Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-15

| trying 70 change his determination, but 4
was thought to be useless.
....r. TRUMBULI.
The Illinois Republican delegation me-
this afternoon aud talked over matters
They regret Judge TrOmbulPs course, but
/ conclude that there n no occasion for them
to take action thereHeon. They express
themselves as confident that the final vote
of the Senate viii be for. r.conviction. " ..
TUE PROSPECT.
1t is thought tonight that the frst
fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth and tenth articles
will fail. These include the, charge Of re-
moving Stanton, the conspiracy charges
Emory article, and swinging around the
circle article. 1t is also believed that the
second and eleventh, and probably the
third, will receive thirty-six or thirty
eight votes. ... .s. .r.rls .. l..4 go
. d, s7gs5 THE LAST FIRST. -f51 -5i
The disposition IL strengthening among
Senators 20 adopt MIR. Williams motion,
and take the vote on the eleventh article
first. Those who have canvessed the sub
ject carefully, to-day claim the following
Senators for this article Messrs. Anthony,
Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Cbnk-
ling, Conness, COrbett, Oragin, Drake, Ed
munds, Ferry, Frelinghdysen, HarIan,
Henderson, Howard, Howe, Morgan, MDr-
rill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Nor
ton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherfnad, Sprague,
Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, pip,on, Van
Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson,
. Yates-3S' yi -ru asIyf ''i.i
1t is also thought the second article will
be carried by the above vote leaving out
Henderson and Van Wrinkle. " t'E
CAUSES OF THE BOLT.
/ The action Of the bolting Senators, yes
terday, was so unexpected that all inn
peachment Republicans have been trying
to ascertain the real causes of what is now
regarded as their concerted action. '' '
/ Aa explanation which comes in the first
place from one of the dOubtfll Senators, is
believed by some Of the best posted poll
.ticians. IL is TO the effect that the Presi-
dent had, through certain of his friends,
pledged himself, If acquitted, to appoint
a new Cabinet, which should bring him
into accord with the War Democrats and
conservative Republicans, and into par
.tial agreement with the Congressional
plan Of reconstruction, the idea being
to attempt the organization of new
party, those Senators who vote to ar-
quit to have control of tie patronage in
their States. Some facts have come toiight
concerning the attempts made at the White
House to secure Senators. For the last two
or three weeks oneof the Presidents house
hold has been in correspondence with a
gentleman in a city of an adjoining State.
The contents OF several Of these letters are
known. Each contains information that
another Senator had been secured by the
President, and the last one, written two days
before the break in the Senate, read as fol-
lows ave have gained one more Senator
to-day, and this makes acquittal certain"
An investigation into the attempt to bribe
and corrupt Senators is almost certain to
take place. .
SOUTHERN LOYALISTS DIsMAYED.
Southern Union men, of whom there are
n large number in the city, have been the
most cast down of any class here. They
have taken measures to-day to organize for
the purpose Of placing the situation of the
Union men in the South ss they deemed it
would be- should the President be acquitted,
before Senators. These men all agree that
there would be no safety Whatever for
Southern delegates to Chicago, and mem
bers elect to Congress returning to their
homes. All letters and dispatches received
from the South from Union men, since the
trial began, have exhibited great anxiety
lest the Senate should fail to convict. 't'
Somebody has made discovery and the
Gdactte's correspondendent gives il as fol-
lows: .... .s.afE-.f..
"The fact has come to light that Hen
derson, Trumbull, Grimes and Fessenden
had fully decided upon their course last
Friday, and that those in the proper ring
were made fully aware of the situation.
This caused the hitherto unexplained CON
6denIe at the White House that day." .",.lf.
The same correspondent states that
"Wade says positively he viii vote on all
articles from first to last, as he deems it bis
duty to do, and that when the case is de
cided, il will be quite time enough TO con
slider other questions which concern him
personally" -4... ...s. =.
Reference has been made to the tremen-
dous pressure brought to bear upon the
doubtful Senators by the impeachers. Tele-
graphic dispatches had been sent to all the
States represented by the reeusant and
doubtful Senators TO have "pubIic senti-
ment" demand of them to vote for convic-
ton, and the result is told by the GGzefte's
correspondent as follows . '... .'a .
dispatches are ponrihg upon Congress
men from all parts of the country, show
ing the excitement to be very great. Move
rnents for Indignation meetings are in pro-
gress in various quarters."l
The Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial gives some idea OF
the disgracelul proceedings Of the impeach-
ers iu order TO force Senators to vote
against their honest convictions. We
qnote from the letter Of the 18th inst as
follows: a.aa4 H.. s1. ...I H7s
{ .... THE OUTSIDE PRESSURE. H.
The fact thai four Republican votes were
lost yester,lay far impeachment, brought
| DOT the outside friends Cor conyietion in full
fdrce to-day. The ChDuajcts this morning
| appeared with Senator's names in con
spicuous display type, accompanied with
the record Of their vote on the resolution
restoring Stanton To office. Whole eoi-
unus were devoted Co the reproduction oi
resolutions of public meetings and political
eonventioBs and clubs at which impeach-
menL had been declared for. la fact,
every thing calculated to represent gen
eral expression Of public sentiment for con.
yicuon wss reproduced in fascinating type
The Republican members Of the House
resolved themselves into an informal com
miltee Of the whole, and surrounded tie
| doubtful Senators, ard il was no nncom.
mon sight To see Senator FteIihghuysen
| arm-in-arIn with two Radical members OF
| the House from New Jersey, who were
! laying down the necessity Of his embra-
cling impeachment "a his only hope Of 20
! litical salvation. Soon afterwar,i the latter
| gentlemen reported Mr.. Frelinghuysen all
| right for oonviotion.
IL was then reported that Wiley, oil
| West Virginia, was weak Impeachment
brother, and thereuPon Messrs Chandler