Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-27


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ers rI q iabored wlta him. Re- election
or political ruin were held up as ths
alternatives. Bodily violence wal
more than whispered. But TO ID ID
avail He adhered to- his determine.
tion 70 decide the case 2apons its mer.
its, as best he could, and refuse q
commit himself He was torn; be'
tween his ss anti pathy % the Presid dent,
MS political pred ections, hia anbi.
= lions and his desire TO conform t the
wishes OF 81 bis State on tho one huud,
ana the nviction slowly forcing
itself upon him on the other that
Whateve the mista akes Of Mr.. ] ohm
som he was not + guilt 81 q high crimes
9! and .misde mi anors in Office TO warrant
his impeao ohment under the Constita-
dAso tion.
oTEDs s mo GUILTY.. z y
1hls lt's refusal TO commit himself in
adyance made Senator Ross the
marked mar man OF that trial. When
the vote was taket, on the famous
y tn article VI sof impeach chment, which
comprises the substance Of all the
other charges on n = May a l6, 1858, the
g eyes} aa'l Of the whole nation were upon
]! MN. rll,$. ~ was wa felt that upon his vote
the q J issue rested. And il was 50.
when '1ln9 he Joined his s'insurg ent" coll
leagues IN voting anot guilty" fur
nlshlng the vote which acquitted the
Fresident, len, the fury OF the radical
element throughout the North burst
aDous % hls head in q storm the like Of
wnloh has never s .el.sa assailed any other
pubic man man. "a sospegoat was de.
"a manded The alleged political sins
OF the anti-impeaoh ohment Republicans
were loaded upon his back and he
y was ''s driven l' from his party and into
q the wilderness OF obscurity
Upon his retirement in 1871 MIR.
lsoss made several successive news
paper ventures in Kansas, all Of
whioh were failures, and but q short
: tlme suthoed . 70 ind lin. him again e'kling
out out q preoarious .,A. on existence sat the
case, . as as IN his early early manhood. In
1857 ls he ne removed TO albuquerque
ana ana shorty aiterWard / be became fore.
man man OF tne Jop department. OF g local
newspaper, where ne remained for
y tne e' next three years. ss.S.t
s eovsRaoh. OF NEW a;v7 MEXICO. N
Sareu OF !! ms radioallsm az llf1 by his
'rea'mens aiter tne impeachment
1rlai, e was va not unnatural that Mr..
isoss lsnoula nave gone into general;
aooo.a Wild the - Demo g sA osoAraoy, which
ne dld through the Liberal Republi-
oan movement in3lotA ibis change
- - po,i'loa. ia.sn "a. enabled President It
I.ese.Anu - Aooo partlally 70 reward W d''''i
n'.n ior h's services ana sacrlficss l
seyel,een years before oy making
nun Ssove.nor otSlSeW Mexico. .!es 60
U por nis ,leelre.nen1 ~ 1859 Sioy- t'',- :,
olaol - isoss n'ted UP 9 small JOB
omoe :. : y 4AlDuquerqae. Much hottie OF the
'.ho ne was the only workman Seni-;
,spicy - -, ~, one nulnDie .lN- routine oi
P,n.a ieesef neaus' circuiars 'ls 'a9rl ana
m 1ale Dills ~ spen13 'ne neks ten years ears.
Durlng shis .,me Albuquerque en- en-
!oyeu .ne als.lnotion I, Of containing
ere oniy prlnting once IN the me country
wnereln the types were set e AN and the the
presses run py y sne .nand OF Q former former
= on,'eo q o1a'es e senator.
.Wo yea's ago ne sold MS plant
,el,. anu pusonAseu 9 small frult and and
a,'alia 8 ,a'nh ~. .ne eage OF town.
alee = ils.le mexican adobe
nuuse'. su.i.nueu ~ trees, put Ut
e.n.,Mlso es:a,s: Syp'oai q sne aall' gloomy,
loDs !ss'uenoe q Tue soo ooatn-
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