The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-08
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AaH1soEoSs May 20, 1868.
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Ny Dear sir,-Your telegram. and a,ao
yoaf issh wers i s r ss nSo
thank you for the letter and HE kind
spirit In which IL is written. NoHords can
tell you how panied I am to be compelled
e differ from yon and other lifelong
friends. This will be- my first letter in
reply to numerous ones received On the
subject Of impeachment. At FIRST; nearly
oil my letters were3in condemnation but
within the last days perhaps hale are
in approval OF my course. ia the midst Of
the storm Of abuse and Misrepresentation
poured forth by rash, reckless. and. in
many instances, anprincipled politicians.
/ thought it idle to attempt 10 reasor with
them. ! feel sure i am xfight. s. and when the
passion Of the hour subsidies, that shall
be able to satisfy all reasonable and fair
minded men thas 90 was my duty TO decide
according to my convict nss whether they
agreed Nithemy political friends or not. T
was just 30 web aware before voting &c now
that Andrew Johnson was odious to the
country, and that probably hinety-nine
hundredths0f the Republicans desiredAis
removal n but tocihaye convicted him. Of
high crimes and mfsdeme anors becauses the
party demanded ii, when I'M my iopiuion he
was not shown to be guilty Of them, would
have been! .Inonstrous. III the prosecutors
have the right Co. dictate the verdict and
Judgment, the trial lisa farce. No President
who disagrees with Congress will hereafter
be, permitted to remain In office, If such a
principle is to obtain-orto state the case
more accurately, b ajjcriity Of the House Of
Representatives. when two-thirds hof the
Senate agree with them politically, may at
any time remeEe % President. That the
Republican party has d right to demand the
conviction Of the President is horrible, and
theI sense Gof justice of the nation Twill
REVOLT at such an idea when the passion
OF chs, hour subsidies; and yet I have res
ceiyed numerous letters and kilograms tell
ing me that, the Republican party demands
the: removal ofiathe President. i do mot
believe it, unless the tribunal appointed by,
the Constitution to try him believe him
guilty Of 9isomsg crime or misdemeanor
with which he stands charged. T think
lam right in coming to the conclu-
sion + that. no crime q or misdemeanor.
justifying impeachmentwas made out in
the case but IF mistaken in this I must,
of course, take the; consequences of my
error of judgment, but to charge it as be-
trayalof the party is cruelty unjust. What
is the administration Of justice worth when
decisions are to be made, not according to
law and justice but at the dictation Of O.
political party, or even Of the whole people?
In. newly4settled countries ,mohs andg par
ties of rreguiation sometimes takezthe adj,
ministration Of Justice into their own hands !;
but, who ever heard OF ;mobs even requiring
courts to execute their DEGREES? The sto-
ries about corruption or improper motives
influencing any Republican toayotea against
conviction are, Of course, false. All the
pressure it was very great, more than
yon know Of was on the other side, as an;
investigation, if one is ever had, will show.
But for outside. pressure Think no such
vote as. thirty five could have been obtained
for conviction on the eleventh article. 1
endorse copy of my Opinion g. g.
Very truly, Io'ELYMAN TRUMBULL. d