The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-09

account in this scramble for the chief place in the
proposed prosecution Of the Executive. But there
is the silent perseverance OF boutwell, and VIII
SON, who already have the ield by light Of posses
sion, as it lays before the Judiciary Committee o
the House. AS between these men, and the two
revolutionary (thoush opposing) characters, that
are 70 enter the lists on the fourth Of March next
BEN. BUTLER and LoaAN-the privilege OF heading
the assault upon the White House will be fought
out with marvellous cunning aud resource
LoaAs has but just arrived, and u.s. therefore, more
or less unsettled In his plan OF operations; while
BUTLER, his willy antagonist, has been here off and
on, bom the inception of the impeachment move
ment ana has already shaped his ends most adroit-
ly upon one issue at least.
BUTLER and LOGAN may strike hands in this tus-
| sle to assume tho hcad and front of accusation
against ANDREW JoHNsoN. Both are positive in
their determination that tho Job OF preferring an
Indictment shall not be consummated until they
are warm in their Congressional seats and prepar-
ed to claim all the ecsua of the movement, and as
sumo, each for himself, the conduct OF the case.
BUTLER at this time is softly taking the Radicals
by the hand with pleasant grin Of protest sufus-
ing his distorted, Habby features and counselline
them to put away, as they would the post all
thought Of impeachment 'eWeu enough" says
BEN, when the elections were pending, to keep
the ball in motion, but the people being carried,
expediency must govern tho day. The day that
necessitates this assumed expodiency will only
last, go lar as BUTLER is concerned until the 4th
OF March next, and boutwell, and WILSON know
it. and plod secretly in their endeavors to gath
or the material for charge upon which to hinge
and consummate impeachment
LOGAN enters the area without, pian Of cam
paign. To-day he has sought Boutwell, and
sought TO draw from that crafty, lynxeyed Radical
something Of the truth concerning what had been
done by him and his coadjutor; WILSON, and what
degree Of success had attended their efforts As
boutwell, has since remarked al that his interro-
gator evoked during this interviewis not likely to
improve his understanding Of the situation, or en-
able him to hy scheme for foiling the advance
ment it really possesses. Now, think that the
effect of this four-cornered diplomacy will be to
add TO the zeal of Messrs. boutwell,. and WILSON
IN putting up" o case against the President, and
that the upshot of this renewed haste viii be that
grand squabble will be precipitated some fine
morning among the Radicals by the presentment
Of q bill Of Indictment against the Prosident from
the Judiciary Committee, accompanied with a de-
mand for the immediate consideration OF the same
This explosion is most likely to occur the fore!
part Of next week thus giving scant three weeks
this session, and 80 remaining to be tho first order
OF business for the Con; reas to meet SO closely
upon 60e oCner 8 Qe111Se. There thing that
seriously retards the progress OF BourWEII and
his associate, and has vexed them nightly all
along; They have . firmly anticipated from the
nfHt that lear OF their Investigations would have
induced the administration 70 appear before their
comm ttee, with view to examining the evidence |
OF the accusation, and for the presontment OF re-
bided bis time, and would sdem quite impassnble
TO the mysterious measures that menace him
BOUTWELL, Co., under thebe depressing circu1n- |
deprayed into such suicidal gohdity. YIDEX