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 tho silent perseverance o. boutwell, and VII
SON, who already have the field, by right Of possess
sion, as it layB before the Judiciary Committee Of
the Eo,1se as between these men, and the two
revolutionary Though opposing) characters, thnt
are TO enter the LISTS on the fourth Of March next
BEN. BUTLER and LOGAN the privilege Of heading
| the assault upon the White House will be fought
out With marvellous cunning and resource. I.
LOGAN has but just arrived, and is therefore, more
or logs unsettled IN his plan Of operations; while
Bur1ER, his willy antagonist, has been here 4f and
on, from the inception Of the impeachment move
ment,and has already shaped bis ends most adroit-
ly upon one issue at least.
BUTLER and LOGAN may strike hands in this tus-
sle to assume the head and front Of accusation
against ANDREW JOHNSON. Both are positive in
their determination that the job Of preferring IN
Indictment shall not be consummated until they
are warm in their Congressional seats end prepar-
ed to claim al the eclat 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 suAfus-
ing his distorted, fabby features, and codnsslling
them to put away, as they would the pest, all
! thought Of impeachment. "Wel enough" says
Ben, sswhen the elections were pending, to keep
the ball in motion, but the people being carried,
etpediency must govern the day.', The day that
necessitates this assumed expediency will only
last 80 far as BUTLER is concerned, until the 4th
OF Maroh next, and boutwell, and WILSON know
it, ard pod secretly on in their endeavors to gath
er the material. for charge upon which to hinge
and consummate impeachme Mt. -
LOGAN enters the area without o plan of cam
paign. To-day-he has sought boutwell,; and
sought to draw from that crafty, lyn1-eyed 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
BoUrWE11. has since remarked, all that his interro-
gator evoked during this interview is not likely to
improve his understanding Of the situation, or en-
able him to lay ascheme for foiling the advance
ment it really possesses: Nov, i think that the
effect Of this four-cornered diplomacy will be to
add TO the zeal Of .Messrs BourwErr. and WILSON
in ssputting up" case against the President, and
that The upshot Of this renewed haste win be that
grand aquabble will be precipitated some fine
morning among the Radicals BY the presentment
Of bill Of Indictment against the President from
the Judiciary COMMITTEES, accompanied with q de-:
mand for. the Immediate confederation Of the same.
This explosion is most likely to occur the fore-
mart Of next week. thus giving scant three weeks
to complete the -manifestly too short to end
this session. and 60 remaining to be the first order
of business for the Con: :ress to meet 30 closely
upon the others dergise. There is one thing that
seriousy retards the progress Of boutwell, and
his associate, and has yezed them nightly all
along. They have firmly anticipated from the
first that fear Of their stigations would have
induced tho administration to appear before their
oommi ttee, with view to examining the'eyldence
Of the accusaon and E tas o. re-
bided Els time and would seem quite impasaabls
to the mysterious measures that Menace him.
BourwE1L & Co., under these depressing 'circuIn-
stances, really can't comprehend how man may be
depraYed into such suicidal; soldity. VlDEA.