Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-05-27
INTERESTING BIT OF HISTORY.
Hon. Edmund G. Ross, Ex-Cnited
States Senator of Kansas.

Edmund G. Ross, at one time Uni
ted States senator from Kansas, and
whose vote prevented the impeach-
ment of President Andrew Johnson.
died recently al Albuquerque. " NJ.
Referring to this incident writer in
the ST Louis Globe-DemOcrat says.
In this most dramatic incident OF
American political history the presi-
, dent of the United States was defend
ant. prosecuted by the house OF re-
representatives. before the chief justice
OF the supreme court, sitting as trial
judge, and a jury composed of the
cabinet and senate. At the close OF
the trial seven republican senators
voted with the democratic minority
against impeachment, the seventh
and deciding ballot being that of
Senator Ross For this simple act of
justice in the face of threats of poll
teal humiliation, social ostracism,
financial ruin and assassination, all
but the latter became Ross portion
There was no doubt how Fessenden,
FowledSGrimes, Henderson, Trum-
bull and Van Wrinkle Intended to
vote; but Ross, whose name came low
on the list, represented a passionate
ly radical state and had been subject
ed 10 unlimited political pressure,
abuse and threats. When Kansas
heard Ross had voted not guilty the
storm broke. D. W. Wilder, then
editor of the Leavenworth Conserya-
tive, in his issue of May II, 1868, |
said: johnson is acquitted because
Kansas is corrupt The fate of the
nation depended upon the vote. II
was found and came from Kansas.
Ross has betrayed the people. be-
trayed the cause, stabbed liberty in
the national capitol, within sight of
Mount Vernon and almost on the
spot where Abraham Lincoln was
murdered Another man, a man of
great powers and marvellous energy
a man who, with all his errors. had
great qualities and generous instincts
man who was grim and satanic in |,
MS hates, but who could love. too. b
and knew what il was TO have friends Il
and be true to them; that man. Ross
Travelled this road before you. He /;
100, went over to Andrew Johnson II
He found the road a hard and droo-r
one' with no lights, no stars in
heaven. walk like Dante's in the in
ferno- He ended his pilgrimaee in z
MS own tragic way. The editorial a
goes on TO speak of the senator who
shook in his boots ike a craven
hearted wretch, had Dan Voorhees,,
OeIuhg money on him, and finally
brought up in the White House under
Andy Johnson's table, licking hi. $
ooots' cringing, sneaking, frightened S
-remohng. We have never soon S
manifested IN any community said L
he Lawrence Republican, so dee, o
sense OF shame and modification o
coupled with indignation. as was d
lloited in Lawrence Saturday whom a
l became known that the conviction fl
u andrew Johnson had failed p
hTougn the treaehery of Senator fl
toSs- The Lawrence Tribune do d
JARED If Senator Ross is right tban h
very republican in Kansas is wrono, p
ne Kansas City Journal of Com F
leree expected the 'wretched man - CT
ahg upon a gibbet of obloouv, D.. al
ne oit'erest were the kilograms One TT
lsned d. R. Anthony and Other pl
aio: Your vote is dictated nv IT, II
wing not by your oath. Yonr mo be
'eS are indian contracts and green pr
aeSS' Kansas repudiates Won
re does all perjurers and sknntss
nV'Her from Topeka by ]. d. Bailey
'iu' probably the rope with Whit 90
luas hanged himself is lost. bu, ,r,
s'oi with which Jim Lane con 40.
i''eo suicide is at. your service y.
pom MS retirement in 1871 Senate, M.
oss returned to Kansas. but tha :.
10000 OF the Lane succession ~ -,
MIN and his newspaper business
INJURIES were unsuccessful. Read