The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-28
GOSSIP AsOUr TIE PRESInEM1

PROBABLE Cause Of His Strange Conduct- III.
Dreao OF Assassinatiou-Rebel influence Ac-
TSouTSa Eto TtI For-The Bedford Eulogy Of Booth
We select the following from tho Washington
despatches of the Baltimore An1e,,cS,, of the
cate OF yesterday
CONDITION OF THE PRESIDENT.
IneTe is painful feeling abroad, irresistible
Dy reason OF many corrobora,ive circums tances
~ tnat the PRESIDENTS mind is more or less affected
py the Gales OF office that he has been in
morbid condition for months past is the belief
OF many. This is realized more particularly by
tnose who are in almost daily intercourse with
MN, and 1t is thus his best friends account for
MS many vagaries and inconsistencies close
observer could not have failed to notice, when
Ihe President returned from his recent trip
west, that his countenance indicated great
mental tr1bulatiOn; his smile was forced ana
unnatural, and IL evidently required an effort to
appear at ease. The iear of impeachment, a
lingering doubt as to the success OF his policy
and hence n failure to De re.elected-an event
upon which his heart is unquestionably set
. and, above all, the dread of assassination, are
constantly before his minds eye. On the other
hand, there are those, with good opportunities
for observation, who scout the prevalent rumor,
and profess TO believe the President as sound in
mind as at any time during the last five years
Without attempting TO decide between these two
opinions, give the facts as | find them.
REBEL INFLUENCE ACCOUNTED FOR.
Some surprise has been manifested aC the in
huence eXerted over the President by leading
eA-Repels. No one familiar with the situation
is surprised at this, however. At the South Mr..
johnson, though politically successful, lived
under social ban. When the tables were
turned, and the men whom Mr.. johnson had
always looked up to his social suoeriors
came to hlm upon bended knees, craving
pardon and calling bin the savior OF the
-tIodden South iC is easy to imagine what
an influence, once taken in his confidence,
such men could exert over q mind like that
OF Mr. Johnson. They saw their opportu-
nlty, anG avgied themselves of lt most efec-
tUaly. This feeling of superiority was
forcbly illustrated a few months ago,
when two Tennessee ladies obtained
pardons for their families under the
money clause. They were asked by an acQuaint-
ance If they had called upon the ladies OF the
White House. Their answer was insul,ingly
Characteristic They had never associated
with the. family in folmer days, and they saw
nothing in their present position to warrant
change in Their relations 1t Is needless to say
they had not cOndesceudCd to pay their respects
to the ladies Of rhe White House. The SUPER
ciliousne,s OF these Tennessee aristocrats is
rather cool, in face OF the tact that the ladieS of
every lady or gentleman who has ever visited
the White House, by their unaffected iady-liEe
department on all occasions.
EULoGIztNG BOOTH.
No surprise is manifested at tac remarks culo.
CYSTIC OF Booth, reported to have been made
recently at Bedford, Pa, in this city, where
such things as cheering Tor Booth aud Davis,
and oilers OF money TO erect a monument TO the
memory OF the former, are daily occurrences.
Since the Presidents onen sympathy with the
enemies OF the Union, eX-Rebels and Rebel SYM
pathizers in this city have carried their heads
p high and are beginning to talk boldly.