The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-28


II VIII now kill you;' and he did.
I 9IM1845, a lawyer named. Jones
fouy with and killed . Or. John.
son. iss't,s
p Inis51, r. A. Hoole and A. j.
DalIas had q hostile meeting here.
Dallas was shot in the shoulder, but
irecosered. W.
IN 1852, Daniels and johnson,
two Richmond editors, held a harm
less set-to here, which terminated in
coffee ,:2o'' .s
z Ins1852, Davis and Ridgway
fought here. Ridgway allowed his
antagonist to fire without returning
the shot. -
VI TRs aSEvEN srARs..n--WillA the
}Radicdlsircad out the Immortal $50
ven who SO nobly repadiated the
idea that the public WHl, as pro-
,slaime,l BY the Radical party, was
the lsw; the land !; thatit sppplant-
ed the CONSTITUTIONS the guide
of senators under to try the
Presdent-and demanded that they
should convict him regardless Of their
oaths and the law and the evidence? :?
10 not believe .theywill. They
cannot. in tho Close division Of par
ties, afford to give up such men as
Fessenden9 and Trumbull, the sblest
of their leaders. The yituperation
and insults to which these indepen.
dent gentlemen have been subjected
mayput them in a frame ,of mind
thatTillr lreguire a little coquetting to
hriBg them into full communion with
the dominant party; have seen
so,maehof qparrelling ahdmaHipg up
af.ss psrti tisahsf ors;i iimntaa lshene.
FITS or gains that VIC do not see that
need be surprised--nobody
is observation-disclosures the entire
restoration of sanity and commerce
betweenthe recent Radica beligerents.
We mean, however, to say nothing re-
hecting upon the Seven They
have behaved like men---and able,
independent men atthat. But the
vulgar inscriptions partisans will
have to make all the concessions.
The "seven" occupy lofty ground.
They are the conquerors, and may
dictate terms. ..nft'
The Tribune has been all along
and, we believe, is ..now-the true
organ of the radical party. That
paper has exactly reflected the Radi-
cal tactics on impeachment, The
Tribune was against Impeachment
when the, Radical Congress was, and
in favor of it when that Congress
turned about and demanded the sevic-
tion Of the President So was that
paper compliant when it was found
that for the want of grounds for i'm
parchment it wasnecessary to carry
it by exciting the public mind, intlm.
idating the doubtful senator's, and
driving them by clamor and threat to
vote for conviction. The Tibune
declared that impeachment could fail
only through bribery that to give
chin "a. j. the triumph Of an ac-
"quittal would be to commit an act
"of treason only equalled by that OF
Benedict Arnold" that ''impcach-
"ment or infamy" was "the only al
''tematiive of history, and senators
"must meet it !" that '.we have. had
"Beneltpt Arnold, Aaron Barr, JEFF
'.ferson Davis, and now VIC have
flames w. Grimes. = y: : Make
shin an example to renegades in all
slime to-. come" &c. Grimes had
Just made his speech, and Greeley
inserted skewer into him, and held
him up in the hope Of. frightening
some of the other doubtful senators
Into Withdrawing and leaving him
alone inside the Radical fort to be
hung! This was cunning, .,.
A SINCERE and honest gentleman
would suppose that, after such as
this-which is but sample OF an !,
ocean of such vituperation-no Rad
ical who voted to acquit Mr., johnson 90
could by possibility ever be treateo
with respect or credited for a aIlngle 7
honest intention by the lrl6FuHe
Yet we find that paper declaring, lM' y
mediatcly after the vote uponq, the N
eleventh article: "Of course nobody
.simagines that such men as Messrs
"Fessenden, Grimes, Trumhull, ano
cyan Winkle voted otherwise taan
ssthey believed just" And the ara !.
bune but reflects the senti!p9ents OF 1T