Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-05-19
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Special Correspondence of the Spectator.

WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1868.
Waiting for the verdict" Well, We may
wait and no verdict be given after all In the
tom foolery of Impeachment for high crimes
and misdemeanors" Radical assertions and
protestations are very unlike death and taxes
the latter are as certain as sunrise, while the
former are full of wind and fury, and mean no
thing more than that the gassy concern IS great
on blowlnng-not other peoples, but their own
horns. They not only rushed through ten ar
tlcles of lmpeachment-(w (which Old Mortality
Stevens says are not worth the paper they are
written on)-in three days, but they ripped,
swore and paved the air like mad bulls OF Ba,
shan, that in ten days Andrew johnson would
be In Tennessee, and Old Buckeye Wade would
be swearing awful oaths in the White House.
1t has not only been ten days since the law OF
the Medes and Persians was passed, but over
ten aceeks, and still Andy is seated serenely IN
the White House, and what is more, Is likely
| to be until the end of the term. But, as to-day
may decide the question, too late though to put
it In this letter and be in time for the mail, L
had better not predicate on the result: The
Grant men desire vote Immediately, II Mr..
johnson is not to be convicted, as the Dry
Pumps chances would then be better for the
| nomination; while the Wadeites want vote
taken right away if Mr. johnson is to be
convicted, for it would give Swearing Old Ben
| wonderful power at the Chicago Pow Wow;
not to run as second fiddler to Dry Pump Grant.
but as the main Old Rosin the Bow in the
Radical devils dance over broken-down Con-
stitution and shattered Hail Columbia Union.
While writing of power, 1 am reminded of
speech of the great Daniel Webster delivered
in the cradle of liberty, ''Faneuil Hall, Boston,
Mass, lawful mass that on the 18th of
March, 1850 It's presumed the Great Daniel
| fully understood the character ola Yankee and
who the fanatics and abolitionists were. If he
didn't, who does? But, to the extract IF
the internal fanatics and abolitionists ever get
power in their hands, they will override the
Constitution, set the Supreme Court at defiance,
change and make laws to suit themselves, lay
violent hands on those who differ with them in
their opinions, or dare question their nfallibility,
and finally bankruptlthe country and deluge it
with BLOOD" Pretty true prophesy wasn't
| it? -..tti sa to'sa ai q
| The Northern and Western whskey rings"
organized in this city, have offered one million
dollars ISL 900, OOO) for the vote on conviction
of each doubtful Senator. A large induce
ment truly for men to perjure and damn their
| souls to perdition and eternal infamy.
Some surprise was manifested at the resgna
tior. of Col. Forney," better known as the
dead duck, and Secretary of the Rump Sen
ate, as few office holders ever die and none re-
sign But thereby hangs a tale. It's well
known, that in the Senate, last Monday, during
the stormy debate, secret or test vote was ia
| ken on the articles and resulted disastrously to
the Impeachers. | saw relative of Forney S
the same evening, and he told me that the
dead duck" had given up impeachment, and
that the "Coonel' was in devil of stew
about it. Antiquity Cameron, who has no love
for the editor of my two papers,, both daily
went to him in towering rage and informed
him that if he did not resign on the spot, he
would make motion to dismiss him, and For
ney took the hint right away and sent in his
resignation forthwith.
While Brooks, of New Y ork was denouncing
the bill admitting the Southern States, which
had ratified constitutions, and which passed the
Rump House on Thursday last, he threw up
into Old Mortality Stevens face the same accu-
sation, that when the Southern Radical Sena-
tors were admitted, he would never rest until
he got Andrew johnson out the White House,
and Stevens though close to Brooks, never
denied word it. So impeachment is not
yet dead.
Gen. Duff Green and Elk. Gov Fayette Null
len were on the floor Of the Rump House yes
terday. Thought short time ago that the
Radical atmosphere of this City of Corruption
was demoralizing Fayette's political principles,
but see by his course in the Conservative Con-
vention, recently held at Richmond that he is
O. K. He is great Shanghai with the girls
here. [ always see him with 'widder" on
his arm in the Presidents Grounds when the
Marine Band performs there of Saturday eve
ming. - 1
Tickets to the impeachment Court were brisk
last Tuesday at 500 and $25. [ suppose they
will be equally as high in the High Court to-
day.
The second adventist, (rather say the fortieth
adventists) of this city, have fixed upon the I'd
of October next as the final reckoning up of all
mundane affairs. There's to be no mistake
this time, SO put your house in ORDER" and
trim your lamp.
Gen. H. H. Wells, late of the U. S. A., but
now Duke Schoields Governor of the
State of Virginia, is at Wizards Hotel
Plow Pint has, am happy to say, subsidized in
the country among the pure tags and it's to be
hoped that Wells will not become so dry too
soon, but that he may flow in the same direc-
ton ere long before he runs high and ''dry'
up old Salt River.
Forney asserted as the reason why the Chi
cago Tribune came out and sustained Senator
.ErumbulPs vote on Impeachment, was because
Senator Grimes owned two thirds of the paper
Mr.. G. came out and gave the dead duck
the lie direct by asserting that he does not own
dollar interest in that journal nor any of his
relatives SIDNEY.
In speaking of the Constitution, the Lynch
burg Nrginian says: ''This invention Satan,
cost the property holders Of this State nearly
two hundred thousand dollars; and they could
not do better than spend two hundred thousand
more. Unnecessary, to organize successful opposi-
ton to it, that it may be buried so deeply on
the second of June next, that the hand of re-
surrection will never reach it. A document so
infamous was surely never before presented to
any people for their acceptance and, to use
the language of Judge Snead,-a Republican
member of the Convention, we may say that
Should the people of Virginia so disgrace
themselves and dishonor the State as to endorse
such unrighteous legislation We will emigrate
and seek an honester community in which to
dwell. We have no fears, however, that this
villainous constitution will be adopted, but
would like to see the majority against it perfect
ly overwhelming For this we must labor day
and night during the interval that will elapse
before the vote shall be taken. The time is
short and as we have in opposition, a we'll