Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-16
WASHINGTON NEWsAND GOSSIP
Current RUmOrs About Cabinet Chan
ges-WhRt Chief Justice Chase thinks
of the Democratic PRrIy-AIandsOme
Sentiments from Young John Quin-
ey Administrations Henderson In
dnraed hY His Constituents
Special to the Louisyille journal

| Special to the Louisville Journal.
| WASHINGTON, June 13.-The New
York politicians have been very active Of
| late 1t is understood that they have
pressed Mr.. Eyarts with great earnestness
upon the President as successor to Mr..
| Seward. Mr.. johnson is aYerse to the
| change, but the pressure 10 considerable
and he may be obliged to submit The
report is quite current tonight that Egarls
Eill be Secretary of State, and Groesbeck
Secretary of the Treasury, in place of Me-
Culloch. If this latter be true, and do
not doubt that it is well founded, it will be
a decided point in Mr.. Pendleton's favor.
Mr.. Chase talks freely Of the political
situation. He is visited just now by more
professional politicians than the President
himself, and though the Chase movement
may be regarded as a sensation, yet the pol
iticians consider il safe to keep ap close re-
lations with the coming man." The
Chief Justice, on his part, is a person of
tact and Judgment, who knows how to han
die delicate transactions. In conversation
at dinner party a day or two ago, an old
line Democrat said to him How do You
feel, Judge, in the company you are keeping
at the present timer So.
81 feel, said he, like a man who has
been travelling in foreign countries, improv-
ing his view Of society, returned once more
to the original fold"
But do you feel at home %
"Why shouldn't i? The Democratic
party has gotten round very nearly to the
point where | left il. 1t is the C0nserya-
tive force Of the nation and if il were
libertized a little it would inevitably
absorb everything that is not Radical"
"What do you mean by tibertized P
''In respect to its organic discipline.
Upon Its constitutional theories, its view
of State rights, and its opposition to Radi-
cal measures, thousands of Republicans
agree with it. Let il remit all local qnes-
tons to the States, suffer negro suffrage to
become an incident as it is, open its doors
wide to new corners, not new converts, and
it would be a stronger, purer and better
party than it was in its happiest days."
The ladies Of the Chief Justices house
hold are very amiable, and evidently have
their heart fixed upon the Executive
Mansion,
A letter has been received by a promi-
nent Democratic member of Congress, now
in Washington, from young John Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts,, from which /
make the following extracts II can say"
writes Mr.. Adams, in respect to the men
ton of my name IN connection with the
second place on the Democratic ticket TO
be selected BY the Fourth Of July conven-
;ion, that | am an applicant for no office
under the sun. My course at home has
been dictated by the most disinterested OBJ
legations Of duty and preference. feel
that the accident of birth has thrust upon
me the public attention rather before nv
time and also that this prominence, con-
necled with the accident Of birth, involves
q great deal Of certain kind Of responsi-
bility. II l can acquit myself crediGably
under these circumstances, and come off
with all the cid family honors free Of
tarnish, 1 shall be content, and the Vice
Presidency may find some one worthier
and more anxious than myself" IL is the
general belief that Adams viii be nomina-
ted by acclamstion II Pendletou ia nomina-
ted Tor the first place.
Reverdy johnson starts for his nsg
sphere Of duty Immediately. Several
members Of his family accompany him.
IL is said that he will visit Boston before