The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-05-21
IMPEACHMENT.

conviction, 80; for acquittal, TO- Seven
Republican Senators voted for acqaittal,
as follows: Fessenden Of Maine, Fowler
Of Tenn, Grimes Of Iowa, henderson oil
Mo, Ross of Kansas, Trumbull of H.,
and Van Winkle of West Va, all of
whom had, on several occasions, voted
for the Tenure of Office bill; and, On one
noted occasion, had voted to sustain Stan
ton in the War Department, and in con
demnatiou Of Johusou's malicious viola
tions Of the laws of the land
It is claimed by the friends of these
recreants, that their peculiar votes were
the results of conscientious scruples =
that the evidence, which was ample aud
convincing against the accused, was not
Of character to justify them, in accord
ance with the oaths they had taken, to
convict the President That acting upon
the dictates of conscience they could not
vote otherwise than they did. And it is
pretended too, by their apologists, that be-
cause it was Senators Fessenden, Grimes,
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Henderson, &c,
&C., who committed this outrage upon
the wishes of their friends, and upon
stern justice, as demanded BY the evi-
dence, conscience is to be taken as the
true cause Of their treachery. Let those
who choose to believe such bosh do SO.
Weak brethren may pander to the crimes
for crimes they are) OF weak brethren,
but the following, from the New ork
+" World" the organ of the New Y ork
Democratic branch of the Presidents
supporters, will, we believe, furnish bet
ter key to the cause of their votes than
any other that can be scared up. y Sen
ator, who is not too good to bctray his
friends, and just cause, is not whit
too good to receive bribe The World
says:-
"Let the men of wealth in this city,
(New York; without regard to party, as
semble at the Exchange, or in the Coop
er Institute, and subscribe a sufficient
sum, ten millions of dollars if need be,
to buy 4 favorable verdict There are
fourteen Radical Senators whose terms of
Office expire in 1869. Beyond that time
they are sure of 40 political position so
far as they know now, they are certain Of
10 paying place Surely as many as
eight of these men would far rather be
sure of million each-in hand than TO wait
for the uncertainty of a $1,000 Office BY
and by. let Us buy their votes at their
own price"
The 18th article, upon which the vote
was taken, is as follows:
ART. IL That said Andrew johnson.
! President Of the United States, unmind-
full of the high duties of his Office and of
his oath Of Office, and in disregard of the
Constitution and laws Of the United States.
did heretofore, to wit: on the 18th day
of August, 1866, at the City of Washing
ton, and the District Of Columbia by pub
lie speech, declare and affirm in sub
stance, that the XAXIXth Congress of
the United States was not Congress of
the United States authorized by the Con
stitutlon to exercise legislative power un-
der the same but on the contrary. was
Congress Of only part Of the States, there
by denying and intending to deny that
the legislation Of said Congress was valid
or obligatory upon him, the said Andrew
johnson, except in so far as he saw ct TO
approve the same, and also thereby DENY
ing and intending to deny the power Of
the said AAXIAth Congress to propose
amendments to the Constitution of the
United States ; and. in pursuance Of said
declaration, the said Andrew johnson
President of the United States, alteryard
TO wit, on the 2lst day OF February !
1858, at the City Of Washington, in the
District of Columbia-did unlayfully.
and IN disregard Of the requirement. of the
Constitution that he should take care
that the laws be faithfully executed, at
tempt to prevent the execution of an act
entitled, An act regulating the tenure of
certain civil Offices" passed March .
1867, By uniawfully deyising and contriy-
ing, and attempting to devise and con
trive, means by which be should prevent
Edwin NJ. Stanton from forth with resum.
ing the functions Of the Office of Secretary
for the Department Of War, notwiths:and-
ing the refusal of the Senate to concur il
the suspension Heretofore made by said
Andrew johnson of said Edwin NJ. Stanton
from said Office of Secretary for the De.
partment Of War, and also by further un
lawfully devising and contriYing, and at. |
tempting to devise and contriYe, means
then and there to prevent the execution ofl
an act entitled San act making approDria
tions for the support of the Army for the
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1868, and
for other purposes approved March, 2. /
1867, and also to prevent the execution
Of an act entitled "An act to provide for
the more efficient government Of the Re /
bel States, passed March 2, 1867 where
by the said Andrew johnson, President