The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-04
WASHINGTON, May l, 1868

n,o &c considerable excitement tonight
; nenseouence of the heated discussion
, III ensued in the house to-day upon the
rssolution of Mr.. Brooks calling for expla-
Nations from the Managers respecting their
ac,;on in the Alta Vela case, which has be-
come prominent matter in the impeach-
ment trial. The language which passed
between Mcssrs. Logan and Eldridge is par
ticularly commented on, owing to its Sc
verify; but there is no thought that
ANYTHING serious will grow out of it.
The whole debate in the House to-.
day took away much of the interest in
the proceedings in the other wing Of
the capitol, end it was specially relished
on account Of the long time which has passed
since there was genuine interchange OF
epithets and doubtful compliments in that
body. Butler, in the course of the discus
sion, undertook to be very hard upon Brooks
of New York, but missed his man, and
caught such an excoriation as. would have
annihilated men of another stamp. Brooks
was unprecedentedly seyere-and he was
never easy on Butler-and would have pro-
ceeded much further in his denunciation
had not the Speaker ruled him out of order
on every occasion when he touched Butler
with any considerable severity. Public ex-
pectation beats high to know what is to'be
the next turn of the affair.
Impeachment still hangs YEARLY, and
the continuation of it with no immediate
prospects of its close is very depressing to
all concerned in the trial. Mr.. Evarts con-
cluded his three-days' speech this after
ternoon in very impressive manner, and
Mr.. Stanbery got through with about third
of his argument. There have been no new
speculations to-day, and no indication OF any
change whatever in the condition OF the
public feeling respecting it, as demonstrated
within the past three or four days. The
"doubtful senator's y is still phrase one
hears mentioned quite often, but there IS
nothing to Judge of wherein their doubts con-
sist. Extreme Radicals call them doubtful
because they are frst-class lawyers, and
are not in general swayed in their decisions
of matters before the Senate by prejudice
or party passion. The claim is made that
the entire Republican party of the North,
and what portion Of it may be in the South
also, are o unit for impeachment, and
will visit with its seyerest displeasure those
senators who vote contrary to the wish
alleged to be go universal. Whether these
threats will have their effect remains yet to
be seen. Some people talk this way: II
Fessenden votes guilty the President Will
be convicted and removed otherwise he
will remain where he ISL AS goes Fcssen-
den, go goes the Senate. That is the idea
set up by these qoid nemcs; and the ex-
treme impeachment men are very much
afraid that Fessenden aoiH not vote to con-
vict which is proof positive that they have
fears of the real lawyers in the Senate sue
tumbing to the demands Of party. Senator
Anthony-the first on the roll of the
Senate-will have fine chance to ego it
alone" as he will respond first. There are
many speculations as to how he will vote.
The impeachment men claim him for GER
tainty. Indeed, the only senators who are
feared by the most sanguine of the I'M
peachers seem to be Grimes and Fessenden
but there are prominent Radicals-and
several have within the past two days made
the admission that there is possibility Of
seven Radicals-the number requisite, pro-
yided the Democrats all vote against con-
yiction-who will leave the party on this
issue.
The arrangement of Offices and other
snaTcb III Tic epoiio, ou Sohs,lSioh ei1e tAAS
President is deposed, although it is being
carried on to o great extent, is being done
as quietly MS possible. 1t is hard to keep
the enthusiastic aspirants quiet, however,
and much has leaked out concerning the
various manipulations which take place
here that was not intended to be known toe
soon. Customs and internal revenue Of
fees, particularly in the large cities, are
honored with countless numbers of patriotic
aspirants. Should impeachment succeed, ii
would probably take Wade until the end OF
his acting presidential term to decide who
are the fttest persons for appointment tc
these Offices among the number Of eager as
pirants.
The course of the Conservative party in
Virginia is being looked at with the utmost
concern by conservative politicians here.
That party, in the southern States, must
WELD great influence in the future, and its
present operations are being very closely
scanned. The Presidential campaign is tt
receive practical attention in the southern
States, the same as at the North, and the
sagacity, wisdom, and good judgment Of
leading southern conservatives asiv 'ooun'
70 i,a'S.> cfieo. North. Taking this cor
rect view of the situation, it il in no wa,
singular that the conservative press an,
people north of the Potomac are watching
with no little interest the affairs and pro
ceedings Of the spreading conservative ele
ment in Virginia and other southern States
TIMoN.