The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-02-21
Ffom the Ciaeinns,i Enquirer.
The Johnson Grant Correspcn deuce =
Poor 0rant-The Scene in the Houie


Poor 0rant-fAs Scene in the II ouse.
WAsa,sorox. D. c. Febru.ry IL. 1868.
How the mighty hes fsllen! The sceas in
The House OF Representatives to day wss sol.
emn, impressive and morifying. The scene
snxiously expected letter 4 ON the Psesideat
Of the United ata,es 10 General Ulysses
Gran, wss received soon after the morning
hour hsd commenced. and was imme edists y
opened and read. Every member wss In
bis seat, and the immsnee galleries were
packed. The silence was complete snd
al leaned esgerly forward to catch every
word.
ThE Sorrts IMP EH,cYtsc II.
Gene'si Bu'Te' hsd approached the clerks
desk end stood Immediately in front during
the whole reading and W to the close Of the
Ptesiden,'s letter. A pin could slmos,
have been heard to drop In the hall.
wA.uBuRSE ANXIOUS.
OrcssIonsi,y Mr. Wsshbusne, Of llllnoi',
would look around - il sndssvoring 10 reed
upon the counienances Of meIabers tie i'm
Preston being made BY the di-fsss!onsse
and close ressoniu. Of the Presideni. The
wss ss impressive ss mor,iiyine; the Chief
Magistrate 0f The leading nstion Of The
earth conv vic,ing the Gcnersi OF the armies
Of duplci,y and fslsehood. The Irresistible
force OF the Presiden . logic wen.
home 10 every hesrt. however much some
cf the leaders Of the ssdics! isclion sue npt.
ed TO conceal II.
| A'HolsR xAvGH" E"
When the letter Of Secretary Welles was
concluded. Mr. Wsshburne again looked
shout him. snd by commencing succeeded
IN starting a laugh. Al the conclusion oi
Mr.. McCuiioch's letter he sgnin attempted
came thing. but was evidently isboring un.
der intense excitement. by the time Sec
setnry B,owning's wss read through Mr
w ashburne hsj settled down In his seat
snd cou'd only s,sre ssoand without tha
abil,y even to smile. The reading Of Post
master General RsndsIrs and Secretsr,
Sswsre's testimony quoted Mr.. Wsshburne
whose feature had become distorted with
snxiets and slsrm TO- his hero. and every
ssdi eel mouth mou was husheS.
! xyFscr " THE EyrosrRE sEssaALLY.
| I, was sume moments before . bres,h
seemed 10 be drawn. end no one peshsps ex.
hioi,eo more plenty The effect cf the mor,i.
tying exposure ihsn Sprsker Colfsx him.
cell whose ply ysiognomy during the reading
seemed 2sio'ed with some u the brishtes,
iints oi crimson.
To night everybody 10 discussing the
Presidents letter, aid The rsdicals are ueing
every device TO bsssk ito i1rce. They ssy
tie people would never believe Johnson q
sg.in., G, sat, IL . hundred cabinet .66ce,s
should testify in his behalf. On the other
napd ,he conservatives. many Of whom hs tr
been General 0r,nt's best friends, express
the deepes, regret d his mor,iiying position;
and ieei that the hs',onsi honor hss been
rni-atd. General Cnhjs rjeipder 20.
day does no, reach the points Ia is.ue.
GRANT A criA or the ? ,LrricIAHs.
An * member o. Congress t'om lllinoir
~ho 10 no " here. and who hes been frie nd
end c6mpsui OF Grsn,'s from boy hood
hsd q long interview with III. General few
.vehiHss since, and learned fran him ,hsI
he bIames his prt,ead,d political iiienS; fo'
hs embarrassment. He sid that hs h.,
endesvorsd 20 Keep ou, Of their meshe., bu
the, they hsd entrsped him before H. knew
|n, snd involved him in his pressn, cificul
Itiss.
.I,.S snid the General. II cen only msn
sge TO get ou. Of the scr pe, ! Ipromiee the!
DON, catch me seoin." During the pathetic
reci,sl Of the thsnnss ia which Re had beel
overseshed By poh,icisns. The General *
|, hibi,ed = deep feeling. snd LEFT the ,ioprss
Ision in ,he mind Of his friend that he woul
ssh he he nds with radicslism.
IGsSEnAL sasbMAEs coEsEcrioH WITH III
HrkovERsY.
As General Rhermsn's nsme hss bee
Brought into the controversy between n
and G-nsssl Grsn', il my not be smss ,
j,o state that the Precedent 10 in receipt Of
l,ter from General Sherman. which is under
s,oot 10 have this paragraph in Il: