New-York tribune., 1868-05-14
JNFORNATTON WANTED.

All this is welcome, and we could have some
chance of replying il they did not deliberately
falsify and misrepresent our position. Ihe
Times says we have accused Judge Trumbull
"of being bribed,r and denounced Senator
Fessenden as corrupt and treacherous." We
have done nothing of the kind. On the con-
trary, we are endeavortng to do both of these
gentlemen the justice to believe in them until
their votes dispel the confidence. The only
Senator we have denounced is Mr. Crimes
| Our quarrel with him is not bis probable vote,
but the indecency of his whole course during
| impeachment Mr.. Grimes has made himself
common scandal, and we have treated him as
such. The use of money In this impeachment
trial Is no suggestion of ours We copied q
deliberate proposition to buy the Senate from
The Neto- York World. We know the men who
own TIE World and the character of the assO-
ciates of the President. They are gamblers.
| Their stake is empire and the Treasury, and
for another years control of the plunder they
would gladly spend couple of millions.
| We make this general reflection from our
knowledge Of human nature Now comes
more specific question. The Washington cor
respondent of The Boston Post is known to be
In the confidence of the President. On Sun
day evening he telegTaphs that the President
knew that six Republicans would vote against
| impeachment, and that among these were
Messrs. Fessenden, Trumbull, Henderson, and
| Grimes. Here is his dispatch:
wihnEtou Correspondence MAY ny Boston PosDemoeite
Ast now stands he Presdent IS certain Of Radical
pOtes-EesSedsn, Grfmes Henderson, Fowler, Irrn6uH
this hangs thedoubt Anthony and sprague have not
up TO this time, given any inmaton to how they will
sIso eTsfded as doubtful The fmpesohors have, in
great measure, given up Impeachment as failure.
Remember that this was written on Sunday
evening" 1t came directly from Mr. johnson.
II expressed lis certainty. In the case of four
of the gentlemen named 1t proves to be
prophecy. Our own cOrrespondent-whose
access to all sources of information is un-
doubted-telegraphe that they were non
committal, but that our friends counted upon
Tr,imbull and Fessenden, never dOubting for
a moment Mr.. Henderson. OF course we knew
where Mr.. Grimes was, because he made up
his mind before the trial began. The question
now arises, How did Andrew Johnson become
certain of the votes of Messrs. Henderson,
Trumbull, and Fessenden, when their political
associates and friends were ignorantf How
ia IL that the mouths that were sealed with the
secresy of Senatorial dignity opened to the
President Of the United States Who gave
the President assurances of this certainty
We say this, not for one moment forgetting
" the responsibility Of their OATH" Did that
oath compel them to acquaint Mr.. johnson of
their intentions
Let us look at this more closely. Messrs.
Fessenden, TuImbull, and Henderson have made
a record on the main questions involved in I'M
peachment. On the 18th of January we find
Fessenden and Trumbull voting to non-cOncur
with President johnson In his removal of Stan
ton. Upon their oaths as Senators they de-
clared and voted that Edwin M. Stanton was
unjustly removed from his Office as Secretary
of War. On the 21st of February Mr.. Fessen-
den made n speech denouncing Mr.. johnson
for appointing Lorenzo Thomas and Mr.. Trum-
bull voted that under the Constitution and
laws the President had no right to make such
an appointment After 80 deciding "upon their
"oaths,r we find them now prepared to vote,
upon their oaths" that they were mistaken.
These points, therefore, come up for judgment:
l. Which oath was "mistake"-the oath of
February 81 or the oath of Mayf
H. When did the oaths change in the minds
of Senatorsf
H. When was the certainty of that change
impaired TO President Johnson, in order
that he might announce it to the world
through his favorit6 correspondent
". Who was the agent that gave the President |
his informatiOnR ~arEEkosN:
V. What peculiar claim did Mr.. johnson have |
on these Senators that they saw fit to
intrust him with confidence which was |
not shared by any of their Republican |
coeaguesf >SH-ss-~ !
Now mark-we are making no attacks upon |
these gentlemen. We are not even criticizing |
them. We are fully recognizing "the respon-
"sibiity Of their Oaths"-a responsibility so |
vast, comprehensive and elastic that what is |
black In February becomes white in May. We |
merely cite curious fact. and demand infor-
nation that will be demanded by their con-
stituents. Andrew johnson was "certdiP of |
these men when everybody else was in doubt. |
Who gaze him the assurances OF certantyY
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The ERIE War; has at last been placed |
within It proper limits. Confined as It has
been to few cases of contempt, for violating
an injunction of the Supreme Court, there was |
no reason why so large an amount Of time and |
talk should be expended upon 1t. Judge Bar
nard has now directed that any further testi-