The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-06
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Inc st. Louis Democratic Washinge
ton kilograms of the I'd contain the
following items regarding the kituationl
at Washington:
me most interesting and important
features of the situation are. those
which concern the White Hotise. The
change there has been very marked. |
AT first there was a defiant spirit. that
BODIED serious trouble. This has not
niypassed away, but great depression
has taken its place. The Presidents
Sunday organ of one week ago was fill
cd with threats of resistance and APP
peals to riot and revolution; to-day the
same paper contents itself with indica-
ting the weakness of the charges, and
contending that the movement is only
partisan.
Those nearest the President say he has
abandoned all thought of resistance,
and feels that the army is wholly alien
atcd from him. lie kecnly feels the
denuuciations. of leading Democrats,
and the complaints of many of his po-
litical advisers that he either ignored
their counsel or acted without consult
ing them. 1t is known that number
of these do not hesitate to tell him his
case is hopeless, and that the Democrats
can do nothing for him.
1t is understood that Mr.. Seward
gives the matter. up. Mr.. McCulloch's
recognition of Mr.. Stanton, in honoring
his acquisitions, has given no pleasure
Mt the White House, and the action o.
Robert j. Walker, in advising strong
Ily against forcing trouble, and sustain.
III Gen. Ewing, have all combined to
break down the spirits of Mr.. Johnson
Amazingly. His confidential friends
say he has now absolutely no plan what
= ever for the future, outside of submit
t ting, with the best grace imaginable, tc
. the regular forms of impeachment. Sc
| far as can be learned, he is at present
disinclined to appear i'll person, though
it is thought possible he may appear t.
plead III the first case.
The temper of the attaches of the va
rious legations here is significant. There
has been much larger attendance from
this class at the capital during the pas
; week than during any previous session,
. 1t is understood that letters have gone
Z abroad from most of the legations, ex
u pressing the opinion that Mr.. johnson
would be out of Office in a short time
: Much reluctance has also been manifest
ed here at ina1g7IITafing any new bust
ness at the State Department on TIL
part of the principal Ministers.
r. Another evidence of the feeling i
% Conservative circles is shown by tn
fact that office-scekers and contractor
70 are rapidly leaving the city. All lobb
schemes, which depend in any mcasuf
NJ on White House or Cabinet AIiniste
q support, have been put aside, and man
ipulatOrs are wandering around i
:. rather detected frames of mind.
1t has been discovered that many me
in. the departments who thought the
- were Conservative, were mistaken
= their own view, and are really stron
- Radicals. A few enterprising Office
;, seekers, who do not expect any favor /:
% the hands of Mr.. Johnson, have alread
- arrived, and Mr.. Wade is beginning /
i suffer from the very ineensidoratc col
E duct and. requests of persons of TIN
-. class.
G. There is great deal oftalk of VIII,
J. the character Mr.. Wade's administrator
% will be i'll case Mr.. johnson is foun
&c guilty, and politicians of both partie
i are looking to the action during I'll
Is present week as likely to exert COZ
g trolling influence upon the question G
Of placing Mr.. Wade on the ticket for Vic
f. President. Eastern men concede tia
ID his Endorsement at Columbus woul
te most certainly settle the question {
IL both candidates on the ticket comm
&c from the West.
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