Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-01

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or that his conviction would be an unpar-
donable public outrage, and who do not
think that his conviction is q predetermined
fact.
THICK AND THIN RADICALS.
Not more than one-third of the Senators
are thorough thick and thin Radicals. A
larger number than I had supposed Of the
Republicans have declined to class them
selves, by all their votes, as implacable i'm
peachers, And I believe the President
would be acquitted if it were not for the
fear that, if turned loose, he would be guilty
of some dangerous freak. He is supposed to
be capable of anthing but an act of timely
discretion, and if he is turned out of
Office he will owe it to his reputation as
an uncertain quantity and a auarrelsome
person. If it were believed that the Presi-
dent would quit his foolery with Lorenzo
Thomas and withdraw the appointment OF
Thomas Ewing, Sr., as Secretary of War,
and appoint General Banks or Governor
Cox, or some other competent and relia-
BILE man to that position. am sure as one
can be without the proof that he would
be acquitted. As the case stands. he has
a chance of acquittal, That the impeach-
ment business has been overdOne here, IS
the opinion of the judicious. That the
evidence presented by the managers was
the reverse of strong and conclusive, all
beside the impeachers themselves admit |
That the country is not enamored of the
impeachment business, and not excited
about 1T, Is not only known here, but felt
That the Impeachment of Johnson will
prove a winning card for the Republicans
in the approaching Presidential campaign,
is not believed by those best able to cal
culate the Influences and the chances
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
The position of the Chief Justice has its |
peculiarities. He certainly is not recog- |
nized as among the impeachers and the
extreme Radicals do not hesitate to declare
that he has gone over to the Copperheads. |
This sort of remark has, however, lost its
force to some extent, as Charles Sumner |
has been called a Copperhead good many
times within a few days, because he has |
not agreed with a majority Of his party
as to the evidence that should be admitted. |
The Chief Justice occupies a position of
elevated neutrality on the political ques-
tions of the day. I doubt whether he pro-
poses to become enthusiastic about the
Chicago nominations. We may not have
the pleasure of seeing him at home next
fall to vote. An incident of some signifi-
cance is the Endorsement that Mr. Chase
gave General Cary of his letter to Josiah
Kirby. There is no doubt that Mr.. Chase
did tell General Gary that he considered
that letter a manly one q believe he did
not say frank and manly,") and that he
to that portion of it in which
the General tells his constituents that if it
cost him every political friend he had in
the world, he would do according to his
Is STANTON COWARD.
General Sherman testified that Mr. John
son promised to him that Stanton was
cowardly. This fact is very patent here
To those persons whom he can overawe,
Stanton is roaring lion. He is meek as
a ring-doye to people who can put him
upon any equality. During this long ad
Interim season he has been afraid to quit the
War Department, sleeping there of nights
TO the amusement of men of all opinions.
Even old General Thomas said: "No
man but one who would do mean thing
himself would act as Stanton expects me to
act. He thinks I would slip in there in the
night and seize his Office A politician
might do this, not soldier" Mr.. STAN
toms cowardice has been tested here very
often. One of his reasons for keeping
&c General Detective Baker in his employ
ment was to watch his house and keep as
sassins, imagined or supposed, away. Du-
ring m uch Of the war he lived haunted
existence, relieved by spasmodic buster
ing. Indeed, the "advance characters
in the impeachment trial are good deal
like Falstatf's band. Stanton is Nym, Wade
is Pistol, Howard, with his red nose, is
Butler is Falstaff, with his eye in
Bingham is old Mistress Quick
ly, and Forney is the convenient young
woman of the play, d camp-follower, who
will sleep anywhere.
INTIMIDATIoNs To SENATORS.
You have little idea, at your distance
from the capital, Of the pressure brought
to bear upon the Senate to make them con.
vict Mr.. johnson. Not only are the mails |
full of admonitory letters, entreaties, ap-
peals to the ambition and fear, and laments
for the party, if Johnson be not convicted,
but the Republican newspapers, in the ma
iority of cases, flourish the whip and i'm
precate upon the personal heads of their
Senators. Northern men who live in the
South have been imported here to add
their beseechings. 1t is almost needless to
say that all those present are aspirants for
office in the Southern States.
STATE NEWS.