The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-21
The President Acquitted.

The Senate, ON Saturday took a
vote on the 11th article, which WAS
regarded as the strongest of all, and
esu ed:
Guilty, 35.
Not Guilty, 10.
Messrs Grimes, Fessenden, Trum-
bull, Henderson, Fowler, Van Win
kle and Ross voting not guilty.
This defeated impeachment on the
most important article by one vote.
The Senate then adjourned as a
court Of impeachment till the 26th
inst.
There is sad feeling OF disap-
pointment among Republicans, in
consequence of this result, but there
is no cause for either dependency
or dismay. Andrew johnson stands
convicted in the minds of the peo-
pie, and will go down to posterity
with less honor and friends than
any other man who ever filled the
Presidential chair. He has but 4
few short months yet before hiip,
and then by order of the Censtitu-
ton of the United States he will
forever retire from position which
he has diograced and dishonored.
He can do but little harm, and we
even believe that the Impeachment
trial has taught him lesson which
will characterize his future conduct
and administration with unexpected
moderation. Still we may be dis
appointed in this, but will hope for
the best under all circuEastan ces
and although the skies may thicken
with darkness, and men whom we
have trusted prove false, yet we will
never doubt the ultimate and com
plete triumph Of the immaculate
principles of the Republican party.
We doubt both the wisdom and
propriety Of hasty denunciation of
men who have stood in the very
front ranks Of the Republican party,
and whose integrity has heretofore
been unquestionable. They have
not done as we desired Mono can
regret their action more than cur,
self, and yet, we may live to see
wisdom end justice, where to-day
seems black with indiscretion and
wrong.
Be of good cheer, fellow Repub-
licans. The tried patriot and sol
der, Gen. U. S. Grant, who led our
armies in the gloomiest days Of the
Republic, leads our column to-day,
and victory, glorious, signal victory
will be ours.
Below we give the views Of Sen
ators Wilson and Fessender, the
former of whom voted for convic-
tion and the latter for acquittal.
The following is the speech ol
Senator, wilson, of Massachusetts
in the secret session Of the Senate
"MR Pres, DENT-The past seven
years have been to gentlemen occu-
pying seats in this chamber years
of pressing duty and stern trials.
In the trying times through which
the nation has passed and is pass
ing, it has sometimes happened that
Senators Of large capacity, ripe ex-
perience, and eminent public ser
vice, have widely differed in the in
depreciation of the Constitution and
the construction of the laws when
ever the high duties imposed upon
Senators by the eNigencies of the
country have pressed for action,
and our deliberations have been dis
tracted by the diverse opinions of
Senators learned in the law. I
have striven TO discharge my duty
by giving whatever doubts clouded
my Judgment or. embarrassed my
action to patriotism, to liberty and
TO justice, to the security Of my
country and the rights Of its citi
zens. In glancing back over these
years find few votes I would recall
by following this rule Of action. In
this great trial, imposed on the Sen
ate by the Constitution OF our
country and the representatives Of
the people, I shall give whatever
doubts have arisen to perplex OF
elnbarrass, to my country rather
than to its Chief Magistrate, nov
arraigned as violator Of the Con
stitution, a violator of the laws, and
a violator Of his oath to faithfully
execute the laws. I am not, | trust,
unmindful Of the gravity of the oc-
casion, Of the solemnities Of my
oath, nor of the obligation ever
resting upon me to be just and fear
not. I know that the vote I shall
give in this great trial will be criti-
cized sharply in our age and in the
age to come. The President is on
trial before the Senate; the Senate
is on trial before the present age
and before the coming ages. I in
tend to vote for the conviction ci
the President and for his remoya
from his high Office, and to the
Judgment Of the present and of The
future open my motives and mJ
action. l propose TO state will
brevity the reason why shall vote
for conviction of the President o
the United States. The trainers O
the Constitution well knew the Sc
ductiYa. CRASHING aud aooressiIs