Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Impeaehmeuf Managers Quarrel
Among Tiaemselxes-R iun Ben Wade
IS DIsgastesI and PrOposesfe re Back
ON HIS Radical Friends-The Radical
SOuI-Searehers Catch II Tartar, and
Sen Butler is Reconsideration
Prospects.
fgFf Special to the Louisville Journal 1F
, WASHINGTON, May 24.-ft seems to be
the universal beliefin Washington tonight
that several new articles Of Impeachment
will be offered in the House. The man
ayers disagree in-tOlO. Indeed this old
quarrel between Bingham and Butler has
broken out afresh, it is said, and old Thad.
Stevens concnrs with no one at all. He
declared yesterday that his colleagues xere
all 'pack of dam'd jackass es.n So, as
they cannot unite among Themselves, the
matter will have TO go before the House in
fragmentary and individual shape for IFS
consideration and decision. Old Thad has
three articles, and Williams one, and Bout
well, Schenek and Bingham lying in the
bnsh. efoil s e-ii, si
IN tue Iulusb VI Aue OF the
Radical managers, startling rumor leaks
out of the inner circle. Ben. Wade, dis
appointed and disguised, was heard to say
the other night, 80 the story runs, that
Impeachment was not worth hill room"
He will reappear in the Senate a wiser, il
not better man. ii is even limited that
he means to introduce motion or resolu-
ton to quash the whole indictment against
the President. This idea is certainly
noyaL, but stranger things have happened,
and, though would not bet on it, regard
it as not improbable. glf
The relations between Butler and Grant
are not so kind az they we're. 1t is sug-
gested that Butler had secret hopes of the
Vice Presidency that he expected Grant
to back them up as price for his But
lers) silence in respect TO the swinging
round the circle" business and that, fail
ing to get the coveted prize, the bottle
imp" will uncork his wrath and let fly a
new article, designed to damage the
General of the Army" in his Presidential
prospects.
Before the investigation committee yes
terday a witness from the Treasury De-
partment was examined, when the follow
ing dialogue occurred:
f'Haye YOU known of any subscriptions
of money recently in your Department.
eyes, sir, large amounts"
GLOW much %
81 have heard of subscriptions as high as
a thousand dollars"
The managers swelled with expectation
at the proposed development, and asked
eagerly i'"
"For what purpose@
"Why," said the clerk, "to carry The Mem
Hamnskire election for The Republican party P'
The committee at once collapsed, and
agreed to ask that witness no more ques-
tions. 1t may be remarked in this con-
nection that this Radical committee, while
refusing admission to Democratic Senators,
permit Summers presence at all times.
The action of the Senate is eagerly an
ticipated. Ii is thought that a committee
will be formed for the purpose of exposing
the villainy, intimidation, and corruption
of some of the leading Radicals.
Grants serenade which will no doubt be
trumpeted abroad by the Radical heralds
and 'squires that infest the capital as one
of the grandest and most enthusiastic at
| fairs of the kind ever witnessed, and in
| which thousands of overjOyed followers
participated was, in the sober eyes of truth,
a tame and spiritless affair; for only three
| hundred spectators were there to greet him
| with their feeble cheers or listen to the I'M
sealed divinations Of their god Of the hour
| in short, as popular demonstration 1t
| was a miserable failure.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed by the
| PoAiooi- arnaaiaIlU the
| PhiladeIphians. at the Chicago nomina-
tions, and il is claimed by the Democrats,
that, if Hancock runs, he will carry the
State by thirty thousand majority. The
Washington papers speak of Hancock and
| Hendricks as the probable Democratic can
| didates.
| Special to the Louisville Courier
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The impeach-
ment inquisition progresses and every eff
| fort continues to blacken the character of
one or two Republican Senators who voted
for acquittal
THURLOW WEED
was among the witnesses to-day. He was
called for the purpose of duplicating his
friend Seward, if possible, in the bribery
| matter. As soon as he left the committee
room he drove directly to Stewards house.
| Weed declined disclosing his testimony,
remarking that Butler pledged him to
secresy, and this with the fact that he was
requested TO return on Monday indicate
some interesting developments. He said
nothing transpired to indicate whether the
| managers desired the vote to be taken on
Tuesday. They will make report to the
House on Monday, and there are rumors
of new articles, but this is regarded as i'm
| probable. .....#.
The reportthat Fesaenden, Trumbull and
other anti-impeachmen Senators favor the
| third party movement proves absurd. They
all support Grant and there is authority
! for so stating ... .. ~.
Schenck changed his views on the wills
ky tax for political reasons; he and his
associates not daring to go on record for
| two dollars tax. Gen. Banks will advocate
the low tax and will undoubtedly carry il.
| WASHINGTON, May al learn from a
source to be credited, that the managers
have prepared another article of inn
parchment, but up to TO night they have
not determined to present it. The fact is,
| their whole investigation has failed utterly,
and is bringing the conspirators into such
/ contempt that the Radicals are anxious 10
! get impeachment off their hands.
The vote will therefore, il is almost GER
tain, be taken Tuesday, and will undoubt-
eddy eventuate in acquittal.
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