The New York herald., 1868-03-23
IMPEACHMENT.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.
English Impeachments-A Radical Parallel
Grant and Impeachment-Who Are for
BOth-The Consequences and the AccOunta-
biIity-The Good and PrOspectiveiy the
uGreat.
WASHINGTON, March q. 1868.
Referring to the summary OF prominent cases Of
impeachment I'm England, 1t appears, In years past,
to have been the popular method OF dlsmissing OBJ
noXious officials. Treason was an impeachable Of.
fence, as in the example made of the Duke OF Suf-
folk and others; but there were lesser crimes which
sometimes provoked the presentation Of articles by
the House Of Commons to the House OF Lords and by
their ilustrous example the lords and commons Of
fragmented America have recently profted. One
Of the counts in the indictment against Lord Somers
was "delaying Justice" peccadillO for which the
Duke OF Buckingham was impeached was "givng
medicine to the King without advice OF the physi-
clans" An alleged weakness OF Lord Bacon was
taking bribes while the Duke OF Suffolk coupled with
his treason the audacty OF toerating Papsts and
ticng the King to P0pery.
For these examples of long ago the radicals have
discovered parallel. The English Commons found
impeachment not only useful but prompt and
practical p0tica! corrective. The exercise OF the
power was without limit and 1t was applied without
discrimination to obnoxious incumbents. The par
constitutional plan Of this country, and have
copied the rules OF procedure theoretically, now
we are about to inaugurate the system and make 1t
available as a modern political appliance. The
tenure by which Mr.. Johnson holds his office. and by
which future Presidents will possess the Executive
chair is to be demonstrated by the result OF the case
now pending, and upon the uncertainty OF the issue
the deepest anxiety Is beginning 70 be manifested at
the capital BY the verdict OF the Senate is to be
Office is to be dependent upon the discretion Of the
two branches OF the national legislature, whether
the Executive Department is to maintain its
tory appendage transferable to the political
party that may be cOvetOus OF its partisan benefits.
Russia is said to be "a despotism tempered by assas-
snati0ns," and some one has applied the simile,
with slight alteration to the head Of our govern
ment likening It to ian authority tempered by i'm
accuracy that the party who have legslated to
ignore executive power, and place the President
has been 20 to furnish
data for its fanatcal and vindctive acts, Is strug
Cling to possess itself OF all the departments not In
accord with Its sentiments nor tributary to its per-
petuat0n.
And it is undoubtedly the case that the scheme
to depose the President originated with the men
who have appropriated General Grant to their uses.
and conceived the idea OF making his military popu-
larity available to their success feel justified In
view OF recent revelations to assume this and to In
dulge such comments az 1t suggests.
Previous to the positive and final separation that
In consequence OF the Stanton imbr0glio, the i'm
peachment project had failed utterly and hopelessy.
Se the ece
only committed to him c0ntingenfly, endorsing his
suppOsable political sentiments constructlvely, the
conditions only stipulatng enmty TO the President.
The quarrel over the War Secretaryshp completed
the compact and Grant was received into full radical
fellowship, having fully complied with the positive
conditions--viz., delivering up the War Department
to Stanton and defeating the Presidents plan OF
bringing stanton into court
Mark thn aki nf IN nj nv raj
Grants sole and single agency the whole ground of
impeachment was c0mpassed, the President betrayed
cation defence impeachment has therefore,
become the peculiar business and interest OF General
and impeachment" and they have no alternative but
TO press II TO conviction because they comprehend
and privately admit that to fail with impeachment s
II is true that the Senate and House are divided
upon these matters but the status Of the members I'm
Grant and Impeachment. and for both nom purely
interested motions. He covets seat In Grants
buggy In the character OF Vice. as he drives the
Presidential course, and he covets seat In
Ben wade's Cabinet contingency dependent upon
impeachment. Chandler Is for Grant and impeach-
ment. because he Is hopeful Of a place in
Wades Cabinet, and that he may hold over under
Grant Sumner IL for impeachment and Grant. be-
cause Wade would give him the English mission, and
Grant would renew the lease. In the House the
quartet OF Washburns are for Grant and impeach-
ment because they think they hold title deed Of the
General and they cherish hate against the Presl-
dent enough TO last them world without end. Butler
il for Impeachment because he IL radical
and hates the President I'm duty bound.
His special and peculiar interest Ia the mat
ter however, has all the significance here
tofore attributed TO IL. Impeachment may fail,
but in no event can there be any failure In
the development OF circumstances that will crafty
| his enmity and degrade an enemy upon whose head
at propitious time he designs to pour the accumu-
lated force OF his bottled wrath. Logan has no love
for Grant, and he dotes upon muss.n Thad stevens
enjoys the struggle. and with keener zest the more
| distress he witnesses. The scene before him is his
| stimulant. The power he has welded has always
been adyentitious. He has never had q hold upoE
the love or his party n love Ia aspiration peculiar
| TO an orRanizatioE which has exemplihed many OF
those passions and deformities which infinite wisdom
sometimes permits for the benefit OF the stronger
light that contrast gives AZ an aid and witness to
these unsightly demonstrations he has fulfilled his
] Office, and his occupation Ia wei. nigh gone.
have only enumerated a few In either house, and
indicated where they stand. There are many who
have not the breadth Of brain to regard the question
in any but partisan sense. They set no value upon
any results that do not include the possession OF the
white House. There are others-l speak only oi
radicalswho do regard II In the light OF future con-
sequences. They are those whom heard denomi
mated by one OF the oldest members 'the murdered
| men OF the Senate.n They realize that the
/ inevitable consequences OF tmpeachng the Presi
/ dent viii be the depreciation and return o.
government bonds held by foreign capitalists and .
i terrible financial revulsion at home. They see tina
we are at this moment upon the verge of monetary
crisis and they apprised from all past experienced
that the party under whose auspices financial dis
tress occurs Ii certain to be held accountable for
ton Of an unreuilttng partisan pressure reslstanc