The Lincoln County herald., 1868-05-28
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
Correspondence Of the Lincoln County Hsraid.]
ST. LOUIS, MAY 10, 1868.

[corsspondsnes Of the Lincoln County Herald. ]
ST. Louis, May 19, 1868.
Editors Herald: The trial Of the Pres.
idsnt having resulted in his acquittal on
the eleventh article, tho presumption is,
he will be acquitted on the others whom
ever the vote shall be taken, which done,
the Radical party will have numbered
itself with the things that were-foreyer
buried itself in the gulf Of mcrited OBJ
livion. No man Of sense pretcnds to
think that Mr.. johnson will be convicted
on any Of the articles yet to be voted on.
The adjournment Of the Court till the
26th was for no other purpose, in my
opinion, than to give tho assassins, who
have sent anonymous letters to copscien.
tious Senators at Washington, an oppor.
tunity to show their hands. and imbruing
them in the blood Of . few individuals,
lmperil the life Of tho nation.
Just think Of IL, will you2-Benjamin
F. Wade, the Infamous, voting for him.
self for President, when there wac no ne.
csssity calling for i'll "Sturdy Old Ben,"
he is often called; but If this, his crown.
ing iniquity, does not kill him politically,
I err in my estimation Of the good sense
and virtues Of the American people.
The man who would thus violate the
finest sense Of decency and propriety, is
as unfit to govern Q great people as in
morals We know him to be corrupt.
Whenever you hear IN Office seeker like
Wade emphasizing his declarations Of
honesty with frequent blasphemy, you
may set him down as tolerated humbug.
So with Thad. Stevens: The malice of
his aged bosom shows him unprcparcd
for the grave before him. If there is
any one I revere iu this world, it is On old
man whose features bctray no hatred
whose manner, though firm, is not un.
reaaoning-and upon whose brow fingers
a seeming sunshine. I cannot, however,
thus respect the hoary old sinner, the an.
cicut apology for . man, whose years
have yielded him no profit, as in Learning
to his mind, and goodness to his heart.
How different frem the days of the old
revolution are these days Of ours! And
the moro We forget the simplicities Of the
past-thc mors VIC incline to tho romp
and splendor Of the powers and king
doms that have fallen-evcn so shall ice
fall, the victims Of our own iniquity.
As vanity and genius arc autagonistic, it
remains to be seen whether the first will
cxtinguish the latter from our institu-
courtly formalit,es shall
usurp the throne Of reason, and gold
brokers and bondholders be considered
the people Of this country.
care we q nstion?" is q question not
50 important to Sumner and his allies, as
to those who in fold and workshop earn
their bread, like honest men, by the
''sweat of their brows." The more I
think Of the thiugs-thc "crimes com.
mittsd in the name of liberty"-the un.
disguised corruption Of our servants in
high places, who in Washington steal from
their constituents in the day time, and
gamble away tho funds at night, the
more wish We had law, just one good
law, that would apprehend and send them
10 prison for lifo. The money required
to carry on this government is, 10 the
irst place, diligently labored for by tho
who arc kept iu the dark as to
what is done with it, and when election
day comes are earnestly beseschcd to
rally once again to the affairs of their be.
loved country.
Hoping my letter on the subject may
impress your readers with the soundnsss
If my ISLANDERS and aceusations, I shall
,loss by moving that an investigating |
,emmittee be appointed to institute in.
.uiries as to the charges Iprefer. What's
tho use Of being q politician and keeping |
,uiet on politics. BUCKEYE. /