The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-16
From Washington

The following statement Of what occurred
in the United States Senate on the 18th, we
take from the Louisville Courier:
Fessenden and Grimes opinions were IN
qualified against conviction Trumbull took
decided grounds against the first eight arti-
cles, bat his position on the eleventh is un
known, as he did not complete reading his
opinion. BE said the Indictment on the first
eight articles would be quashed by amy or
all courts in the country. His opinion is,
therefore, not certain, but the chances are
he will sustain the President
Henderson is against the same articles,
but expressed no opinion about the remain
ing three. The impeacheTs, however, give
him up
Van Wrinkles name will undoubtedly be
recorded against the measure, as he said it
could not stand up under such assaults as
were made on it by the opinions Of the Sen
atOrs named.
sherman an Howe spoke against the first
article, but will vote for conviction on seye-
raj others.
Stewart, Edmunds, Williams and Morrill,,
Of Maine, viii swallow the whole unclean
thing. DooHttle, Johnson, Hendsicks and
Carrot Davis condemned it In strong terms.
Davis paper on the subject was said by a
Senator to be one of the strongest read to
the Senate.
When It was known to outsiders that
Trumbull and Fessenden had spoken against
impeachment the excitement in the House
was intense, and CONSERVATION seized upon
the carpet baggers.
Thad. Stevens proposed to postpone the
consideration of the bill for the admission
of the Southern States, while other radicals
| formed themselves in groups for cOnsidera-
ton or discussion Old Stevens expressed
himself in terms by no means refined or
complimentary to the Senate, and Wash
burn touchiDgly remarked Everything
! has gone to hell"
Ben Butler said sententiously, f" Fessen-
den and Trumbull are demoralized to bel" "
refused to be comforted, and lett for home
Van Wyck, Of New York, said he never
did have confidence in that Senate anyhow;
| and these are the character of the comments
on the presumed aequittal of the President
But the vote will be so closely balanced
| that the scale may turn either way.
1t does pot at best seem that more than
nineteen or twenty will sustain the Presi-
| dent, and it is not absolutely certain that the
/ requisite seven in addition to the twelve
Democrats can be obtained. Six are counted
/ on, but the seventh cannot be named posi-
| lively. Fessenden, Grimes, Trumbull, Hen
| derson, Van Wrinkle and Fowler, are con-
sidered by the President himself to be for
! himself and either Anthony, SpFague Viii
! ley, or Corbett, may make the seventh.
Messrs. CONFESS, Morton, Wilson and
Harlan spoke in favor of conviction tonight,
and Mr. Buckalew against
The radicals were particularly sOlicitOus
about Frelinghuysen, who was much exer-
| cised over Fessenden's speech to-day. Sub
sequently he was considered all right.
At present the chances are thatth Presi-
dent must either depend on Wiley or Ross
for vote although some claim Anthony or
Sprague
The radical conspirators are in cGnsulta-
ton tonight, to devise means to assure con
viction, as they viii stop at nothing, how
ever INSCRIPTIONS
The vote was postponed to Saturday, to
give further chances to the villainy.
-a-+o+-a--
The Bridgeport (ConnecJicut) Farmer,
recently announced that James NJ. Grant of
Bridgeport, obtained divorce from his wife
Julia The next day Mrs Grant informed
the public through tie columns of the same
paper that the notice was the first she had
heard of the matter On Saturday last the
Farmer announces that Mrs. Grant has re-
ceived information from England that de
ceased relative has left her the snug little
fortune of eighty or ninety thousand dollars.
Very likely Mr.. Grant wisheshis wife never
had heard of that divorce.