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The failure of Impeachment, though fatal to his success, did not dissipate the support which his long services and marked fidelity had commanded, without any of the adventitious aids of power.
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Blaine reflects on the political consequences of the failed impeachment of President Johnson and its impact on Wade's political future.
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