The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-28

ITS REAL SIGNIFICANCE
The well-posted correspondent OF the Rich
mond Dispatch telegraphs to that paper, under
date of Saturday night:
:sThere is a great change OF opinion as to
the result of the trial going on here. Parties
who early this week unhesitatingly admitted
that Mr.. johnson would be convicted, now
think he will be acquitted, and the best in
formed generally believe he will not be removed.
The nomination of General Schofeld to be
Secretary of War caused a great deal Of
speculation as to the Presidents motive or
expectation of effect upon the Senate. The
object was to get before the Senate the name
of one against whom no objection could be
urged on political grounds. The objection
that Mr.. Ewing was opposed to the Radicals
had been made, and as the President desired
to fully and squarely test the sincerity OF pro-
.essions Of senators who have said they would
like to get rid of Stanton, Mr.. johnson nomi-
mated Schofeld who is not politician, and
cannot consistently be objected to by the Radi-
calls on political grounds. 1t is understood
that Schofeld will not decline the nomination"
The Washington Star says, on the same SUBJ
ject:
The withdrawal by the President of the
nomination of Mr.. Ewing to be Secretary OF
War, and the appointment Of General Scho-
field, causes lively discus sion about town as to
the secret of this new move On the board. The
generally accepted theory is that the Presl-
dent, in nominating General Schoheld, holds
out the olive branch to the Conservative Re
publicans as an assurance that if acquitted on
the impeachment trial, he will endeavor to get
along amicably with the party. It was rumor-
ed to-day that the nomination was the result
of an arrangement between the President and
General Grant, but we learn that this has no
foundation. IL appears that the President
made the nomination Of his OVID motion, an
did not even consult his Cabinet.
MR. JOHNSON, AFTER CONVICTION.
A letter to the Baltimore Gazette says:
Rumors are afoat that canvass for him is
being shaped out that will present him in one
of his old characters, but upon much en-
larged theatre He will take the stump
against the destructionists, and canvass every
Southern State, occupying his whole time in
the labor of arous'ng and organizing an opPo-
fear Of this has been the subject Of much con-
sideration among the destructionists in Con-
gress.
HANcocKs PROSPECTS.
I have to-day had interviews with several
leading gentlemen sojourning in this clty-one
of them from the Northwest-and was Impress
ed with the conviction that General Hancock,
Of Pennsylvania, will most probably De select
ed as the Democratic candidate for the next
Presidency, and Hon. D. W. Voorhees,, of In
diana. be chosen for the Vice-Presidency. The
current runs in that direction here very strong
"; for we must select as our standard-b bearers
the strongest and most available candidates,
regardless Of all personal or political considera-
tons.
BAcK AaAr;.
The Washington Star says:
The seats vacated by the 'swayward sisters"
in the House and Senate, at The outbreak of
the rebellion, are, after their long season OF
dust-covered disuse, to be filed once more;
the Speaker will again recognize the .member
from South Carolina" or the member from
louisiana" as the case mag be; and the sig
niicant blanks in the Congressional Directory
will be filed as of yore. The senators and
representatives elected by the Arkansas Leegls- |
lature under the Reconstruction acts are here |
ready for admission, which will be granted so
soon as the impeachment question has been
DISPOSED of. The members from South Caro- |
lima will next be knocking at the door OF Con- |
gress. There the new constitution has been
adopted. and the Legislature will doubtless
accept the amendment to the constitution, and
thus fulfill the conditions precedent" estah- |
lished by Congress. North Carolina and
Louisiana have adopted their constitutions,
and will speedily be putting themselves in
position to ask for representation in Congress-
In Alabama and Georgia, the constitutions vo-
ted on have probably been rejected. The
clause disfranchsing men for opinions sake
seems to have defeated the Alabama constitu-
tion; and that presented in Georgia seems to
have had many Objectionable features. The
Republicans, taught by experience, will doubt
less see to it that in the next essay at recon-
ton is made sufficiently just and fair in its
provisions to commend itself to the people.