The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-14

ming to its close, declare as their de-
liberate opinion that the President is
not guilty of the crimes or misdemean
ors wherewith he stands charged. And
Immediately the whole radical party il
stirred to fever ofindignatiOn against
these Senator's for daring to intimate
that they intend to vote in accordance
with the facts in the case. kilograms
pour in upon them from angry aud dis.
appointed denagogues at home, indig'
nation peetings are threatened, one
(Ssnator TRUMBULL) is hooted at in the
streets of Washington. delegations oI
Congressman visit them aud urge them
to commit perjury, and it is already in
timated that one at least has been found
willing (for consideration, perhaps
to steep his soul in perjury and lay his
honor in the dust by voting to condemn
the man in whose innocence he has al
ready declared his belief. How soon
others may follow the example of SEN
ator HENDERSON and PoNTIUs PLATE
remains to be seen.
In all these sad days of national hu'
initiation, disgrace and dishonor, there
has been nothing more shameful than
the impeachment trial and the scenes
now being enacted in Washington
Think of it A sufficient number OF
Senators to secure the acquittal of the
President have expressed their belief in
his innocence, and straitway all the
machinery of party discipline is set
in motion To coerce certain OF
these men into voting against
their own consciences and convictions
of right! Every Radical newspaper in
the country takes up the howl. The
Jurors who believe in the Innocence OF
tho party accused are denounced as
"bolters" Even the IRtelHgencer ofyes'
terday morning is moved to speak OF
"the defectiOm of Republican Senators,
and calls that mild term, while it in
Inmates that "treaokery" would DO moro
to its liking. In the name OF JUS
tice! detection from what and
treachery to what The Sem
ators have been sitting as
Jurors in the case; sworn to render
Judgment in accordance with the law
and the testimony; and now, must their
deliberate and conscientious verdict
subject them to contumely and abuse
and must epithet be piled upon epithet
to force them to periure themselves
and stain their souls with crime : Are
the mandates of the radical party of
greater authority THAI the laws of GOD :
Are the dictation of party leaders and
the mcnaces of an unpriDcipled and un-
bridled press to drive men to the conf
mission of u crime against themselves,
their country and their GoDf
But, after all, looking at the. matter
from political standpoint, we cannot
see that the radical party has much to
gain by the success o. lose by the failure
of Impeachment. In either case it is
ruined. If President JOHNSON be re.
moved next Saturday, the removal, un-
der the circumstances attending it, will
add no moral strength to the rad
zeal party. 1t is already notorious that
a quasi verdict OF acquittal has been
rendered, and now if the "treacherouS
Senators can be induced to peEure
themselves and doctor up a con-
viction, the whole country will
know and will not soon forget
that impeachment was effected
as nero party measure. and not in con-
sequence of any "high crimes or misde-
meanors" OH the part of the President.
The Senate of the United States will
not have been Court of Impeachment,
but a mere radical caucus for devising
and effecting theoverthrow of the Con-
stitution, and the downfall of American
liberty. If ANDREW JOHNSON goes in-
to history with ne darker stain upon
his honor than that he was impeached
by the radical Senate of the Fortieth
Congress, he will enjoy more honora'
ble fame than will any of the Senators
who vote for his conviction.