Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-24
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
FROM WASHINGTON,

Carpet-8ag Politicians for Impea chment-
Eleven Doubtful senatOrs-Party Infiu-
Sustain Impeac h me nt-The Yer
dict-Generals Sherman and Hancock
Arrival OF General SchOfield.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Gen. Grant re-
turned from New York this morning.
A large number of " carpet-baggers ar
rived this morning, most of them from the
North, for the purpose of lobbying the i'm
parchment through the Senate to a con-
viction and removal Of the President.
They propose to regularly besiege the
words, who have very properly refused to
commit themselves to the removal of Mr..
johnson, whether he be legally proved
guilty or not.
The carpet-bag lobbyists, among whom
are two New York journalists, claim to have
accomplished much to-day and this even
ing in the matter of bringing over the
doubtful Senators, and they assert that of
the eleven whom they feared were shaky
three have given satisfactory assurances
that they Will be all right which means
that these Senators have to-day agreed to
vote for the conviction of the President.
Such are the givings out of these car
pet-bRggers, and such the character of
SANDER Tor SANDER, as no doubt it is, that
is promulgated against some of the mem
States.
Your correspondent does not deem it
proper to mention the names of the eleven
Republican Senators whom the Radicals
doubt suffice for the present that they are
of the most judicious and able statesmen
in the Senate, of whom to suspect cOrrup-
ton would be an outrage but tho carpet
baggers freely handy these names about the
streets and in the hotel saloons, and I'M
hesitatingly claim that they will get the en-
tire eleven yet, whether by persuasion or
threats of political ostracism.
A noticeable feature in this matter is, that
the advocates of the removal of Mr.. John
son do not hesitate to admit that there is
| neither law nor fact proven upon the trial
to make q case for impeacning the Presi-
dent upon strict legal proceedings, but they
claim that their party will be ruined if the
Senate shall fail to sustain the House IN Its
| impeachment
This party policy proposition is contro
verted, however, by a very considerable
number Of Republicans, who see defeat OF
their party as the results of a removal OF
the President without warrant of law OF
fact, and they earnestly deprecate the de-
position of the Executive as a party meas
ure, because of tie precedent it established
and it's destruction of the stability of oul
government.
Such are the arguments advanced pre-
and con by the Republicans themselves to-
night. The Democrats are mere lOokers-on
having no influence to exert in any manner
for the accomplishment Of good.
The general calculation is that the i'm
parchment trial will be concluded and {
verdict rendered on Tuesday of next week
Mr.. Stanbery has improved in health
considerably to-day.
AS soon as convenient after the close O.
the impeachment trial, Mr.. Washburne, O.
Illinois proposes to introduce his bill IL
the House to establish the telegraphit
postal system heretofore referred to in this
dispatch.
Generals Hancock and Sherman dinet
with the President en- faDai!ie, this evening
General Sherman will probably leave TO
the West tomorrow.
General Schofeld arrived here to-day
The purpose of his visit is not known.
DATA.