Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-13
THE JOHNSON AND GRANT I'M
BROGLIO.
Reception Of the Presidents let
feF-MOFtiTyinG Eject Upon Radi-
caIs-GrRnf RIames His Pretended
POItff4aI FFfPnds

Correspondence of the Louisville Courier
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-How the
mighty has fallen The scene in the
House of Representatives to-day was sol
emn, impressive and Notifying. The anx-
iously expected letter from the President
of the United States TO Gen. Ulysses Grant
was received soon after the morning hour
had commenced, and vas Immediately
opened and read. Every member was in
his seat, and the immense galleries were
packed.
The silence was complete, a. all leaned
eagerly forward TO catch every word. Gen.
Bntler had approached the Clerks desk
and stood Immediately in front. Daring
the whole reading, and up to the close of
the Presidents letter, a pin could almost
have been heard drop in the hall. Occa-
sionally Washburne, of Illinois, would
look around as if endeaVoring TO read upon
the countenanees of members the impress
sion being made by the dispassionate and
close reasoning of the President The
scene was as impressive az notifying. The
Chief Magistrate of the leading nation of
the earth conyicting the commanding Gen
eral Of her armies of duplicity and false
hood. The irresistible force of the Presi-
dents logic went home to every heart,
however much some Of the leaders of the
Radical faction attempted to conceal il.
When the letter of Secretary Welles was
concluded Mr.. Washburne again looked
about him, and, by commenting, succeeded
in starting laugh. At the conclusion of
McCulloch's letter, he again attempted the
same thing, but evidently laboring under
Il, ,f d. Ia
time Secretary Browning's was read through
Mr.. Washburne had settled down in his
seat, and could only stare around without
the ability even to smile.
The reading of Postmaster General Ran
dall's and Secretary Stewards testimony
quieted Mr.. Washburne, whose features
had become distorted with anxiety and
alarm for his hero, and every Radical
mouth was hushed.
1t was some moments before 4 breath
seemed to be drawn, and no one, perhaps,
exhibited more plainly the effect of the
Notifying exposure than Speaker Colfax
himself, whose physiognomy during the
reading seemed painted with some of the
brightest tints of crimson.
Tonight everybody is discussing the
Presidents letter, and the Radicals are
using every device 20 break its force. They
say the people would never believe John
son az against Grant, if hundred Cabinet
officers should testify in his behalf
On the other hand, the Conservatives,
many of whom have been General Grants
best friends, express the deepest regret at
his Notifying position, and feel that the
national honor has been furnished.
General Grants rejoinder to-day does
not reach the points in issue. An eI-
member Of Congress from Illinois, who is
now here. and who has been friend and
companion of Grants from boyhood, had a
long interview with the General few
evenings since, and learned from him
that lie blames his pretended political
friends for all endorsements. He said
that he had endea- lred to keep out oftheir
meshes, but that they had entrapped him
before he knew il and involved him in his
present difficulties. of" said the Gener-
al, | can only manage to gel out Of this
scrape, l promise they don't catch me
again" During the recital Of the manner
in which he had been overreached BY poll
tiCians the General exhibited a deep feel
ing, and left the impression in the mind Of
his friend that he would wash his hands Of
Radicalisun