The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-31
Things in Washington.
GENERAL GRANT AND THE PRESIDENCY.

GENERAL. GRANT AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Washington dispatch, OF Monday, to the Bal
timore Sun, says:
advocating the election of General Grant as Pre-
sdent came to this city last week for the purpose
of learning directly from the General his Pohtlcai
status He obtained an interview with General
Grant, and informed the latter that many OF his
friends, who were supporting him as the en-
bodiment Of patriotism and the ut representative
of the truly conservative men of the country, had
been alarmed at the position in which Mr. Wash-
burne had placed him in the Galena speech; that
il Mr. Washburne correctly stated General Grants
political opinion, he General Grant, is as much
Radical as any of them, and belongs to the Radical
party The editor says that General Grant replied
to this that he was not party man, and never mad
been of any politica! party and perhaps SHOULD nN
sident, but had not done much voting since, pc
cause of his unsettled residence. The editor FUR
tber says that the impression he derived from the
conversation was that General Grant will not &C
cent nomination for the Presidency from the
Radicals proper, but that he would accept the
nomination as the representative OF conservative
men. The editor has taken notes OF the CONVEX
sation and proposes to print them In his news
paper.
CoNGREssMEN GATHERING.
We have q number Of Congressman here, and
during the past two weeks about fifty have visited
the city. They generally concur III the BELIEF that
the Sumner bill to give suffrage to negroes IN all
the States will be disapproved In caucus OF tne re-
publican members, and that =, will assume the
FORM of resolution to amenL ne constitution so
as to provide for suffrage to this class. They
also concur in opinion that impeachment must be
disposed Of in caucus, and that the result will be
an agreement that the testimony be reported and
the project there abandoned.
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS
The Union Republican Congressional Executive
Committee have just issued and address to the
people of the States that are vote in November.
GENERAL HANcocK's MOVEMENTS.
Information has been received here that General
Hancock will be in New Orleans within the coming
week to take command Of the Fifth Military
District.
In default OF the necessary appropriation to pay
for the newly acquired territory of Alaska it Is un,
derstood that all pre-emptions in that quarter (of
which there have been not few are IN vloiation
of law; and the military authorities will probably
be instructed to remove such pre-emptors until
the sale shall have been fully ccnsummated, and
until the Government shall have prescribed regu-
lations for the territory.
THE GRAVES OF THE CONsPIRAToRs.
The War Department has had headboards order
ed to mark the resting-placcs OF the consprators
at the arsenal. They are buried, as has peen
heretofore stated, in trench near warehouse
No. 1.
IMPEACHMENT.
The correspondent OF the New York Times
writes
Impeachment is gathering no strength. Mem
bers of Congress appear in little knots in search
of Winter quarters, and they are eagerly sounded
on this subject. From all that can be learned,
thew stand as they did at the close of the last ses
sion In the New York delegation there are GER
| tainly no converts to impeachment, and Leading
member OF the Senate, now here, said, yesterday
that from all he could learn, he did not beheve
| there were half dozen changes in the House on
the subject and he knew OF none al all in the Sen
ate The New York election will unquestlonably by
have much effect on the subject, and II the State
is lost or carried by the Republicans by close
vote, that will be the last OF the impeachment
| Only if New York is carried by q majority Will n
Republicans dare not hope for, will the lmpeach'
ment sentiment increase among members cl Con
| eress AS heretofore stated in these dispatches
nothing has been developed from the judiciary
| Committee of reliable character, indicating an!
| change of views on the part OF any OF Its mem
| bers member Of Congress- in speaking or the
Virginia election, yesterday pointed to ~ 5oOO lie
publican majority in that State as forcibiy Illus
trating the power of Congress in spite OF tht
Presidents opposition, and as rendering the neces
sity for impeachment less apparent than ever
| The proposition for continuous session OF Con
gross to the end of Mr.. Johnsons term IS favorabN
| received by the Republican members who nave
| been here.
GENERAL THOMAS AND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IL
NASHVILLE.
Maior-General Thomas report to General era \
| on the subject OF the municipal election at Nash
vile month ago will be published on MondaI /;
| morning. 1t comprises the correspondence py lei
epraph between those officers. In reply to lnqn,l
ries respecting his duties General Grant exphclti.
informed Maior- General Thomas that the latter
iuty was to prevent collision. II Governor brown
low should issue his proclamation declaring iisqr
rection or invasion to exist too formidable 10 %
put down by the forces of his own command, an.
calls III on the United States TO aid hlul, then ai(
would be gwen. General Thomas ls then lnIoille' M
that his mission was to preserve the peace ana no
to take sides in political differences until caile'
out in accordance with the laws. He was u t lrie
vent mobs from aiding either party, &nd II caIe' n
upon legally to interfere, his duty was plaln' In
conclusion OF the report is in General Thomas Owl
language The election is over; all quiet.
Two new iron-clads are about to be built TO
the British navy. One-the Voltage will be con
structed in the Thames; the o:her-the Invinchl
will have its birthplace at Pembroke Thus,
private and apublc yard are to be employed Th'
Voltage is described as frigate Of 1922 tons bur
den and 600 horse power; the Invincioe lis large