Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
" a r I E u Y.
Startling Exposures.

The Washington correspondent Of the " New
York Herald" writes:
When President johnson was on his late
trip in the West, a Umitcd States Senator and
two Mnjor-Gcncrals of the army, who belong.
ed to his party, were approached at Indiannp-
oils, ty Il prominent conservative Republican
who had been colonel Of an Indiana regiment
during tho latc war, and who is now captain
In the regular service, and who made the fol
lowing startling statement lie had been
making speeches for the Republicans in Indi
ana, III August last and hy request Of Gov.
crnor Fletcher, of Missouri, visited that State
and made one or two conservative speeches.
lie was told by Governor Fletcher that his
speeches were too tame; that the most radical
OF declarations were wanted in Missouri that
the people must te told that the Republicans
had decided that the rebels should not vote
and that the State was to tc carried by farce
of arms if necessary Governor Fletcher also
told hia that lie had 10000 muskcts in the
State in Loyal hands, and that they should be
used, if necessary, to carry the State. The
lndiamian told Governor Fletcher that lie was
Republican liz principle, but did not approve
of such measures, and would not advocate
them. Governor Fletcher Thought Lm mere
ly weak -knccd, and answered him that he
WOulu come lUto INC harness NtlCr aTrlle.
a few nights subsequently, lie was present,
on invitation, Mt a secret meeting of radical
leaders, ut the Linden Hotel. About fifty
prominent radicals were present, including
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri; Governor
Oglesby. OF Illinois and Scnxtor Yates and
John A. Logan, of Illinois The whole plan
Of the impeachment of the President was
discussed, even to the arrangement Of filling
Washington with an armed force of I" Boys il
Blue" to protect Congress- aud also to dcc,i.
who shall >uccc, d johnson in case Vice, Pres
ilcnt Foster, ms lis successor, should not prove
equally positive and pliablc to the wills of tho
Jacobins. Butler, Governor Morton, of In
diana, and others, were discussed Butler
was Looked upon as lacking in courage, and
Morton WAS feared rs being too ambitious fol
the purposes Of the conspirators Genera
Grant was mentioned ns too conservative, nnC
Sherman was secuted as a coppcrhcad III
nally, Senator Yates was decided upon ,s pos
sessng more stamina and less scrnpcs tl,a,
any other available man. If President John
son offered serious resistance, and Foster die
not act vigorously, Yates was to be put in con
troll Of affairs.
When he was about leaving St. Louis. tn,
informant in the case was requested by Gov
cruor Fletcher to ask Governor Norton O
1ndlana, Wnat numDer OF arms he could spare
to Missouri. Governor Morton replied. whe,
tho message was delivered, that no could no
sny thnt he hud amy to spare; that thcr,
were about 100000 stand. with plenty 0
ammunition, in the arsenal he would se
what could be spared, and confer with Gov
crnor Fletcher. Out of this correspondence
grow the conference Of the Governors ut Phil
adelphia, which, it is now we'll known, wa
for the purpose, among otbey, of liatribu