The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-20

ceives strength from positive stateme,
to the effect that the managers give up Il
case. The excitement in political circle
is intense.
There has been great excitement id Ii
city to-day, particularly among the impeac]
ers, who are fearfully demoralized by til
unexpected detection of Senators upo
whom great dependence had been place
tor the contamination ofthe party purpos
in inaugurating the prosecution of tn
President. Feeling that something mus
be done to raise dust under cover of whic
they could retire without observation, tn
Radicals have telegraphed to [" loyal "Goy
errors and editors in the Northern State
to call mass meetings to sustain impeact
ment, and thus produce still greater press
ure upon refractory Senators than has here
tofore been brought against them. 70,
may, therefore, not be surprised if a furthe
postponement of the final vote shall b
made on Saturday.
The Radical members of the House from
Illinois, Iowa aud Missouri held meeting
to advise on the impeachment situation
The latter delegation have asked Senate
Henderson to resign. The Iowa delepa
ton read Senator Grimes out of the party
and the Illinois delegation denounced
Irumbull in no measured nor fastidiou,
terms.
Gov. Burnside was telegraphed to call {
mass meeting in Providence to bolster W
Senators Anthony and Sprague.
Altogether, the trepidation manifested
by the Radicals causes the liveliest salts
faction to the Conservatives.
WASHINGTON, May ia continuous
rain throughout the day has caused arpar.
ent quiet among The manipulators Of the
impeachment, but they have nevertheless
been most industriously and earnestly at
work.
The pressure and various kinds of inAu.
ences brought to bear upon the remaining
doubtful Senators is wonderful. Tele.
grams in great number are sent hence to
various quarters urging that meetings be
held to demand the removal of the Presi-
dent, also requesting petitions to be tele-
graphed by influential Republicans to Sen
ators insisting upon the latters' votes for
conviction.
Dispatches come in response, some prom
ising to comply Others declining to inter-
fere in the matter, as it is subject to be
disposed of upon the solemn oaths of Sena-
tors themselves and not by resolutions, at
town meetings. A reply Of this kind is
said to have been made last night by Hon.
r. G. Ingersoll, member of the House from
Illinois, when called upon to sign his name
to remonstrauce of politicians Of his
State against the action and proposed vote
of Senator Trumbul.
How effective these extraordinary efforts
shall be upon some CT the Senators who it
is proposed to carry by arguments, impor-
tunities and threats, may be problemati-
cal.
1t is certain, however, that no outside
pressure ofany kind can affect the votes of
the statesmen who hay filed their argu-
ments against imp eachment, norris it believ-
ed that any change can in this way be ac-
as to the status and votes of
the other half dozen or more Republican
Senators named as doubtful.
The extreme Radicals say they will get
rid Of the President by some means yet in
reserve, and a Radical Senator from
State expresses it in this way:
"We'll have that fellow out yet, even if we
have to admit the Southern Senators to
vote for conviction"
Upon the whole the observations of to-,
day do not indicate any material change
in the views and claims of parties. The
advocates of Impeachment are not quite SO
confident of the removal of the President,
whilst their opponents are about as firm
now as at any time previous, that the YER
dict will be acquitta}.
Senator Grimes was taken suddenly i'll
this afternoon, and threatened with paraly-
sis. The report was instantly circulated
and believed that he was dying. That his
physician said that he could not live till
The statement created q gener-
al panic among impeachment manipulators;
and the sum total of the effect of the Sena-
tors demise at this juncture was immedi-
ately footed up and discounted.
The tolerable fair health of Mr.. Grimes
this evening has upset these calculations,
and am happy to state that the Senator
will probably be as well as ever by to-mor-
row morning.
Senator Conklipg is quite i'll tonight
With inflammation of the bowels.
Senator Howard is yet in critical con-
litlon and more delirious tonight.
1t is understood the impeachment ver-
]ict will be postponed from next Saturday
% the following Saturday.
WAsHINeToN, May l4.-Senator Howard
vas restless last nigh and is still delrious.
Grimess right arm is partially useless,
,ut be is in no danger, though visitors are
lenied. Conklipg's indsposition is moth
ng serious.
The Chicago Post sustains Trumbull. |
Outside pressure is tremendous and the re-
ult disputed. A favorable vote for the
will not be allowed until after the
chicago convention
Senate.--No session.
House.-After unimportant business the
omnibus admission bill was resumed
9ruyn spoke first in opposition. Brooks
olowed. He spoke ofthe unfit character
If the representatives, abiding particular
Y to Florida. Stevens interrupted, saying
le was willing to agree that the representa-
ives from Florida should not be admitted.
Brooks was glad Stevens agreed with him
IN that point, and proceeded, saying that
Alabama, Georgia and other States were
controlled in like manner by squatters
that their conventions and
legislatures were composed Of men who had
10 interest in the States : who we're not
by the people, nor did they un-
lerstand the people.
Brooks proceeded-"A tyranny worse
han that ever countenanced by the'czar of
Russia, or the sultan of Turkey, had been
upon the people there by the
powers that had determined to control the
elections there by any means, no matter
low or by what means. The whole object
If congressional legislation was apparent.
It was all intended to radicalize the South