The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-22
Correspondence of the.states and Union. ]
WASHINGTON CITY, D. O.. !
April II 1858. )

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The impeachment trial of the Presi
dent is the all engrossvipg topic. As
tie defense progresses in the examipa.
ton Of the witnesses, it becomes daily
more apparent. that The prosecution has
been a failure. The vulgar Trades of
B. f. BUTLER have lad the effect to
disgust not only the Chief Justice, but
many of the Senators who at first re-
-garded the impeachment rather favora
bly,. In fact, the conduct of BUTLER
and BINGHAM has been such, that an
ordinary police court, would be a dig
niaed body compared with this Sena.
~torial tribunal. If ever there was Q
complete aud signal failure in a crimi.
nal prosecution this is one AS the
prospect Of convicting the Pres ideni
gradually fades away, JOHN W. For
NEY raises frantic cries to induce the
Senate, for the salvation of the, J epub
lican party, to isd the President guilty:
and hurl him from Office. Hear him /:
"Bearin mind that all the local offices
in the insurgent States are filed BY
rebels, and that with Andrew johnson
welding the Presidential patronage I
to the 4ti of March, 1869, thsidoublt
power will DO irresistible ; aidel, as i,
will BE-, by the combined white man.
party, Infatuated by hatred of the ne
gro snd hatred Of the Radicals. u
All these States will be represented
10 the Democratic National Convention
at New York next 4th of July, and al
of them will vote for the candidate
nominated by that Convention, Andrew
| johnson will then insist that their cleo
tors shall be counted by the Honse Of
Representatives next February. His
acq uital by the Senate will simply be
an endorsement fthis and all his 9th
er theories and threats. He will claim
that reconstruction is a failure, and
that the rebel States are in the Union
ae will claim that the tenure of Office
act il illcgaI as he las ~coptended, aad
that all laws directing military officers
to receive orders only from the Gencr
al in chief are in violation of the Con
stitution. i-4 'd8 95A
But not only will these States vote
for President under these auspices.
They will also elect Representatives
aud Senators TO Eongress, and demand
their admission. If refused the cry
will come up that sovereign States are
left without representation. AS all
the national treasure and national off
ees will be entirely under the control
of the President, that vast machinery
will be employed with gigantic effect in
the adhering States. Rebel orators
will be invited to canvass these States;
and thus, with the white Union men
driven from the South, and the freed
men reduced TO a condition worse than
their former slavery, the Republican
party will be called upon to fight
against incredible odds In both sections.
All these dangers will be averted by
the removal of Andrew johnson. The
moment his doom is pronounced the
whole prospect will be changed. Gu,
languishipg interests viii be relieved;
and for the first time we shall realize
the value of a purified and a rescued
Government.
It will appear then, that FoRNEY re
CARDS the removal of Mr.. Johnson as
a party necessity, without regard to
guilt. what must be thought of such
a party by au Intelligent PEOPLE
The treatment Of Sergeant Bates
here, after his successful tout through
the Southern States oE foot, vita an
1nfurled American flag by the radi
GALS, has excited a good deal of sur
prise and indignation. He has travel
ed over 1900 miles through the South
Rith his flag displayed wherever he
vent, and met with nothing but kind
less on the part Of the Southern PEG
de. Upon his arrival at Washington
Jity, he went to the Capitol with his
amer with view of going into the 70
unda in the the Senate and House
Tut when he was about TO enter the
buildings radical guard ordered him
o desist. Amazed at such treatment
Is left the baildSng, with his friends
then the matter was made public
he object of Sergeant Bates was, to
o reach The dome of the Capital and
ave the American flag. borne bv him
trough the South, over the metropo
s. The fact that the Sergeant was
rave Union soldier during the war;
id not shield him from insult, on the
art of the radicals, who insist that
ne South hates the flag and Union,
Threats are made, that if johnson
not con victed, that Justice Chase
i'll be arraigned next.
GRANITE. l.