Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-07
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Chronicle ]

| Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Chronicle
WASHINGTON, May 6.
There is decidedly better feeling in the
| impeachment circles, this morning. Fol
several hours, yesterday, everything look
ed dark tor impeachment, and those who
had been most sanguine that it would be a
success were considerably discouraged
All this resulted from apparently well au-
thenticated statements made regarding the
position OF Senators Sherman and Fessen-
den. If these gentlemen voted for acquit-
Der of other Republicans would join them
to render Johnson's conviction impossible.
At no time since the trial commenced
has there been so much excitement as last
night. Members of Congress and strangers
in the city flocked toathe newspaper offices
to get the true situation of affairs. Senator
Fessenden was visited by colleague, and
In answer to question whether he was
writing an opinion against conviction, said
this story was absolutely.untrue.
He was putting into shape some consid-
erations in regard to a single article which
had occurred to him, and he had not
shown this to any person. Senator Nor
rill, who also had an interview with Mr.
Fessenden, says that he is more than ever
convinced that Fessenden will vote for the
removal of the President. In regard to the
position of Senator Sherman, your corres-
pondent, after most careful inquiry, is led
to believe that he will vote for the convic-
tinn Of 70 Prosf6opf ~ oil tha nj
cept those which refer to a violation of the
Tenure-ot-Office act. He expressed the
opinion yesterday morning, to distin-
guished gentleman from Ohio here, that he
saw no reason to change from the position
taken when the tenure of Office bill passed
that Cabinet officers were not included
within its provisions. From this there can
be no doubt but he will vote against con-
viction under this law. Several Senators,
yesterday, who are personally opposed to
Senator Wade, took advantage of the pecu-
liar condition of affairs to urge his friends
to have him (Wade) resign the position of
President of the Senate pro tenn, when, in
their view. impeachment would be certain.
These gentlemen, who were so anxious to
get Mr.. Wade out are chiefly opposed to
him as a candidate for the Vice Presidency
at the Chicago Convention. .HF
Much surprise was created by Senator
Wilson, who waited upon three Ohio Con-
gressmen, and said this whole difficulty
could be solved by Mr.. Wade's resigning.
He said that he (Wilson) would carry his
own State for himself at the Chicago Con-
vention, for Vice President; but if Wade
would resign the Presidency of the Senate,
and thus let Colfax step into the Presiden-
tial chair on the success of impeachment,
he (Wilson) would agree to carry the Mas
sachusetts delegates and all the delegates
favorable to himself and Colfax for Mr..
Wade for Vice President at Chicago. This
offer was at once firmly refused, but new
ertheless has occasioned great deal of
talk among politicians who were Informed
of it. The Presidents friends are circulat-
ing various rumors again this morning, bur
they fail to create the impression expected
from them. -.t-.-- ,..- --