The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-04

more, II fsscaTcely to be doubted thai
one or two OF them honestly believe
the President 70 be guilty, at least OF
the technical counts; and not to be
questioned that, where their minds ART
clear, they will vote uprightly undeI
the sanction of their oaths.
II there should be no combination Of
these four, there Is an end Of any feal
of the Presidents getting the requisite
seven out of the so-caIled doubtful
list.
| Mr.. FowleEs unless under the shadow
of such q coordination, would hardly
dare to vote against the Impeachment
which he has himself so often and sc
Justify demanded. It was not very
long before the beginning OF these pro-
ceediugs that, at the residence of Sena-
tor Morgan, in the presence of near
twenty Congressman, who were dis
cussing ways and means of furthering
loyal reconstruction at the South, he
said: "Gentlemen, your schemes look
well enough; bat tell you 1t will all
be unavailfng till you begin at the be-
ginning, and put the prime cause of all
the trouble, Mr.. johnson, out of office"
BE has again and again been even more
explicit and pointed In his demand for
impeachment, and scores of witnesses
can be adduced to establish his posi-
ton. No matrimonial gossip will
6HEV6 70 64pldlh my SuCn CnAuR6 A6
would be involved in his now. voting
for aceuittal. He stands too deep in
volunteered committals to conviction.
It is not surprising, therefore, that
Colonel Stokes and other East Tennes-
scans now say that they feel perfectly
sure of Mr.. Fowler's vote. BE is a
man of little prominence, however, and
OF little ability, and glittering prizes
sometimes tempt such men sorely.
What earthly reason there can ever
have been for deubting Mr.. Ross vote,
save that he had not very much to lose,
and might therefore be thought open to
inducements to vote for acquittal, one
can not comprehend. But his col
league, Mr.. Pomeroy, is understood to
have said that Ross was sure to vote
with himself. How Mr.. Pomeroy will
vote, there is, probably, nobody who
doubts.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle has been considered
doubtful, and know OF no reason to
change that classification now, save
the declaration of q prominent Senator,
sure to have means of knowing, who
has declared to me to-day, 81 ann sure
Mr.. Van Wrinkle will vote for convlc-
tion."
or the probability of Mr.. sprague's
voting for convictien L spoke In a pre-
vious letter, and see no ground for
changing that opinion.
His colleague, Mr.. Anthony, may
possibly be more uncertain, but I doubt
it. He has voted steadily for the adj
mission OF evidence, and for granting
whatever time the counsel seemed to
need, but his associates in the Senate
seem to have little apprehension as to
his final vote against the President. he
is not man to immediate himself for
sentiment, and he knows very well
what would become of the chances, in
New England, of any man who voted
in the Presidents favor. He possesses
no great force of character, and will be
largely Influenced by two considera-
tions--respectabi and the course of
his associates. -
conclude, therefore, that the need
full seven cannot be found among the
twelve commonly reckoned as more or
less doubtful. The real and only dan
ger, therefore, is the splitting mp of the
vote on the several articles. That may
be so arranged as to defeat impeach-
ment; but nothing else can accomplish
it. The panic we have had Is ground
less, and the prospect for conviction
was never better than 1t Is to-day.
% AGATE.