The New York herald., 1868-04-20

adopt the negro suffrage policy, which was shown
in his North Carolina proclamation.
Senator Sumner also seems to have been in the
plot for some time after he had protracted inter-
view with the President, during which he urged the
President to adopt the negro suffrage policy and on
being met with stubborn determination on part OF
the Executive he became somewhat insolent and
threatening concluding with solemn warning that
he and his friends intended 10 carry out their plan
and to ght the Administration to the bitter end on
that line should 1t ruin the country. This interview
OF Sumner and the President lasted for three hours
and resulted in leaving each in exactly the same po-
sition as when they started. From that time forward
the conspiracy has gradually developed ITSELF until
now when 1t seems the purpose OF the radicals to
move the President II they can, and, succeeding in
that, then TO establish nominal military Dictator
ship with the great power centred in Senatorial
oigarchy The late acts OF Congress- in the opinion
of able men, point TO this end unmistakably. There
is very little direct evidence but the whole course OF
Congress has that tendency Those who ridicue the
idea of dictatorship DO not know that some OF Gen
eral Grants stan have said lately that condition OF
things might occur which he would feel to justify
him in assuming the responsibility of dictator.
They forget that he has not dsclaimed the announce
ment In leading radical journal that he favored the
removal OF President Johnson; nay that he has re-
fused to deny it when asked for an explanation.
They lose sight of the fact that Congress has already
made him dictator over all the unreconsructed
South; that 1t has passed law preventing his re-
moyal from Office from Washington by the consti-
tuonal Commanderin-Chief and passed still
another law declaring that all orders to the army
must be issued through him, so that regiment,
under existing circumstances s not at the command
Of the President unless the GenerainChie consents
Speculations as to the Result OF the Impeach.
nient TriaI-Programme of the Summing Up.
AS the impeachment trial draws to close the pro-
babe verdict of the Judges and Jurors attracts some
interest, and gives rise to considerable discussion.
The exact power OF the Senate Is debated, and par
ticularly with regard to the point whether If they
convict they must necessarily innic the penalty of
removal and future disqualification to hold Office.
The weight Of the opinion TO be in favor Of the
view that the penalty is not an inevitable seQatur
of conviction under fair construction Of the
seventh clause of the third section, article first
Of the constitution, and therefore that the
Senate is at liberty to find the accused
guilty without proceeding to the extremity OF re-
moval from ONCE The development of this new
point has given rise to divers rumOrs, among which
to the effect that the Senate will avail itself
of this liberal construction, and, though it
will find him guilty, still will not remove
President Johnson. 1t is hardly probable that any
such poll cy will be adopted and far more likely that
the Senate, If it hats ALL will conclude to acquit
the President entirely by solid republican vote on
that SIDE Such course as this might save the
party, and would avoid the dangers that might at
tend an attempt at removal. Itwould have the ap-
pearance Of impartiality and magnanmity, and
would do more good to the party than conviction
or removal.
The defence having finished the examination Of
witnesses on their behalf the Board Of Managers Of
the House Of Representatives propose tomorrow to
examine one witness, by whom it is designed to
show that the President did declare his intention to
get Stanton out OF the War Department "or
sink the ships at present is thought
that no other rebutting testimony will be
introduced, as 1t is said that there is NO occasion
for any further evidence Of the intentions Of the
President to use force In carrying his point. If this
programme, which has now been fixed, is adhered
to- the final argument will be opened on Tuesday,
Mr.. Evarts leading of for the defence. Mr Boutwell,
will Their follow, opening for the prosecution.
The sealth Of Mr.. Stanbery now promising his pres
ence n snt Est, Tuesday. viii enable that gen.
tleman to close for the defence, to be followed by
Mr.. Bingham for the prosecution, and finishing the
case. Those who are in q position to know the fu-
ture movements in the Of the opinion that
vote will be reached by Saturday next, or probably
Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week, ac-
in the final argument
The Quarterly Reports OF the National Banks.
The quarterly reports Of all the national banks Of
the country, for the current quarter have been re-
ceived at the Office OF the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, with the exception Of sixteen. The returns
show that the banks generally in their reserves
fully up to the requirements Of law, and that the
items of loans and discounts and deposits in the
aggregate do not greatly differ from the reports
made to the department in April, 1867.
A large number Of national banks have failed to
comply with the requirements Of the tweRty-ffth
section Of the National Currency act. A few weeks
one hundred and thirty-seven Of them had never
caused examination OF their securities in the hand
OF the United States Treasurer; and nearly two hun
dred others who have at some time since their Or
ganizaton procured such examination, are delinquent
in both the current year and that ending with June
last. The Comptroller Of the Currency has accord
ingy called the attention Of national bank officers to
these facts, and advises how the examination may
be conducted.
Proposed Amendment "a the Passenger Laws.
The amendment to the Passenger laws, proposed
Congress by Secretary McCulloch are chiefly such
as have been suggested by the observation of prac
ticai seamen, and by, as he says the lamentable
failure OF existing laws to pass the ordeal Of the
courts. Therefore, In revising the act OF 1865 IL is
especially advisable that the several penalties pro-
vided therein shall continue to be lien on the ves-
sci, enforcible by libel and by proceedings in ad-
miralty.
Statistics of Trade With British North America.
1t appears from statement Of the Director of the
Bureau of Statistics that the total value OF imports
from Canada and other British American provinces
on the Atlantic during the fiscal year ending with
June last was s3 542 $50, OF which free s5e23 169
and dutable s22,sl9, $780, upon which the total est-
mated duties were 35,o52,572.
Construction Of the Pension Laws.
The following bill, recently introduced by Mr..
Perham and referred to the Committee Invalid Pen
sions will probably pass Congress without altera-
ton -
Be it enacted, &c, That the laws granting pensions
to the hereinafter mentioned dependent relatives Of
deceased soldiers leaving neither widow child en-