The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-16
the following letter, and presented the same to

Henderson
"WAsHNGToS. d. c., May IL, 1868.
'Hsn. J. B. Henderson, U. S. Senate:
"Sir-0n q consultation of radical members of
the House of Representatives from Missouri, In
view OF your position on the impeachment articles.
We ask you 10 withhold your vote on any article
upon which you cannot vote afirmatvely. The
request is made because we believe the safety of
the loyal people of the United States demands
the imme diate removal of Andrew johnson from
the Office Of president Of the United States. Re-
specially" etc.
Signed by Representatives Anderson, Pile,
Newcomb, Gravelly, McCurg. Logan aud BeDja.
min. Van Horn is absent from the city.
After reading this, Henderson promised to do
as requested, and IL the vote had been taken to
day, be would have voted for the eleventh article
and have refrained from voting on most Of the
Others. The delegation was greatly pleased with
the manner in which Mr. Henderson received
them, and with the willingness he exhibited 10 do
as the State delegation thought best.
The delegation had a second meeting this
afternoon concerning the matter.
The whole Tennessee delegation is waiting on
Fowler to night to present an opinion to him that
he should refrain from voting entirely. unless he
can represent what he well knows to be the senti.
ment Of the loyal people of his State.
The Maine delegation have had considerable
talk among themselves regarding the propriety of
calling on FesseDden and trying 20 change his de-
termination, but it was thought to be useless.
The Illinois Republican delegation met this
Judge TIumbull's course, but conclude that there
is no occasion for them 10 take action thereupon.
They express themselves confident that the
final vote of the Senate will be for conviction.
It is thought tonight that the first, fourth, fifth
sixth, ninth and tenth articles will fall. These in.
clu6e the charge Of removing Stanton the con-
spiracy charges, Emory article, and swinging
around the circle article. IL is also believed that
the second and eleventh, and probably the third,
will receive thirtysix or thrty-eight votes.
The disposition is Strengthening among sena.
tors TO adopt Mr.. Williams's motion, and take the
vote on the eleventh article first. Those who
have canvassed the subject. carefully, to-day
claim the following senators for this article
Anthony, cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole,
COnkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin. Drake, Ed
munds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Hender-
son. Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,, of Me-,
morrill,, of Vt, Morton. Nye. Patterson, N. H.,
stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Van Wnkle,
Wade, Wiley, iliams, Wilson, Yates-3s.
1t is also thought the second article will be car
ried by the above vote, leaving out Henderson
and Van Wrinkle.
An explanation which comes in the first place
from one Of the doubtful senator's is believed by
some of the best posted politicians. Il is 10 the
eject that the president had, through certain of
his friends, pledged himself, if acquitted, TO ap-
point new cabinet, which should bring him into
accord with the war Democrats and conservative
Republicans, and into partial agreement with the
congressional plan Of reconstruction, the idea be-
ing 10 atempt the OfganlZatlOn OF q new party,
those senators who vote to acqut to have control
of the patronage in their States. Some facts
have come to light concerning the attempts made
at the White House to secure senators. For the
last two or three weeks one of the presidents
household has been in correspondence with a
gentleman in city Of an adjoining State. The
contents OF several Of these letters are known.
Each contains information that another senator
had been secured by the president, and the last
one, written two days before the break in the
Senate, read as follows: "We have gained one
more senator to day, and this makes acquittal
certain An investigation into the attempt TO
bribe and corrupt senators is almost certain to
take place.
Southern Union men, of whom there are
large number in the city, have been the most cast
down Of any class here. They have taken mea-
sures to-day to organize for the purpose of
South as they deemed il would be, should the
president be acquitted, before senators. These
men all agree that there would be no safety
whatever for Southern delegates to Chicago and
members elect TO Congress returning to their
homes. All letters and dispatches received from
the South from Union men, since the trial began,
have exhibited great anxiety lest the Senate
should fail to convict.
The speech of Senator Morton in the Senate
last night produced marked effect. His earnest
ness fixed the attention of all the senators upon
bim One of the strongest points he made was
10 read the resolution by which the Senate rein.
stated Stanton, and then to call over slowly the
names Of those who voted for it. From this he
reasoned that all whose names he had read had
committed themselves to sustain the tenure. Of
ofice law, and that the senatorial oath under
which they then acted was as binding as their
judicial oath.