The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-04-30

ute NupNc NtlhlNt p'i'tiOl3uo VI az
parties. prophecy will be guilty.
The Case Against President
Observation-Disclosures Brought
TO Bear on Senators.
A Republican, wei the signature Of
m H." = Washington Correspondent
of Cine innati Commercial "a Radical
paper, says:
Now, US Il matter Of fact outside the
general principles" and the lndiscrc
ton Of thc.man, and the feeling Of po-
litical necessities, and party pride Of
opinion, and the ficaco appetite for
Office, there Is not n case against An
drew Johnson. HIS c~rjmindlity loes
not appear. HIS folly has been abun-
dainty shown. There are. in my
judgment, n number of Republican
Senators who are conscientiously trying
the President. upon tho law and the
facts. Like other men, they are sub
jected TO atmospheric Influences.
Let us see what some of them are.
The crowd of Federal Office seekers
vas never larger or moro hungry than
at this moment. They are, NJ always
among the most active and obtrusivc
local politicians, and they get up II
partisan hue and cry for impeachment.
ana they are sounding il here loud and
long, day and night. The majority OF
Senators are, above all things, parti.
sans, AMI they arc not inseusiblo to
this pressure. Republican Senators,
supposed TO be under certain condi.
tions, opposed to the conviction and
renewal Of the President, received
showers Of letters threatening political
destruction iftbey do not go directly
for the placing Of u party instrument
oftheir own IN the White House
Senator Grimes, ofIowa. who is known
TO hold tho opinion that impeachment
is an unmitigated humbug and atroci-
type has received Showers Of letters
threatening his life if he dnres TO voee
for the %acquital OF tho President. 1t
is a circumstance too serious to be
considered that threats Of assassinn-
ton arc at this moment freely made
upon both sides and l fear there
would be no occasion for tho great
surprise j fsomc OF those threats were
terribly executed. Tho clements 81
arc rife IN our midst, and secret polit-
ical societies are the nurseries Of the
darkest deeds of which men are capa.
bio. In addition to tho volleys of let
tors from office seekers throughout the
country; and the anonymous letters
from those who promise TO become ms.
snss,ns, wo have the heavy pressure O
ollco.hunters personally present,
OF course our nondcrous old friend
Alex. Sands, the best beloved Of Ben.
jamen i. Wade, is here, and no M ,
representative man. His kind are
here, thick and heavy, and every one
force lmpeaehers, and filed with pas.
%s.onato admiration Of old Ben Wade
The eagles gather about tho carcass
Then NO have the Secretary Of the
Senate, Mr.. John w. Fornoy, pouring
ont double loaded letters in his "twc
rcwEp por, both daily, speaking ofthC
President us II tho great criminal, and
IN every form OF violent language de-
manding his conviction, prophcsying
the drrest consequences ifhe should
not DO hurled from Office. THIS pro,
cooding Of ForneJ $ is not very sceinly
one. No ono hero supposcs that he
has any influence apon Senators, and
haB necessities are enid to be hard. II,
has great need Of y little moro govern
ment patronage than he has been re
sleylpg since quarrel with Johnson.
Forty thousand dollars have myster-
ieasIy disappeared IL lis accouat viii