The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-20
POLITICAL SUMMARY.

POLITICAL SUMMARY.
rur nr.ru or 1srpEAcHMENT-soUTHER sESA-
TORS AND NEW ARTICLES OCCURRENCES AT
THE WHITE HOUSE ON sATURDAY-THE PREsl-
DENTS pExEANoR AND vMws-coNaRATULA-
TIoNs ON AoourTTAI.
The Washington correspondent OF the Baltl-
more Sun writes under date of Sunday night:
The extraordinary agitation of the people
that prevailed yesterday and up to o late nour
last night, Was succeeded to cay Dy remarAa-
BILE quiet. a no +ho+
there can be q conviction Of the President upon
any Of the ten articles Of impeachms mt re-
manning undisposed of. The eleventh artlcle
Was selected by the advocates OF impeachment
as the one on. which they could convict, con,
viction could be had at all. 1t is CONCEDED
that there win be as many votes for scquttai
on each of the remaining articles, anu ~ s soe on
cases more than we're yesterday cast 1or ac-
ouittal on the eleventh article, and, therefore,
fhe President cannot be convicted as the case
stands in the Senate.
Among some extreme impeachers We yet hear
threats Of further articles when the new South
ern senators shall be admitted to make sure
thing of q swo-thirds vote for the removal OF
III.
iiudicious Republicans deprecate these threats
and refuse to- countenance any further prose-
cution of ihe impeachment project, after the
articles now pending in the Senate shall pe
d;sposed Of. It is not believed that majority
of the Republicans Of either the Senate Or
House would agree to consider proposition to
get up new articles. }s
There were no very remarkable occurrences
at the White House yesterday or extrayagant
demonstrations Of jubilant character The
President continued c,lmly pursuing the regu-
lar routine Of his official lsbors during the
day. he was advised promptly by brief dis
pstches from the capitol as the severa! votes
were taken in the impeachment trial, and
knew the result within few minutes after ne
Shortly after the impeachment court adjourn
led. Mr. Seward, Governor Randall, and q dozen
OF twenty friends Of the President, called to
offer their congratulations. There were no
excited demonstrations, but all passed OF
quietly. Mr.. johnson informed hls visitors
that he did not regard the result OF the day as
personal victory but ne considered me yeI-
ton and o Just application OF the law to the
charges and Testimony before the COURT
THE razaIDEST's oABnaErs CHANGES SUGGEST
m-pos1rIoN OF. THE .'socAILED REcREANT
sExAroRs- ADHESION OF TIE SOUTHERN
srATEs-oHANa9s II THE COMPLEXION OF
- POLITICAL, AFYArRs. q
a Another correspondent Of the same paper
Says: 81 80 =,
The following statement is pre&csted on in
formation derived from highly relEbH sources:
It is generally known here that s91fe OF the
members, Il not al, OF .Preside1t> Johnson's
cabiuieE have signifed Willingness to retire
from office, and hence there is much specula..
ton on that subject Prominent gentlemen OF
both parties, IN conversation recently, agreed
tween Congress and the President springs from
the defect Of executive administration under
our present form of government, and that II
the ministry here, as in England, would retire
and give place to one In accord with tho ex-
pressed will Of the people, we should have had
peace long ago.. !. a:s
having been rejected, it is now thought by
Congressman OF both parties that ne VIII
any way practicable, in order that the national
interests OF the South may be beard and: cared
The statement that the President has made
any promises to the Conservative senator's
voting for his acquittal, to support OF uphold
them by the power Of his administration, ls
untrue. Those Republicans voting against
TO President Iohnsnna political course. as are.
Che most earnest Radicals. They regard Inn
peachment as judicial and not d political pro-
ceeding. It is known that they claim to be as
determined to carry out the congressional
policy as are their more Radical colleagues;
but they do not think That the President either
can or: VIII attempt further obstructlons. They
hope and believe that he will change his, Cabi-
nef TO q great extent at5least, and by more
liberal policy secure better accord with Con
gress;s but whatever he may do or not do IN
this bahah, has had and can have no effect on
their Judgment in passing on the articles OF
impeachment. Il, it is said, the impeachment
hsd not been, pending, there is little doubt
neW Cabinet would long since have been deslg,
nated, composed Of the most distinguished
and eminent men OF the country.
thorough change shall be made in the COM
plexim Of political affairs. II these conjectures
should be realized, it win remain for the Sem
ate; inlview OF the probable defeat OF the re-
manning articles Of impeachment on the 18th
instant, TO accept or reject what, II offered and
accepted in good faith, must soon lead to the
restoration OF the Union and the peace and
prosperity Of the country.
It Is not true that President johnson has IN
dicated the precise party character OF the con-
templated Cabinet appointments further than
they shall be men Of eminent abilities, such as
to challenge the confidence and respect Of the
entire country.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ADJoURNMENT-FUTuRE
ACTION FoREsHADowED.
The Washington Chronicle Of yesterday, OF
course, extols in the highest degree the thirty
FIVE senators who voted to convict the Presi-
dent, and denounces in an nnmeasured man
ner those who declared the President not
guilty. It has an article on the adjourn
ment Of the court until the 26th instant, in
which it seems to undertake to indicate the
purpose Of the adjournment. and foreshadows
the future policy Of its party on the subject,
but whether its inLimations are Of any value
remains to be seen:
In adjourning the High Court Of Impeach-
ment over until the 26th instant, the senators
have acted wisely. The attempt Of the Chief
Justice to rule the motion out Of order, being
only another move in his little game Of politi-
cal thimble-rigging, was promptly overruled
Rannhl;cans ara beginnino To see through the