Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-10
senator Fowler Of Tonn...td and Inn.

sountor Fowler Of Tonnessc6 and Inn
peachmont.
The following extract from tho pro-
cscdings of the Union Congressional
Committee, concerning Senator Fowler
of Tennessee, has been publish cd by
Radical members of the House:
WASHINGTON, January l0.-A meeting OF
the Union Congressional Committee was
held at the house Of its Chairman, Sen
ator Morgan, this evening.
Present, Senators Morgan, Morrill,, Thayer,
Chandler, Ferry, Corbett and Fowler; Rep
rescntatives Schenck, Ames, Kelly, Broom.
all, Ella, Coburn, Hopkins, Hubbard, Vim
dom and Clarke. Senator Morgan in the
chair /; Thomas L. Tullock, Secretary.
General Schcnck presented a report from
the Executive Committee, which was
adopted.
Interesting and earnest remarks were
made by General Schenck, Senators Corbett,
Chandler, Thayer, Fowler, Ferry and Nor
rill, and Representatives Ella, Kelley, Win
dom and Northumberland from the Min
utes OF the Committee.
In the copse Of his remarks at this meet
ing, Senator Fowler Of Tennessee, without
warrant Of precedent by an allusion to John.
son BY any Of the speakers who had preceded
him, introduced the question Of impeach.
ment, and entered into an argument to DEM
onstrate its necessity and to show the respon.
sibility Of Congress for the sufferings Of
Southern Union men and the murder OF 80
many Of them, which, be said, would be con:
tinued so long as We failed to impeach and
remove him. He opened this topic BY saying
that some Of the gentlemen present had diff
fercd with him in their estimate Of johnson
and his judgment Of his purposes, but that
experince had probably satisfied them that
he had been right. He said he had known
him long and we'll, and let the defects Of his
character be what they may, he was plausi.
bic and unrelenting in his purposes, and had
extraordinary power for evil.
That no efficient relief could be given the
| Union men Of the South till he should be
| impeached and removed-it was very well to
! send speakers and organizers among them,
and to cnlighten them on the questions Of
| the day by distributing our publications
among them, but that our labors would be
| Intellectual while johnson continued to ad-
minister the laws.
That he would, as President, DO able to
| overthrow such governments as might be
established, and that SO long as We should
fail to do our duty and impeach and remove
him from office, we would be responsible for
the sufFerings and blood Of the Union men Of
| Tennessee and the unreconstructed States.
The foregoing embraces m extract from
| the minutes Of the Committee and my recol-
lection OF the tenor and phraseology Of the
remarks OF Senator Fowler at tho meeting Of
the 10th Of January nor was their tenor
exceptional, as, in his intercourse with me,
he had frequently pressed tho same views
on me rs well as others in my presence.
W. d. KELLEY.
We, who were present also at the meet.
ing referred to above, concur with Judge
Kelley in his account OF what was said and
argued then BY Senator Fowler. Senator
Fowlcr's idea, distinctly set forth and i'm
pressed on US, was that we could expect no
restoration OF peace to the country or en-
| forcement Of the laws without the impeach-
ment and removal Of Andrew johnson from
tho Presidency.
Signed: Robert c Schenck, D. F. Hop
kins, Cakes Ames, ]. H. Ella, John Coburn,
Sidney Clarke, c. D. Hubbard, Thomas L.
Tullock.