Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-20
sS Come to HELP

According to the Washington correspondent OF
prominent Louisville paper, Messrs. Butler and
Washburne, two head devils in the Radical pam
demonium, said lately, speaking of the impcach-
ment of President johnson, that it was "gone to
hell" And so it has turned out. Delightful
consummation And who all have gone along
with it? Let US see. First and foremost, there
is the chivalrous Stanton then old Ben Wade
then the six worshipful Managers, Messrs. But
lcr, Bingham, Boutwell,, Logan, Williams and
Thad S.eyens; then Sumner; then old Horace
Greedy; then, in all probability, Ulysses Grant j.;
then Ashley, the dirty cats-pnw of the conspira-
tors; aud finally. we have good reason to think
the whole Radical party.
On the 18th of the present month, according 10
previous arrangement, the vote upon impeach-
nent was to have been taken; but tho impcach-
ers, finding it was no 60" were seized with
snddcn CONSERVATION and postponed tae voting
until the 18th. The pretezt Tor this was the i'll
ness Of the Radical Senator, Howard.
On the 10th, however, Qast Saturday, the vo-
ting began. The indictment against the Pfes
lent consists of Eleven Articles; and it would
seem, from the dispatches, that the Senators arc
to vote upon each separate Article. On the &C.
casion referred to, they voted but upon one, the
Eleventh. This Article, il we remember Alright,
embodics, as it wcrc all the rest; at I'll events, it
charges the attempt {, prevent the execution OF
the "Tenurc of Office Act,"-the most vital
charge in the Indictment.
The result was 35 for conviction, 19 for acquit-
tai. Thirty FIVE not being the necessary majority,
Chief Justice Chase announced that the Prcsi-
dent was acquitted "a regards the Eleventh Arti-
clc And hereupon the Radicals again postponed
further voting until the 26th inst.,-thas ie, until
after the Chicago Convention, which is now in
Session.
But the whole matter is regarded settled.
The vote on Saturday last dscoses that the PfeSi-
don't cannot be mpeached. And the great I'M
parchment Trial" turns out to be but the.fzz of
squib
The strength OF the Senate is ffty-four. Of
this number, twothirds (thirty six) are necessary
to carry conviction. Twelve of the Senators are
Democratic. Nineteen voted for acquittal Seven
Of these were, of course, Republicans. The coun-
try should remember their names: Fcssenden,
Fowler, Grimes, Trumbul, Henderson, Ross and
Van Wrinkle.
For one, we rcjocG greatly in t!:is result. To
US Of the South there wss disaster and humilia'
lion in the Presidents Impeachment His reno
val would have placed one of the most malignant
and unscrupulous of all the enemies of the South
ern people, in power. He would have proved not
only willing instrument in the hands of Con-
gress, but violent and dishonest leader of the
crusade against us And by manipulating skill
fully the elements of power and patronage, by
fraud and by force, the Radical programme for
the next Presidential election would have been
made to succeed under his administration.
And without doubt this result will bring
about terrible division in the Radical ranks. The
extreme Radicals will revile and ostraciso those
Senators who voted for acquittul while the latter,
comprising as they do, the clsarest heads, the
most honest hearts tho ripest statesmen Of the
party, will still be trusted by honest Rcpubli-
cans everywhere as leaders and guides.
The Radical party have overdone. themselves; );
they have diggcd pit and fallen therein. One
more year, ani-as matters look now-wc nhnll
be rid Of them.