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

speech. will be able to give Evarts some
tough knocks In compensation for the man
ner in which the latter laid the former and
Butler out cold on the bier Of public OBJ
servation. Bingham has long been regarded
as the lawyer Of. the House--for what par
ticular reason is not so apparent-and con-
.sequently the Radical party generally have
all along expected great things of him at
the close of the prosecution in this great
case. He will certainly do his best, and
has had ample time for preparation. His
reputation and abilities are not so formula
BILE, however, as to scare any Of the promi-
nent lawyers who have opposed him in this
case.
The pathetic close Of Mr.. Stanbery's
speech yesterday has been the theme OF
great notice and widespread encomlum.
The relations between Mr.. Stanbery and the
President have been Of the closest klnd'
owing to the multitude of public duties
which, since the former accepted sea, IN
the present Cabinet, brought the fresloen'
and himself into frequent, even almost oaliS'
| confidential converse.
Betting on the result of the Impeachment. 81,
trial was progressing some time ago, WIN
large odds offered IN favor OF cohFictioh'
As a significant sign of the times, 1T Is now
noticed that of the bets now made IN con-
nection with it, an euen adventure Is gene
rally entered upon.
1t does not appear that Congress has done
anything since meeting here in December
beyond making ready for impeachment, i'm
peaching, and trying the case; and conse--
aucntly the great bulk of the business OF
the session is yet to be acted upon, and can
| not come IN until after the trial, which may
be in a week, and may not be before the !st
| of June, or even later, according to cir
| cumstances. The probability is, however,
! That it will be hurried up in time for the
members to manipulate affairs in person at
the Chicago Convention this month. This
will REQUIRE q recess of some days dura-
ton: after which the finances, tariff, taxes,
Indians, freedmen, and southern elections,
will all have to come up for consideration.
It is doubtful whether the States in which
the Constitutions of their Conventions un-
der the reconstruction laws have been ratl-
fed by the preponderance of negro voters
will come in very soon, though some of the
Radicals here favor admitting these States,
with their Radical representatives and sena-
tors, before the vote is taken on lmpeach-
ment. Others, however, arc anxious not to
admit them until after the Presidential
election. There is not much talk on this
subject, however, rs it, with oil others, sue
cumbs to impeachment.
The antiRadicals Of this city will hold
their convention tomorrow night to nomi-
nate a candidate for Mayor. The Radicals
claim that they will carry the next NUM-
cipal election, and it is possible that they
will; but there seems to be very decided
determination on the part of the white yo-
tiers to not suffer the election to 60 by de-
fault, and they may certainly hope, with the
strength already registered, to carry their
ticket, if even by q small majority.
The feeling among certain members OF
the Radical party towards nominating Ge-
neral Grant at Chicago is certainly not i'm
proving the only questions are, Who can
they nominate who will run as well p? and
can he muster enthusiasm among the masses
and support among the thinking men of the
country sufficiently to insure his election ?
There is no further talk just now about the
Vice-Presidency, but it seems that if Wade
gets the nomination it can only be by ex-
perienced man9uvring. TIMoN.