The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-19
Correspondence Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
The Seven Managers.
WASHINGTON. March l, 1868.

The Republicans OF the House eau
cused last night for tho selection of sew
en- managers to conduct the prosecution
of the President before the Senate, on
the articles of impeachment now under
consideration in the House.. Messrs.
Stevens, Boutwell,, Butler, Bingham,
Wilson, of Iowa, Williams, of Pennsy;-
vania, and Logan, of Illinois, were
chosen, much to the chagrin OF the H.
lustrious Ashley and n Or two others
equally prominent more than o year
ago. And il must be acknowledged
that Il was a little unkind to ignore the
Toledo member on such an important
occasion, but Republics are proverb.
rally ungratefnl and so are Republicans.
So long as the impeachment was an ex-
pertinent, Ashley was urged INTO the
fore front of the battle, to take what
kicks and Bullets were going, but now
that il promises to be a success he is
thrust into the rear, and Bingham rush
es forward to reap what he denounced
Ashley as a fool for sowing.
THAD. STEVENS.
Old Thad. is put on the Smmittee
for a sort OF figure head. 1t IS not ex-
pectei, Of course, that he will do much
ofthe hard work, for no is too feeble
for that. But he was put on at his
own request. Too old Tor labor, he is
not too old for vanity. II was a cons
plimenJ due, however, to the zeal with
which he has presented the President
since the day Of his induction into the
White House, for il will be remembered
that he was the first to denounce the
reconstruction policy of Mr.. Johnson,
as he had previously denounced the
same policy in Mr.. Lincoln's admins
tratron. Sumner might be disposed to
contest the point of precedence with
Mr.. Stevens in this matter. and, doubt.
less, sees nothing but his own success
reflected in the impeachment move
ment; but for that matter he secs
nothing but himself in any thing, and
when he sees himself as othors SEQ him
he sees q most impracticable compound
of useless egoLism. Between the OPP
position of Sumner and Of Stevens to
the President, there has been all the
difference between the fash of "heat
Lightning that plays across the horI
zon of n summer evening and the vivid
glare thai heralds she rnar aDdj de.
structloH of artillery on the battlefield
Old Thad. Is still young enough to be
envious of his trIumphandvain enough
to give ten years Of his life for it, if ht
had that much to give. The desire
and the hole of accomplishing this one
object have done him more service than
the pharmaeoFGia for elk months past
lie has been younger and heartier
since the subject assumed an earnes
form, than at any time in the past fv,
years, or there IS no truth IN appear
ances. He seems to have found III hi
project the fountain OF perpetual you'll
for which Ponce dc Leon tFaversed tn
world, and one could almost wish, 70
the old mans sake, az he sees him mus
ter and buster about the House witt
the vigor and energy of fifty instead o
the d~ecrepitude of eighty. that Their
was a long list Of impeachments in TIL
calendar, in each of which Old Thad
took the same malovolent interest,"
Unfortunately, however, there is bu
one, anu lhaJ promises 10 DO u shoT
one, So we may look at It's CONCLUSION
for poor Thad., 800 old to weep, Ink
Alexander, because there are no NOR
Andy Johnsons to impeach, to sit re
signedly down 10 tie role of the pat
riarchal Simeon: "Now, Lord, lottes
Thou Thy servant depart IN peace, 70
mine eyes have been Ply salvation"
Mn. BOUTWELL,.
Mr., Boutwell, represents, in a singu
larry well-proportioned degree, tho in
t~ellect, the malevolence. and the earn
es:ness of the impeachment. Unquet
tionably tho ablest man connected wit
tho movement, he brings to 1t all th
bitterness otSumner without his Idiocy
all the vrgor of Ashley without his e
noranee, and all tho determination {
Stevens without hisinhrmity. PlausI