Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-27
Washington Correspondence
WASHINGTON. u. G..
March Is, 1868.

deayorin. to star,ie the country general
Nv, :nd Washington particularly, with all
sorts of Unreasonable rtimors of II reopen
iny of hostili,ics by such men rs MoHrlf
and his gang of cut-tl,rotfs. who are no"
said t. be arininr and drilling. to be ready
to revive the 81 cry 'on 10 Washington
10 ..proteet the President should his de-
position be attempted. nlmahy Other s'o-
res equally reliable" the prevailing traii-
guilty OF public affairs is such, that
stranger here unacuuiiiited win Inc On
i>tinr uIpl:aSant:le,s WHICH hangs
threatening li,r Il black cloud. about III"
tC.,ptol. the " ~ u .pirtm.at. ahd the En-
,.u,ivc Chamber. wiereil sis the man
: who lives at the ''wro : end OF the Ave-
nue." would never Suspect SIN OF ne
bitterness wtiich dwc'is within the breasts
OF the public servants Oh both sides ct ne
! o trs.ioa " 10 s,en determined to riIt Il
oul on this lile it il lakes all shlnhirf.
| rnu ia.ense excitement noticeable every
where Oh the days when A'9f. "eh'
| Thomas drmIil,!cJ the War Portfolios
whel TIE in Nc lc,l neit artit'ltS wete il'ro-
dtrrd adopted, and rcport:,! to the sen
uc: wien Sena,c called Chief Justice
Chase to preside. and resolved itself iaio
the High Court OF Impeachment; AMI
when Mr. Johli>oH's counsel appeared III
answer TO the sum II ms, AMI a5Hcd " h
DAYS for preparation w;ts Bit ho'ifinatH
! 'rne affair lost It's novef,y. ;Mlt. I'll ices :Hd
faces soon resumed thrir usual appearance
of carcles <ness rega, ding AL things al
lcciing The coui,lry'S wrltirc-a 'siiul-
lioA peculiar to this city. f not to others
without the i,ui Of the t!t fsiist coiicder-
acy. Sill tie impeachment trial aud H.
probable results are the leading TOPICS.
and there is great diversity 81 opi"ioi'
thereon. Many think HE President, alter
making several Intellectual attempts to
uo,,pnne HE triil and to q,a>h the CHAR
u. will declare the Whole proceeding IN
! to,s,i uiional' in the absence os Senators
| .rum the southern statc>-that lie cannot
consent IL be tried BY such ilis'sHl. and
| will offer hi, resignation and retire. Oih-
els assert What he will be able to prove
| himself gAlte-s. and 60 Ga III his ''iitd
carceY- To- TIE end OF his term. lhAs, ot
co,tr,e. j. all mere sI,cc ii,Sioi all moth
lnm whatever can be certain yet. MI.
,H,,,h,.r, v,utaa. ,h, Ie ii III dt,el.r OF
| HE Pre- slcut--hi- esign;s;ion rs Attorney
! General having bvea accepted Tor tni, pnr-
uc.c. srrye..sy Browning represents bo.h
tfL. t,prri,r a5,d attorney Generals De-
,,,,tu,..t at CABINET meetings for the
,,rn..,,,
-r,s said tltat Ant Gen. TnonH,4 attend~
,r.,tin,x at Tia. t.,b;net a, SECRETARY. al
,v.r M i,,.,i., and | h.y, eS,clleu, an
II, ,ri,y for .ayj,.. his rcnor, i, rue. How
en-, r,,,r,.e,,t thr beet. of " ag.at thr
= ,,rI "a tal,;a;., u.iti-;erS can hardly b..
..u. iv.I h5 ,.;,ar. Eat he ni,,,t b.
ib.ro II, r.,tr,ing ort Tie uetari
u .c.,~,n,. of resi,ian.e to law.
| i4cc'y stanton remains in He WAY e
| 3a.!neaf budding. y and n-i,t kBaw-
i. ;lAi 4.s,aIl ne p,..t,tIl. ol,7. Ii;N ci,,r'
! ,oul he l..,t d .iii III, return prevent d..
Notwithstanding tie ,3s3,y H.,>tS i '}Haer-.
,,,iel, -iiis 20 IT,. ro,i,Ii 10 Is. effect tar
! Mi TN. faeNl4 VIII 1T lfr u >AHp "
Of III own ~ ,Nrc,.li,s, 81 tn Ffc.all..
iid carrv nn tbs bI>;a,~s OF TIE War
. Dent. (ii III. clh,} that tie =, t'.i irat
Mill res5g; To t,Ie. ~ remove III. s.,aMtaE
r;c.. nobody boicsr' i,;.s any i.sit-: a
Ni:en /, comes. vii h.. W:t!l w0:,s> nui