The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-10

McCl' liam Redivivua-rhe Mistake OF
COnEress-FInancisI Dang ers-The Am
neSty ProclamRtlOn-Preslde Can
dIdStes-Mr. Phillips Choice.
CorreSpon ence Of the ~. Y. Herald.
sTEKLINo Mass, Sept. s.-The irrepressible negro
suffrage aud negro equality edvooate-genera, Wea.
remote II ON ali the din and turmoil Of cities: lie
Sterling ST worcester county, Mass, some i2y miles
from Boston. Here, Ia large and COMFORTABLE iarm-
very much life Of reoluse His fRvorite volumes,
nE m PREPARING psg nS some n Scdss Which he Intends de-
liyering the coming season al his time is employed
the winding hilly roads, and in enjoying the
directions from the high plateau on which his tempo
Tary home is situated correspondent Of the Herald
at late hour on saturday evening last and was very
NATURALLY arned on the absorbing topics Of the day.
Grant, President Johnson, Congress- Impeachment.
Phps touched freely but very briefly though notes
wTd Sfy IN Rs and The he
suggestive reference to General Grant drew outthe
A CHAPTER ON GRANT.
Not bell wing much Grant myself. either in his
civil eapacy to or ia , MS TepaS Sva Sa EqG rio
Washington. Both parties are playing ther cards
nto their hands In %hich case they will SO conpro.
mise bim that his popularity and reputation Will be
position Of his, should he attempt such, perfectly
tary Of War. And he has fully thu! far, come up to
their ticpalions. The conse vatiye Republic MS
5oSs Ssrd nobps Is but 05 Supdes Since se o6 e
Stanton place He has not his position
in any way. He is distgqsted by the President, and
the popularity he possessed and unless his friends
iescue he will be lost to sight very soon do not
think 1t is honorable or potic in man 10 accept Of
he approves but against all of which he delights to
PRESENT affairs In the melee that going on he viii
iose all chance of being taken the candidate of any
the reports that Grant conferred with stanton
TIE office. / believe, and when the truth comes
out l Will be ( und in the right that Grant
nation that stanton received was the Iote in which
ali am Invention Of Grants renGs and the story that
he had private understanding with stanton is all
story 9S Se %
that when the truth is known il will be found that
Grant took the office of secretary OF War without
readiness give the President degree OF support
ah In to-day thS ASK SIX
ago; and certainly the great mass of the people have
Sss hnk and
Re change Of ear w OH Il the Yse2
through Which he is now passing He has evinced no
He has allied with new friends, with JoR9son
own ends and discard him when he has served their
purpose. do not see any setrespect or consistency
orders he disapproves, merely contenting himself
Sy going into The War Department. He can do nothins
as Secretary ofWar hec9Id not do better as General @
bIrne him making 6ng rs sSme ms
military favOrite for President
THE PRESIDENT GoNGREss, IMPEACHMENT. AND
The question being broached, Mr.. Phillips gave his
confess do not see what object the President can
haze X m must o s 20
| sent course will naturally precpltate measures
strengthen the hands of Congress. and compel Con
would not pursue this course II he did not, by some
q
The great rooem Is, what plan Of resistance has he
not think it is out OF the range of probability that he
He may, by the counsel Of Black and the Blairs'
make effort to refer the question Of the constu
this I Way he may hope divide public sent@ent with
what they may resistance to the impeachment Of
| Congress is determined on by the President or he
Whole scope and OBJECT Of the policy at washington is
qss soe ay tHs to the eS9
| gress, impeachment or no impeachment
| LITTLE MAC" REDIvIvUs.
Your correspondent have referred TO Boston bull
letin newspaper announcing that the President hAd
recalled Little Mac" to Washington. Yes" re-
| sumed Mr.. Phlllps-atter q few moments h)ught-
there may be something In that. The man may be
ciasm effect some breach betw' en- Grant aSd the
might be TSei1 n o,, to have %GGesn ss
him, and JohnFon'r recall of him now looks IL he
Woud secure him the army Ia case Of necessity l.
ctr ainy looks il he mediIated strong resistance.
with force the Congress of the United States. But, he
| ADDED no one Knows now Dlnu mao some or the
Southerners are and some OF the Democratic politi
| clans who are running around the President. No
Southern manever understood the North ant dou't
believe that johnson understands IT. therefore, in
specU lating the ignorance that would lead him to
make any mad attempt that fact must be taken into
CONGRESS GREAT MISTAKE.
The great mistake Congress made being per-
| suaded into adjourning by Sherman and Fessenden.
unchecked. / hold sherman and Fessenden aud
Trum5nl 10 great, extent responsible for the pre-
movement represents one element He allies him
SELF 10 the Democratic party and that party always
II, The conservative Republicans inherit a timidty
and a confusion OF objects and motives which pre-
ever holding with firm hand what they gain
Between two such parties, il is easy to see which
General Grant and Secretary Chase, through
Their PSlsa inITgH6eS d6 Eespo66s6s DO mo-
not been tor the wish of these two partisan cques
The object was TO prevent the possibility OF any ad
vantage to " ade by the question of Impeachment
coming up. il is impossible 10 credit that integen
men, these conservative leaders are,in Washlngtor
| itself, with all the means of Information at thei
hands, could be Ignorant of the danger which threat
ened lhe country They could not be igporaDt Of it
safety OF the country 10 their party engineering
do not believe in this bargaining and hucksternl
out and TTumbull in as Vice PI esident 81
that the latter should succeed Johnson in case O
go forward simply, without mix uTe TO inn each AM
let the result follow and no nlrgues as TO who shou
that impeachment Will be the FIRST measur
brought before Congress; / do not think there vii
will be whether, being im9saehed. Johnson canno
be suspended from ofice9 That will be the struggle
tiOn be decided would be madness. The grea
question, therefore Will be, not to Impeachment
current Of events. is ineytable but can he be- s,ls
pended from office from the moment articles of i'm
people permit treacherous Executive 70 exercse un
check ed sway i9r monthsY WIN not SO dseredlt tn