Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-05-23
The Impeachment Case.

The President has been acquitted on the 18th
article 1.-THE only one yet voted on) BY vote Of
IS for guilty 10 10 for not guilty. Several Re.
pnoiicans voted with the Democrats, and as it
requires two-thirds NOTES.-THE convict, the
Senate failed on the llth article. REFERRING 10
this article in connection with the result. the
Sacramento Bee says:
3" It may have been considered the weakest ar.
ticle of the series and therefore voted upon first
nutler, IN his opening speech, said sThe last
three articles presented show the peryersity and
malignity with which be acted, so that the man
as he is known to US may be clearly spread upon
the record to be seen and known of all men
hereafter And. referring to the eleventh,
winch Is the last of the three, and in fact. the
iast Oh an, ne SAID If, therefore the judgment
OF the Senate shall sustain US upon the other ar
ucles, we shall take judgment upon this by con-
fcssion, as the respondent declares in the same
message that he does not intend to execute
them 1t,would seem from this that the article
in question was placed there more to hold the
President up to public detestation than in the
hope of convicting him upon it. 1t was to ex.
hbit to the world his 'perversity and maignity.
AND if judgment be given upon the Others the
facts charged in this will be taken to be con-
fessed The best wine has been kept to the last
The tenure-ofofice question is the real issue
For violating that he was impeached, and as he
has escaped conviction but by the skin of the
teeth on this, which was evidently considered
to be the weakest charge, it is very probable
that he will be found guilty on one or more o.
the others. 1t is true that Senator Henderson
said he expected to vote against the remaining
articles, but will each of the seven so vote %
The Marysville appeal concludes an article on
the result of the Impeachment trial in the fol-
lowing terms
The acquittal of the President is a tempor.
airy triumph of Andrew Johnson over Congress
We have great faith, however, that its baneful
political influence will be of short duration We
not inclined to give it much significance in
its effects upon the great political contest mex,
November. What Republican is so faint hearted
or timber backed as TO be disheartened over this
temporary misfortune? 1t is but a miniature
Bull Run-a disaster to nerve the friends of free
dom to greater exertIons-a sting to stir our
passions and arouse our will and determination
10 win the final battle which is to consecrate
this land to true Republicanism.
The President is acquitted by rote He
has escaped disgrace by the hanging of the jury,
Public opinion, however, declares him guilty
the same as when a known criminal escapes by a
jury voting eleven for conviction and for c.
quittal. That one Senator no doubt declares
that those huty.fue contemporaries were very
stubborn men IF the only man in thirty-six
who had q conscience, what a martyr is this
great and good man to public opinion His re-
ward in the next world should be great if COM
mensurate with the punishment of this An
drew johnson should take him to his bosom.
The House on the 10th instant, after the vote
on impeachment had been taken, passed reso-
luton instructing the managers to summon and
examine witnesses, and send for persons and
papers, with the view 10 ascertain whether or
not corrupt influences had been used in the SEN
ate. The impeachment case cannot close until
this investigation is had. 1t may lead to the
finding of other charges of impeachment This
investigation therefore will be looked 'for with
great interest -