New-York tribune., 1868-05-16

suuP-rUE PEOPLE MAY YET WIN 81 ONE
on 1VO vOTFs-MR WILEY THE IiNOIAL
sENATOR-GRnES, TRUMBULL, fLSsENpLN,
FOWLER, HENDERSON, AND VAN WINNIE
wTTU THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., sPRAGUE,
WILEY AND ROSS IN poUBr-HENDER-
sons CORRUPT AGREEMENT WITH THE
PREsIDENT-MEETING OF THE DOUBTERS-
TIL VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY.
y, rElEeKAPH TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. Friday, May IS, 1868
Speculaton and rumOr fiji tine Capital tonight
and IL is all of course relative TO the result of the
,vpected vote on impeachment tomorrow. The
Democrats arc very confident that the Court will
acout tho President; but Republicans have not lost
all hope Of conviction by the concentration of suf-
fcent strength the principal Urticle to insure
the removal Of Mr.. Johnson. Still the result is
mathematical and need not disguise the fact that
the prospect is by bright. Ii may be added
that if we succeed, it viii be by only one or two
majority. A careful canvass by some of the most
sagacious members Of Congress shows that the YER
dict hinges in a great measure on the vote Of Mr..
Wiley of West Virginia. Grimes, Trumbul Fes-
senden, Fowler Henderson, and Van Winke are
counted certain for acquttal The doubtful Senators
are Anthony, sprague Wiley. and Ross.
The indications tonight are that Mr. Anthony will
vote for conviction on majority of the articles He
has spoken very strongly on the subject and made
known his doubts of the wisdom of Impeachment;
UuI, on the Oel manu. ut Is quito N4teA III AlAS 'A'o
Of the Presidents guilt He will II is generally be-
Heycd vote with us, Mr. Sprague, too, is set down
cu the conviction side Owing to his peculiar rela-
tons NE is placed in very embarrassing position,
and has been for weeks subjected to pressure which
,youd tend to lead him the other way. However, IN
the secret deliberations during the trial he inva-
ra1y took strong ground for conviction; and hence
infer that it is more than probable that he will vote
that way. The grounds for suppOsng that Mr.. Ross
will vote for conviction are that within short time
mcmber Of Congress gave him pieee Of paper with
the irst second, third, eighth and eleventh articles
marked. Mr., Ross drew his pen through the eighth,
and said that he would go for the others Col Green,
a member of the State Senate of Kansas, resident |
Of Lawrence, the home of Mr. Ross, called on that |
gentleman, yesterday, with resolutions which were |
adopted at a Republican meeting in Lawrence urg- |
Ing conviction and that he CIR. Ross stand firm on |
the peoples side. Mr.. POmeroy and Mr.. Clarke, |
member of Congress. called on Mr.. Ross at the same
time They have funny way of dopg things"
said he, but still will take the resolutions into
consideration AfterwaTd in conversation with his |
visitors Mr., Ross deprecated impeachment and de- |
Tended the President He thought it better for the
country that his Excellency should not be convcted
but at the same time he added that he would vote
for some of the articles. Mr. Green remarked that II
be TO vote otherwise he could not expect to be
received as Republican on his return to the State
Mr. Ross replied that that was not matter of much
Importance to him. He was not particularly desirous
TO return. The Kansas Republicans count on Mr..
Ross as sure on the articles which he has pledged
himself.
Mr. Anthony remarked to an intimate friend to-
day that he would vote for the second eighth and
eleventh articles but at the time dOubt is
felt IN his case and the Presidents friends claim
him. The remaining doubtful Senator is Mr. Wiley.
lie said to member of the House today-one of his
most intimate friends, by the way-that be would |
vote for conviction the first and eleventh articles
and that he might be able to vote for the second,
but that he could not 90 for conviction on the |
eighth. He and his colleague Alr. Van |
Wnkle) had enjoyed Several conversations
and Mr.. Van WiRle lad said that he Wan Winklel
might be abb to vote for the eleventh, but that he
could not vote to punish the President the others
He could vote for the first, if it were slightly
amended in phraseology; but on that point he was
still undecided The Conservative" doubtful Sena-
tors were to have another meeting this evening and
after that he could tell That was Mr. Van Wrinkles
opinion Mr.. Wiley said to his colleague that If the
President is not convicted onYthe articles which he
had mentioned he would resign his position as soon
as the Legislature of his State should meet. Mr..
Wiley exhibited an opinion in favor of conviction 10
a number of Senators a few days ago.
HendersOns letter has been discussed in all circles
today and the prevailing opinion seems TO be that
the movement Of the Missouri delegation has af-
forled him an opportunity which he might not other
wise have had Mr.. Henderson is very sanguine that
acqutta will be to the advantage, finally of the Re
publican party. He SAID, few nights ago, that 1T
would gain the Republicans 100000 votes. lie chat
ters in this strain while all his former friends
tinue to tell him that they will have nothing to do
with him in future TumOr has been current
In town to-day, for which there is. some foun-
Slation, that an effort will be made to expe Sen
ator Henderson from the Senate, on the ground
that he made an arrangement with the Presi-
dent in effect that if he (Ar. Johnson would cease
his opposition TO Congress- appoint Republican
Cabinet and ioin in harmony with the Republican
party. throwing the Democracy overheard. he Hen
lerson) would vote for his acquttal. Mr. McClurg
is authority for the assertion that Henderson told
this to him, and that the President accepted the
terms laid down to him. The leading members OF
the Senate and House hold that this amounts to NAL
feaSance and is not at all improbable that 1t may
DC brought before the Senate.
Several Of the Iowa Delegation called on Grimes
since his Illness and had long interview with him.
He endeavOred to Justify his course and said that he
could 60 home and stump the State. He was assured
by an inAuential Republican, who has just arrived
from iowa that he could not get fifty Republicans
in aDy one County to listen to him and
that it would be waste Of time TO attempt
it-that they would far prefer to listen to
the most viainous COpperhead in the country.
Fowler met prominent Republican yesterday
and said to him, You are the very man want to
see have been looking for You for several days
Go to your room, and will meet you there in half
an hour. / am in great trouble. and want to
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