Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-21


held at Rock Hill, on Saturday evening, 30th in
slant, at o'clock, when all colored citizens who
value their interest and the welfare of the colored
race, are earnestly requested to attend.
'..i F. NJ. DAVIE, President.
SAMUEL MCCULLOUGH, Secretary.
F.. THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, May 11-2 P. M-The Presi-
dents friends seemed apprehensive this morning,
but are in better spirits now. A brotherin-law OF
Senator Fowler is reported to have said that con-
viction is certain Senator Wilson's wife is repor-
ted to have expressed doubts TO her gossips, OH
setting Fowlers statement. Mrs. Wade is repor-
ted as bearing herself haughtily. Several newspa-
per men Of known impeachment proclvities report
Conversations pointing to acquittal, but they are
suspected to be decoys to BETS in which they have
a commission.
The Senate went into secret session at ten and a
half clock, but previously, on motion of Sherman,
made arrangements to prevent demonstrations to-
morrow.
LATER.-The following is the form proposed by
Judge Chase and adopted by the Senate:
Mr.. Senator, how say you, is the respondent,
Andrew johnson, President Of the: United States,
guilty Of high misdemeanor or crime, as charged
in this article? The Senator shall respond guilty
or not guilty only. >,
At ten o'clock the Senate proceeded to consider
the articles, each Senator having fifteen minutes,
and will continue the session to late hour
The following has been. gathered from several
sources and may be regarded as reliable. Grimes
and Fessenden went through the list Of charges,
arguing against conviction. Trumbull and Hen.
derson were partly through when the expiration OF
fifteen minutes stopped them. They argued in
favor of acquittal. Howe and Sherman argued
for acauittal on the first, but conviction on the
second
The Radicals acknowledge that the vote will be
very close but insist defantly that they have thlr
ty-eight votes. Only the six mentioned above, OF
the fourteen doubtful Senators, have yet spoken.
The excitement in the city is intense and the
betting is all on the side of acquittal.
WASHINGTON, May PIP. P. M.-All the
morning, the Capitol has been filled with crowds
anxious to gain admission to the Senate galleries,
in order to be witnesses of the grand finale OF the
Impeachment trial:
an absolute uncertainty prevailed as to the charac-
ter of the verdict The friends Of the President,
and of the managers, professed to be equally conf
dent that the result would be in accordance with
their hopes and wishes.
When the hour of twelve had arrived, the lob
bies and galleries of the Senate, and all the en-
frances thereto, were densly packed with eager
thousands.
The privileged few, who were entitled to the priv
ileges Of the floor rallied in full force, and the high
court was so thronged that it was no easy matter
to distinguish the judges and officers within the
bar.
SECOND DISPATCH H-The high Courto Impeach.
ment has adjourned until Saturday on account oi
the illness of Senator Howard. No vote was ia.
ken.
On the motion to adjourn, Drake said he made
the motion to adjourn over because he believed the
senator's were not in condition to attend to bust
ness Conkling asked what was the matter? Drake
said if senators could not see' what was the matter
it was useless for him to tell them. The whole
country was trembling in agony OF suspense, and
in view of the throes in which the country was now
suffering, there were senators here who were pos
sessed Of such composure as to be lnsensbe to it.
After further unmportant business, court adjourn
ed.
The managers this morning claimed majority
of one but Howard's delirum continued. The
Radical caucus was held at II o'clock, when it was
determined to postpone. Should Howard recover,
the managers express themselves still confident OF
conviction by Wade's vote. No doubtful senator
has given public indications since yesterday.
Had the vote been taken at noon to-day, as pre-
yiously arranged, twelve Republican senators would
have voted for acquittal. The impeachers were
we'll aware of this and hence the postponement.
The Presidents friends are in high spirits, and
say that the delay will only give him additional
strength in the Senate.
It is claimed that Henderson, Grimes, Trumbull,
Fessenden, Van Winkle and Fowler are certainly
for acquittal, and that Anthony, Ross, Wiley,
Frehnghusen and Sprague are still doubtful. Van
Wrinkle and Fowler are not fully committed tor ac'
quittal.
THIRD DIspATcH.-The postponement Of the f.
nalvote encourages the mpeaehers, but the friends
of acquitta say it is certain that eighteen senators
can be relied on. Three others will probably join
them.
The radicals are working like beavers to secure
conviction on at least one article.
WASHINGTON, May l3-The President friends
are tranquil to-day, being more confident than ever
of his acquittal. Senator Howard is still very
sick and there is little probability that the verdict
will be rendered until after the recess, which will
be taken during the session of the Chicago Con-
ventlon.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Impeachers are
terribly disconnected at the turn which events have
taken since Sunday.
In the House, this morning, the managers in
troduced and secured the adoption of resolution
authorizing the appointment of committee to
make LuOTOuSu lufcstiSdtioh III W
sources of the information concerning the intended
votes of Senators, published in the newspapers.
As long as the predictions of the press indicated
the conviction of the President, no umbrage was
taken; but in the well founded statements, pub
lished on Tuesday and Wednesday, foreshadowing
an acauittal, the managers professed to discover a
heinous breach of the privileges of the. High
Court.
II is now admitted on all hands that the chances
are against the vote being taken on Saturday next.
1t is almost certain that no result will then be
reached, unless conviction shall seem practicable.
Both sides still profess so be equally confident
Senators Grimes, Howard and Conkling are still
sick
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The ultimate acquittal
of the President seems conceded to day. Offset:
ting the meetings and resolutions which have all
been published, are very many private dispatches
to uncommitted Senators, from home sources, ur-
ging them to act according to their consciences,
and assuring them that the impeachment frore is
artificial.
Replying to the Missouri delegation, Senator
Henderson appears to have said conviction would
have failed without, and could not have been Sc
cured with, his vote In his opinion the second
article would have been defeated by two, and the
eleventh by fourvotes.
The impeachment managers appear to have a.
bandoned yesterdays project, whatever that may
have been. They had no meeting to-day, and o
vote tomorrow is considered improbable w
1t is likely that the illness Of the Senators will
be made an excuse for another postponement. A
emal oauous of Radical Senators held to-day IA