The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-16
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THE IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS 3
Had meeting, this morning, and sum
moned before them one of the Presl-
dents secretaries, who was examined
with reference to allegations Of corrup.
tion, to influence against conviction.
Nothing was ELECTED sustaining any
such charges, which, it appears, are
based SO far on the common rumor
that funds have been raised in New
York to help the President.
THE PRESSURE.
1t was stated in these dispatches, on
Tuesday night, that kilograms had been
sent from here to get up popular dem
onstrations in favor of impeachment.
Senator Anthony's paper, the Provi-
dence Journal, of yesterday, comes to
hand here with the statement that the
following telegram was sent to several
gentlemen in that city who are more
or less conspicuous in local politics:
WASHINGTON, May II, l660.-Great
damage to the peace of the country and
the Republican party II impeachment
fails. Send to your Senators before
Saturday, public opinion, by resolutions
and delegations. ,H
ROBERT C. SCnENCK, Chairman"
That paper in commenting upon 1T
SAYS that such telegram coming from
such a source awakened in many minds
profound feeling of surprise and NOR
tifcation. General Schenck, 1T adds,
has mistaken his own duty, and he has
mistaken the Senators from Rhode Is
land and the people they represent. Per
contra, however, the following from
General Burnside to General Schenck
was received last night:
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 13.-Rhode
Island is law and order State. She is
in favor of impeachment, because she
believes the President has violated the
law of the land. A. E. BURNSIDE"
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the Fourth Ward Republican Club
of Washington.
"Resolred, That any Representative or
Senator of the United States, who at
this hour of peril, deserts the party that
placed him in power, by voting for the
acquittal of Andrew johnson, will be
forever infamous, and will deserve the
execrations of every lover OF his coun-
try. ., e....
Fessenden, Trumbull and Grimes at the
bar of justice and humanity, as traitors,
before whose guilt the intamy of Ben.
edict Arnold becomes respectabllity and
decency." 49,.
The following telegrsPhic dispatch,
signed by number of men, including
delegates to the Chicago Convention,
has been received by General Schenck:
"LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS, May l3.-l
We hope and pray there will be no di.
vision among our Senators in the con-
viction of Andrew johnson, as there is
none whatever among the Republicans
of Kansas"
ITO the above we add the following,
sent by SCHENCK to the editors of the
Berkeley Union. We presume a similar
demand has been made upon the "loyal"
sentiment of this city but so far 10
visible manifestation has been made
Editors Berkeley Union
Great danger to the republic and to
the Republican cause, if impeachment
fails. Send public opinion to your Sem
ators by dispatch, resolution or dele
gates, before Saturday.
(Signed) r. G. ScHENCK, Chm'n.l ]
THE WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR'S.
1t is learned from a strictly response
BILE source, tonight, what is, in fact,
conceded by the friends of impeach-
ment, that Senators Wiley and Van
Wrinkle, of West Virginia, have de-
clared that they intend to vote for the
acquittal of the President. AS Senator
Fowler is no longer in doubt for acquit-
tai, the requisite seven Republican
Senators are therefore obtained to in
sure the defeat of impeachment when
ever vote is taken.
This information is derived from both
sides, and is freely confessed by promi-
nent Radicals who have taken pains TO
investigate it.