Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-19
Late from Washington.


By the special of the Louisville
Courier we have the following to the
evening of the 18th:
Notwithstanding the adjournment of the
impeachment trial, the excitement is I'M
diminished, but the Radicals have aban-
doned all hope of conviction on the re-
manning articles.
Butler denies that they would be with.
drawn, as has been rumored, but says
the vote would be taken on the 26th of
May, and on recreant Senators must rest
the responsibility of defeat.
He felt assured that the Chicago Con.
yention would read them out of the party.
Their anger at Ross detection is with
out bound. They charge him with being
bought by money, and swear they can
prove it, and against him and Henderson
the managers resolution is directed.
They swear Ross deceived them, which
may be true, else the vote would not
have been taken. Three Radical dele
CATIONS visited his lodging Friday night,
and even Grant spent three hours with
him, not leaving his room until two
o o'clock Saturday morning, but all in
vain.
The others. will bite against file if
they dare carry out the investigation.
1t will fail as disastrously as impeach-
ment.
The Radicals were terror-stricken by
the rumor that Grant would decline the
nomination because of the failure of
conviction, and be did make such de-
claration few days since, and out of it
have grown these reports. He assured
Senator tonight that he had written no
such letter. The truth is, he is as mad
on the subject of the Presidency as Ste
yens en- impeachment or Sumner on me-
gro questions. He don't intend to risk
anything, for he don't intend to resign
his present position pending the election.
The report that Chase visited Johnson
Yesterday ia lie of Forney's
In view of the hopelessness of i'm
peachment, Stanton has been consulting
with other conspirators about giving up
the War Office.
The President said to Representative
yesterday the names of the men in the
Senate who yesterday dared to do right
in defiance of the pressure of their party
would be written in history in letters of
gold.
There are runners Of changes in the
Cabinet shortly; that the present mem
bers will retire, to be succeeded by men
decidedly conservative in opinion, but of
eminent WORTH and such as will COM
mand the confidence of the whole coun-
try, and that they will be selected with
out regard TO party as peace Offering to
the Presidents implacable foes. This is
stated as a rumor.
The impeachers counted on Ross, and
were dunbfounded at his detection.
Impeachment is dead. johnson is
virtually acquitted. Radicalism has gone
to -, and the country is safe. 10 Tri-
umphe.
From dawn until late in the night of
the 10th the city has been the scene of
intense excitement, such as was never
witnessed before and will never be again.
At an early hour the Senate Chamber
was literally packed with men and
women.
Aahony's vote of guilty" was fol-
lowed by buzz in the galleries, but no
loud demonstration.
Cameron said guilty" before the
question was concluded by the Chief
Justice. Everybody smiled.
When Fessenden's name was called
that Senator rose and stretched his tall
form to its full length and stood erect.
He placed his thumbs in his pants
pockets, listened to the reading of the
questions by the Chief Justice aud re-
sponded in a clear, ringing tone, not
guilty"
Fowler repeated his vote of mot
guilty" as the first was not heard dis
tinctly.
Henderson rose nervously at the call
he had expressed no opinion on the
eleventh article, and when he said mot
guilty" the Presidents friends breathed
freer.
Intense but suppressed excitement YVES
felt when Ross name was called for.
On his vote depended the fate Of the Elk
ecutive and country. Not guilty, be
said. and CONSERVATION seized on the
conspirators. 1t made no difference
how Wiley and the other doubtful Sena-
tors voted, for Ross secured acquiital on
the article and impeachment was dead.
The vote being announced, the reason
for voting FIRST on the eleventh article be-
came apparent the conspirators kne"
II this could not secure conviction, the
measure was defeated, and to prevent
acouittal they now moved to postpone
he vote on the balance Of the articles,
which, after fllibusteriug, was carried.
The cowardly dodge TO evade the issue
provoked contempt from all +; but the I'M
scrupalous majority we're intent only IN
frst breaking the force Of The result, aud
then wanted more time for trickery.
They would not have voted to-day, but
they believed Ross was with them aud
Grimes would not be there, and we're
caught in their own trap.
After adjournmen. the crowd dis-
persed, and the Representatives returned
20 their own hall; the Democrats being
jubilant, and Radicals sullen and enrsing
and gnashing their teeth
shortly afteruards the managers met