Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
Progress of the Presidential Canvass
johnson On SeymOur-The Revenue
MIDDLE StIu PerpIexed-The Sitna.
tIOu ut the south.

Johnson ON Sey mOur-Ihe Revenue
MIDDLE SIN PerpIexed-The sitHa.
tIOn ut the South.
Special to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, August 9, 1S68.-The
friends of Senator Hendricks in this city
have received cheering letters from In
diana. Mr.. Pendleton writes relative
here that the prospect in Ohio is good. The
Democrats in Maine expect TO make ex-
tensiye gains in September. The extreme
far West looms up beautifully.
A number of New York politicians called
| on the President yesterday. In eonVersa-
ton on the subject of the Presidential
campaign, one of the party asked Mr..
johnson what he thought of Seymour, to
which A. J. replied, struggling his shout
ders: "What does Gov. Seymour think
of the Administ ration p Ii is limited by
those who have the secrets of the Rack
staircase at the White House that Mr.. John
son is not disposed to commit himself in
the present national struggle. The recent
sensational reports about the Cabinet are
unfounded. Welles, Browning and Nc
CulloCh are a shade worse than doubtful.
Eyarts is also doubtful. The only person
of the Executive family who is an Out-and-
out Democrat is Senator Patterson, of Ten
nessee, the Presidents sOn-in-law.
The internal revenue imbroglio seems
as far from settlement as usual. Rollins
has played his cards well and still holds
the place. He is in close league with the
Radicals and has the law on his side. The
President wanted TO appoint Burbridge,
but it il said was deferred by strong letters
from Kentucky | am authorized TO state
that Mr.. Belmont did not recommend Bur
bridge. Attorney General Evarts expects
10 give his opinion on the Presidents ac-
ceptanCe of Rollins resignation, at the
Cabinet meeting, on Tuesday. The legal
authorities prepared for the opinion are all
adverse 10 the position assumed by Mr..
johnson. ... ...E
The question Of preserving the peace 10
the Southern States is seriously engaging
tho attention of the Administration. The
consolidation of the troops in those quar-
tiers contemplated in recent orders will be
| stopped, and they will be allowed to re-
| main in their present locations, subject to
the same orders that apply IN General
| Thomas department; that Is to say, they
will not be called into requlsltlon to do PO-
lice duty, except upon the call OF the Gov
errors or Legislatures OF the ottie5 III
which they are stationed.
The Radicals Of this city, bounded on by
Forney, are very indignant becanse Capt.
| Buchanan, uf the Confederate navy, has
been made President Of the Maryland Ag-
ricnltural College. Captain Buchanan Is
native Marylander; related TO the best Peo-
pie in the State and perfectly competent
| But the Radical idea is that Rebel must
either starye OF turn Radical
Advices received here from the cotton
| States, relative TO the crops, continue To be
unlavorahle. In Florida and South Caro-
! lima the coiton-Norm has caused much de-
slruction. Estimates Cor the entire South
ern crops do not BON exceed two millions
of bales. fs I'D. tt..
Notwithstanding the general dullneas
here, over twenty office-see sought and
obtained interviews with the President ~
I day