The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-08
-HE PROSPECTS OF LENT


against verdict of conviction, We are,
unfortunately, without the counter as
surance that the Republicans will also
move il close column in the opposite
direction. The probable detection of
Fessenden excites the apprehension that
there may be enough wavering ones to
follow him to give Johnson an acquittal.
We secuted the idea, few days since,
that the Republican line would be bro
ken at all but we must confess that
there is cause Tor fearing the result, as
matters look now. To be sure, with a
full Senate we have a margin of seven
in excess of the requisite two-thirds to
so on, but losing them, can we count
on the tLirty-six votes that are indis-
pensable to the conviction The spec
isl correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, "a staunch and thoroughly
loyal journal writing from Washington
under date of April eth and comment
ing upon the late election in Connect
cut and its bearing upon Impeachment,
saws
There is no probability that the election
returns will have any appreciate effect upon
the impeachment trial. If it should, by
any strange possibility, prove true, as the
Democrats are 1t V boasting, that enough of
the men counted as Republicans in the es-
innate of the Legislature, are pledged to
Dixon, as to secure his reelection by the
aid Of the Democratic vote. that gentlemen
might be little holder in his opposition,
but he is sure to vote sgainst impeachment
ANYWAY. Mr.. Stanton. who holds quite
leyee every night al the Var Department
before retiring to bed, has Of late been ex
pressing fears as to the votes of Grimes, |
rrumbull and Fessenden but these are not
men 70 be affected by the oscillation, either |
way, of Connecticut. Mr.. Fowler Of Ten
nessee, is quite often spoken of nova DAYS !
IS sure to vote against Impeachment but
Il that be so its cause is to be sought out !
side of and beyond the State of Connecticut.
And, practically, these are the only men |
concerning whom there is anywhere any
serious doubt. They Lumber only four,
while a change of seven would be required |
for Mr.. JohlSOn's escape.
Yet it must still be confessed that now,
utter the Managers have made up their case,
have proved the Presidents speeches, have
proved his own declaration that he Sus-
pended Stanton under the Tenure of Office
Act, have proved his threats Of force, and,
IN short, every material allegation Of their
(unless that of conspiracy be
the Presidents counsel are, after
al, serenely coniideE'. What their conf
ierce may mean, nobody knows; and that
It exists, nobody doubts. Mr.. Stanbery in
particular, although he has seemed at times
cowed BY the Managers, and has
studiously reirained from his habitual ten
tency to hector his opponents, appears,
neverthele less, absolutely secure as to The re-
salt.
lie. Us hope that tie writer of the
ftregoing prognosticateS rightly when
le says " these -four are the only men
concerning whom there is anywhere any
serious doubt 1t will be noticed that
;essenden and Trumbuil are regarded
IS doEbtful-both of them men who
~. VIGOROUSLY infl,rated with - cold
~ '-meu who, like Judge Deadly,
Ire more strongly held by their notions
i law metaphysics than by the more t
Iearry instincts CT i'm puIsive patriotism
men WHO love the law (as they under :
I'D itl better than they do t!eir 4
cuutry, and who would rather brave :
ie denuneiations Of the loyal masses t
san TIE criticisms of law peiants. In =
sed the chance for Johnson's escape o
through the presence of dangerous
IN the Senate of men I
tt5cted by mental habits similar to
essenJeu and Trumbuli's. Chase is
ne Of that sort Of men.
We are not disposed to borrow trouble >
y conjuri0g up darker picture than
ie indications warrant US in doing
Ut we csnnot refrain from looking Y
lis matter square in the face. The a
eId!ct which, in our opinion is to save %
lie country or ruin its peace aud pros ',
srity by giving away from loyalty the Ia
H;,s of the war, trembles in the bal p
ace. Andrew johnson has made an "
arelenting and mercileSs war upon the
est purposes and against the highest g,
,pes of the frierds of this Govern re
ent. He fought Congress inch By is