Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-21


" not guilty" was put TO Senator Ross
this afternoon, they were confident the
vote would result ia conviction, II is
not positively known whether Wilkes has
any bets on The aforesaid article, but
from the way in which he has been
shaking greenbacks IN the faces Of anti
impeachers here, II would not be sur
prising n he lost heavily. Tilton, like
Ashley, still elings to conviction strong,
aud will no doubt turn up again on the
| iloor of the Senate week after next.
/ Another severely disappointed man Is
General Daniel Il. Sickles, who lisa warm
friend of Stanton and q bitter enemy OF
the President He has endeayored TO
create the impression among Republican
Senators that the election Of Grant de-
ponds on the removal Of johnson, and
according to current report he succeeded
so far in this business as to express the
unqualified opinion this morning that
the Presidents term of service would
end with the adjournment Of the high
court of impeachment this afternoon.
Postmaster General Randall gives a
dinner at Walkers restaurant TO some
twenty or thirty members Of Congress
and other prominent men. .
It is reported that Secretary Stanton
will leave the Department on Monday
next, but this is very doubtful, to say the
least ...n
The President was present at dinner
party. given by Secretary Seward, this
evening, and was in good spirits, but
exhibits no special citation, and takes the
matter, on the whole, quietly. He has
for some time anticipated the result Of
to-day.
There is loud denunciation Of Sena-
tor Ross by the Republicans. He was
counted as certain for conviction until
he actually cast his vote. Gen. Sickles
couversed with him only few moments
before, and asserts that he indicated to
him that he meant to vote for conviction.
1t is said that Ross has been told by the
Kansas Republicans that he need not, as
successor to Jim Lane, come to Kansas
in order to commit suicide. Corruption
is freely charged as the cause of his sur
prising course.
Many Republicans declare that Chase,
Trumbull, Ross, Fessenden, Grimes and
other recusants must be ruled out of the
party by special vote Of denuncation
and excommunication at Chicago.
Among the projects suggested by ex-
IRENE men who do not like to yield up
the hopes Of final conviction is to admit
promptly the Senators from Arkansas,
aud possibly ether States. Such con-
tingency is deemed among the possibili-
ties.
The motion adopted by the House this
afternoon, at the request of the managers,
authorizing them to send for persons and
papers, with the view to investigate
charges against Senators, naturally ex-
cites much sensation and speculation as
to who are the parties aimed at by the
resolution. The feeling so far seems to
be chiefly directed against Senator Ross,
of Kansas, but the precise points ofaccu.
sation have not yet TRANSFERRED,
A gentleman who had somewhat ex-
tended interview with Chief Justice
Chase last night states that he feels very
much wounded by the denunciations
which he is receiving from his old politi-
cal friends and associates, but does not
complain at his treatment. The Chief
Justice said he had not believed in i'm
parchment from the start, and had made
no improper concealment of his opinion.
He scouts the idea that money has been
used, or will be used, maintaining that
all the Senators will act on their con-
science. de thinks it an insult to the
American Senate to suggest that bribery
could be effected among its members.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE city is
filled with speculations arising out of the
report that the most radical part of the
Republican party will endeavor to pass
resolutions at the Chicago Convention
reading the seven recreant Senators,
Grimes, Fessenden, Trumbull, Hender-
son, Van Wrinkle, Fowler and Ross, out
of the party, by name, including, also,
Mr.. Chase.
1t is held by the Democrats that if this
is done, these meu will fly to their stan
dard, and unite with them in their con-
veDtion at New York; that in such an
event, Mr.. Chase will be the nominee,
and that, as against General Grant, they
will sweep the Middle, New England and
Western States at the November election.
Mr.. Chase is said to favor the movement.
Mr.. Evarts left for home last night,
after an interview with the President, in
which he predicted that Mr.. Johnson
would be acquitted on all the remaining
articles by much larger vote than on