Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-25

back. Gen. Thomas rallied and Stan
ton is as loosely invested as ever. s.
Congress is being backed up on all
Sides. ~ THISfI ~
Besides the offer of Governor Geary
of the militia who stuck so bravely to
Pennsylvania when their services were
wantedin Maryland. Governor Fenton
has offered to send on. his "pardon brig
ade"of Sing Sing, veterans. s ~
y The Kings county Loyal League
hasn't been heard from.
Where's Bellows2 ad5s
And Joe Reeves? iy5 atl--a4.E .i
So far, ] am the only fighting repre-
sentative of Kings county on hand.
L reminded Ben. Wade of this. so that
if new deal takes place the fellows
who staid at home in the hour of peril,
can't come here and claim collector
ships. t
Saw Grant yesterday.
He is as communicative as ever.
He said he read my epistle on horses,
and had cut it out of the Eagle and past
ed it in his hat for reference.
He thinks that / don't understand
rats quite SO well. Said he had some
experience with rats, and had cleared
out whole swarm of them that were
feeding at the public crib when he was
ad interim in the War Department.
Yes, General" said /, "but you let
in the biggest and dirtiest rat of the
tribe when you went out But 1 guess
we will trap him yet, and cut off his off,
cial tail close up to his ears. What is
your opinion on that point % tf
"Before you write that article you
promised, on pups,' responded the Gen
eral, If you call on me I think can
give you few points. I know some
thing about pups, particularly Marshall
Browns slut's Pups"
Our conversation was here interrupt
ed by chap connected with new sen.
sation weekly, who wanted the General
to give him the address. of his grand
mother, as he wanted to try and engage
the old lady to write up family remin-
iscences for the paper.
The impeachment committee of the
House sit with closed door-on account
Of the GOODNESS of the weather.
Thad. Stevens is still very feeble.
He has to be supported by chair
when he sits down.
He is not able to hold his head up.
Still he works night and day at the
articles of impeachment.
A few of them have leaked out
through the key hole.
Andy johnson is to be impeached on
the following charges.
For being Andy johnson.
For aggravating Congress by refer
ring to an absolete document, known as
the Constitution of the United States.
For insisting that the Union has not
been dissolved.
For asserting that white man is as
good as colored man.
For maintaining that the President
has right to exercise powers conferred
upon the Office by the aforesaid Consti-
tuition. 7 ,-
Because Alabama didn't swallow the
black vomit of the Radical Constitution,
they have had civil war, martyr,
piled up the biggest national debt ever
heard of, and now they are prepared to
wind up with impeachment and revolu-
tion.
They are lively party now, say
what } ou will, and as long as the people
will stand the expense, they will give
them plenty of excitement for their
money.
The Hon. D. Barnes spoke on i'm
peachment.
The Hon. P. Malloy Robinson
was not on hand, consequently we
missed hearing what effect impeach-
ment will have on Ireland.
Many rumors are ahoat, which are
more or less Enthusiastically less.
There was report that the Hon. John
Morrissey had introduced compromised
bill to settle the difficulty in straight
forward and artistic manner. Andy
johnson to fight Ben. Wade for Presi-
dency at catch weights, in the rotunda
of the Capitol, according to the rules of
the P. r.
That the Speaker had ruled the mo-
tion out of order, when the Hon. John
said if Colfax would come down on the
floor he'd mash him. Es.
On which the Hon. J. M. was called to
order by Gen. Banks and arraigned at
the bar of the House until he treated
the members all around, the Sergeant-at-
Arms fetching in the champagne.
On referring to the Congressional
Globe, find no mention of any such
proceedings. fat
There is probably no truth in the
story. -7
The seige OF Stanton still progresses.
Thomas has invested him very closely.
Afterreceiving Summers note request
ing him to "stick," Stanton had the seat
of his pantaloons tackled to his chair, so
that he couldn't be lifted out of it in case
the Office is carried by assault.
Supt. John A. Kennedy's nitro-gly-
cerine dispatch caused thrill of con-
Every member of the House looks
under his chair before sitting
down to see whether he has been mined.
Not a single member has yet been
blown up, though some of the married
ones may have been.
Every stranger who arrives at Wash
ington is searched to see whether he has
a barrel of nitro-glycerine about him.
This is an hour and place of peril, but
it is some comfort to know that Ken
nedy is watching over us.
Geese once saved Rome; Washing
ton, like Balaam, may be saved by an
ass.