The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-05

| strucu0n committee have the subject unde
consideration, but several OF its members be
ing also on the impeachment committee, th
report upon the Alabama claimants is not ye
ready.
Letters received in this city to-day from Ala
bana leave no doubt that the constitution ii
defeated, despite the strenuous exertion o
General Meade and others.
In view Of the rapid approach Of the houl
when the President will be placed upon his tria
before the Senate, the Conservative member.
Of Congress are much concerned about the &C
tion OF the Maryland Legislature in reference
to the election of q Senator OF the United
States. It is conceded on all hands that the
example of Kentucky should be emulated, anG
that in this crisis OF national affairs the egis.
lature Of Maryland should, without delay elect
some one as Senator whose right to a seat can
the exclusion Of Mr. Thomas from his seat was
q great outrage upon the people Of Maryland,
it is also very justly held that this is no time to
bubble about men.
MIR. McCrecry, the now Senator from Ken
tucky, had q proper appreciation of his duty in
view Of the nlomentous question that is short-
ly to come beforethe Senate for it was his ex-
pressed determination, in the event OF any
question being raised that would have opera
ted unfavorahly to his Immediately taking his
seat, to have telegraphed to the Governor OF
his State resigning his commission and urging
upon the legislature to elect at once some one
against whom no objection could be urged.
The Legislature Of Maryland can have but
little idea of the anxiety that ls felt here upon
this subject. 1t should be borne in mind that
Upon question of the conviction Of the Presi-
dent every Conservative vote counts two, and
every vote lost ls o great gain to those who
would hurl MIR. Johnson from power.
THE FEELING IN Observation-Disclosures AS TO
= THE ACTION OF THE SENATE.
A Washington dispatch TO the New York
Herald says
There seems to be growing feeling that the
Senate will not convict the President OF the
"high crimes and misdemeanors" of which he
is impeached by the House, precisely because
it is asserted there that that body will not be
OF the o2inion that the offences charged are
high crimes and misdemeanors." Among the
most radical and even rabid OF the well-inform-
ed Republicans that have. visited the capital
since the impending eachrnent proceedings
there is strong expression against impeach-
ment for the offences presented, on the ground
that the country will not sustain it, there be-
ing no evidence Of criminal intent on the part
Of the President and there being a stroug con-
vlctlon in the minds Of the people that MIR.
Johnson has done only what immemorial Gus
tom has established and sanctioned as consti-
tutional and right. It is fact, however, that
one of the most red hot Republicans in the
City of New York, who has been first and last
o Radical, and who claims to express the views
of many of his class, declares that the convic-
tion of Andrew Johnson of the offences charged
will result in disaster to the Republican party
for the reason above given-an entire lack Of
criminal design on his part. He says that
neither the country nor the world will approve
such conviction, and that it's consummation
will be the most stupendous political blunder.