Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-05-26
Editorial BreYities..


been most signally disgraced. Two of her Sem
ators voted upon the Impeachment question.
Sherman, with characteristic duplicity, made
a speech on all sides of the subject, and then
voted on the article which charged the Presi-
dent with a high misdemeanor for adopting
Sherman's Interpretation of his own law
The Sherman family expect to continue in
Office. Old Ben Wade, in defiance of decency
and all notions of honor or honesty, voted to
remove the President in order that he could
take that officers place. This same upright
and impartial judge" has been swearing for
the last two years that johnson was guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors he pronounc-
ed judgment long before the farce of the trial
began, and then under the solemnity of his
oath to hear and judge justly, he voted as his
interest manitestly dictated. AS reward
for such unheard of infamy, this mendacious
old man expects to get the Abolition nomi-
nation for the Vice Presidency. Ohio has
reason to be, and is ashamed of her Senators.
- The "best abused" men in the whole
country, now, are the "Recusant" Senators.
They are illuminated and villifed by their
late Radical friends in what some would call
"superfne extra style" 1t is suddenly dis
covered not only that they are, but Arrays
hare been, a pack of knaves, utterly unworthy
of confidence So violent is the abuse, that
it ceases to have the slightest effect upon the
public mind-for it is more like raving than
anything else. There is such thing as
overlooking gun, and suffering from the
recoil
This is what the New York Tribune
thinks of the situation" of the Impeach
ment affairs: 'The eleventh was deliberate
ly, and VIC doubt not, judiciously, selected as
the article that would command most votes.
This failing, all fail. There may be those
who deem it wise and we'll to admit Senators
from the reconstructed States, and force
verdict of guilty by their votes; but we can
not concur. 1t might have been well to defer
the impeachment until those States should be
represented in the Senate but having initia-
ted it, we think it would not do to admit new
Senators to vote upon it after the testimony
was taken and the argument closed"
The Chicago Tribune, which is perhaps
the ablest Radical paper in the United States,
strongly supports and defends the Republican
Senators who refused to be forced into a con-
viction of Andrew johnson. 1t says these
Senators are on oath, and that they furnish
the brains and responsibility on the Repub-
lcan side of the Senate. The Tribune
adds-"when Chief Justice Chase. Senators
Trumbull Fessenden, Henderson, and others
whose characters are unimpeached and unim-
pcachable, say mot guilty. it is madness to
insist on it,
- Butler stole sixty thousand dollars in
coin from New Orleans. When he was follow
ed to New York, prosecuted, and made to
disgorge he paid the amount into the Treasury
in grcemJachS, Gold at that time was worth
$50. He probaly sold his stolen coin at that
figure, and realized S4S,OOO clear profit!
With such a record, who doubts that he had
an interest in the Guano Island ?
- Butler telegraphed to the New Hamp
shire Convention "Wade and prosperity
are sure 10 come with the apple blossoms"
This is as good an effort at poetry as any one
could expect from the cynocephalus Hence
forth Wade will probably be called Apple
Blossom Ben, except by those who know him.
In their opinion Apple jack Ben would be
more appropriate.
- 1t was stated by the loyal correspond
cnts, some days ago. that Mrs. Ben Wade was
cutting all her common friends, preparatory
to assuming the responsibility and respecta>
blity of the position as lady of the White
House. 1t is to be presumed that those who
were snubbed in this dawn of sunshine, will
derive some satisfaction from the cloud of
failure that dispelled the fair prospect
The New York Journal Of Commerce
says there was better feeling in business
circles on Saturday after the news from Wash
ington became known, and if all the articles
had been voted on at once there would have
been very decided buoyancy. Some fears
of a future revival of the difficulty temper the
exhilaratng effect of the decision.