Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-05-15

the President, and it is not absolute
Iy certain that the requisite seven in
addition to the twelve Democrats
can be obtained. Six are counted on
but the seventh cannot be named
positively, Fessenden, Grimes, Trum-
bull, Henderson, Van Wrinkle, and
Fowler, are considered by the Presi-
dent himself to be for himself, and
either Anthony, Sprague, Wiley, or
Corbett, may make the seventh.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Messrs.
Conness, Morton, Wilson and Harlan
spoke in favor of conviction tonight.
and Mr.. Buckalew against. s0
Hundreds of persons were in the
Capitol and around the doors of the
intimation of the position this or
that Senator took. o.. q .f-r.
The Radicals were particularly so
licitous about Frelinghuysen, who
who was much exercised over Fessen-
denis speech to-day. subsequently,
he was considered all right.
AT present the chances are that the
President must depend on either
Wiley or Ross for a vote although
some claim Anthony or Sprague.
The result cannot be predicted, for
the vote may be changed. +n'..H
The Radical conspirators are in Sc
cret consultation tonight to devise
means to assure conviction, as they
Will stop at nothing, however unscru-
pulous. Apprehensions MS to the re-
suit may well be entertained.
WASHINGTON May 1.-THE promo
sition tonight to postpone the vote
made by Edmunds is caused by fears
of inability to convict and to bring
further pressure, and make necessary
arrangements If possible therefor.
HAVANA, May 10.-There are strong
reasons for believing that Secretary
Seward has ordered our charge in
Mexico to Immediately demand re-
dress for the Outrages on Americans
at Monterey. 800 Il
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The os-
tensible cause for the postponcment
of the vote to-day was Towards i'll
ness, but it was mere pretext, for
COlfax said in the House yesterday it
might be postponed, and Edmunds, q
bitter impeacher, last night prepared
the way for it by proposition to res
scind the resolution, fixing the time
at twelve o'clock to-day.
Moreover, in a caucus of the con-
spirators this morning acquittal was
conceded.
The report that Howard was seri-
ously i'll was false, yet Chandler rose
in his place and made the statement.
Howard wasseen in the street on yes
terday.
If it We're advisable to impeach
Chandler as liar and demagogue,
there would not be dissenting voice.
Speculation is rife as to how the
postponement will affect the question.
The general conviction il, the delay
will be to the advantage Of the Presi-
dent.
The impeachers seem to think that
during the interval, home public
sentiment can be brought to bear
upon Senators: and dispatches signed
by Schenck, Chairman of the Nation
al Republican Committee, has been
sent to leading Radicals in Maine,
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, to bring
all possible appliances to affect and
secure Senators. Tennessee Radicals
are already nursing Fowler.
The fourleading Senators who have
struck dismay to the heart of the
Radical cohorts by their bold and pa.
triotic course cannot be moved, but
arrangements are already concluded
as ! intimated last night, to secure
the wavcring Senators. If it fails
the vote will be postponed again Sat,
urday on some other pretext.
But in spite of all calculations, inn.
parchment is very sick tonight.
General Preston was among the
spectators in the gallery.
The tax bill reported to-day con.
forms mainly with what have tele.
graphed. Whisky two dollars, chew.
ing tobacco forty cents, smoking and
other inferior, sixteen cents; sales OF
merchandise taxed one fifth of one
per cent. over five thousand dollars
sale; dealers in leaf tobacco fifty dol.
lars, when sales are not over twenty.
five thousand annually; distilleries
two hundred dollars; breweries, ont
hundred dollars; bankers, with a cap.
ital of fifty thousand dollars, two
hundred and two dollars for each adj.
ditional thousand; brokers, one hun.
dred dollars. The bill provides for an
internal revenue department, which
shall be independent and under the
present commissioner. a fine scheme
and fine chance for political engin.
eering.
Surrnttwill probably be admitted to
bail tomorrow.
Erny, ,lntn hafpra thn
ton Committee it appears that in the
South Carolina carpet-bag Legislature
one hundred and twenty members
pay altogether less than one thousand
dollars taxes. One hundred and ten
members pay in all only one hundred
and sixty dollars. ..
LONDON, May 1.-THE great North.
crn handicap at York, was Won by
Capt. Gray's colt Fortune.
The Morning Standard says the
Queen will take no part in the con-
test in the House of Commons on the
Irish church. Her reply to Glad
stones address is sure To be favorable.
In the Commons this evening the
reply of the Queen to the petition OF
the House, based on Gladstone's third
resolution, was announced. The
Queen says she desires that her inter
est in the temp6ralities of the Irish
Church will not in any way hinder
parliamentary legislation on that sub
ject.
Gladstone will tomorrow bring in
bill to suspend for the present the
making of additional appointments
in the Irish Church.