The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-25

4 that impeachmentf has utterly 1alieo, anu tnls
opinion WAS more strongly entertained yester'
day than on any previous occasion; Ins , laes ass
nonn]sr theory Of assisting man in his pro
eress down hill. The opinion Of good judges
fs. Chat the future policy Of the impesehers
will demand. largely ON the development 81
Chicaeo. where great efforts are being made to
! smother up the differences In the Republican
lpaTtysI,ro3..s S4..4 sI.fiizs. -;
THE DEMOCRACY AND CHIEF JUSTICE oHAsE-
MOVEMENTS m Ms ,FAvoR-oPnuoNs OF
PROMINENT. pEMouaAT1c ro1Ir1c1AN-GHAsz
AND HANCOCK THE TICKET FOB THE FouRTH OF
4 July CONVENTION.
/ The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes under date Of May 20:
Nothing strikes the uninitisted in Washing
| ton with greater surprise than the exnaordi-
nary spirif manifested within the pest few days
among Democrsfo politicians 70 push pr9ml- n
yantsees of Chief Justice Chase as the Presi-
dentisl candidate Of the conservative masses.
The astoniShment arises hom the apparent
| suddennessk Of the movement, but there are
ethose who arc well aware that Chief Justice
Chase and the Democratic party have been
drawing by slow but certain stages nearer to
each other ever since the time Andrew john
son tOOka ulo etauu o6 ouSS = Aovol.-s.oAI. :.
n Congress. A prominent Democratic poll
| tcian from the West, and one; who
Yields more influence with only En-
Ipb exception, than any other man IN his sec
ton said today that the great aim Of the
Democracy In the spproa aching contest Will and
must be the overthrow Of the Radical party,
| and not the success Of any man or set OF men
genuine apostles Of undefled, Democratic doc
times. Pendleton and men OF his stamp will
have To give way to others whose record may
secure more popular vote and give o greater
assurance Of victory in the momentous strug-
gle Of this year. Even II the Democracy have
to go over to the ranks Of their opponents and
take candidate from there, under whose
leadership they might hope to win, there will
be no hesitationin doing so on the part OF those
who believe that the breaking down OF the
power of Radialism is q far more vital object
than the triumph OF partisan leaders. 1t is IN
this, mood that some Of the most vigorous
men Of the Democratic party, here to-day in
Washington, bring forward the name OF Chief
Justice Chase, and make no hesitation IN
saving that they are prepared 20 urge his
nomination at the July convention, though
q Z majority of the Democratic party
NAV now be unable to see his par
ticilar fitness to represent them. But
then the example Of Grant is quoted, who was
conceded to the Conservatives till = ithin . few
didate Of the extreme Radicals, and all because
he wrote particular kind OF letter to Andrew
johnson, who might have received one IN q
similsr tone from anybody who happened not
to Ike him personally. The Democratic poll
hctan before alluded to can see no difficulty In
framing thoroughly Democratic platform, re-
cogniMng,, of course, the settled issues OF the
waf, upon which Chase will be Wiling TO stang.
He7thirks such ticket as Chase and Hancock,
uniting aait would the West and East, the civi-
liam and the soldier, and representing ALL that
is gallant, well bred, chivalrous and dignifed
In the American character, would command the
respect and favor Of the great mass OF the peo-
pie, and lend o weight and a lustre to the e1-
ecutive department OF the government which
would enhance its importance In the eyes OF
the nation.
THE SMELLING COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION
NICE MESS OF EVIDENCE.
The testimony Of Colonel Cooper before the
impeachment managers was substantially as
follows:
Butler, as usual, conducted the examination.
Colonel Cooper was asked if he was approached
by any person to use money for the acquittal
/ Of the President. he answered: eyes; q per-
son sought an interview with him, acting in
the name Of and by the authority of 8. O. Pom
eroy, senator from Kansas, and proposed, for
forty thousand dollars, cash IN hand, that he
[Pomeroyl would control four Republican votes
and his own, 30 as to insure the acquittal OF
the President" Witness professed to doubt
his authority, and the person then brought
letter from Senator Pomeroy, dated "Senate
Chamber, - day Of -" as follows:
SlR-I will, III good faith, carry ont any ar
rangement made with my brother-in-law, Willis
Gaylord to which am party; no,,rpov
(sisned' upised I; Il states hSassUss senator.
General Butler objected to witness proving
the contents of the letter, as he [Butler] could
produce the letter.
willis Gaylord Was introduced by the person
first calling. The letter was read to witness
and Gaylord by the person, who then retired,
when Gaylord renewed the proposition. that
for $4,000 cash, and the distribution Of patron
tor Pomeroy's own, would be so cast as to insure
the acquittal Of the President. The witness
believed at the time the proposition was inten-
'ded to entrap him. Witness assigned as rea-
son for this belief that Senator Pomeroy was
strong partisan; that he felt bitterly towards
the President, and that II money was his OBJ
ject, the party to which he belonged was bet
ter able to pay than the friends OF the Presi.
dent. In addition to which, in the list OF
names Senator Pomeroy proposed to control
appeared the name of Senator Morton, of 1ndi-
ana; and witness did not believe it possible
that Senator M0rton's vote couId pe 30 optain-
ed. The name Of Senator Nye was also on the
list.
MIR. Samuel Ward, of New York, was next be-
fore the managers. He was supposed to pc
aware Of attempts to buy votes For acqulttal,.
but his testimony tended 10 disclose rumors or
efforts to buy up or influence votes fer convlc-
tion, and nothing indicating knowledge OF ef-
forts 10 procure votes for acquittal.
He was asked why he made bet OF thou
sand dollars with ex-Assistant Secretary Chand-
ler, and he answered because Chandler was so
positive Of the conviction Of the President, and
because Chandler relied upon the total deprav-
ity of senators, whilst the witness relied upon
their purity and the obligation OF their oaths.
WHY THE PRESIDENT WAS ACQUITTED on THE
ELEVENTH ARTICLE.
A New York letter says:
There are those who are disposed to bestow
high honors upon the Republican senators
who have voted against conviction. am not
among the number. II Ross, Henderson and
Van Wrinkle had not voted for the Presidents
acouittal, other Republicans would; they were
selected for the negative vote because they
were believed to be best able to ''stand the
press" And this is the wherefore: delega-
ton of the friends of Mr.. Seward went on from
this city to make terms with old Ben Wade;
they demanded the appointment OF Marshal y.