Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOSSIP.

The Radicals Demand More Money al
the Clerks-The RumOred DIssatis.
faction of the President and Con-
ttRued DIsaffeetiOn of the National
Neutrality-suspicious. Of the Change
OF Front Movement.
Special to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-Every clerk in
every department of the government was
yesterday the recipient of printed circular
from the Republican Congressional Com
mittee asking contributions TO the corrup-
ton fund of the Radical party. The cir
cular says: 1.-THE Republican National
Committee, being profoundly impressed
with the Importance of vigorously prose-
cutting the present political campaign,
would suggest voluntary offering in aid
of the work. Whatever amount 10 con-
tributed will be acceptable, and judiciously
expended" This is modest enough, and
no threats are made, but every clerk un-
derstands that discharge follows close
upon refusal to comply with this ere
qaest."
Chief Justice Chase will return from the
South in time to be present at the opening
of the Supreme Court, on the first Monday
in December. This would seem to indicate
that Mr.. Davis is to have no trial in No
vember. Such has been the intimation
before given out in high official quarters.
The President is evidently dissatisfied
with the call issued yesterday by the Ma
tional Democratic Executive Committee,
and his friends assert this afternoon that
direct promises from members of that
committee have been fagrantly violated
His organ, the Intelligcncer, renews the
fight this morning in very pointed arti-
Gle, demanding that no further delay be
made IN changing the candidates. 1t OBJ
jects TO and disapproves of Belmont's ad-
dress, and tells the committee frankly that
the people do not want words but the can
didates whom they demand, and around
whom they are willing to rally in opposi-
ton TO the excuses of Radicalism. The
people do not want Democratic can
didates, they want to defeat Radicalism.
Give to them what they want and they 30
earnestly demand and all will be well yet.
Our candidates selected at New York have
been tried. Let the committee meet at
once and place before the people the men
who were really the choice of that conven-
ti0n-either Chase, Hancock, johnson, or
Hendricks-and the action will be re-
sponded 10 from the st. Lawrence to the
Rio Grahde, and from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, with the universal
shout of triumph. The editorial excites
much comment in political circles and is
known to reflect President Johnson's
views.
The New York World of this morning
says that the Republicans expended their
fo-Ce in the October elections, and that the
Democrats will, in November, bring up
their reserves, and that Seymour will be
the next President of the United States.
The New York Herald gives the follow
ing as the secret cause of the movement to
change the Democratic candidates "The
Democratic fraternity of gamblers had
made heavy bets upon the late Octo-
Der elections, which they lost, but they had
heavier bets depending upon Seymour and
Blair, on the general result, and On New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana in
the November election. Their October
losses they might stand, but their bets for
November of the same character would
swamp them, and there was no help for
them but the withdrawal of Seymour and
Blair. Hence the movement TO get this
ticket, which would set aside all bets made
upon all or upon either Of these can
didales."
Dispatches received here tonight from
Buffalo by the Democratic Committee
pronounce the speech of Gov. Seymour the
greatest of the canvass on either side.
New York is pronounced safe against
Grant by fifty thousand.