The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-03-21
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the PRESIDENT to-hle his answer 10 the at
ticles of Impeachment Then unless cause
is shown why, the, trial should be longer
postponed the court will proceed to a
hearing of the cause The request of
the. Presidents counsel indicates the
Fabian policy will be attempted; a fill
bustering, interminable suit, wrangling |
over technicalities and protracting the
proceedings until Mr.. Johnson's trial
will become the sole theme of political
discussion There is method in this
and the object is palpable. No man
believes that Eve Of the best lawyers in
the country needed forty days to prepare
the case involving but two or three
points, the indictments of which were
prepared with special reference to per-
hitting a, speedy trial. The admins |
tration of Andrew johnson has been the |
grandest failure ever made by any Chief |
Magistrate not excepting even Blu
chanan. Whether it be Republican or
Democrat who succeeds him, if he has TO
surrender his position now or on the 4th
of March 1869, history win write him
either a blundering giant or weak tool
in fhe hands of unskillful men. There
is no possibility Of retrieving himself
during this term; there may be in anoth-
er, and even the Democratic nomination
would be better than nothing. There is
only one thing the world will not
forgive. and that is failure, With the
9ynot nAa t,ol ~ NJ Iol,n
son would naturally seek reelection or
denomination, and in all America there
are none possessing more inordinste sell
fish ambition than our President; or one
who would sacrifice SO freely friend, foe,
, principle and the ,Country's welfare to
attain it. Believing the motives that
win influence him In the pending trial
will be the accomplishment of this OBJ
, ject, it reBaains to consider what course
, he can pursue to attain it. .uHe made
Grant Secretary of War Gd interim and
endeavored to inveigle him into the
meshes of q net from which he could
not extricate himself, that johnson
might control the army, It was a mis-
erable failure. He offered Geo, II. Thorn
: as a double brevet that he might have
an officer who could preside at a court
martial 10 try Grant, and the baubles
were cast back at his feet. He organ.
lied department of the Atlantic that
" would include the powerful States con-
tiguous to the Capital, and offered w
IL II. sherman the command that he might
have one of the nations trusted Gener
= ais in command of an army, at his back
and under his beck. The hero of the
y West refused the bribe. What was the
object of these moves To have contro
y of an army that would sustain him in
proroguing Congress, granting uuiSersa
" amnesty and ordering an election for 6
- new Congress This, although bold
hazardous step, we have not a doub
was seriously contemplated by the Pres
&c ident Failing in this, to curry favo
IL, with the Democratic Central Committe
III who pitilessly snubbed him, he appoin,
ed ted L. Thomas successor to Stanton, an,
I'd ordered him to take possession of tn
l. War Office, while the Senate was i
in session and without submitting the al
ID. pointment to them for confirmation
ls thing Unprecedented and in violatio
e of both the Constitution and the law
in Again, he tampered with army officer
all and used inducements to corrupt Gen
RS eral Emory, commanding Washington
mr. In this he failed, and failing made Il
fxzI
at acceded TO what could not be averte
He II is said he will object to the compos
we ton of the Court, il not being compos'
om of Senators from all the States al
10 therefore not a United States Senat
his Then all the laws passed since rebellic
of legan are void. Andrew johnson h
md been approving and vetoing, executii
In and Hindering in turn, laws passed by
r OF illegal assembly. Under. the same pl
nal Andrew johnson is not aoonstitution
the President and more, was elected from
to State that had no voice in his electiC
idi but is now represented in the Sena
- \. 1t is said he will object IN turn to ca
lors Senator who has expressed an oPini
ons on his guilt. They might much mc
{ to reasonably object to recognizing
and President the man who in his last M
que sage, pronounced the laws of Congr
The unconstitutional, never so declared
by any authority and incited the people
tails. their violation. There probably ne
gor- was court of impeachment in VIII
} by many members had not expressed OF
! its ions on the question before the Go
feet was organized. Weidoubt If any SCI
hile tor has given any opinion as 70
rous guilt or Innocence since the organizat