Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-19
The Treachery Of TrumbulI Fessenden,
and Grimes.

Upon the first passage Of the Ten
ure OF Office law in ;he Senate, An,
thony, Grimes, FreIinghuysen. Hens
derson, Spragne, and Van Wrinkle
voted for it. The bill was amendeu
IL the House, and vas then passed
again by the Senate, Anthony, Fow.
Ter, Henderson, Ross and Trumbul
voting for it, and Van Wrinkle against
II. On these two votes Fessenden,
Grimes, and Trumbull were absent.
The bill was then vetoed, aud passed
third time by he Senate, and An
thony, Fesseuden, Fowler, Freling
huysen, Grimes, Henderson, Ross,
SPrague, Trumbull, and Van Wrinkle
ali voted for it. Even here the rec
ord Is not closed. for when Andrew
johnson violated this law on the 2lst
Of Feb. last, the Senate, on the fol
lowing day, solemnly declared, .that
under the Constitution and laws OF
the Unlfed States, the President had
40 power 70 remove the Secretary of
War. and designate any other officer
70 perform the duties of that office
"ad interim" Upon this final dec
Iaration OF the senate, An.hony
Henderson. Ross, Sprague, Trum
ball, and Van Wrinkle voted Yea /"
and the others named above we're q.
Their absent or did not vote against il.
This Is the record, and it can never
be etfaced from tho history OF the
Senate or from the minds Of tho pco>
pie. What has occurred since to
warrant the reputation of these
votes What bar been presented,
either In argument or evidence. to
To Justify these men in deserving Ma
tonal duty, in giving up all self-res-
pect, IN FORGETTING honor and dignity,
IN sacrificing all the tremendous in
tereSts that are wrapped mp in the
Issue that Andrew Johnson has made
with the people and the laws? Alb
solutely nothing! lhey have been
bargalucd Tor, higgled over, weighed,
aud measured, and valued, aud final
~ paid Tor and delivered to their
purchasers as completely and unre-
servediy as was ever the lowest
wretch who is dragged from he gut>
tiers of the Fourth Ward to the polls.
and who ca-ts his vote for a drink Of
whishey. The only differences are
these: The price paid is higher
one, and the moral turpitude is in
finiteiy deeper, by reason Of the emf
hence from which these men have
fallen. Some Of them will plead one
eXcnee, and como another. Some Of
them will be silly enough to attempt
TO brave the storm Of righteous in
dignation, and TO fancy tina, their
names will save them. Bnt ell will
share tho same fate. TIE price of
each one will DO known, in spite OF
the most cunning disguise. 1t will
be found tnat more than one Of them
has been bought with actual money,
selling their miserable souls and con
sciences for so many dollars, There
are others no less base and troach0r-
Gus. who have sold themselves TO
ShSiA ONti SDtLcy tA4I0 tGC CUuuLIJ iS
not yet quite prepared for what it is
likcly TO learn very soon on this
point. But Whatever has been tho
consideration received, the treason
Is the same, and 20 is the reward that
will follow it, From tbs day when
these men reversed their own sworn
principles aud the solemn verdict Of
the people, men will begin TO teach
their children these names, as they
did the name of Benedict Arnold,
and they and their posterity will long
in vain for an oblivion that would
blot out the record Of their intamy
from among mel There will be no
distinction made between them -
The int"ll ctuai ability of Trumbull
and F,ssenden will count no more
than thu weak vanity and insigniti.
canoe of Henderson or Spraguc. Men
who do one such deed as this cannot
i've long enough TO undo il or make
men forget PHILADELPHIA Bulletin,
My II.