St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-05-15
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The announcement in the Tuesday
evening papers, that President Johnson
was likely to be acquitted of the charges
Of high crimes and misdcmeanors, of
which hc has been on trial for the past
eleven weeks, disappointed and astonished
the people ut the North. For although
Mr. johnson has had an impartial trial,
and been defended by the ablcst talent
the country affords, until within day
or two. his conviction was deemed GER
tain, And it was not until the Senate
went INTO secret session on Monday.
and the Senator, began one by one 10
give their views on the charges made and
proved against the President, that those
the most intimate with them became
aware that an acquittal was possible, if
not probable, by eight or nine of the Re
pubicans voting with the democrats
against conviction.
1t will be seen 10y the very full account
gwen elsewhere, who the black sheep
are, and the ground they take in the
matter. The final vote was 10 have been
taken on Tuesday noon, but the severe
illness OF Senator Howard induced tie
majority OF the Senate to postpone final
action until Saturday, when the Radi-
Gals hope Mr.. Howard will be able TO be
present and vote for conviction They
have counted noses pretty closely, and
although neither side j. SinguInr, the
chances are about even that nn Saturday
It tWo-inir,,- ,oir viii remove ihi- great
obs ruciion 20 reconstruction and the
peace and prosperity OF the country.
We believe the po-tp"uement tavora-
BILE These few days VIII III, tha louht-
tu senators a chance t, hear from their
constituents The Rld.rai- in Washing |
ton from Missouri took the initiative in
their rcmou-tranrc with senator Hem
der-on, We trust that tin loyal con-
stituent~ of the other doubtful senators
will make themselves heard, and the eli
feet viii be rt OIL Saturday.
But what If the Senate fail t. con-
Wet \, great as would be such - ca
lamity. we do not in such an event an
ticipate the destruction OF the Govern
crmmcnt, or Of the Republican party.
Impeachment Is not and never Wa, i
party measure, as may be seen by some
OF the staunchest Republicans voting for I
acquittal but it Is a necessity to the
welfare and live, even of the | Mon men
Of the South Read what the corrcspon- I.
dent from Louisiana writes. Read what
the cut-throat band of ku-klux klans
are doing and then imagine the intol-
erancc and violence among rebels never
half subducd, and who have been cncour-
aged III their lawlcssness by Andrew
johnson ever since he staggered into the
White House
Although the senate may fail to con-
Wet there i a conviction sure and that
among many i, that the most lavish eN-
pcnditurc of cold has bought up enough
Of the Republicans to save Mr.. Johnson
from the ignominy OF removal. There
Is lao doubt but millions Of money could
be raised by the whiskcy distillcrs and
couutcrtcitcrs (Mr. JohnsOn's especial
lriends) to prevent a conviction And
senators are but men; and fifty or one
hundred thousand dollars would make
many man look sharp through the
eleven articles for some illegality or I'M
con>titutionality. But ii IS useless to
speculate upon the result. We have
great hope in the healthful influence of a
loyal constituency upon the tender footed
members. and we await the result with
fears and hopes-cspecially hopes.