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

'..Whiskey Ring" in its present parts undis-
turbed. They could not succeed 10 this nego-
tiation. The Ohio hog droyer would not
ssmake terms with traitors" The fiat immedi-
ately went forth for the acquittal OF MIR. John
son. 1t was this at which I limited in my last
but whose influence and power was not then
developed.
As to the part played by Mr.. johnson, the
nomination Of General Schoheld, the personal
friend If General Grant, to be Secretary Of
War, gives currency to the report, which l
have from the best authority, that he John
son) offered to modify his policy and enter into
treaty Of peace with his Republican oppo,,
nents, in consideration Of his acquittal, and
that the proposition on being submitted to
Stanton and Grant, was by them rejected.
SPEECH OF EX-GOVERNOR JOS: BROWN, OF aEoR-
aIA-A FULL POLITICAL CONFESSION.
We give below some extracts from the report
Of the speech Of Ex-Governor Brown, Of Geor-
gia, which was briefly mentioned in our tele-
graphic report Of the first days proceedings Of
the National Republican Convention at Chicago.
Governor Brown having announced himself as
a reconstructed rebel" and being invited to
the platform to agive his experience" said:
As REMARKED before ]. left my seat, I was an
original aecessionist. I was g. born IN South nth
hs
teachings Of that master intellect, Calhoun
then in the full glow Of his meridian-I eager
" imbibed his States rights doctrines, and /
suppose that sincerely and reigiously be-
ieved that they we're correct, as you believed
that your opposite views were sound Tor years
before the unfortunate struggle we have passed
divided North and South must ultimately be
settled by the sword.
Invent into secession cordially. AS States
rights man stood by it-[cheersl-as long as
there was any chance to sustain it. When the
President Of the Confederate States abandoned
the great States rights doctrine that we COM
menced and were agreed upon, differed from
ures, which gave him the entire control of the
whole army Of the Confederate States, and OF
every officer in the army-an error, sir, You
did not commit took issue with him. Bnt
we went through the struggle, and win not
attempt now to renew its history. But we OF the
South fell you Of the North hwere the conquer,
ors, and think had sense enough at the end
Of the struggle to know when was whipped.
AS understood the doctrines Of Democracy
they were State sovereignty and the right OF
secession. The sword has established differ
emit doctrine, and hence it is that am no long
er bound By allegiance to the Democratic par
Sy. The Hamiltoniar and Websterian construc-
ton Sf the constitution has been estabhahed BY
the sword, and I. have acquiesced in that, and
I find the Republican party standing on the
platform to-day that has been sbandoned BY
the; Democratic party. That naturally leads
me into the Republican party, GCheers.] i
know that It is vefyunpopular doctrine in the
South, but believe 1t is true. But tell you,
Mr.. President and gentlemen, that there are
many white men In the South, there are large
numbers Of original Democrats there, large
numbers Of original secessouists In the South,
Who to-day stand as firmly by the Republican
PARTY and will support the great captain OF the
age, General Grant. [Great applause.]
THE SEIZURE OF TELEaBAPHc DIsPATcHEs.
The Washington correspondent Of the .Balti-
more Sun, alluding to this outrage ofthA i'm
peachment managers, says:
Considerable comment is being excited by
the fact OF the telegraph managers here sur
the private dispatches sent from this city for
several days, and there is evidence OF dispo-
sition among some Of those whose private bu-
siness has thus been exposed to the prying
gaze Of the managers to sue the telegraph
companies. A law Of fPennsBlyania, and proDa IL
penal offence for telegraph operator to d.
vulge the contents OF messages entrusted to
his line. It is not known that there is any law
applicable to this District, but some Of those
who Justly feel themselves aggrieved will pro-
baby test the right Of the companies to sur
render up dispatches which have been entrust-
ed to them in confidence. =.
It is now understood that Of The telegraph
managers Of Offices located in thus city, one
gave ~ up ONLY q portion, while the third line de-
clined to deliver until instruction shall be re-
ceiyed from the president and superintendent
of his line. The demand made yesterday was
for all dispatches, but there seems to be q dis
position to-dsydo designate such messages as
are desired, and request their production. The
impeachment COMMITTEES p19p4Sses 70 MAKE .s
arms is still very busy summoning Witnesses.