The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-10
Uncertainty Of the Result Of the
Impeachment Trial.
THE GEORGIA ELECTION.
Fractional Currency for New Orleans.
DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF EX-PREsIDENr
BUCHANAN.
THE BULLS AND BEARS ON
IMPEACHMENT.
Fractional Currency for New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Ablolute uncertainty
exists regarding impeachment results. Senators
keep their own counsel. Judcious people ap
plaud the senators for their conduct in this re-
spect.
General Meade telegrsphs Grant that both
branches of the Georgia legislature are radical
also that the Florida election had passed off
quietly, resulting in the adoption Of the Con-
stituon, and that both branches of the legislature
are radical.
Fifty thousand dollars of fractional currency
was shipped to New Orleans during the past
week.
Securities held for the national bank circulation
and deposits, $3.50, $50 ,000 national bank circulA
tion. $199 $50 600.
Neither House in session to-day.
General Rousseau and several members of Con-
gress visited the president to-day.
Ex.President Buchanan IL dangerously sick.
The Star says: " The bears in impeachment
stock made tremendous rally last evening, snd
for a time had il all their way at the leading ho
lels and other points where transactions In the
market are carried on. The friends of the presi-
dent who were supposed to know thing or two
we're betting wild on scquittal-2 to 1, 10 10 l,
loo TO /. Later at night the bulls rallied and
swept everything and professsd TO be particularly
anxious 30 find any party anxious TO bet on &C
quittal. To-day IL has been - see saw operation.
The bears being uppermost one hour and the
bulls the next. Should the excitement increase
in the ratio it has for the last forty hours,
by Tuesday it will be up TO fever heat and some
most exciting day in Washington since the sur
render of Lees army"
The Express says: There is good deal of talk
about town to-day upon the probable result of the
impeachment trial. The public pulse is somewhat
excited, but the preponderance of opinion seems
TO be upon the side Of acquittal. gentleman
usually well informed upon current topics, and
who has opportunities Of knowing whereof he
spes stated this afternoon that senators had dis
posed of the question of Stantons removal, and
will make question about the presidents right to
make the removal The point about which they
are now concerned is in relation to the dd interim
appointment and the letter Of authority to Gen.
Thomas The senators who are satisfied that
there is no cause for conviction by reason Of Mr..
Stanton's removal, are also well satisfied that the
! executive had the right to make the dd interim
appointment. Ii is not believed, however. that
this point will be considered high crime mis-
| demesDor.n
The above paragraphs are telegrsphed to illus
trate the utter uncertainty regarding the result
In well authenticated conversation the presi-
cent is represented to have said, in answer to a
question regarding Bingham's suggestion that he
would not obey the Senste's mandate: :" Why
should not obey if the forms OF the Constitution
| are complied with? II senators do not act justly
they are responsible not TO me, but TO the people.
| The people, who hold the sovereign power, have
| placed me over one department, with all it's du-
| ties and responsibilities. and have placed noni-
tors, also with grave responsibilities, and with a
constitutional power to try impeachment and rem.
! der judgment. II they Misuse or abuse this or
any other power the people alone can hold them
to account. The people having empowered them
| to try impeachment it is not for the party tried
| TO set aside their Judgment. The people alone
can settle with their agents for any abuse of their
| great trusts"