The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-12
- NENs lhia mornIng Is NM u

THE SENs this morning Is that the
sauIEss WAS In secret elaboration yes
lar me grsn5sr part al thsdsy and until
a lafa huur 1snight. Graas Efforts were
inHIfti To asnHrtain tho COURSE OF Ssnn-
;urs in ishatn un ths articios. Il ia
represented aH huving hRsn ascnrtained
that irinus. Fassendnn anu Trunbull
sxpresaud themselves wholly against
conviction; Hsndsraun against all the
articles hut tina lIst; and Sharn1nn
,nd Howe against the Lat, 9TH.
gth, uh. 9Th and 10Th articles. This
.,,yes three declared against all
the articles, four aguinsr all but the
last and six against all but the I'd, Sd,
4Lh, sfh AID 11th- II we could infer
that all the oiher Republican Senators
were for conviction, there would still
De enough to convict; but 60 far as This
statement goes we understand these
were the only Senators lat least all the
doubtful ouesl who bad expressed
themselves; and therefore IL we ac-
cepted this abatement AS true it yet
shows no certain result. Nevertheless,
It would render conviction problemati-
cal.
We are to bear in mind, however,
the manner in which this informn-
ton is obtained, and to measure the
probabilities of its correctness or the
contrary. All reports in regard to the
probable course OF Senators, circulated
yesterday and last night and to be
circulated to-day before the actual re-
suit is announced. are to be received
with good deal of caution.
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THE action of The New York Assem-
bly, few days since. in its adoption OF
resolutions declaring That the bonds of
the Government must be taxed, is gem
orally regarded as the most formidable
demonstrations yet made in favor of
Mr.. Psndleton aud his reputation
theory. 1t Is construed MS at once a
suub of Gov. Seymour and IA defeat for
Belmont, and the overthrow of the
wing OF the party these gentlemen now
lead. 1t amounts to ia direct approval
of Mr.. Pendleton's theories by the De-
mocracy of New York for with two or
three exceptions, the entire Democratic
majority in the Assem- bly, voted for the
resolutions.
II looks now moro than 1t has at any
former ump us IL the Reputation ele-
ment of the party would have Its way
in the National Convention at New
York. Il must DO conceded that in this
policy the Democratic party would be
more consistent than parties usually
are. They opposed the creation of
tbs National Debt because they
were opposed TO the purpose for
which 1t, was created; aud now
1t Is but natural and altogether con-
sistent they should resist payment of
that debt and favor policy to break
faith with the Governments creditors.
Yet nothing can bO moro certain than
that the people of the United States
will never do what these men propose,
or that any party which goes before the
people In advocacy of population will
itself be repudinted. The Same party
went into the canvass in 1864 on the
declaration that the Government was
already destroyed, the rebellion sue
cess, ana thar therefore the wal
must cease-assuming that because
they were towards and traitors tn,
majority OF the men in the country
were the same. They were mistaken
They are mistaken now In assuming
that majority of the people of th,
United States are rccreants and swind
lers; and If they dare so into the can
vass on such an issue, they will be re
buked for their scoundrelly attempt L
destroy the honor and credit of III
nation, Just as they were in 1854 70
trying to destroy the nation itself,
THE New York Post tudulges Il
some severe but just reflections on III
British commander in Abyssinia 70
razinE the town of Magdala, ate
Theodore had been overthrown an
killed, the English captives released
and the queen and young King car
tured, and1in short, after all the legiti
mate objects o the expedition had bee