The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-10

two houses, and that he b,1 learned
something oftheir new system Of NOR
ais, widely different from what is
taught in military schools, is proved 10y
his last letter to the President, in which
he tells him that he did not intend to
surrender to him the department pur-
suant to the condition on which he re-
ceived IL, lest the President should so
use il us to defeat the action ofthc Rad
icals in Congress. In truth, he rot on
ly surrendered TO a mere trespasscr the
department, with its papers and seals.
md all the muniments Of office, which
the President had coniidcd to him,
but lac gave the intruder a guard, de
tilcd for the purpose from the army
cot he United States, which was kept
NJ. day aud night, for months, to pro-
.., him against a possible attempt on
..a part of the President, to recover
.n4'ss'ou
I.c selling and holding possession
H' Fort Sumter, against the constitu-
oa.l authority Of the United States
d. overt act of treason. Is this
.o? Look az it. Is il less so p
ia- $50 acts wore done under Pre-.
.'usc ofrirht They were equally H.
legal both committed by military
force actual or mcnaccd-the fort and
tn department each held 10y an armed
band against the lawful authori ~ Of
The United States.
when the trial Of the impeachment
was at length drawing toward n close,
D; wis asccrtaincd that some Of the Re
publican Senators held their judicial
oath binding them to do impartialius
tice paramount to the party mandate
to convict, right or wrong. This caused
much excitement IN the party; it struck
leaders with amozemcnt, and most
strenuous efforts were made, by threats
and cntrcotics, to compel on persuade
Il vote Of conviction. Senators who
sat as judges were assailcd Ly mem
bcrs who had voted FOR impeachment
and by constituents who were waiting
to get office under the now President
All scnse of propriety, all respect for
the obligations Of a judicial oath, were
lost in their eagcrncss for success; they
had, indeed, rejected both in thcirnew
system Of political morality, and held
hat a pledge with the inevitable
sanction, 80 help me caucus, was par
amount to an oath with the hackncycd
sanction, $50 help me Cod The lat
tor was played OUT IAN old mile
stone on an abandoned road Gcucr-
al Schcnck, chairman of the Rcpubli-
al Committee, cndeavorcd 10y a circu-
lar, and, q. time pressed, by telegraph
dispatches, to avert the threatened
evil They wcr" all in the same spirit
and an in the same high tone of politi-
cal and judicial morality, in which he
seems TO have been sufficiently taught.
The following dispatch will serve as an
example.
"WAsu notion, i. c., May IL.
TO D. W. wilder, or D. r. Anthony
There is great danger Of the pcac,
OF the country and the Republican
causc if impeachment fails, Send tC
your Senators before Saturday, publ,
opinion, 10y resolutions, letters and del
rgations.
ROBERT c. SCHENCK,
Chairman.
This was responded to Immediately
Is the parties addressed in one iu-
stance in The following terms.
"LrAyESwoRrn, Ks, May 10, 'GS.
TO RobcrtC &. Schcpck:
We hope and pray there will be II,
division among the Senators on tn,
.1nylptiou Of Andrew johnson, n
.,ro is none whatever among the re
Fuulicous of Kansas.
ID. II. ANTHONY,
.D ID. W. WILDER,
M. J. PARRorT,
"WM. II. RALsToN.'
Gru Schrnck communicated this te
cgam to senator Ross, for whom
,,rs intended, who dispatched the 70
loving answer
WASHINGTON, May l6, 1865,
"To D. r. Anthony and others;
'GEN1LEMEN ! do not recognize yor
right to demand that | shall vote eitl
cr for or against conviction. ! ha'
taken an oath to do impartial justic
according to the Constitution and law
and trust that I shall have the coural
and honesty to vote according to Il
dictates of my judgment, and for Il
highest good Of my country,
IF. &. ROSS"
This was not to be endured. VIVA
Hold his oath superior to a cauc
mandate! His presumption clicit'
many a sharp rebukc. Here is one
them
"TorEEI, May lG, 1865,
"To Z. q. Ross;
probably the rope with which j
das hung himself is lost, but the pisi
with which jim Lane committed s.
eide is at your service.
81. D. BAILEY
Such was the Reply estimate
tho sanctity Of judicial oath a