Middletown transcript., 1868-05-23
Political Items,

The Philadelphia Press, Forney's paper,
thus insolently undertakes to repudiate and
read out of the party the seven Republican
Senators who had the manliness to vote
for the acquittal Of the Presidents:
JOHNsoN's NEW RECRUITS. With shame
and modification we detail the names Of
those Senators whose sudden and unexpect-
ed detection surrendefed. the Government
for the coming year into the hands Of x
man whom the country has over and over
again repudiated and condemned. Having
left the army Of the Union and gone over
to Mr.. Andrew Johnson's train band, we
give them place by themselves. Doubt
less, after week or two Of thorough drill
ling, they will be able to maneuvre cred
itably with the veteran Democrats, falling
in on the left: Fessenden, Fowler,
Grimes, Henderson, Ross, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle. t.t
The ELEVENTH ARTICLE. Radicals
regarded the eleventh article of impeach-
ment as the strongest of the whole number.
This article was drawn by Mr.. Thaddeus
Stevens, after the othere were adopted by
the House. Mr.. Stevens said this one
"was worth all the others put together"
We give below his remarks on presenting
| it to the House: r.
| "This charge is not here contained in
the articles reported by the committee, and
unless it is inserted there can be no trial
on it. If there be shrewd lawyers, as
know there will, and caviling judges, and
if without that article they do not acquit
him, they are greener than ever was
when commenced practice at the
Quarter Sessions. If that article be in
serted, it will show both the removal and
the attempt to defeat the reinstatement,
and although the Senate should decide the
other charge in his favor, how could he
escape from this onef" ta.
Forney's Press places the following
journals on the black list" because they
did not denounce the Republican Senators
who voted for acquittal: New York EUen-
ing Post, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati
Commercial, Providence Journal, SPRING
field Republican, Bridgeport Standard,
Buffalo Advertiser, Buffalo Erpress, and
Hartford Courant. This list, it will be
seen, embraces some of the ablest and most
influential Journals in the country.
Harper's Weekly, Radical paper, ex-
coriates the New York Tribune for its
course on impeachment. The New York
Nation, Grant journal, defends the course
of the Republican Senators who voted for
acquittal. ,.-t.. ..t.a,3 r a..,
Ex-President Pierce has written letter
to say that he will sustain Mr.. Pendleton,
Mr.. Seymour, Mr.. Hendricks, Mr.. Doo-
little, General Hancock, or any other man
whom the Democratic Convention may
nominate for the Presidency. He desires
a united democracy and vigorous efforts
to "arrest the surge of constitution-defying
radicalism." With this spirit among the
democrats generally the party must again
become formidable in the.political struggles
of the country. The ex-President will
probably be considered as sound man on
the subject of the party's principles and
policy as any other in the country.
WHAT IMPEACHMENT HAS Cosr.--The cost
of the impeachment trial of the President
Of the United States is estimated at four
hundred thousand dollars. The probable
| ity is lit will exceed FIVE hundred thousand.
Some witnesses cost Eve thousand dollars
each. Il is reported that the bill for prin-
ting the tickets Of admission amounts 70 six
thousand dollars Thus much are the
: people taxed, in this single instance, to
: crafty the malice Of Thad. Stevens Il Co.
Albany Argus. " o. 'NN :"
DEMocRATfC NoMINEEs.- In connection
with the nomination for Representative to
Congress by the Democrats, the Delaware
Gazete names the following gentlemen
Hon. John A. Nicholson, Major b. T.
Biggs, Charles B. Lore, Esq. Capt. j., NJ
Barr, John Paynter, Esq. DR.. Swithai
Chandler, and James M. Johns, ESQ
The names Of Messrs. Lore and Biggs, i
is quite certain will be before the conven
: tion.
Lot Cloud, Chairman of the New Cas-
tie County Executive Committee notifies
the Democratic voters of the respectiv,
Hundreds, to meet and select, on or befor,
Saturday, the sixth of June next, five del
s egates to represent each Hundred respec
s lively in the County Convention for nom
: mating candidates for State Legislator
and Levy Court. Said Convention :
Q meet under the call of the County Execu
II tive Committee. ~"
: The New York Legislature has passed
resolution declaring that the United State
Bonds, the payment of which is nc
!. pledged in coin, ought to be paid in greer
!. backs. Strange to say, the resolution wi
o. introduced by republican. The Da,
= Book says sit was the first sound of Il
D slogan" and "we shall hear more Of 1t b
y and by" 49,
fd The Democratic Convention Of Bait
O. more city met on Friday night, the 15t
g instant, and appointed delegates to Il
= State Convention, which meets on the
70 of June. The resolution offered to instru
N the delegates in favor of George II. PEI
" dleton for the Presidency was laid on II
o. table. 1' 81. 'l' 'f'.i- ,f ti;+t
ol The negroes of Baltimore have held
AZ convention and resolved not to comm
n themselves to either faction in the Radio
ns party of the State They say they ho
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