The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-05-22
IMPEACHMENT AND ITS RESULT

dent, by one vote, has been acquitted on
the eleventh article of impeachment
This is what THAD. STEVENS, who framed
it, said when he introduced that artl-
Gle.
"This charge Is not here contained in
the articles reported by the committee,
and unless it is inserted there can be no
trial on it. lfthere be shrewd lawyers,
as l know there will be, and cayilling
judges, and If without that article they
do not acquit him, they are greener
than ever was when commenced TO
pl actice at the Court OF Quarter Ses-
sions. If that article be inserted, it will
show both the removal and the attempt
TO defeat the reinstatement; and al
though the Senate should decide the
other chargcsin his favor, how could he
escape from this oneSn
Wcgive next the vote by which the
acquittal was secured; conviction, BIO 1t
remembered, requiring two thirds
vote. 20
THE VorE AcouIrYixG THE PRESIDENT.
reds:.Mcssrs. Ahthony, Cameron,
Cattell, Chanler, Cole, Conkling, Con-
ness, Corbett ,Cragin, Drake, K dnunds,
Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Howard,
rill Of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patter-
son OF New Hampshire, Pomercy, Ram
scy, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart. Sum
Williams, Wilson, aud Yates-35.
KGyS. -Messrs. Bayard Buckalew,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessendcn,
Fowler, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks,
johnson, McCreery, Norton, Patter-
son Of Tennessee, Ross, Salisbury,
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, and Yickers-
10.
"As far as the response has yet come
from the rational press of the country,
the vote on the eleventh article of inn
parchment Is hailed IN terms which
doubtless reflects the peblic sentiment
OF the honest masses Of the people. /"
The English papers thus express them
selves.
The Times says the article was almost
too vague for substantial charge, but
the vote upon 1t corrects the fear of any
party bias, and shows the case 10 have
been judged on It's merits alone.
"The Morning Telegrdphsays that digni-
ty and decorum have marked the whole
trial, and the non-renoval OF the Presi-
dent is most dttiug close. Even the
most ultra Radicals will be compelled
to admit this at no distant day.
The. Stanford says tho Radical plot
has been beaten and the country has
been saved the shame OF deposing its
chief magistrate for refusing to obey an
Illegal act of Congress-. -. -
What viii DO the efrects The Radicals
threaten to briag In new Senators from
the South aud to convict the President
on new artisle Matched for the occa-
sion. Nsantime. it will be seen that
the effect in politics is astounding aud
unexpected. GEo. WILKES, bad authOri-
ty, says: M ar.f..s.
AVE know of what we speak, and we
say authoritatively that the Democrat
lie platform will be SO amended as to re-
cognixe the national progress of the last
seven years and to suit the progressive
temper Of the time. On the 9TH OfJuly
next that programme will be enuncia-
ted in Tammany Hall In the city OF New
York. Its main planks will be de-
nunciation of the principle OF human
slavery, and an acceptance Of all the
legislation of the period on that subject;
the Reputation and extinction of the
Confederate debt; the equality Of all
men before the law; and impartial suit
frage." 9HEsIAE
The Washington correspondent OF
the Now York Times, better authority
says. 1sf y aTed nwts ID
"Tbe most astounding political In
trigue ever known to the politics of this
country is now on foot among promi-
nent politicians akd oifice-holders i'm
this city and elsewhere The chief
movers init are A ndrew Johnson, Pres
ident OF the United States, after acquit-
tai, and Chief Justice Chase. The OBJ
iect is the formation of third party,
and the defeat of q eneral Grant, ifnoni-
mated at C hicago. On Tuesday last ex-
Governor Pratt, of Maryland, said that
acquittal would follow, and before the
week was out the country would be as
tsnished by an entire change Of Cabi-
net. 1t has since transpired that the
President has agreed to seud in new
CabiRet of Republicans Immediately
after acquittal, and to adopt and strict
ly carry out the reconstruction meas
ures Of Congress-"
The agent OF the Associated Press,
under date, Washington, May 18th,
states that new political State will be
commenced by the President, and adds.
at is stated that Cabinet changes are
pending, and it is asserted that new
Cabinet will be formed which will tend
to harmonic Congress and the Presl-
dent. The President, it IL said, will
cease his opposition to the heconstruc-
ton plan OF Congress, the progress OF
events having rendered his own impos-
sible and the material interests of the
South requiring immediate represents
ton of soae Kind. This statement is
made en- high Republican authority"
What these changes iu the Cabinet
are likely to be 10 given in special tel
egran to the Richmond Dispatch, dated
Washington, May, IS, as follows
WAsHINaToS, May 1S.--The rumors Of
changes in the Cabinet sent hence by
telegraph within tho past twenty-foar
hours are based on suggestions from
leading conservative Republicans and
friends OF Mr.. johnson, but are not
| founded upon any authorative state
ment Of the Executive. There is no
doubt however, that an entire or nearly
complete reorganization of the Cabinet
will take place within short time af-
ter the termination of the impeach-
ment trial, should Mr.. johnson be &C
Quilted. aA 81 j9t !.
The President has not positively de-
cided upon the names that would be
sent to the Senate, but it is known that
Mr.. johnson would prefer to have Gen.
Schoheld confirmed for Secretary of
War, to which he has already been
nominated. flti3 sSt nA
The President has Indicated his pref
erence for Mr.. Groesbcck for Secretary
of the Treasury, and Mr.. Evarts for the
State Department; and his friends APP