Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22

AVA "A n S AOOOe
opinion throughout the State, and gil th'
place which Grimes occupied but could No
honor. Every body in this vicinity was thor
oughly posted 10 the neannsss which alway
chsrscterxes Grimes iu private life. Al
men knew that be sought nothing but per
soDsl snds, and that these were Of the loves
aud most sofdid kind. All men kaew tha
be would do nothing on public grounds, enc
hat disinterestsdness was virtue utterly be
you'd his conception. In one word, evei
those persons who most eonsossed with him
Who might be styled his eoupapioss, fo
friend hs never he'd, never accused him o
being moved, either to public o. private 90
tion, by any honorable and nsbls impalse.
Nevertheless, low - the place hs occupis(
10 public ss,sea here at home, il vss thoagh
that b would prove true to his party, Z
thoss who Asd heaped unmerised honors up
o. him, not bscauss q bic faith 10 the psin'
ciplss b professsd, bet becauss Il wss sup
posed b could Devse 6nd is bic individus
interest y nAks Ainsslf . eouspicuous ex'
snpls sfpss1dity. Ths has hsss ~ utmost
boundary Of ths public faish in The 6delity
Of Grioss. Evsn this hss besn sudely shs'
ken at times. Daring the war, his pesverss
nature constantly tsisd the pssisnce Of thil
community. He sesnsd to take base Il.
light ia doing what his ability enabled him
70 do towards destroying public confidence
in such men - Lincola, Stanton and Grant
each Of whom b declared utterly unfs fol
thsir high positions. His refusal, last fall
70 do anything towards Sustaining the cause
and his late sppsress Indifference % 70 The
success Of the party 70 which b. ewes his po
sition, did mach 70 impair confdsnse in biz
6delity. Yet no one supposed that be would
b 20 fosl-hsrdy - 70 prove IN absolute trait
OF, since no one could cosceivs how kis IN
tsrsst could be promoted BY 20 wantsa o.
ct Of infAny.
Ever since ths impsashmsnt trial began
there have bees whispesings in our mids
that Grimes was opposed TO it. that be tho,
il q. farce, and that 30 would vote for the &C
quittal Of The arch traitor, Andrew johnson
Il 10 said that be has written 10 some one
here in such phrase ~ justified these asser
,isns, but not 10 Republicans. beu hsvs
besn made here - to his fnai vote, and Cop
perhesds have seemed williag to put up theil
money, on their judgmentthat Grimes would
at the right moment, come 70 their relief.
Republicans still relied upon him. They
knew the case against johnson was % plain
and believed that Grimes vas 20 committed
BY his votes, that be could not pronounce fol
acquittal without such apparent and inevit'
able infsmy 80 even such . man q he would
not wish TO in woke upon his head. They had
- A~s,kt Anv ounk hsvA~ cd
little would vote from the start. They be,
lieved that Grimes would sustain impeach'
ment for the same reasons that Dixoa and
Doelissls would oppose it merely N b. con
sistent, merely 70 demonstrate that theil
votes - Senators were not Infamous betray,
als Of their trust They thought that no
man, whe did nos wish 70 write his name il
more conspicuous iafamy than did Benedict
Arnold would dars to affirm, BY his own
vote, that the guilt attributed to johnson
was his own. That was The precise issus
fron the start. II Jehnsoa - iaaocenl il
what hs he's done in sight Of al the world
dses not merit impeac6neat removal from
Office aod ths rspresch Of I'll poaserity for
ever, then The Senators Who vote than hl
had no right - renovs StAntsa DO. Thal
was Tie issue between tAs Prssidsns and III
Senate. Ose or the osAes wss 70 b infa.
nous through sll future ages, and Grimes
with dsgrse Of basensss which is without .
parallel, hes deliberately chosen to pronouncs
himself infamous aud Andy pure - dove
What vas the actual metive Of this Iowa
Judas, ws sre unable 70 cay. Whether il
vas his hate OF envy Of Others whom the peo.
pie have pssserred before him, whether his
vote 10 one Of needless pervefseness, mere
nalice, wantOu ingraiitude, morbid and in>
sans jealoesy, Or the result It such corrupt.
ion = the New Y ork World advised, re are
unable = decide. People will think for
upoa this point end thsre i -
little choice among these motives that il il
not important % which " attribute this ia>
famous detection. Whateves nay have been
he real Gauss of his psr6dy Gisses has been
lucccssful 10 aehisving place 10 history By
he side Of Judas, ssd has made Arnold hon.
psable BY comparison. The latter had sone
pxcuse for Ais psr6disy. For Gsinss there
b some inssinabls. He bad ncs even pov>
srsy - IN apslogy. Il was his eRsice = b.
infamous % bsssay ~ high trust rsposed in
hin, 70 turn upos tbsss who had hoaorsd
hin iu6aitely sbovs his desssta, aud 70 what
10 him lay, 70 distract ssd ruin ths country
.hicA Il ms Ais duty y susssin cad De.
END.
We Aasd bin over 10 The fatass q - ex.
lmPls to Be avoided. We lesvs him 70 his
,wn reflections, and hope b will live leae
o enjoy the scoen sad dstestaiioa Il ths par.
y 10 has betrayed, The ceussry be Aas uroae-
.ndors.s Al ~ conne,h..ds vSc~ -.
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State, aud de6ling the Senste, and receiving
,is Eve thousand dollars . year salary, 70 the
ast hour Of his term. We would b wiling
o compeouiss ~ matter and 1t him draw
bic pay, % be will never again enter the
Senate - The representative Of Iowa. We
prefer losing The vote ofa Senator
o susA representation - Judas ". Grimes
an give us in future. We commend this