The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-05-14
The 1,opeacnment Trial.

The ElCpeacHEHeEt Trial.
The impeachment farce has at last been
brought TO a close. The concluding speech
against the President was made by John
A. Bingham Of Ohio, who, if Benjamin
F. Butler is to be believed, acquired an
Immortality Of infamy by mainly procur-
ing tho hanging of an innocent woman,
Mrs. Surratt. There are various opinions
expressed as to the result. The Radical
press speak confidently of the Presidents
conviction and his deposition from office,
while on the other hand a good deal Of
confidence is expressed that there are Sen
ators honest enough and sufficiently mind
ful of the sanctity of their oaths to prevent
a conviction by the necessary two-third
vote. When the Senate adjourned on
"Wednesday lest until Monday it was un>
dsrs9eod that the final vote weuld be taken
on Tuesday Of the present week. We,
therefore, expect to be able, before our
paper goes to press, to announce the result.
That there is any evidence whatever
upon which to convict the President is net
seriously pretended by any one who is at
all familiar with the history of the trial
1t is bald, unblushing, shameless attempt
to accomplish r lsng desired political pur-
pose through the mere form Of law, agains.
all decency and against every principle Of
justice: Future generations will stand
amazed at The unparalled impudence with
which the proceeding was inaugurated and
has been carried through. And yet this
impeachment trial ia the logical and neces.
sarJ result of Radical legislation for the
last two years, The history Of the legis-
lation of the last and present sesrion of
Congress, during that period, bears a won
derfully striking parallel to the acts of
usurPation of the infamous Rump Parlia-
Eent in England which tried aud beLesd-
cd Charles 1. in 1649, or of the still more
execrsble National Assembly Of France
which impesched and decapi.ated Louis
XVI. in 1898. 4 majority of the Radi-
cal Senators had condemned Andrew
johnson before the trial began. and thus
committed deliberate perjury when they
took the oath TO try the case according to
the evidence. 1t is we'll known, however.
that quite n number of opposition Senators,
who have some regard for their own repu-
t.t;o.e Co. IL - oc
an oath, have not thus committed them>
selves in advance, and will vote according
to their conscientious convictions of duty,
Upon this class Of Senators tremendous
pressure has been brought to bear in order
to force them into the ranks for conyic-
tion. Appeals the most shameless have
been made to :hen, and threats the most
bitter have been buried against them, in
order to frighten them from their proprie-
~. The final vote will show with what
success these scandalous efforts Of the
Radical revolHtionists hss been attended,
and whether 1t is true, IS has often been
affirmed, that all official virtue and inte-
gritty have long since disappeared from the
Radical ranks in the Senate Chamber.
In connection with this subject we ap-
pend below the conclusion of Mr.. Stan>
berry's speech In defence of MIR. johnson
1t is An eloquent and touching tribute, by
one who speaks of what be knows, TO the
honesty, Grmnsns and patriotism of the
President:
''And now. Senators, have done with the
laU and the facts of the case. There remains
for me, however. duty yet to be performsd
--one Of solemn import aud obligation-a
duty to my client, to Gny former chief, 70 nv
friend. There may be those among you,
Senators, who cannot find q case of guilt
against the President. There may he those
among you. who, not satisfied that case for
Impeachment has yet arisen, are fearful Of
the consequences Of an Acquittal. You may
entcrtsiG vague Apprshsnsions that flushed
with the success of scquittal the PFeside1t
viii proceed to acts Of violence and revolu-
tion. Senators, you DO not know or under
stand the man. / cannot say that you will
fully misunderstand him, for /, too, though
never an extreme party man, have felt more
than once, in the heat Of party conflicts. the
same bitter and promising spirit that
may row animate you. The time has been
when locked upon General Jackson as the
most dangerous of tyrants. Time has been
when. day after day. I expected to see him
insugurate a revolution; and yet, after his
administration was crowned with success
and sustained by the people, lived to Sc