Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-27
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s777 ALEX 4AANDRIA.. aH1
y.esr WEDNESDAY, EVENING. MAY I'll
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q The IMPEACHMENT is over over; and those ebgga
ged in it's prosecution: have failed .to convict
the President. Tie, public, of all parties, will
rejoice that the cuisines has been ea+
ed, is endedP and 1--we believe, al great majority
Of the sober, light and Substantial
citizens of ecountry.will also rejoice that the
effort to depose the Grief NJ gisttate Oh poHt1I
zeal grounds, and for political party purposes,
has not succeeded. hefta4;el!a@ - s's9l 3ns5s
We lave never had but one opinion Of this
whole matters looking sat the charge against
the President, even as they were presented and
urged blythe Impeachers themselves -7 :hltHr
was no ground tonithe accusation ofthish crimes
and etnsanors stiitless any ground for igss
nomniniqnsIy ssonvicting and expelling him from
Office. It was perfectly clear that intheiicasa
of Stanton-the whole impaa chment depended
upon that single issue the President believed
the law which was involved to be suneonstitu-
tiona-that he was, 50 advised by his constitu;;
ttional advisers-that Stanton himself had del
clared it to be unconstitutional aDa that he
simply sought, iettered as he was, quietly
and expeditiouslg to- bring the issue before the
Courts forispsedy settlements that he might
act properly, Admitting that his course was
wrong, there was nothing heinous in the Of
fence nothing that called for his trial and
condemnation as a great State criminal.5n,,rp
But we go farther than this. We hold that
this Impeachment, from its comm encement to
its end, was lanatrocious attempt by wicked
and designing men to seize the executive power
for the benefit of the Radical party, irrespec-
tive Of right, Justice, and the peace and best
interests Of the country. It,Was commenced by
common place politicians, and then taken up,
sad pushed along, by would.be leaders, under
the hope that something could be made Of it :
Not content with legisating as far sas they
could, all necessary power out Of the hands Of
the President, they became impatient for the
concentration of the executive functions int e
person of one Of their own faction, SO as to
have another year added to their domination.
They have failed in their purpose gnomin!
iously failed. Impeached BY his bitterest enc
emies-and tried by his avQwed and determined
foes,-the President has triumphed. The CON
stitutional majority to evict him could not be
obtained There were independent Senators
enough to rise above party, IN such a. case as
this, and. to refuse to surrender their judgments
and consciences to the dictation of demagogues
and partizans. Honor to them for this exhibi-
tion of courage and public virtue! s'toa!2a+1 Z
~ With regard to the, President himself, we,
who never approved Of This political course be-
fore the war, ard during the war, and who are
far from approving of att his measures or CO.
iuciding with all of his opinions, since the war,
are free to say that he has conducted himself
through the painful ordeal to which he has
been subjected, with a dignity and proprlety
which entities him to the respect of his coun-
trymen. ,,,r
Mr. Ella, a Radical member Of Congress from
New Hampshire. has undertaken to speedily
in Virginia, in Behalf Of the proposed 1Uen-
ltitution,", and Radical interests Unfortu-
nately he commenced his.labors in Winchester,
where he was met, and the kinks taken oUt; Of
him by Andrew Hunter.l;eHe ,next appeared ct
Harrissonburg where Col, Baldwin made miince
meat of his address. It IS said there. never
was such an instance OF a complete hash. Next
he held forth at Staunten where Alley. s: !, 4.
Stuart, as Sir. Jonah Darlington says, 'buther-
I'd him up, and slitherea him odown."IdIn
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efeetually by MrlyShelton E. Leake. He! is
said that to have acknowledged that he had no
idea "there were such smart men in Virginia,
Is be has met with! ri go. 80
The Washington Chronicle is now turning its
attention to. political decentralization through
the influence of rebel women and is partic-
rarly scandalized at the Southern sympa-
thy shown by ladies in Washington. It de-
clares that these "Copperhead'' women, are
Ill the TINA insiiduously undermining the faith
of the wives and daughters Of truly lo-il men
and ipjuriously affecting public sentiment =
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Queen Victoria held a drawing room in
London, on the, 18th instant in person. The
American embassy was not represented. but
.llr. George Peabody was presented to her Ma
jesty in the diplomatic circle as "a distinguish
ed American citizen" by Lord Stanley, Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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Mr.. Geo. Wilkes Esprit of the Times) the
gentleman (''who INDUCES in q sporting pa
per- of the number Of the ."'whippers in who
have been lounging, about Washington, goes
home with the biggest kind of flea in his
car. "1:ss,sga gaycl7JzyE 5 asss~4.ss ..3lt