Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-26

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that he left the courthouse aHd commit
ted suicide within an hour. Perhaps"
;,.,Iv .svs ,be n,,s,uo,r. "Judge Sto-
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rer iuea ol prop',e'y was Wv w. p
hapl Mr.. Hopkins sensioility was 700
great, but they both erred on the ssoe o'
virtue, But, on the other hand, see no"
il was in the trial OF the President oi ,ns
United States Tor criminal ohense, anu
when the indeNcacy OF OUTSIDE in'er'er
ence was greater than IN civii SUI. ior
mere money damages Wnat cou,p pe
more damaging TO the reputation OF .no
American people than 70 give counteu
ance TO such practices: we copy tne ioi-
lowing commentary oil our contemporary
as better thaR our own:
There is now pending another case OF
far greater i'm portancs, in which whole
people are interested, before a court oil
transcendeut dignity, where, If any
where, if under any circumstances, we
would expect the judges to strain judi. :.
cial propriety to its utmost extent, aud
to enforce upon all outside parties the
most scrupulous regard and respect tor
their judicial position. :,
That case is the impeachment OF the
President of the United States, and the
court il the High Court Of impeachment.
We know that from the commence
ment- of that trial, even from before the
organization Of that tribunal, what Efforts
have been made to iutimidate or other
wise control the judges. Two weeks
before the organization OF the court, a
distinguished member Of the House de-
clared that conviction was certain, fo-,
said he, the Senators have already IN
their legislative capacity passed upon
the merits of the case, and they dare not
acouit the President" let me see the
recreant who dares to tread back upon
his steps and vote upon the other side I;
noint me out one who dares do it, and
Won show me one who dares to be re-
garded as infamous by posterity." This
was the language OF the accuser, OF one Oh
the parties to the case, to the judges who
were to try it. And if Stevens did not
sneak for the whole House, he spoke
this in the presence of the House, and
w;,hout rabuke And these words,
,ban and ,hus snokep, indicated the pol
lev which has been pursued from that
dav to this by the accusers of the Presi-
dent towards his Judges. Party leaders
have denounced infany and dishonor
against certain Judges if they failed to
convict: party newspapers have charged
certain iudpes with corruption for daring
m listen 10 argument and refusing to
coum;t themselves in advance of the
testimony and members have been
hnnted down like wild beasts by the enc
mics of the President because it was in
t;mated that thew hesitated to return a
verdict of guilty. Public meetings have
been held 10 instruct the judges in their
dntv the mails have been flooded with
letters intended to influence them in
their decision; and the telegraph has
heen called into reouisition to overawe
men sworn to render equal and exact
iustice according to the law and the tes-
t];monv ]
Take The following letter from the
Radical Renresentatives from Missouri
70 Senator Henderson-from the accusers
~ q ;ndge.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May II.
Hon. ]. B. Henderson, U. S. Senate:
Sin. On consultation of Radical
members of the House of Representa-
tives from Missouri, in view OF our posi-
ton on the impeachment article, we ask
you to withhold your vote on any article
upon which you cannot vote affirmative
ly. The request is made because we be-
lieve the safety of the loyal people OF the
United States demands the mmeaia'e
removal OF Anorew 'onnSoH % S,.,as
otfice oil PRESIDENT Oh the oni'ou 0'A'''
Respectfully, etc ,
Signed by Represen.a'ives nuueIson,
Pile, Newcomo, uraVeiy' McO'u's' No"n
and Benjamin.
Here parties 10 tne case, III Wing aSA
a judge, who is acting unuer .ne so'em
nifty OF an oath, TO vote lnuireetiy againes
the accused where he cannot vote aireclly
against him-to perJure himsei III 'ne
interests OF party
On the lzth INST, when 1t oecahie ap
parent that, without improper anu CUT
rupt Influences were orougneto pear upon
the judges, the President wouid DC &C
quilted, MIR. Schenck, another one OF tne
accusers, sent the following dIspatch 70
almost every Congressionai Dis'rio' iu
the United States;
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May IL, 1863.
There ia great danger to the peace of
the country and the Republican cause if
impeachment fails, Send to your SEN
ate before Saturday, public opinions, by
resolutions. letters and delegations.
(Sjgned) ReBr. C. ScHEscK, Chm q.
u 49, 81. nyonr Senators the
in o'"o, % ~ ao.a Iavo heard ali the
Juoges ge " bar hevs l;.tered 10 tbe argu.
easu u,. oe he managers thew have been
nI:oa u1so ~ ~ ~ aT he nre.spra We can