The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-20
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Hun. BENJAMIN. WADE'si OprNIoN
OF THE Transformation. BENJAMIN
Wade, who caused yarn to be spun
about an attempt 10 assasinate him some
weeks since, is again before the public.
He has expressed an opinion, which is
thus recorded by correspondent. The
private opinions entertained and express.
ed by Benjamin Wade, concerning the
President, are not any better than those
he gives vent to in public speeches. He
made use of the following free speech:
l had known Andy johnson a long
time in the Senate. He and had sery.
ed on the same committee, and had been
very intimate, When he became Pres,
dent he sent for me- among the first, and
told me he should expect me to be his
friend, and that he would he glad to
take counsel Of me- / told him felt
svcry much Raltered by his compliment,
and would always be glad to give him
what assistance could. He asked me
what he had better do with the rebels,
and told him he had better hang eight
or ten OF the Leaders. and scare the BAL.
ance so that. they. would run. away, and
O leave an open door for them to get
out at. He said he would do that. Il
told him to tightea Che bits on the damn.
ed scoundrels, as Lincoln had been driv.
ing them wilE toolonse rein. He
agreed to Chat 100, aud I thought for
awhile he was going to stick to it. Be
tore L LEFT him rtold hin to be waraed
by hefate of Fillmors aid Tyler, who
had come to the Presidency very much
AS lle had. Said /: ''There never was
a man in your position made President
by tho death Of another, that The men
who 70 el against him didn't try to get
hold ofhim, and whenever they've sold
out they've damned themselves eternal
ly." johnson looked at roe when / said
this, and asked me if had any fear
about his gong over to the opposition.
l told himI hadn't, but, said /, ayop
must look out for chem and be prepared
for them" He laughed at me, and soon
after / left him. I didn't thinkI was
prophesying then, but.it has since come
out that Twas. / tell you, Andy John.
son is deeper dyed III infahy to-day, ten
times over, than John Tyler ever was.
He's adS-d sight worse traitor to his
party than Tyler was, and hell be worse
yet before he goes out" Imay have
omitted a few damns from the above,
but in other respects | think / have given
very nearly the language Of the Ohio
Senator, Richmond Times. .fi &
What HAS LAMAR FoNrAJNE 70
SAY 2-4"Evelyn@ the New Orleans
correspondent Of the Mobile I4dvertisey
and Register, says: &
u am now prepared to provo that ;he
poem commencing 81, =,
"All quiet along the Potomac Tonight"
was written by Mrs. Ethel Beers, Of
New York city, and was first published
in Hayper's Weekly of November I,
1851, signed "E. b." This, think,
settles the question. i will furnish The
proofs whenever desired, and have al.
ready sent them TO a writer in the Field
and Fsresiae who seems 10 be interested
in thesubject. am sure IAam sorry
that it is not a Southern poem, but
since il is not it is wrong to deny credit
20 its real author 10 Ethel Beers be-
longs the credit Of thsee beautiful lines,
and to this letter is she indebted for a re-
sognition Of her merit as poet In che
Soath." a.,,.g ,ts,