my aiIec.
tons have grown with its growth TO such
an extent that its sudden death threw me
into state of profound grief, disturbed
by Indignation. passed frola lamenta
ton TO an indignation meeting And from
an Indignation meeting to deep grief
But With reflection came consolation ]
came to the consoling thought that was
not the only sufferer, and handing out
my surplus afflicton to my beloved coun-
try at large, found my share could be
carried without much Inconvenience
The immediate cause Of its death was
dyspepsia, aggravated by whisky But
the seeds Of weakness and disease were
planted in its birth We began q party
OF reform, agitation, Of aggression, and
We took into our EN- braces the old Whi2
party, that was party Of conservatism,
aggravated by great dignity and timidity
The result has been internal dissensious
The ultra reform party could not digest
the conservative lump, and we have been
afflicted with collie, so to epeak, that well
nigh destroyed our usefulness. Our act
ions, in consequence have been contra.
dictOrv While at one time we create a
John Brown, and glory in John Brown as
our greatest and best beloved organized
huge armies; fought out big wars, and
liberated a race on the other hand we
have been busy smoothing our wars
wrinkled front with the decayed plastcrs
of wrong doing It'll called compromise
which means to give the devil your
soul in a dignifed, peaceful manner
The last internal convulsion exhibited
with great clearness the different elements
On one side We had Butler Stevens, ,Bing,
ham, Logan, Sumner and Draker on the
other stood, in calm repose Fcsscnden
and Trumbull while between hoated an.
other element, born Of the revolutionary
times, that had its marketable value, and
lluctuated as either party bid
Now, am prepared to admit that
Messrs. Fessenden and Trumbull were
eqtaat'l. .bv. the hi CHEST and the most hon
could be bought with money, or swsycd
by prejudice. They felt that they were
Jurors under oath, answerable to their
God for the verdict they rendered. Nor
do blame them for responding AS they
did to the solemn question asked them
by the Chicf-justice. ] believe this AS |
believe that the thirty five voting guilty
were honorable, honest men, But, Ia po-
litical life, bluuder is worse than crime,
and Messrs Fessendcn and Trumbull
blundered in belonging to the Republican
organization at all. They should have
gone over to the party of Stanberry and
Groesbcck, where the old Wing dignity
is preserved intact, and where Conserya-
tism is so intense than an ancient wrong
is preferred to new right, and where
official position is SO glorlled that halo
, is thrown around an inebriated mule, that
an all-wise Providence, through some in
scrutiiUle reason, has set on end made
our President.
When impeachment was first broached,
! the evidence was as we'll known as 1t was
at the end OF the trial At the beginning
Messrs. Fesseuden and Trnmbull should
have made their fight. Failing to deiea,
it, they should have resigned their posi-.
tions, as honorable men, and washed theil
hands Of the responsibility. But they
chose TO reserve themselves for conflict
when their triumph aoould be orr death
and are somewhat astonished at the popu
lar howl Of wrath and indignation thai
comes up over their digniied, honest
honorable stupidity. "A
We could have survived 2 blunder great
as this is had it come alone, but it is the
concluding act Of a long series Through
the unsettled condition ofa country sut-
ferng from civil wars, zoe hare deuelopeQ
more rGScaltty than any organization ccc'
called into eristencc. We hQve ftcd The
offices ,cith Mieucs, and their pockets 'ottt
sleolings, We have organized rings thd
IN turn create opice-hoIdsrs and contro
The Gorernment. ucn 90 in poor and q
o,A millt0aqires. Far one dolLU paid Il
f, MG Government from hard-eoyped ta.1es
EunRrcds stick TO the dirty fingers u Of
fcial ScoundrelS. We have-whisky rings
Indian Burean rings, manufacturers rings
National bank rings, railroad rings, land
jobbing rings, and internal improvement
rings From the loWeSt C6icial, UP &
Senators and Cabinet officers. the taiat Q
corruption runs until tho people, daze'
I and confused, coD0und The right and lis
ten wih Indifference to the MreatS qt cr
Iposarc. ..gf
When charged with all this, they hay
responded ANDY Johnson is corrupt
and appointed scoundrels to oAce.
We'll, Messrs. Fessenden and Trumbul
have, under oath, pronounced him no
guilty, and let him 60 acquit
At the end Of a fearful war the pcopl
had q right to expect that the expenses O
the Government should be brought bac