Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-19
POLITICAL.
From the Ne,c York Tribune. ]

IION Htt te'S LOIh ITtOuNt.
The New York Times has letter from
a veteran politician, who says:
"In December, 1860, the President elect
was strongly inclined, If, indeed, he did not
absolutely decide, to invite Andrew John
son to a seat in his Cabinet. His purpose
and policy, however, relating To Union
statesmen In Border Slave States udS
changed at Washington by the same influence
whicn attempted 10 exclude the delegates
from these States from tho National Con-
ventIon."
This statement, we are confident, does
great injustice to the memory of our late
President, clearly implying that he was in
duced, after he reached Washington, to
forego the purpose he had previously cher
ished of inviting UniOnists who had not sup
ported his election to a seat in his Cabinet.
Mr.. Lincoln, upon the receipt Of Alex. Ii,
| Stephens first great Union Speech in
| Georgia near the close OF 1860, wrote him
| from Springfield letter, wherein he offered
him-nay, pressed upon him-a choce OF all
the positions within the Presidents gift.-
Mr.. Stephens, when he received this letter,
| had resolved to "go with his Safe" and so
declined the trusttul proder.
After he reached Washington, Mr.. Lincoln
u
Gilmer, of North Carolina, who likewise de-
cllned it. We believe he ma lie similar prof
fers to other eminent BelI-Evere;t Unionists
| of the South, but with like result. He might
probably have secured their cooperation by
agreeing to accept the Crittenden proposition
and thus consign to Slavery all our territory
southward of &c deg. 80 min.; but this,
though urged upon him by powerful inHu-
ences from this State, he could not do. Not
doing it, he could get 10 dlstins uiShed South
ern Bell Ever EFT man to take place in his
Cabinet, and was constrained to form it ex-
clusively from those who had supported his
election. This, we have not doubt, is "the
truth of history"
From the New York Times.
Some OF the Western papers are talking
of an s'informal session of me nbers of Con-
gress" about to be hell in Washington.-
The Toledo (0hio) Commercial OF the 18th
says: "Our representative, Hon. J. NJ.
Ashley, has already gone by tnvitation to
take part in its deliberations" The objects
of this conclave are said to be the settle
ment of certain political questions, with
view to bringing the pressure Of the mem
bers present upon the Executive to secure
the adoption OF their views.
Who issued these "invitatons" to meet
ing of Congressman we are not told. Nor
do We know what principle guided him, OF
them, in the selection of members to whom
they should bs sent. So far as we can Judge,
the meeting, if any such is to be held, will
be simply caucus of certain clique Of
politicians. anxious to press their peculiar
views upon the Executive, and afraid to
to trust them to a general canvass of the
regular Congress. If they expect to soap
ture" President johnson / y this unde rhand-
ed manGuvre, we think they will find them
selves mistaken. If he wants the advice OF
Congress he will probably cali it together.
HoRsIBLE MASSACRE OF A FAMILY AT BAIIY
SPRINGS, ALA.-We eceived int lligence last
night of most d,abolical and reTol ing slaugh-
ter of whole family at u lily S rings, Ala.
consisting of Mr.. wilson two grdndsons, sons OF
Judge Foster Of this State, Mr. Taylor, the over.
Sc .r, his wife and tso daughters by four BUSH
VIII. ckers, a few days ago. They first placed Nr.
Wilson over fire to extort from him his money,
and afterwards took him TO spn TO drown
h m, bnt the poor old man died before they got
him to the water. After this they retu ned to
the house and shot Mr. Taylor one Of his daugh
ters and one CT the young Fosiers deic. Mrs.
Taylor was shot, woundi her m rts ny. A so,
her daughter through the shoulder, and the
other yong Foster in the arm. lie feig ed
death and thus escaped. The fends were taken
into the house BY the IA iyas an act of charity,
as they supposed The mill ary are in pursuit Of
the murdeiers Nashville Dispatch, 9Th.
A RExlRKABLE CorycIDEycE-ALxosT in
common parIancs the M me of John Is so m
monty called Jack that tn y may well nigh lie
| considered identica In like m Dner th names
| of Jackson and Johnson may be cons dered as
| almost synonymous. At all vents they are 30
nearl the same tn { they my. in the curious
! case of coincide ce that we are about to meLtS n,
treat them as such. Andrew Jack on and An.
drew johnson, both from the State of Tennessee,
both OF the same polit cal sctohl d both start.
Ing in life in equally humble circum t,nees have
both filed the ofics Of President of the Unit. d
| States. Another remark 4ble ci. i.cumsiancA in
their respective admnstIa ions is, that the great
| Nul ifcation outbreak occurred under the ore
and the closing scenes of the terrible secession
drama under the other.-lPetersburg Express,