Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-27
HOW IMPEA CHMENT WAS FORCED
THROUGH

When the second attempt to impeach
the President failed only two weeks ago,
Thad Stevens said in a meeting of the
Reconstruction Committee
"Sir, the Republican party has been
killed to-day by the action of this com.
mittee at the instance of Gen. Grant and
his friends | have been in pub-
lic life for forty years, aud though do not
pretend TO any gift of prophecy, / have
seldom been mistaken in my political pre-
dictions / tell you that to-day's cowardly
action will cost Us New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio. and probably three or four more
of the Northern States
This speech Of the malignant old man
as he stands with one foot in the grave
fell upon the intriguers with appalling
effect They trembled at Che prospect
of losing the power with which they have
ruled a conquered people and the pap
upon which they have fattened When,
therefore, the President, for the purpose of
testing before that final arbiter fixed by
the constitution for the determination of
allsuch questions, the right CT Congress to
force upon him man in whom he had
no confidence and for whom he did not
entertain even the sentiments of ordinary
respect, as one Of his constitutional ad-
yisers, removed Mr. Stanton, they seized
upon this action to galvanise the carcas
Of the party Thad Stevens told them SO
plainly they had killed. Every appliance
was then resorted to to strengthen the
impeachers and force the House of Rep
resentatiyes to impeach the President
The Radical Governors of the Northern
States seem to be playing very impOr-
tant part in this nefariOus business. For
instance, Gov Geary, of Pennsylvania,
sent the following telegraphic dispatch
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 22.-Hon. Simon
Cameron, United States Senate, Washing
ton, ID. c.: The news to-day has created a
profound sensation in Pennsylvania. The
spirit Of 1861 seems again 10 pervade the
Keystone State. Troops are rapidly tender
ing their services 10 sustain the laws. Let
Congress stand firm. john W. GEARY.
The following dispatch from Governor
Oglesby, of Illinois, was read in the
House of Representatives on the day of
its date
SPKrEeFIELD, Ill, Feb. %, ls6s.-The
usurpations Of Andrew johnson have
created profound sensation in this State.
His last act is the act of a traitor. His
treason must be checked. The duty of
Congress seems plain. The people of llli
nuis attached 10 the Union firmly be
lieve demand his impeachment, and will
heartily sustain such action by our Con
gress. The peace of the country is not to
be triAed with by that presumptuous dema-
gogue. We know the national Congress
will proceed wisely and cautiously. Be
let il proceed. Millions of loyal hearts are
painting to stand by the stars and stripes.
Have no fear. Ali will be we'll. Liberty
and order will again triumph.
b. j. ODYSSEY, Governor.
Thad. Stevens declared thst he knew
/" all the towards in this Congress- and
these are some Of the appliances used to
fire their hearts But the labor Of forcing
the cowardly up TO the work marked ont
for them by such malcontents as Stevens,
Boutwell,, and Farnsworth, was not left
to the Radical Governors alone The
henchmen of the bold, bad men in Con-
gress were set to work in their respective
localities to manufacture public senti-
ment IN favor of the impeachment of the
President, and here is a specimen ofthe
impudent assumption with which the
Representatives in Congress were to be
driven into the work 1t was read in the
House of Representatives or the day Of
its date:
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 24-Hon \. r.
Judd The Republican press and party
Of the city Of Chicago, unanimously demand
the impeachment Of Andrew johnson. A
mass meeting is called for tomorrow eve
ming, 10 give expression to this feeling.
L. D. OTTs, Chairman.
IL was 10y such frantic appeals as
these, from Governors, from offce-hoii-
ers,.lrom men wrangling for position,
from officers of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and from parties who have
perhaps about as much influence among
the people where adyentitiOus eireum-
stances may have cast them, as "jail
bird would have here in Nashville, that
every Republican present in the House
Of Representives was forced, with only
two exceptions TO vote for the inpeaeh-
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