Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-05-29

replied Mr.. Ross. never said was
certain to vote for conviction on anv
but the first article, for If that fails. Il
seems to me 1t carries all with it. He
added:
IF you will lookon your list. Mr.
Pomeroy, you will see nv name
crossed doubtful, and now It is very
doubtful -
The witness was here notified that
be need not continue his statement
as it was not revalant to the matter
under consideration.
"Quite as much sou replied the
witness, "as any other matter Won,
have taken down.
This testimony disproves the Rad
zeal lies about Mr.. Ross pledge TO
vote Tor conviction. and being over
reached by corrupt Influences.
The Com&@tttce did not desire TO
here this revelation.
Little enthusiasm was exhibited
here over the nominations of Grant
and Colfax. Several Radicals express
serious apprehensions of the effect
upon the country of the appearance
OF nineteen negro delegates at the
Convention.
Senator Wilson declares that the
ticket will be beaten. Mr.. Colfax he
regarded as the weakest nomination
that could have been made.
Mr. Wade has been consulting a
medium for some days past, who has
Invariably told him he would not he
Andrew Johnson's successor. nor
could she discover any chance for him
at Chicago. Mr.. Wade now owns
up, and processes entire confidence in
spiritual communications,
Like Wilson, he ridicules the nom
ination of COlfaX, and says the party
has gone to hell. Wade refuses to be
comtOrted.
Especial Telegraphic Correspondence of the
Louisville Courier.l
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Mdndav.
May 25.-Butler was in his glory To-
day. over the impeachment report,
which discioses facts tending toshow
that large sums of money have been
laying around loose, for he is always
keen on the scent of money when it
Is used for corrupt purposes or as part
Of the spoils of war.
But the testimony don't fix what
Senators are suspected of a desire to
handle the filthy lucre. 1t is certain
Ross is not one, and it is equally GER
tain that two Senators who voted for
conviction were considered purclase
able if they were needed, and if the
smelling committee will continue
their investigation, it will be discov-
cred who they are.
Buffers theory is that Wolley was
the man who handled the monty for
bribery; and hence his determination
TO compel him to testify. Butler
claims that woolley gave three differ
ent versions about the money, and
that all were false. Woolley AMI his
friends persist IN the statement that
his money was used in his own pri-
vate business.
The report caused a profound sensa-
ton I'm the House, especially the dtyel-
opments brought out in the testimony
of Weed, who admits he had talked
with Collector Smythe and Others, all
about impeachment and buying Sem
ators. The evidence is rather daI1ag-
ing to Smythe, but whatever has
transpired, there is no proof that any
of the seven recusant Senators were
even offered, much less accepted q
bride.
Washington, May d, Correspondence New
York Herald.
Mr.. Ralph w. Newton, of New
York, was the principal witness to-
day, and was under examination for
four hours and half, with about the
same results as in the case of Mr.
Wolley. Thirty-siXprivat kilograms
or Mr.. Newton, relating to all sorts
OF subjects, were produced and read,
but nothing was elected upon which
to base the shadow of proof Of cor
ruption. Butler asked Mr.. Newton
if he had not written certainletter
to Mr.. Smythe, Collector of New
York, and went on to indicate the
contents of the letter referred to-
The witness replied he had; that he
happened to leave it on the table
in his room unfolded, and that it was
stolen from there.
"Who stole it?" inquired Butler.
"IeXpect you did," responded New
ton.
The witness was put under arrest
four times, but as often liberated, the
whole proceeding being conducted
with n mock decorum that was quite
refreshing to witness. The witness
resolutely persisted in refusing TO dis
close his private affairs, though he
very good humoredly answered all the
questions he possibly could without
turning himself inside out. Butler,
for instance, read telegram addressed
To Collector Smythe-"Come on here
at once"--signed Newton, and asked
the witness what nefarouS scheme he
hadin contemplation when he penned
such an attrocious request as that
Newton replied that he felt Lonesome
and wanted Smythe to come along
and take drink, whereupon Butler
got indignant and said the board of
managers was not to be trifed within
that fashion. "A great deal of such
silly matter made up the fruits oflto
days investigation. Near the close
OF Mr.. Newton g testimony he was
asked if he had ever known an offer
of money made to the President. He
replied, with much grave delibera-
ton, that he had, and Immediately
all the managers became attentive
and prepared themselves, in imagina-
ton, for another article of impeach-
ment. He stated that Mr.. William
III. Appleton, the publisher, had come
to Washington some four or five
weeks ago, and signified TO the Presi-
dent, through Newton, that, in case of
being convicted, several gentlemen in
New York intended to present him
with a purse of 100000 in gold, and
that the house of Mr.. Appleton would
be at his service after he quilted the
executive mansion. In case he should
be acquitted, the sum TO he presented
would he made $4,000 There was
nothing Improbable in this, and the
managers got disconsolate and told
the witness he might go.
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