Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-11
WENDELL PHILLIPS AND iMPEacH-
HERT.
vTratn che Great EEntlIcnl Or.
afar.
From the Anti slaxerr stananrd.

From the An,-slavery Standard.
The attemp, to impeach the President
has failed II is no longer worth white 10
spend time 10 discussing why. Every one
OF his vices marshailei cohort in his de-
fence. And we have nc doubt, il the whole
truth Is ever known, that we shall SEQ Fee
Masonry acting as quartsrmaster in that
camp, and chief Jesuit in that council cham
Der.
But, putting aside such causes Of the
Sonate's action as women, whisky, coward
ice, grosnbacks, Free Masonry, negro hate,
offices for ones sixteen pine-trse cousins, .
diseased chief justice, spite, dyspepsia, moo.
dlsism. is is evident on the face Of things.
that while very large majority Of the pco-
pie, and specially Of the Republican party.
wished its success, there was a very strong
doubt among the party leaders whether
such success would help the party. Hence
the failure Of impeachment. We cannot
suppose the Republican party SO weak,
awkward, undsciplined and inefficient as -
let the measure fail, had its leaders heartily
desired its success. If the party had been
willing to put itself and ali its power into
Gen. Buffers hands for 60 days, johnson
would not now sit in the white House.
Any able man thoroughly in earnest could
have carried Impeachment. Personal jcal-
ousy aud dislike OF the Radical element has
wroughta result which on the surface sinks
the kepubiican party, as an organization,
beneath contempt. A group Of small chill
dren, quarreling about their toys-a pack
Of news boys gathered, for the first time,
under school-house roof-these are pic
lures Of the national Senate, A rustic
bumbkia caught in Peter Funk auction
ioom-ths is the Republican party. At
least this 10 the public outside judgment.
We think, on the contrary, that the evil
is OF different nature. The two elements
Of the party, the radical add the conserva.
tive, have grappled, and out Of this struggle
the conservative element hac come victo-
rious. Mr.. fessenden represents an els-
ment which was reluctantly absorbed into
the Republican movement. In 1860 the
question Was whether such men should sink
disappear forcver-o submit to their
eonquerors and wear a livery that belied
their opinions. To avoid being cofIinsd.
they became cam followers and ats their
lesks in silence. As public opinion was al
ring the war, We fondy imagined theirs
was but weak section Of the party. On
this theory We could only see with contempt
what appeared tho ridiculous tcchnicslity Of
Stanton's eating and sleeping in his de-
| partmcnt rooms. That = triumphant ma
ton, with the greatest Of living soldiers, We
werc told, at the head Of its army, dared
not have its war office room vacant nm in
slant, seemed so ridiculous-like q constA
ble-kceper put in possession OF . bankrupt's
goods, with score Of sheriff sharks watch
ing him. But the event shows that Stan
ton knew the Senate better than We Had
be then given them technical possession o.
the war office, by this time johnson would
have had the whole capitol ~ thoroughly
his own as is the Senate chamber. Weow,
very large debt TO the sagaci,y Of Mr.
Stanton. We thought hc was rcpr, seniing
and dealing With statesmen. He knew ht
was standing out against Tombs LAWYERS
and whisky ring masquersdng as Sena
tors.
For US the value Of this defeat consist,
in this: II shows that thus far tho rad.ca
element Of the dominant party has beer
safely deiied President johnson has ig
nored all its legislation thwarted all It's
plans, cashicrcd sll who sympathzed with
1t. He is justified in 50 doing. Senators
claiming ~ be Republicans-menw who have
hitherto only murmured dissent. but, on the
first ut,erance of public wish, have SUNK in
70 link--arc now bold enough TO defy the
radical loyalty OF tho nation, and faun,
their own disloyaltv on the Senate floor -
After such impudence, the party assemble.
81 Chicago, and not only does not dare e
drum them out ofits ranks. but, contrawiss
models its nominations and platform to con.
cilia.c them. Manifestly, the radical ele
mcnt has been, on all hands, safely dcfied
thus far Power" says Macaulay, safely
deicd, touches its downfall" We wait "a
see whether this is tho end. II it DO, then
farewell to the Republican party. The lines
will be drawn anew The cause 10 never
lost That survives forever victorious Be
trayed, il breaks the worthless tools-bu,
onlv to make better. a white mans gov
crnmcnt viii never rnlo this belt of thl
con,geut again. Anarchy may devastats
itawhile. Civil war may waste It, Con.pir
ators disguised - Presidrn, and Congress
may ltg.slate for a time at WILMINGTON
Bat laws stronger titan Maine spite, or II
luois mediterranean inexorable than the
laN Of supply and demand in the marke,
If corfuptcn-haya Us III their iron grasp
Let whoever NAV, legislate, Justice and
Liberty govern this land, and out Of an
archy, corruption, and starvation they will
cad il fl ially 10 peacs aud law
We do not believe that the radical els-
rncnt in the land can be safely de6ed Il
will yet crush its assailants. 1t will YET
spew forth out of its.mouth men like Will
son, who never confess truth till twenty
months after II is OF any value fussy puff
balls, like Irumbull-grcedy camp-follow
ers, like Fessenden, whom monopoly Of
the five loaves and two fishes only make t
snarl tho ang-ier at thosesw hose dsinter
cttedncss losses them all the spoils. Tn.
force, whose triumphant Evigor tempted
these men to assume its livery, will "
sweep them from the threshing floor, end
organize victory.
WaNpRII PHILLIPS