Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-25
THE 1MPEAcHER AND THE UNrMpEAcHED +"


THE IMPEAcHER AND THE UNIMoEAcHED."
Consistency is a jewel of sucl rare vir-
tue, that we never expect it IN one who
revels in falsehood and lives by corruption.
But when the paid tools of a corrupt ring
wish to divert the public mind from the
operations of their masters, they will re-
sort to any method, without.any sort of re-
gard for consistency. We warned our
readers OF this in our issue of yesterday
morning and in the same issue of the
ring" organ published at this place, we
find the truth of our statement amply vcr-
flied. The presence of Ex-President Johnson
in our city has brought the "big organ" off
the fence-as we predicted it WOULD
whether by q check or by persuasion
we do not pretend to say, ana it
is grinding music for him of the most APP
proved style, but which is wofully dis
cordant. Ut devotes over a column to the
"Impeacher and the unimpeached' in
which Hon Horace Maynard is held up as
an object of scorn and contempt, because
he favored the impeachment of Mr.. John
son for 'high crimes and misdemeanors."
Those who favored impeachment are de-
nominated "conspirators'' and wicked
schemers against the very constitutional
life of the country and the safety of the
people" Softly, "big organ" be careful
what music you make! Avoid diseordant
sounds if you value your reputation as an
organ. do you say that those who favor
ed impeachment are "conspiratorsn and
"wickeS schemers against the ,constitu-
honal life of the country and
the safety of the people%' Do
you? Then by your own mouths
and by the mouths of your FRIENDS, let us
convict you of supporting c9nspirator for
the highest office in the land. You sup
port Horace Greeley for the Presidency.
Hear what he says aad then tell us, is he
conspirStor, or was he conspirator or a
wicked schemer against the safety of the
people? On the 9th day of February,
1868, Hocace Greeley said:
The time has come to cease trfhing with
Andrew ohnson. This man who reeled into
the Presidency; who has debased his high Of
flee by uRseemly and Indecent demonstrations (;
who has surrounded himself with the worst
members Of the worst phase of Washington
REBELS aad ADVENTURES who has polluted
the public service by making espionage honor
able and treaehery the means of Advancement;
who has deceived the party that elected him,
as well as the party that created him who has
made his own morbid and overweening vanity
the only rule of his Administration; who has
sought to entrap Industrious servants of the peo-
pie into ignomnious evasion of the law, and
VINO now claims to break that law with impun-
ty-THE MOST INFAMOUS CHEZ MAGIsTRATR
SHOULD DE SWEPT OUT or OFFICE. Let him
be tmpedehe6l And let the Republican party
show that it not only has the power to preserve
the country from rebellion under Jefferson
Davis but also from treachery under Andrew
johnson"
All the readers of the Tribune will re-
member how, day after day, Mr.. Greeley
poured forth flood of abuse against Mr..
Johnson and demanded his impeachment.
Congress was importuned to act promptly
in the matter, and we aresafe in saying that
no outside influence was brought to bear
on that body, that operated with half so
much power as the vigorous editorials in
the Tribune from the pen of Mr.. Greeley,
the present Democratic candidate for Pres
iident. Not only this, but after he had
been tried by the Senate, Republican SEN
ators who failed to vote for Impeachment.
one Of whom is ON the Greeley electoral
ticket in this St&te, were denounced in the
moot Incorporate manner, as traitors to
thei- party, and were openly changed with
having accepted bEibes in consideration of
their votes.
Among the other "oonspirators " who
voted for impeaehing Ifr. johnson,
we fad the names OF Ashley, Ranks,
Blair, FarnswOrth and Julian, ali
Of whom are row supporting the
Greeley ticket. II Mr.. Maynard, (who
did not vote in favor of Impeachment,
bat who h willing to bear all the odium
attached To one who favored it, is to be os-
traeised AID held accountable to public
opinion, pay tell us if 5fr. Greeley, Messrs,
Ashley, Banks, Blair & Co., are purged of,
their iniquities, and ifso when +?
Pay tell US, If Mr.. Johnson's retinue
consisted of lobbyists, rebels and adven-
lures - If he made " treachery the means
Of advancement, was he not most in
famous chief magistrate" and did he not,
Us Mr.. Greeley says, deserve to be swept
out Of Office" Let honest men decide, il
Horace Maynard is cuIpable for his con-
nection with the impeachment of Andrew
Johnson, is not Horace Greeley doubly so |
But as we said at the outset, when the paid |