Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-06-03
rran poisoNrrC Or SENATOR'S.

Tzan POisONfNCs0E sENAAr0Rss !.
just before the vote was taken in the Court
/ Of Impeachment. The Radicals got updispatches
intimating that the sickness Of Senator's How
ard and Conkling, who were known to be for
Impeachment, was attributable u poison, and
they further intimated the poisoning was the
work Of Democrats They undoubtedly got
up this base story il order 70 call Of suspicion
from themselves, in the matter Of the actual
attempt to poison Senator Grimes. who ,Yas
certain Ito vote against impeachment; and
whose very sudden. and alarming illness~ was
beyond doubt caused by poison administered in
his food or drink--it is easy to conjecture. by
whom. Late Eastern papers disclose the fact
that, SINCE early in. May, when it became quite
surely known that Senator's Grimes, Fessen-
den, Trumbuli and Henderson-all Radicals
would vote against impeachment. each of them
had, up to the day on which they cast the neg
alive vote on the Eleventh Article, received
from their own States. and from concealed
sources all over the country, intimations, warn
ings and threats, to the end that il they did not
vote to convict their lives should pay the for
felt. Every pressure which could be made
available by Radical Senator'S. Radical Repre-
sentatiycs, Radical editors Radical clergymen,
and Radical leaders from every quarter. who
had been sent or brought TO Washington for
the express purpose of influencing the q recre-
ant Radical Senators" to vote TO convict, was
applied up to the moment Of voting, TO compel
those Senators to violate their conscienccs and
their oath of trial, aud to "stand by their par
IT," in the infamous issue of impeachment
Only one vote was needed The Radical whip
pers-in knew this. and iailing by all other
means 10 obtain it, there is not the slightest
vilainous enough to administer poison to Sem
ator Crimes. in order 10 prevent his aisssd-
auee in the Senate on the day the vote WAS
taken on the Eleventh Article. Howard had
been sick from natural aud defined sickness
Tor days. aud because of bis illness, the vote
on impeachment was postponed by the Radical
majority from the day FIRST appointed to the
Saturday following, as il Was believed 40 con-
yiction could be obtained without his vote.
conkling's illness was slight and temporary,
aud was traccable TO readily explained causes.
Both Senators have recovered and We're at
last accounts in full health. But Senator
Grimes. though of robust, vigorous. tough habit
Of body. was SO Frustrated and overcome by
the peculiar illness with which he was 50 very
suddrnly attacked. as to BE- rendered unable Ia
attend any longer TO bis official duties. aud at
last accounts had been obliged to ask leave Of
absence from the Senate and retire 10 bis home
to await recovery from the severe illness which
50 thoroughly aud quickly exhausted him.
That be was poisoned by some fanatical and
diabolical Radical. who was murderously in.
sane on impeachment, incitcd 10 the desperate
deed. perhaps. by conspicuous men Of the party
Of the Logan or Butler stump. we have not
doubt And attendant circumstances lead us
to The belief that the poisoning became known
among others of the party, who, to divert the
suspicion of guilt from the actual source. fab
ricated and scattered over the country by tel
egraph the sensational and utterly fonndst,on-
less reports Of the suspected poisoning of Sen.
ators Howard and Coukling. We are sup
ported in this view by the fact that no hint or
iutiination or report OF any means having been
attempted, by intimidations, warnings. or
threats. has been charged, even by the unscru.
pulous Radicals, against any Democratic
source, for the purpose OF influencing the vote
of any Senator in favor OF acquitisl; while. on
ON the other hand we have positive informa-
ton, upon Radical authority, too, which tells
of The various and numerous, the unusual, the
desperate, aud immense pressure used against
aud with the so.caled '.rccrcant" Radical Sem
ators W. name above, 10 cause them to vote
for the conviction of the President
STRUGGLE FOR VICTORY The Democracy
OF Boise county are to decide ut the Primary
election, to-day. whether the party is to win u
sure and splendid victory in the August gen.
cral election, or, so hazard aacccss m to cloud
if not to prevent such a victory. With good
Delegates chosen to-day, we can win com.
pletc, gratifying, splendid victory. Can We,
with unfit Delegates
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