The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-09
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IL correspondent OF he Boston .i,frrrf,sp5, who
mas recently had intercws with Seuuturs SUMMER
anu WILSON, ana dnn. .'urrEI, narratvs ut Icngtl.
the conversation held i'll, them. WI have room
for only the following ltraSls:
TIL: RE,Iop. or STANTON.
"Stanton'a removal this time" said Mr.. SUM
nor, rs national culhity. or course, the rcbis
President is with thenptld this makes ihen, hard
hearted anil stifr-necke. You cannot measure the
eItent OF this evil iniltnce. It is terrible blow
at reconstruction. Anyet an confident iha, ro-
construction OIL just p1lciplcB will prevail in the
end But it's trias nrencreased. II is sad enough
10 inink Oh So great aranstion ought to Le tnado
10 carry it over the trasitiou period with pormu-
mont advantage to aIIho parties to it, tho Prcs!-
Sin1 sionr ana oil sise6s itsry AID fT should bo
spite OF every impednnt
GRAFT AicAaDIDArG.
"Do You Think" asLhi, 'thst uenciai Grant d,
aiming tOr tue Pres idcncl?"
u do not know" ,rcplid tia SENATOR. '.Fl,eic
washbrrne, who has jht returned from Europe.
understand, speaks bf him as candidate.
This is not like Grant. Shu is thoroughly modest
some respects, was oldtr and moro experienced,
when lie entcred civil life, and it il well known
with what diBtrust. But tho great difficulty in his
ID khhI We HaIt0NllfR uHCeEtaltl-
~ with regard to his OPTIONS. Who can say that,
as President. he would Rfe s to tho freedmen, dur
ing the eomng Kindly the process of
,'ort tSbn, tba naed? Can We afford to be In al,
nncertaiHtr N this point? have from tho begin;
Gnr next President must be i'll himself an 'irrsvrr-
sjhip pnarantee' ls Grnnt s,ich2 wsl, know.
oiisnnally like him. In conversation lie is neat
anu lrese, with clean cut ideas anu words. cII-
joyed mpe. what le said Ia NE about Sheridan.
said Is Sil,5idau t:rcat general or Il great
SsrSiH SsrS Ms 6ped promptly and viii
must have cost him pang to Sign that oror 10
moving The officer he admired and loved 80 much,
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Ar. Summer then spoko Of President johnson.
''With porson, he said, Of ordinary seuse and
dent is rerrerse, pg-hPded and brutal. His
talent suel, as il il, comcsfrom pugnacity, or as
the phrenologists have i, lcombatireness. When
Oh tho right side, and his Gmper gave 10 his arg,-
mont additional force. vi all syinpatheod with
him thou. We did not know how foolish and silai-
low he was nor did no SEQ his prejudiccs, Little
did We think of the evil lie would dol have often
said that no man in history has over done SO much
evi! to his country in tho same time. Of co,lrae
he is usurper and tyrari. Tho wonder is Con,
gress did not act accordi1gy6onE ago. It will
read badly enough hereafter that Congress did not
put him at 1nco In straight jacket. His crime is
protested aud insisted. Te me the case for pro
ceeding was always clear az noon.'
coSonEss AND IzrEAcn,tESr.
What were tho tT9e reasons, in your opinion,
Congress" replied the Senator ''llas hrsitated
OH every important point and at every important
stage OF its recent history. 1t lrsitaict about
emanepaton; It hesitaletl to nssumo Jurisdiction
the hands Of the hlacns; and it hesitatel to confer
the suffrage upon thu sa,nn coorcd citiZels And
30 it has hcsltated in its duty toward the presi-
dent. or course the country loses by this
BnaiQHAH, EOnlucrcG. manufacturer. In
everything suffer. II il futile 10 expcct specie
payments and financial prosperity until rcconHlruc-
assumes condition or permanent security. Ihave
preached oil this over uni over Bnt at last
Congress- has done l!s work. have mover
peachet. I do not sag what Judgment should
pronounce, as Senator, IL he were before us; but
1 have always felt it proper to declare what |
thought OF him and my own sense Of the duty of
proceeding against him. some gooa mon have
b,en betagged on the law. Only little study il
needed to clear this up. Let them read Story and
Bishop. As general iule Impeachment is u poll
tical proceeding for political misconduct There are
persons who think that Impeachment would con-
vnlse tho country. Sch talk reminds mo OF what
Charles James Fox said to Napoleon whom Napu-
leon said that the English Ministry had eplnxn.
sssaBsuis againt,t hini 'Uioar yuir, head OF that
nonsense There is but Que. thing the. county
cannot stand, and that liz misI1lle, which is pre-
ciscly what NO have now. But l nm not making
speech-you have led me far enough"
OfGenersi Butler tho snme correspondent says:
on IMPEACHMENT.
now asked General Butlcr's opinion bf the
prospects Of impeachment
He replied
"Impeschmcnt is sure to come The SANS
causes which hindered it heretofore Will now tend
to bring II on"
We extract tho following passogess from his se-
count of his interview with Senator Wilson
rHE sIIUATIoH.
Io said
"In regard to the condition of affairs, continue
to take a hopeful view OF H. Nothing that tho
President has done has weakened my confidence
ut all i'll complete triumph of our friends III the
Southern country. believe that tho negroes who
have been enfranciised and the loyal men of those
States, will carry the election, will conform thei,
constitutions tn the requirements OF Congress in
sympathy with tho Republican party of tho United
States, and that the President can do nothing that
ON IMPEACHMENT.
"A low Meets ago." said the Senator, 1.-The great
body OF tho Republicans Of the country hoped to
be able to accomplish their purpose without re-
sorting to impeachment and the removal of tho
rying the great body OF the party the other vay,
and to-day the great mass Of the Republican partj
believe the President will be impeached, and that
he deserves impeachment"
Inquired of Mr.. Wilson as to the
POSITION OF GENERAL GRANT.
"Weli." he replied, "my opinion is that Gen
Grant has taken that Office for the sole purpose Of
trying to do what good he can to the country.
hhpW ihal . s9taHtoh hept tuht once lOr eighteen
months for this purpose. | talked with him often
about it and, during tho last Hessinn OF Congress
in tho presence OF Gen. Grant, Mr.. Stanton said ht
would not be driven out Of the Office If he could
help it. That ho felt it his duty to do what ht
could for the country, and he said 10 MO that ht
had dono somo good and prevented much evil
and our friends, added hIr. Wilson, " will see by
und-by that Gen, Grant and no we're entirely II
agreomont in regard TO tho course Of affairs. -
Mr. Stanton folt keenly the criticisms of his
friondH, and now Gen, Grant has the samo feeling
Ho expects to be msilndorstood. but ho believes
he is acting in the light Of public duty which ht
| owos to tho country, md holds that creator thar
part OF a patriot, and tho whole country viii
700 u by-and-by, as they do now in the case o