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FROM WARRINGTON.
Special Correspondence of tie BaitinOr' Gaasfts.
WASHINGTON, May ii, 1858.

yp.c;al Corr..pondenes of tie BaltinOrs Gosetts.
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1858.
This will be regarded in all time to come. in
American politics, as the days of the dupes.
Early in the morNipg it was almost universally
conceded that the Judgment Of the Senate
would be pronounced tomorrow, and that 1t
would be one Of acquittal on every article
From IL o'clock until 2 P NJ the Radicals,
protesting to have received information from
inside the Senate sitting throughout the day
with closed doors-the rules being strictly en-
forced) were iubilant and freely bet at large odds
upon conviction. AS Senators, however began
TO emerge from the Chamber at about the lat
ter hour, and were button-holed by anxious
inuuirers. it became evident from the counte-
nances Of prominent Radical lobbyists, that
something had occurred which had completely
reversed the scales, and the impeachers who
had ventured deeply upon the result were OBJ
served endeavoring, through understrapperS, to
hedge" Finally at o'clock II leaked out
that in the discussion in the Senate it had be-
come evident that conviction upon any single
article was thing not TO be expected, and such
at this hour (half-past o'clockl is the decI-
ded impression Of the Radicals themselves.
The Senate adopted the following form OF
question, which the Chief Justice is to ask each
Senator when his name is called:
First. q" you believe Andrew johnson
guilty of this article, as charged ?"
Second. do you believe this constitutes
high crime and misdemeanor ?"
The debate in the Senate was participated
in by more than a dozen Senators, all Repub-
licans, understand, except Messrs. Doollttle,
Davis and Hendricks. might mention the
names of gentlemen on the Republican side
who are represented to have given indications
of opinions adverse to conviction but in a
very short time the whole facts will be develop
ed-and at this moment injustice might be done
bv attempting TO be specific Suffice 1t TO say
that the number will be comparatively few
who will vote for conviction on all the articles
and probably there will not be over dozen
Republicans who will vote for acquittsl on
every charge. The votes will be very much
scattered. The opinion now is, however, that
upon no one particular article can the impeach-
ers muster more than thirty-two votes.
l have never before seen such anxiety and
excitement in this city upon any question II
seems TO be considered that the result of this
contest mus. be decisive of all important Politl-
cal questions now agitating the country, should
il be favorable to the President The House
was nevertheless engaged this morning in Re-
construction Legislation, an omnibus bill, pro-
viding for the admission Of all the Southern
States, having been introduced, together will
bill removing political disabilities from
batch Of Southern traitors in that section
i call them "trdit0rS' as ! believe they are
so considered North and South, although FOL
very different reasons.
Having given the impressions as they
generally exist at the close Of this letter. as tC
the probable finale Of impeachment, | refrain
from comment, except to say that no man car
guarantee what a single day may bring forth
In this age it is manifest that the old Congo
adage, that white man is uncertain, and the
negro not to be relied on, is verify indeed.