Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-05-29
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According to tho Washington correspon
dent of'a prominent Louisville paper, Messrs
Butler and Washburne, two head.deyils in
the Radical pandemonium, said lately, speak
ing of tho impeachment of President John.
son, that it was "gono to hell" And so ii
has turned out Delightful consummation
Aud who all have gone along with it.? Let
us see. First and foremost, there is the chiv.
alrous Stanton; then old Ben. Wade; then
the six worshipful Managers, Messrs Ben.
l'utlor, Bingham, Boutwell,, Logan, Williams
and Thad Stevens; then Sumner; then old
Horace Greedy; then, in oil probability, Ulys.
scs Grant; tlcn Ashley, tho dirty oats.paw
OF the oonspirators; and finally, wo have good
reason to think, tho wholo Radical party.
On the 18th of the present month, accord.
ing to previous arrangement, the vote upon
impeachment was to have been taken; but
the impeachcrs, finding it was ono CO." were
seized with sudden constcrnntion and post
poned the voting until tho 10Th. The pre-.
text for this was the illness of the Radical
Senator, Howard.
On the 10th, however, the voting began.
The indictment against the President consists
OF Eleven Articles; and it would seem, from
tho dispatches, that the Senators are to vote
upon caoh separate Article. On tho occasion
referred to, they voted upon but ono, the 11th.
This Article, if we remember Alright, embod-
les, as it were, all the rest; at all events, it
charges tho attempt to prevent the execution
of the "Tcnure of Office Act,"--thc most
vital charge in the Indictment.
The result was IS for conviction, 10 for ac.
quittal. Thirty five not being the necessary
majority, Chief Justice Chase announced that
tho President was acquitted as regards the
Eleventh Article. And hcreupon tho Radi.
Gals again postponed further voting until tho
18th instant-that is, until after the Chicago
Convention, which is now in session.
But the whole matter is regarded as set
tied. Tho vote on Saturday last dscloscs that
tire President cannot be impcaohcd And
the great Impeachment Trial I" turns out to
be but the izz of squib
The strength of the Senate is fifty-four OF
this number, two-thirds (thirty-six) are ncces
sary to carry conviction. Twelve of the Sen.
ators arc Democratic. Nineteen voted for
acquittal. Seyon of these were, of course
Republicans. The country should remember
their names: Fcsscndcn, Fowler, Grimos
Trumbul, Henderson, Ross and Van Winl;!c
For one, wo rejoice greatly in this result
10 us of the South there was disaster and hu-
initiation in the Presidents impeachment.
Ills removal would have placed one of the
most malignant and unsclupuous of all the
enemies of tho Southern pcoploin power He
would have proved not only willing instru-
mont in the hands of Congress, but violent
and dishonest leader Of tho crusade against
ua And BY manipulating skilfully the cle-
mcnts of power aud patronage, by fraud and
by force, the Radical programme for the next
Presidential election would have been made
to succeed under his administration.
And without doubt, this result will bring
about terrible division in the Radical ranks.
The extreme Radicals will rcyilc and ostracisc
those Senators who voted for acGu;ttal while
the latter, comprising MS they do, the clcarcst
heads, the most honest hearts, the ripcst
stateSnen of the party, Will still be trusted by
honest Republicans everywhere as leaders and
guides.
The Radical party have oycrdono them.
selves; they have diggcd pit and fallen
thcrcia, One moro year, and--as matters
look now-wc shall be rid of them.
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