New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-02
IMPEACHMENT AS A MEANS OF ELEC
TORAL SUCCESS,

TORAL SUCCESS.
The Last Ditchocracy relies with the
same confidence and with just the same
reason upon an impeachment Of the Pres.
ident as q remedy for their electoral
deficit, that the elder Weller did upon
an alibi as q plea in defeat of an action
for damages.
Our Democratic attorneys have this
panacea at their fingers ends. and could
no doubt repair to Washington, and-if
eligible as managers-appear at the bar
of the Senate with the whole formula of
process and pleadings employed by them
upon the futile impeachment of Governor
Kellogg. No attorney, however, could
explain how the impeachment of Presi-
dent Grant upon articles to be exhibited
by the House of Representatives, to be
tried by the Senate sitting as q court.
could set up the votes CT South Carolina,
Florida, or any other segment of the solid
South, essential to the success of MI.
Candidate Tilden. We do not doubt
that if the Senate of the United
States could be convinced that
the President had committed any high
crime or misdemeanor in Office, they
would deal with him as impartially as
with President Andrew johnson, i'm
peached and impugned for alleged abuse
and usurpation of power. The Repub-
lican party holds the zone man" subor-
dinate to the representatives of the people,
but setting apart the fact that President
Grant has letter of law for every act in
maintenance of the law, the success of
impeachment, even to his overthrow from
Office, could by no means reach the re-
turns or reverse the personal report of the
Electoral College. 1t will be Of more
value to the Last Ditchocracy to con-
tinue its obscene abuse of the
President, and every other member
of the Republican party, down to the
victims of violated suffrage.
All this abuse requires no proof, but may
go to fire the Northern heart with the
woes of Louisiana and the loss of the
spoils. Were it brought to the test of
book oath, much Of the force of obloquy
would evaporate in fear of the pillory.
We have been greatly encouraged by the
extreme remoteness Of Democratic modes
Of relief. It had come down to claim of
Carolina. The provisional government
IF Louisiana had received certified" re-
:urns far in advance of the Returning
Board. The claim of eight or ten thou
and seems, upon trial balance, to have
disappeared from the Democratic side of
he ledger and may perhaps be carried
'ver to the Republican side. Then We
lave the pleasant spectacle of dupli-
ate Legislature in Carolina, which may
equire the Federal government to main
ain republican government in that State; |
hen We have one of our Congressman
costing to Washington, not to obtain the
evee and railroad appropriations, which
majority of the members were said dur
,g this canvass to be pledged to give,
ut to send an investigating committee
, Louisiana, and last we hear that if
othing else will avail, articles Of i'm.
must be entered against the
resident and tried before q Republican
enate. We are pleased to believe that
10 bulldozers are not to be uncoupled
I'D bounded on to the assassination of
onoxious candidates. We trust no pa
lot will volunteer to throw the train,
hich may bear Western President to
10 Capitol, off the tressels of some
:idge in the gorges of the Alleghanies.
ct our opponents confine themselves to
legal methods of enforcing their rights
ID we shall be satisfied. The impeach
ent of the President as a means of cleo
raj success has our full appreciation. Ii
Q Last Ditchocracy deems that their
,hts have been invaded, or if they
ink impeachment a revenge for their
longs, let them by all means resort to it.
HY THE BANKERS HATE THE REPUB-
LICAE PARTY.
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