The Van Buren press., 1868-06-12
NO. 1
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We have replisdth Andrew Johnson,
who came in through assassination. has
organized assassination at the South, and
an army Of at least fifty thousand men is
necessary to keep the peace. Messrs.
Fessenden and Trumbull have voted not
guilty, and let Andrew go acquit
The people have expected that in our
! hands reconstruction At the South would
progress with reas0psble speed, and that
unhappy region restored to state Of
quiet aud prosperity. The expectation
might not be reasonable, for the blind
bigotry that hurried US into a bloody war
has developed in hate that, With stupid
| fury casts aside oil social and legal rc
straint But we answer that our wise acts
Of legislation have been rendered null and
void by an Execptive that plants itself
squarely in opposition to The law making
power Now, Messrs, iFessenden and
Trumbull vote not guilty and the ac-
cTsed goes acquit. ,s,5-s.J -t,s-,;-,
We awaken 10 the unpleasant fact. that
not Andrew johnson. but tie Republican
party has been on trial. and the sentence
IS Seateace Of death, rendered by our
own Seuato-s, who have grown fat. rich
and great through our organlzstiOnss,T 10
have such n result, and Messrs.a Fessen
den and Trumbull knew il rs well st the
beginning at they did nv the end, is a
great blunder--a bmnder worse than
crime. 1t may be that the disgust felt
by the country at largo for the Demo-
cratic efparty, may call into exist
ence a new organization; but He RePuI
licaa party is dead, and we may as well
gracefully admit the fact and accept the
situation. ta .ftI ..- .....,.,.. ~. .,.....-..
notice that certain journals, such as
the EreHblg Post, Nation and Chicago
Tribune, are disgustcd with the manner
in which the press aiidApeople treat the
seven Senators. : " ere they not under
oath; were they not jurors 2 cry the yir
tuous journalists 1t is shameful Well,
yes, they under oath, and in some sort
Of way were jurors; but they were under
several oRths, and bound by some two
or three Of them when they decided tho
constitutiou uality of the Tenure Of Oacs
law, and that Stanton could not DO dis
missed by Johnson I-have no wish to
argue the merits of the case, but 'eannOt
help laughing at the scruples, so solemn
ly elaborated, to excuse stupid ,blnnler.
Fessenden aad Trumbull pronounced up,
on the guilt of johnson when they decid-
cd upon his conduct in the ease Of Stan
OaIus CUur1 nvr Niiai,Sv ..H .svs, l. .hrY-
The fact is, doubt whether these, two
funereal dVspcpties realized the fact that
the Republican, party was in deep earnest
in this matter Of impeachment, Tho
country had been very quiet during the
progress of the Investigation, bccansethe
unhappy old animal at tho White House
had no party to get excited over his or
fcial execution. He had, in fact, no, real
friends. This state Of quiet acquiescencc
was taken for indifference by our Senate
rial dyspcptjcs, and they must have been
considerably astonishcd at the storm that
broke upon Their devoted heads. . '" 7"
do not bclievet that Fcsscnden is pol
itician, and | know that Trumbull Is not
remember travelling with the Hst.naned.
from Springfield to Chicago, shortly H'at-
ter the first election Of Lincoln, and be.
fore that elongated embodiment ofail the
honor, honesty and wisdom extant was
inauguratcd And l recollect the utter
impossiblity of getting back ofTrum-
bulls gold rimmed spectaces tho idea
that the South meant business, and could
do US great injify.. He has nothing in
common with the masses, and none other
J than the late Republican party would re-
turn such an abstraction to the Senate. /"
Well there is no use in being lachry.
nose over the lost lscteal I can stand
| il ifthe rest can. n.Ps~