Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-13
PROM WASHINGTON'
THE IMPEACHMENT CASE PROSPECTS OF A
CONVICTION. VARIOUS MATTERS.
u...;oi D,sna,ch n, the Boston journal.
wAsnrspros. May 10. 1868.

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wAshrSBToS. May 10. 1868.
LOYAL men become more confident, 81
he dvsislve hour approaches. that An
drew Johnson is to be convicted OF higf
crimes aud misdemeanors. and deposed
The Senators of the United States, ex
crcising the constitutional judicial func'
ton lawfully conferred on them by the
people, and responsible to the people for
the faithful discharge ola solemn trust
confded to them for the general good,
will soon pronounce sovereign judemeD'
a ID will, believe, declare the President
guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors.
TIE Executive usurpatiou OF power, or
! igina,ed dy Andrew Jackson, and carried
on by his Democratic successors in the
Presidential chair, will at last be check
ell, and the administration IF the govern
ment will be brought back to the origii al
standard of the Constitution. There aye
naturally scores and scores of rumors in
circulation here to day. and both Repub-
licans and Democrats have expressed the
utmost confidence in the result Much
money has been wagercd. and some very
amusing bets have been made-some of
the newspaper correspondents having
backed up their respective opinions with
greenba cks. The only ground for doubts
as tofthe result is that the House did not
offer single article of impeachment. not
presenting questions capable of division,
but embracing the entire grounds of i'm
peschment, upon which every Senator
would have had to vote guilty or not
guilty. 1t is now barely possible that
some Republican Senators may vote gull.
ty on one article and some on another,
but that two thirds of the Senators pres.
eut will not vote guilty on any one arti.
ce Those best informed. however, have ,
neither doubts or fears as to the result.
Mr.. Fesscuden's legal convictions may
prompt him to vote for the acquitial Of
the President, aud he may be Supported |
by Mcssrs. Grimes and Trumbull, but
,ther Senators. such as Messrs. Edmun
Is and Frelinghuysen, equally learned 10
he law. will vote guilty. Personally, | |
rave not the slightest doubt but that Ar
lrew johnson will be convicted and de I
,osed.
Among other propositions circulated is
me that the Republicans will by a IN.
nimous party vote find Andrea johnson
utility of the acts charged in the article
t impeachment. while majority of the
enate shall decide that these acts d. not
ons.itute such high crimes or misde.
ieanors" as, under the Constitution and
he laws, subject him to removal from
flee.
drowning men catch at straws,' and
may be that the President is made to
eIieve that he will be retained in Office
y some such dodge but those best in
'rmed have no doubt that when the Sen
te shall vote Oh the articles Of impeoch-
ent. oTer two-thirds of the Senators will
'te guilty on at least two of the ar,iclef.
two.thirds vote guilty on one article
will be sufficient, and Andrew johnson
Ill have to give way to loyal Presid.
It. Washington will have one ex.Aldcr
an the less and Tennessee will have one
ilor the moic. ar
Chicago is now the prominent topic of !
nversatiOn here, and the soldiers and :
ilors Ofthis district are determined to
we'll represented at their Convention
be held there on the 10Th A mass
Getting will be held here on Tuesday
euing to choose delegates, at which :.
'nerals Geary Logan. Garfield, Thayer
d Stokes arc expected to speak.
The Freemasons Of this District viii
the corner stone of their new Temple 3
the 2oth inst. when the Rncampmeut
apters and Lodges will parade in full
ce. Hon. D b. French will oficiate, n
there will be an Grafton and M nsic. :
invitations have been sent to the fra
nifty out of the District. to whom the o
nouncenent is mo cards" PERLEY q