The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1892-06-09
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sion to tile halls Ut Congress. 1t SOW.
81 me fertile seeds ot discomfort
which bore abundant fruits in What
/ vas to Nallpw
Ancfhcr plan was. thai tile bellig-5
ereaf states should he received infpl
| the Union stripped of such poWerias
they would lose BIZ deducting from
their representation that part of.
their representative strength which
was based on the slave population,
unless they chose to enfranchise the
hlackman. This method had not
many advocates it the North and
was rejected Withscorn By the South.
The third plan was very different.
II proposed that the territory of3the.
states ID rebellion should be divided
up into territories without reference
q former statal lines and there re
main for twenty years, under nation
III control, in the same condition, po-.
litieally, as the western territories
are to-day This method had III
merits. 1T recognized as an apden
liable fact the idea that men who had
gazed into each Others faces over
cleaning gun barrels. nv the fate
fiji blaze Of battle, we're not so fit to
|, adjust the questions arising cut of
| the conflict. as those yet unborn. 4
This plan. too, was rejected.
The fourth plan was thenne adopt
ed-the states Reconstructed and
the Negro given the unqualified priv
ileges Of the ballot hox-an act.
which has since been universally ad
mitted to have been most unWise and
which has caused more misrule and
has done more to keep up sectional
enmity and malice than all things
else combined.
The President, in attempting to
carry out his plan, met with the
formidable opposition of the party
which had elevated him to his high
position. He sought justification
of his position in the minds Of the
people, but ere they could make an
sWer in the strong decree of the bal
lot box, the Impeachment came:
ANY one who remembers or will read
the history Of that period can. see
that while Mr.. johnson had offend
edin one particular he was impeach
ed for an entirely different offehse.
and Mr.. Blaine says, was tried 'forI
still another. "
The charges were eleven in num-
ber.+ The 6rst nine and the last re-
lated to the removal of Mr. Stanton
and the appointment in his stead Of
Lorenzo Thomas as secretary Of
War, and the willful violation of the
Tenure Of Office Act. The tenth
impeached him for bringing into.
disrespect by certain public speech:
es the Congress of his country
although it was subsequently devel.
.oped that the President. had not
succeeded in saying nearlyso many
disrespectful things about Congress,
as Congress had about tie President.
In keeping with the dignity of
his high office, Mr.. johnson never
appeared ia person at his own trial.
He vas, however, represented by an
array Of legal talent and ability so
Strong IS to almost invineible.
The most prominent of these were
Judge Curtis and Hon. VIM. M.
Evarts. The House elected seven of
its ablest members to conduct the
Ease before the Senate. They were
headed by the eccentric but learned
Benz: F. Butler. The arguments of
these gentlemen before the senator
ialjury, are without parallel in the
records of American Jurisprudence.
The earnestness and eloquenee of the
one party we're founded on a deep
conviction of the Presidents guilt,
and an intense desire forshis remov
al. The other. party, attached to
their honorable client BY, deep per
sonal feeling and perhaps unwilling
to be defeated, grew eloquent in his
defense. .."h,t =. -+"''
They were animated and encour-
aged during the delivery of their
arguments by the attention of crowd
ed galleries. Arefned and intellect
ual audience had assembled to see
the close of the great trial. Female
grace &and loveliness added their
charms. ambassadors from every
country in the world looked on from
the diplomatic gallery. There we're.
then seated in Legislative capacity
two persons who were afterwards
elected presidents of the United
States and another who came with.
in one thousand votes Of it, three
vice-presidents and several members
of Cabinets. Such IAN audience as
this would excite the fears and am
bilious of any orator. When Mr..
Bingham closed the case there we're
such manifestations of applause that
the galleries Weae cleared. H..
On the seventy second day of, the
trial the first vote was taken, There
was great excitement. The scene
was solemnly impressive Each sena-
torial juror was called to his feet to
answer, guilty" or mot guilty.
They,voted on the last article first.
Hundreds Of tally sheets and pencils
were in the hands of the expeetant
audience. A sign of relief escaped
when the name of Senator Yates, the
last on the list was called. Thirty
five had answered guilty" and nine,
teen mot guilty" The great i'm
parchment had failed by one vote.
Ten days later they voted ON the.