The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-30
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.
n

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.
The InteHf0enccr has very significant edito-
rial this morning, supposed TO reflect the views
of Secretary Seward in relation to the pro-
gramme of the radicals for the next Presiden-
tial campaign. IL Bays;-
1.-THE whole ground has been canvassed for
constitutional constructions and political con-
unRencles, 30 that the revolutioutsts have
marked out regular succession of desperate
resorts TO escape the speechless and lntolerable
shame which awaits them before the indignant
people. at least four stages have been pro.
jected:-FiTst, TO nominate a car didate in May,
If no extraordinary event occurs TO revive their
lost ascendancy by allowing them the flush
side of some new and popular issue; theu,
the detection nominating the chief
make three candidates for President. II the
constitutional candidates fail OF majority of
the whole number OF the electoral votes cast in
the loyal states, g. e. II the Two otner Jolnbiy
get single one more than he, then the election
will go TO the present House of Representa-
tives, even without counting the Southern
States, a. d the only question would be, what
bargain to make over the fruits of the fraud, so
as 10 agree on one OF the two To this end inn
mense efforts are to be made to carry OHIO and
Pennsylvania especially; but the chance of
loyal States out of their will is too weak
to be relied upon-sO, third, the electoral
vote must incude the Southern States. For
this purpose they are to be swiftly and
shamelessly Africanized and by recog-
nizing Representatives from them, placed
the Government, contrary TO the other two, and
by that branch which has the counting of the
electoral sufifages for President and Vice Presi-
dert. If Congress be induced by their partisan
leaders 10 recognize the proposed negro States,
until after the Presidential election, and then,
unless the people of the North will consent TO
allow the negro votes to be counted, Congress
will refuse to count their votes, and declare
non-election of President. What then? The
Constitution declares that when the
popular election fails by reason of
TO one candidate getting a majority of the
whole number Of electors appointed, the House
OF Representatives shall choose Immediately,
by ballot, the President Congress can then
pretend that the conservative candidate does
not get majority of the whole number of
tors appointed by the negroes are to be counted.
Even should they fail with the help of a united
riy for either OF their candidates. the Senate,
and not the House, in case of a failure TO elect
by The people, elects the Vice President from the
two highest candidates on the list. This they
the House to elect President Now the Senate
would elect their Vice President at once, and
the failure OF the House TO elect President
before the fourth day of March next folio wing
would make that Vice. President the President,
as in the case of death or other constitutional
disability of the President suppose the revo-
for Vice-President, could they not agree also to
force him upon the people as President, as q
last resort by plan matnTed before his nomi-
nation"
The latter portion Of the article develops the
plan of the Administration to keep the South
ern States out as long as possible. 1t calls upon
the people of the North to assume an attitude
of active prohibition of all negro States, and
recommends meetings in every village in the
North TO forbid the admission TO Congress OF
any pretended State governed or controlled By
negroes, and asserts that the Southern States
should be kept out till they present ooAstItu-
tions framed by white people
The removal Of Ord, and the selection of
General Gillem to I'LL his place, causes much
amusement here, as Gillem was Ords ambassa
dor to Johnson, to endeavor to mollify him,
and he did his work effeotually as to per-
suade A. ]. to put him In Ord's place. Ords
administration, for some time past, has not
been satisfactory TO Johnson, as Ord at one
time leaned to radicalism, then he would
switch off suddenly on the other track. 30
Johnson could not depend on him, and re-
solved to remove him the first opportunity.
The publication of Badeau's first volume OF
Grants Campaigns, in which he handles Hal
leck without gloves, excltes much discussion
here where, the parties are well known. It is
understood Badeau has had access to the Rebel
records In possession of our Government and
his statements will embrace the Southern yer.
sion of many prominent incidents of the wal
which have never been published BEFORE and
the comparisons which the author will be
movements of both armies, will shed much
light upon subjects of which we have had here
tolore only one sided accounts.