The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-16
Rumors and Facts Outside the Capitol.

After the adjournment of the Senate sit
ting as Court ofImpeachment, to-day, the
excitement of last night and this morning
rapidly died out. There are differences of
opinion among Republicans as to the effect
of the pOstpOnement. Some think that de-
lay is injurious if not fatal to conviction,
while Others think that no harm will come
of it. When the Senate adjourned last
evening, it was evident that there was Sc
rious detection among certain Republican
Senators, and how far this detection extend
ed the leaders of the party determined to
ascertain. Accordingly, strict canvass was
made as far as propriety, under the circum-
stances, would allow. Grimes, Fessenden,
Trumbull, and Henderson were counted
with the Democracy, and all doubts upon
their course were dismissed. Three more
Republicans were necessary to acquit the
President. A careful examination of the
history of impeachment and of the part
taken therein by each Senator, led to the
conclusion that of the remaining SO Repub-
lican Senators only seven could be looked
upon as doubtful on the question of convic-
ton. These are Messrs. Fowler. of Tennes
see Van Wrinkle and Wiley, of West Vir-
gina, Anthony and Sprague, of Rhode
Island, Ross, of Kansas, and Freelinghuysen,
of New Jersey. The personal and contifen-
tial friends OF these men were sought and
requested to reveal all they knew concern
ing the course that their Senatorial friends
would take. The friends of Messrs. Free
linghuysen, Ross and Sprague secuted the
idea of these men being put down as doubt
full, and clearly showed that the only cause
for such apprehension was some OF the votes
that they had cast on certain questions
during the trial. The record of each of
these men WAS found to identify them with
impeachment, and the natural inference
could not he otherwise than that they would
vote for conviction on at least some of the
articles submitted. All doubt of these Sen
ators was, therefore, dismissed, and they
are counted sure for conviction on at least
three of the articles However to return to
the point Counting Frelinghuysen, Spra-
que, and Ross as sure for conviction, there
still remained doubtful Anthony, Wiley,
Van Wrinkle, and Pewter. All sorts of ru-
mors were in circulation concerning these
men, but nothing that could be trusted as
definite could be determined, and up to this
evening this is still the case. Wllley's
friends were confident that he would vote
for conviction on the second and eleventh
articles, and Anthony's friends were equally
sanguine Fowler was g ven to the enemy
and no hope was expressed for Van Wrinkle,
excepting possibly on the eleventh article.
" 18th this understanding our friends held
conviction to be sure and they were anxious
and willing to have no postponement.
The Presidents friends, in the meantime,
were active and unceasing in their efforts to
frighten and bully timid Senators. MIR.
johnson was in high feather at the White
House, surrounded by his counsel and init
mate friends. He boldly asserted that he
knew his men, He had the names of the
necessary seven on his list, notwithstanding
he had miscounted on Sherman.
Our men were not to be frightened, and
not until it was found that to compel Sena-
tor Howard to leave a sick bed and attend
and vote would imperil his life was post
ponement agreed upon. An effort was made
to pair for Towards vote; but it was
found impossible, and no alternative but
postponement was left. The general opin-
ion is that the Presidents chances of acquit-
tai cannot be improved by to-day's action
of the Senate-COr. Of the N. Y Tribune.
Confidential Dispatches to the Tribune.
Confidential dispatches from the best au-
thorities, received last night by the editors
of The Tribune, leave no room for doubt
that we are SAFE The Senate will convict
on Saturday. A leading friend of MIR. john
son said, last night, that conviction is doubt
full, the chances, in his opinion, being about
even. A sagacious Republican leader said
that Senator Anthony is safe, Senator Will
ley is sure for two articles, and Van Wrinkle
sure on the eleventh. Of 18Th.