Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-05-28

The military chieftain who, upon
the detection of a subordinate, in
stead of realizing the necessity Of
harder fighting, greater conccntra-
ton of forces, the practice of a
stricter economy Of strength and
means, and above all, the cultivation
of the sentiment that truth is al
ways brighter from the means used
to deface it, would throw down his
arms In the face of the foe, crying
out Hall is lost" and never striking
n blow, would be justly held utterly
incompetent Tor the trust reposed
in him. Suppose Fessenden, Sher-
man, Trumbull, Grimes, Henderson,
Fowler, Howe and Frelinghuysen,
or any of them, have resolved to
vote for the acqulttal Of Andrew
Johnson, how does that affect the
issues of freedom, finance, suffrage
and reconstruction, upon which the
country has to choose a President
this Year? Suppose that Andrew
johnson be acquitted, why should
the Republican party throw down
its arms, and crying out "all is lost"
abandon the country to traitors and
repudiators?
The condition of the South has
greatly changed during the last 80
days. The power of the President
over the domestic affairs Of six of
those States has nearly terminated
Even if he be acquitted, and conse-
quently continued in power, his in.
risdiction and influence in controIl-
ing political action will be as limit
ed in those six States as in Ohio or
Illinois. The two Carolinas, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Florida and Arkan-
sas will have their own Governors
and local governments, just the
same as Indiana and New York
have. and he will be rs powcrless
to coerce and terrify the people as
he is in any other Of the States Of
the Union SO far as those six
States are concerned-and the same
may be said to be virtually the case
In the other reconstruction is |
complete, and beyond the further
interference of Andrew johnson. II
That much is not lost. The Qddi-
tion Of ten States to the electoral
college, with thoir sixty or seventy
votes for President, is a national
gain and a national victory over
Johnson, rebellion and Democracy,
Of far greater value than the con.
viction Of the President upon hum
drcd articles.
With the Republican party re-
cruited by Republican matoritios in
these ten States, neither Of which
voted in 1864, is it not rank folly
and criminal stupidity for newspa-
pers, and clubs, and town meetings,
te be proclaiming that the Rcpubli-
can party has been betrayed, and
that the country has been handed
over to the encmy2 What ifTrum- |
bull and Grimes have gone Off
what has that to do with Grant2--
Suppose Fessendon and Sherman
will not vote to convict Johnson
they will vote and labor for the cleo
ton Of Grant, for the preservation
Of the Union, and will battle forey-
or against national dishonor and re-
pudiation. Do these men expect
the National Convention, which
meets at Chicago on the Goth inst,
to declare that the vote nor the Ia.
bor Of any man is wanted for the
Republican prrty, who has not sup.I
ported impeachment without refer!
ence to the guilt Of the accused II
Docs the Republican party propose
to make the technical guilt Of An
drew johnson on an impoachahle
oflense an issue for the Presidential
campaign, and nominate candidates
upon that question Is there no
higher question for the party to
take position upon? viii not that
be a very narrow platform ? Will
not that test be ono of the most
absurd that ever was proposed hy
any political partyY Johnson's
conviction or non-conviction rests
upon the judgment Of the Courtup-
on the facts and the law. The de-
eislon Of the Senate is final aud IT.
reversible and why, then, make the
or non.opproval Of that
Judgment a test Of membership in
the Republican party2
Thepanic-mongersar dclighthg
the Democrats most hugely Every
Republican expelled from his party !
for voting conscientiously upon a
Judicial question is a grand diver
sion IN favor Of Coppcrheqdism, ~
Such q proceeding will deliver MI
the close Congressional districts to
the Democrats, and give them per.
haps a majority in the Legislature
Of three or four States. The loss
OF litF Representatives In Congress
would be dearly purchased by tie
conviction Of Andrew johnson. =
Why, then, rail and denonnce men
whose ability power and influence
will all be needed in the coming
sampaigu, and whose support will
DO essential TO the success Of the
new administration Let Rcpubli-
,ans reflect upon the inevitable re.
iult Of rash and hasty action in this
CAieago 1Ejaae.
"A correspondentofthe London
Times, at Athens, has lately been
describing the decadence Of Greece
IS compared with It's ancient actlI-
Ay and splendor He writes that