The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-13


On Thursday the Senate adopted the
following resolution by vote of 10 to 2.
RESOLVED by the Legislature of West
johnson, President of the United
States, before the Senate, upon the
articles OF Impeachment exhibited
against him by the House of Repre-
sentatives, according to the published
evidence there adduced, the said An.
drew johnson was, in our opinion,
proven guilty of high crimes and mis-
demeanors, as in said articles charged;
that we believe his conviction thereof
would have been a vindication of law
and justice, and of great and enduring
advantage to the nation; and that 1t is
10 be deDlored that n Senator from
West Virginia should have felt con-
strained to vote said Andrew johnson
innocent, thereby securing his acquittal.
Yesterday the House, after consider
able discussion of the foregoing Senate
resolution, adopted the following sub.
stitute for 1t by, we believe, the full
Republican majority, the roll not being
called upon the vote:
RESOLVED, That we profoundly de-
plore the untimely and tragic death OF
Abraham Lincoln, and regret the ac-
cession of Andrew johnson TO the Pres
idency, who has acted treacherously to
the people who elected him and the
cause he was pledged 10 supports has
usurped high legislative and Judicial
functions; has refused 10 execute the
laws; has used his high office to induce
other officers TO violate the laws has
employed his executive power to rem
der insecure the lives, property, peace,
liberty and life of the Citi2eni has
abused the pardoning power; has de-
nounced tho National Legislature as
uncOnstitutionnl; has persistently and
habituRlly resisted, by every means in
his power, every proper attempt at the
reconstruction of the States lately In
rebellion; has perverted the public pat
rOnnge into an engine OF wholesale cor.
ruptIon, and has been justly impeached
for high crimes and misdemeanors,
and properly pronounced guilty there
OF by the votes of thirty-five Senators.
Although neither of these resolutions
Mr.. Van Wrinkle by name,
yet they were introduced and passed as
n condemnation OF his action, and have
been passed after long, bitter and in
dustrious efforts to demoralize the
and prevent an expression.
the Senate shall agree to the
House amendment or not will not
greatly signify. Both Houses have
given an expression substantially the
same. The moral effect OF the con-
has been secured and our
people set right before the country.
THE New York RorM explains that
the renson why it has taken no part In
the canvass among the several DEM
ocrn,ic candidates, Is that it reilly sees
little to choose between them. Assume
ing that the choice lies between Mr..
PendIeton and Chief Justice Chase, it
proceeds to notice the similarity be.
tween them. In this argument, which
is unique, it names three points of re-
semblance, namely: that they are both
Statesmen, that eacn holds pronounced
views on public questions, and that
they agree in regarding the financial
problem as the most important. 1t
then goes on in the following ingenious
strain:
"Nor are Mr.. Pendleton and Mr..
Chase so far apart on this subject as
many suppose. They both insist on
boring masses and for the bondholders.
MIR. Pendleton says, Give them both
greenbaclis;' Mr.. Chase, Give them
both gold;' but they alike say, 'One cur
rency for ALL Mr.. Pendleton and
Mr.. Chase alike desire to tighten the
burden of the public debt. One would
tighten it by paying the five-twenties
In Deprecated currency; the other by
| paying them in gold, and with improv-
cd credit negotiating u four per cent
| loan. Pendieton would save II third OF
| the principal; Chase a third OF the in
terest. BY diverse routes they would
reach the same goal-a great allevia-
ton OF the public burdens. Demo cratS
differ as to the choice OF means, but
agree respecting the supreme impor-
lance of the end"
This is AS cogent as the famous nrgu-
ment that 81 horse chestnut and chest
nut horse are identical. ON the same
principle we might draw parallel be-
tween Gen. Forrest and Gen. McClel-
Ian, both of whom were soldiers, who
failed TO achieve the end for which they
fought, and who believe that military
government is The proper one for sol
diers.