Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-19
anANT an ImpEACnEK.

Gen. Grant seems to have laid aside
his usual reticence of late, especially in
regard to the impeachment of the Presi~
dent At the meeting of the Ants
Slavery Society in New York on the 18th
inst, Dir Moss, who protested to have
obtained from Gen. Grant his views on
impeachment, assured the society that
the General was working hard with his
friends 10 secure the conviction of the
President" The Washington correspon-
dent of a Radical journal in Chicago reN
ports conversation he says he had with
General Grant, when the General eX-
pressed himself very strongly in support
of Mr. JohnsOn's removal Similar
statements are made in other newspapers
of the same stripe. Indeed, Gen. Grant
has Of late been claimed by the rabid
partisans who compose the radical wing
of the Republican party as heartily
with them in working for and
demanding the conviction of the
President These statements as to
Grant, position have been put forth with
so much positiveness as to leave no doubt
that the General Of the army was using
his influence 10 secure the removal of the
President, who is his superior Poor
Grant has been pushed forward by Washs
burne and other Radicals who have had
him in training for the Chicago Conyens
ton, to assist with his personal and
official influence in getting the President
out of their way His eagerness TO inc
jure the President, who had convicted
him of prevarication, if not something
worse, lead him readily TO the work ass
signed him. And the result has been,
that he has injured himself and not the
President The Washington correspond
ent of the Chicago Times writes on the
18th inst as follows
Gen. Rawlings is Grants ChiefofStaG,
and his most unselfsh, sensible and intelli-
gent adviser. IL Grant paid more attention
10 men like Rawlings, and lees to selfish
aud housing politicians like Washburne,
il would be better for him. But G-ant has
concluded omake his bed with Washburne,
and he must lie in it, notwithstanding that
he il now reported As saying that he'll bee
id il he'll run for the Presidency. On
Monday night, AT Willards Hotel, when
the news Of Trumbuns Fessendens,
Grimes and HendeTson's views on i'm
parchment were made known, Gen. Raw
lings thus expressed himself 90 two gentle
men in this city who hail from Illinois;
"Gentlemen, Grant is a dead cock in the
pit | know that Gen. Grant himself now
feels that he made the most fatal mistake
Of his life when hs advocated the impeaeh-
ment Of Andrew johnson"
Alexander T. Stewart, of New York,
the great bondh0lder representative, is
here. and the guest Of General Grant It
is positively stated that be il emphatic 10
Grant in his advice that he should not run
for the Presidency. Now, II that is the
case, il may he set down az certain that
Grant viii not consent 90 the use OF his
name At Chicago tie l. not the man to
run against the advice Of the men who are
% back him with their money-bags
Its also stated that Colonel Dent Grants
brOther-in-law, y resident Of California,
has stated that Granite chances for election
are gone up; that he is losing popularity
daily; and that, 30 far a. California Is CON
cerned, he will not carry two counties in
the State. Il is even asserted that the
Colonel said be would 90 home aad stump
bis own State against Grant Colonel Dent
Ia also represented as saying that he be
heyed that bot Tor JULIA" General
Grants wife and Colonel Dents sister), the
General world never have been candidate
for the Presidency.