The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-16

SATURDAY MORNING, MAY IG.
TuE Democratic newspapers and a
few claiming to be Republican are
troubled nDout the pressure of popular
opinion upon the Senate. They have
much to say about the oaths OF Sena.
tors, and are very savage with anybody
who presumes to regard IL possible that
the Republican Senators who have de-
clared for acquittal have been infiu-
euced by anything but the incest con-
scientiousness. In the eyes of these
editors, this is II wonderful exhibition
OF independence and probity; and the
inference is that every Republican SEN
Ator who votes for conviction commits
moral perjury. 1t is all right for DEM
ocratlc Senators to vote as unit from
tirst to last, on small questions as well
as great, in favor of Johnson, never
even by accident, in a single instance,
being compelled by their "onths" to-
divergo to the right or left. If one or
TWO of them should declare their belief
in Johnson's guilt, would that be indie
pendence and probily? OF course not,
according TO the Democratic standard.
According to the Democratic conscience
everything johnson has done or tried to
do to obstruct the restoration OF civil
government in the South, to re-infiame
the disloyglty OF the Southern people,
10 re-awaken their hopes OF political
supremacy, TO re-kindle their hatred
OF the blacks and TIE loyal whites, OF
Congress and OF the Government,-is
right. "The King can do no wrong -
and therefore there is no trouble about
matters of conscience In that quarter.
These very scrupulous editors have
nothing TO say about the appliances
that johnson and the creatures about
him are using on Senators. 1t is not to
be and need not be denied there ia n
tremendous pressure of public opinion
in favor of Johnson's conviction. We
have but to pick up our exchanges from
any part of the Union 10 find the indig-
nant evidences OF in every column.
Yet tho people do not appeal to these
Senators with corrupt considerations.
They use none but moral suasion.
They appeal to the honor, the fidelity,
the patriotism OF their servants. When
these fail 1t is not surprising that the
Just Indignation OF those whose conf
dence has been betrayed, whose prin-
cipIes have been bartered away, and
whose welfare and peace have been
imperilled, should take the form of re-
proaches.
Johnson sends his emissnries into the
Senate with artful appeals to the re-
sentiments, the jealousIes. the ambition
OF some Senators and the cupidity
Of others. Democratic newspapers
openly urge the creation OF an
enormous corruption fund, aud for a
like purpose the whisky lords, men
who amass wealth by robbing the
treasury, with the guilty knowl-
edge of the President, are black
mailed TO the tune of millions.
With all these appliances, besides the
official patronage of the presidential
office, johnson attacks the Republican
line. During the long weeks of thu
trial hisPolitlcal emissaries, his oHicia
emissaries, his monied emissaries hav
been busy feeling FOR the weak point
They have found 1t. And now we ar
required, In view of all that is know
and all that is probable, to so distoI
common sense as to apologize for til
men who have deliberately deserte
their posts, betrayed their friends, dis
avowed their former declarations
abaudonedSthei principles, and stult
raRa
der TO the enemy. We are to be sol
out and make no complaint; because
Iorsooth, these political deserters an
traitors are men OF high civil and scott
posItIon-as II the betrayal of gre'
cause and the injury of great poop
were nothing to be spoken OF
the presence of such eminent n
spectablliiy-as If great corruPtiO
were not always found among grei
knaves instead of small ones,-as
men in high positions were inherent
honester than their more humble fe
lows, instead of being, as in fact the
are, more liable to lapses of integrit
because of their greater temptations.
Split hairs, as Republicans may, an
talk about the sanetity of oaihs 6
the. Democrats may, lin this Stat
they recognize no such thing, the con
mon sense of the country, eyerywher
perceives the fact that these men hay
concertedly abandoned their part.
after helping to lead it on to the crit
cal position in which they now desel
II. with the expectation of wreclxing /
and of building one ON its ruins tbs
may be made tributary TO their prof
and ambition. In doing this, they abau
don. the cause with which the polio
of the Republican party has been In