The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-05-26
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[For the spirit.]
Twin Relics of ImpeaChment--
Eternal Infamy is the Price Of
IniQuity.
. Not the least Infamous among the in
iquities Of the impeachment conspiracy
was the adjournment of the Senate after
it was ascertained that to take vote at
that time was to acquit the President. Itl
was plain and unmistakable appeal.f. ON
the sober, judicial sense of the Senate to
the mob, Of furious Office hunters who
swarmed around the Capitol-it was OBJ
viously for the purpose of giving oppor-
tunity to horde of unprincipled scamps
to ply their arts upon the consciences Of
Senators. The impeachers seemed to
think that the upright and homes. Re-
publican Senators could be driven to con-
yiction by bowling, yelling and plying
whips, as a herd Of hogs is driven into a
slaughter-pen.
The result is but another illustration
Of the fact that men without consciences
utterly fail to appreciate or understand
the influence Of those monitors in 9TH
ers.
Chandler nigh. worry his little bit Of
brains into delirium, but he never could
comprehend the sense Of justice which
controlled the vote Of Trumbull To
such man such a vote is simply unfath-
omable.
There is not the slightest doubt but
that Wade honestly thinks Fessenden is
Ga did fool' for not preferring seat in
the Cabinet to a clear conscience. That
is Wade's standpoint.
Forney believes in the bottom of his
soul--if he has any--that all these con-
scientious Senators were bribed. The
reason for his faith is obvious-it is inn
possible for him to conceive of mar not
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controlled by corruption.
The inpeachers, therefore, judged by
their own standard that Fessenden, Trum.
bull and others were merely holding back
for larger bribes, and that the time be-
tween Tuesday and Saturday would
doubtless find enough of them bought
up to insure conviction. And as it is
cheaper to frighten than to bribe, their
fears were appealed to in every way that
deyilish ingenuity could suggest.
If one-fftieth part of the villainy used
to coerce conviction Of the President had
been employed in efforts to insure YER
dict against a negro chicken thief for
robbing hen roost, the explosion of
Radical wrath would have outthundered
Buffers powder ship.
But the scheme which promised a grand
carnival Of plumber broke through the
brittle crust Of decent pretensions which
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They are being scourged from the par
ty with whips Of scorpions. which is, Of
course, a frightful punishment to them,
but then-what is to become Of the par
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Time was when, if q mans brains were
out, the man would die. Isnot the aph-
orism equally trae Of . party? And isI
Chase, Seward, Trumbull, Fessenden and
Grimes were not the brains Of the Re.
publican party it had none. ~ a
The party may founder and aAopA
about,n like chicken with its. head cut
of, and make believe that it never before
was half SO lively, but, like the decapi.
tatei fowl, it must inevitably go to pot.
E But among the many whelps Of iniqui.