The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-16
THE IMPEAcHERs AND THE I'M
PEACHEn

OF Western Radical Republican orgaus,
the Chicago Tfituhe and EceRing Post are
deprecating the wrath of Republicans against
those Senators who have espeused the cause
OF Andrew Johnson and propose to acquit
him. Those papers come with the emoiiieni
of soft words to cure the hurt Of an aggHesed
people. They would not have the party roar
at all. or, if roar it will, that 1t shall roar
gently as any sucking dove. They prove to
their own satisfaction. at least that Grimes,
Trumbull & Co.. have done Just the proper
thing from those Senators standpoint. They
nut the case upon purely technical grounds.
Now, we admit. that putting the case upon
such grounds, and making the trial a purely
Judicial one, then the Senators we're judges,
and are entitled to all the securities and con
alteration, and should exercise all the scru
puous impartiality, and Difference for even
the teehncalities of the law, that are de-
manded BIZ the Judicial 'ofiice. The judge
should be honest, and Just and fearlessly do
his daty. And Whatever the public pressure
of to day, whatever the pubic clamor Of to-
onrity Of the public and of the individual, in
the present and in the future is in the incer-
rnptible Judge, who disregaFds pressure and
clanior, aud docs his duty by doing right and
yindicasing he law, God fnsbid, that you or
we. or any part OF the American people,
should, in the frenzy Of desire or OF yexa-
ton, attemptto force he judges TO be par,i
zan should seek 10 make the courts but the
echoes Of the passions Of The hour.
Bat mark this even if this Impeachment
case were purely a judicial one. then the peo-
pie surely are entitled to expect that these
Senators will do stern jussies according to
law, without becoming the especial guardians
and champions of the accused; that they will
not, in his interests, pardon him for his Of
fences By refusing to Convict. Now, the peo-
pie know the case just as well rs those sena-
tors, and the people deem Mr.. Johnson guilty.
Hundreds of able lawyers throughout the
country know the case well, and deem Mr..
johnson guilty. The majority of the Sepa-
tors, nearly ali of them strong lawyers, deem
Mr. johnson guilty. The people feel about
the case pretty much as Henry o Connor ex-
pressed it in his speech at the State Conyen-
ton, that It is SO clear and strong that il it
acre q lury Of twelve connteFfeiters trying
tas thirteenth for coanterfeiiing, they must
convict him upon the evidence. We concede
that the people hive no right TO arraign Sen.
ators for doing their duty and indicating the
law. But they have most Just right to ar.
raign those Senators if they refuse to do their
duty and to vindicate the laws. All honor 10
aiust Judge, bat Tom Marshall was the only
person that we ever heard of that was fined
fer abusing Pontius PLATE. These Senators
declared upon their oath that johnson vio>
lated the law in Removing Stanton. Have the
people not a right 10 demand that these Sen
ators shal not now shirk the consequences Of
their vote 10 restore Stanton to his place?
Bat We have no more decided conviction
as TO anything than thai Impeachment is not
strictly judicial trial. We have expressed
and argued this conviction so often that We
do not propose TO re argue ii now. ANDREW
johnson was put on trial BY the country ioI
his administration in otice, for his in.
famous conduct, for his general aud unmixei
"eusaeduees. The country demanded his
conviction, because be was unfit for bis
place, and in obedience TO that demand, the
Senate the mere agent Of the people in th;.
matter, as in all others, should pu. Andrev
johnson ont Of office.