Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-06-27


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which his conviction was sought. 1t
was nowhere pretended that the spc-
cial allegations were material to the
issue. lie had offended agoinst par
ty policy and party discipline, and
for that offence solely was he tried,
and his conviction demanded as a
party necessity. So it was declared
by all the political conventions and
on-worshipping conventions.
Any man who stood up in any of
their assemblies and said" Let the
man be judged according to the law
and the facts if he be found guilty,
convict him; and if he be found to
have violated no law acquit him"-
was denounced as traitcr to the Re-
publican party. The court was Or
ganized to convict, and conviction
alone was the party demand. So far
as the Republican party was con-
cerned, the forms of trial were mere
senseless mockery, and an insult to
popular intelligence. Who doubts
this let him read the following, taken
from large number Of extracts COM
piled from Eastern exchanges by the
Yrela Union
LEAvENswoRTn, Kansas, May H..
-Kansas has heard the evidence, and
demands the conviction of the Presi-
dent.
Signed by D. r. Anthony, and
one thousand others.
To the above, Senator Ross sent
the following reply:
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Gentlemcn
Il do not recognize your right to
demand that I shall vote either for or
against conviction. have taken an
oath to do impartial justice accord
ing to the Constitution and laws,
and trust that I shall have the cour-
age and honesty to vote according to
the dictates of my Judgment, and for
the highest good Of my country.
+. G. Ross.
TOD r. Anthony and others.
The Missouri members OF the
lower House of Congress addressed
the following note to Senator Hen
derson:
WASHINGTON. May 12.-Hon. j.
B. Henderson, United Stairs Senate-
SIR: On a consultation OF Radical
members of the House of Represen-
tatives from Missouri, in view OF
your position on the Impeachment
articles, we ask you to withhold
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