Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09
John B.
What Ia Radical:Papers Said Of
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From the ST. Louis Democrat of May Is, 1855. I
Among the more intelligent men of
the Democratic party he president
Johnson) found no defenders. and in
voting to acquit him Mr.. Henderson
has insulted the moral sense. and out
ragged the convictions not of his own
party only. 1t is pitiable to hear him
talk of his duty and his conscience in
this matter, after the spectacle of the
last few weeks. A senator who eau
deliberately pledge himself to vote
for conviction, and then vote for ac-
quittal has no business o complain if
men ask what inducements prevailed
upon him.
1t is a shameful record which he has
made for him>elf-a record which
also would be shameful to his State
if there were respectable men of
either party in Missouri, who did not
scOrn him for it. = y
Perhaps Ross can find a home in
Kansas, and Fowler in Tennessee. !
but we doubt it. AS for Henderson.
Missouri will treat him as he de
serves. After the exhibition he has
made of himself, he can neither harm
nor help any faction here; but he
ought to have the disposition as well
as the means to choose u more con-
genial residence.
From the st. Charles Cosmos, May 81, 1s6s. ]
No man knew better than $ nator
Henderson The opinions of the Rail-
cal Union men Of Missouri upon this
subject. for no man did more than he
to educate them up to the point Of
demanding the impeachment. We
knew this, and could not bring our
mind to realize that he could delibcr-
atcIy falsify every pledge and every
act of the past by final. voting for
acquittal. VI
Ii Mr.. Henderson under his oath aS
senator was honest in advocating i'm
parchment previous to the COM
menccincnt of the trial. he was dis
honest in not voting for it when the
test came. If he was honest under
oath as IL juror in voting for the ac-
quittal of the President. he was dis
honest in his previous action! Let
him fake eithrr horn OF the dilemma
and he will find himsclf-tn use Il
somewhat warm but very expressive
phrase - between hell AMI h iron
works.
From the Mexico Messenger, May 81. lS6S.1
hi TRAITOROUS SEVEN.
Verify our national sins arc mani
GoD w, -.,, ,tNt,fnN t.,,. f,n.
wears with n bloody civil a We
have been cursed for three years by
a drunken, corrupt and rccreant
chief magistrate. Tie climax of this
mournful drama-bringing ley the
sense of shame to every proud Amer
lean heart, and bloiling the fair es-
%cutcheOn of our national honor with
foulest 'imfamv-is found i'll the dis
graceful trcnchrv Of seven American
senators!' Fcs>endcn, Fowler, Van
Wrinkle, Grimes. Trumbull. Ross and
Henderson!-these men are damned
to everlasting iniamy! That there
are seven who have committed party
treason of the foulcst die. makes the
disgrace no less. The dogma that
numbers can make treason respccta-
BILE is fallacious and foolish. DAVIS
and his minions were rs much trail
tors in 1860 as was Arnold in 1875. 1t
may he more difficult. and perhaps
impracticable, to mrIc out TO them
genuine rctributive Justice, but their
names will be cXccratcd as long as
history endurcs.
Bad and infamous as arc his six
associates in this vcnll affair. we can
not but think that john Il. licndcr-
son is the mrane>t. the most white
livcrcd and the most craven-liearted
of them ALL 1Scdalia Times.