Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-05-23

The great Impeachment agony Is over.
for the present, and for . while an excit-
ed country . breathe free. In spite Of
oil the trickery aud rascality the Radicals
could bring to bear upon this important
matter, the President was acquitted upon
the eleventh article which contained
about the gist and substance Of the
whole impeachment farce. Having failed
to secure conviction upon that article,
they found it useless to attempt 1t with
the others. So the curtain falls upon the
last act, and q grati6sd audience Of mil
lions send up their cheerful appreciation.
President johnson has won the day BY
calm and dignified behavior, never suffer-
ing for q moment bis natural cheerfuluess
of temper to be disturbed while bis bitter
political and.persopal enemies were try
ing to work bis ruin and Disgrace. What
must the country now think of the lead.
ers in this shameful plot-for plot it was
who sought to bring disgrace upon
the Government and make it q laughing
stock in the eyes of the civilized world p?
As it is, even. va have not escaped tue
sneers' and jeers Of the governments Of
Europe, which have ever hoped and work
ed for our destruction as a Republic
Well may they turn the finger of ridicule
at the Buffers. Wsshburns, Stevens ct ID
nj genus, who disgrace our national
councils, and at the people who elected
them to those high positions. The old ad.
age of the beggar on horseback was never
better exempli6ed than in those c~arrica-
lures upon humanity. If upon them
alone fell the odium Of their acts, no one
would are ; but as it is. they claim to
be part and parcel of this. great govern
ment, and upon all alike. must . shar re of
their depravity fall.
The excitement, however, has not en-
tirely died away. If these plottere against
our country's liberties can yet find the
smallest spot upon which to place their
impeachment lever, they will again a..
tempt the removal of the President. An
election is at hand in which the full ener.
gies Of the Radical party must be brought
into play to secure the success of their
candidates. The possession. Of all the
Offices, which the removal of President
johnson would give them, would throw
into their hands . tremendous power
which they would use upon every "coigne
Of vantage" The sitting of the Chicago
Radical Convention, for q time engrosses
all attention, but 80 o on as the nominees
shall have been declared. we believe it to
be the intention Of the impeschers to r..
sumo their work of removing the Presi.
dent. 3 1t is life or death with them as a
party. If successful in this campaign,
s"o'A PO"0' 30 PeaP~sOoSSu AOS ~ Iuucuu'
tie period ; if the reverse, they scatter
never more to be reunited. This they
we'll know, and they will spare nothing
trickery, treschery and money can
effect to secure their political salvation.
We have now reached the turning
in OUT couutry's fate, and we in
the South, who have our oil at. stake,
should prepare ourselves to give the Den.
ocracy oil the support We can. and en-.
deavor to carry every Southern State for
that party. We lost Louisiana BY care
.lessness and indiGereuce-let us take
warning by the past, and endeavor to
the future. 1t can easily be
done if We only work as men should
work to prevent 80 great q calamity as
The success Of our opponents.
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