The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-19

not candidate for the Presidency, and
are doubtless averse to assuming so
great a responsibility; yet, sir, If the
people turn to you, as they certainly
will, as their great deliverer, do YOU
not feel thatit would be your duty to
help them 2 What we now want is
peace and prosperity, a completes and
permanent heconstructiono of fhe South,
for untils6e have the South restored
we can have no peace. Until we have
accomplished complete restoration OF
the States of the South the business
interests OF the country will continue
disorganized and financial ruin will
sooner or later be our DOOM"
The Chief Justice replied briefly that
he was In the hands of the people. AZ
though not desiring the Presidency,
| yet IL the people called him to serve
them in n higher and more ardous
sphere, he would doubtless comply
| he felt-perhaps no man more keenly
the depIorabfe condition of the conn
try, and If there was anything he could
do to restore confidence, to bring peace
with all its blessings, and calm the
passions of the people, that he would
freely do. rlg-fsf
The Committee after an hours inter-
view, left expressing themselves as
very highly pleased. They soon after
called upon Senators DoOlittle. Dixon,
| Norton and others, and consulted upon
| taking immediate steps to consolidate
! the conservative elements of the conn
try upon the Chief Justice for the
Presidency.
In this connection, 1t may be stated
that some ten days since the Chief JUS
tice stated to prominent Ohio politicians
and ex-members of Congress that he
intended to run as the Democratic
candidate, provided he could secure a
platform which would suit his views,
but that if such Democrats as Seymour
and PendletOn impressed their ex-
tfeme vieYs on it, he should then give
up any design OF working with that
party, and run as an independent can
didRte. $50 Be-
m SENATOR PowLER's POSITION.
The great embarrassment OF Senate:
Fowler when he rose to vote on the
Eleventh Article was, Il seems, mat
ter of general remark In all paris OF
the house. Even by those around him
he was understood 10 vote guilty, and
many of his friends believe for the
moment he did so intend to vote. He
rose, held on to his desk, was greatly
embarrassed, and when he had re-
sponded, the Chief Justice was obliged
to ask him which way he had voted.
NIB. FowLER's RECORD.
This morning the following appears
regarding the course he took in Janua-
ry last In urging impeachment in the
meeting of the Union Congressional
Committee: rHs.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10, 1S69.-A
meeting of the Union Congressional
was held at the house of its
Senator Morgan, this even
ing. Present, Senators Morgan, Nor
rill, Thayer, Corbett, and Fowler, and
Representatives SchenCk, Ames, KEEL |
ley, BroOmalI, Ella, Coburn, Hopkins,
Window and Clarke. Sena- |
tor Morgan in the chair, Thomas l..
Secretary. General Schenk |
presented a report from the Executive |
which was adopted. Inter |
estinH and earnest remarks were made |
by Gen. Schenck, Senators Corbett, |
Thayer, FOi0ler, Ferry and
Morrill,, and Representative Ella, KEEL
ley, Window and Hopkins.
[EItrdeLs from Minutes Of Committee.
In the course this remarks, Senator |
Fowler, of Tennessee, without warrant |
of precedent by an allusion to Mr.. |
Johnson by any OF the speakers who
had preceded him, introduced the ques- |
ton of his impeachment, and entered |
into an argument to demonstrate the
necessity, and to show the responsible |
lily of Congress for the sufferings OF /
the Southern Union men and the muir
der of SO many of them which he said |
would be continued slong as We failed |
to impeacb and remove him. He open
ed this topic by saying that one of the
gentlemen present had differed with
him in their estimate OF Mr.. johnson
and Judgment of his purposes, but
that experience has probably satisfied
them that he had been right. He said
he had known him long and well, and
let the defects of his character be what
they may, he WAS plausible aud unre-
lenting in his purpose, and had an eX-
traordinary power for evil; that no re-
lief could be given the Union men of
the South till he should be impeached |
and removed. 1t was very we'll to send |
speakers and organizers among them,
and TO enlighten them on the questions
OF the day by distributing our publiCa-
tons among them, but that our labors
would be tnefectual while Mr.. Johnson
continued to administer the laws; that
he would, as President, be able to
overthrow such governments as might
be established, and that so long as we
should fail to do our duty and impeach
and remove him from Office, we would
lie responsible for the sufTeringS and
blood of the Union men OF Tennessee
aud the unreeonslrucLed States.
The foregoing embraces an extract
from the minutes of the committee,
and my recollection of the tenor and
of the remarks of Senator
Fowler at the meeting of the tenth OF
January. Nor was their tenor excep-l
tional as with his intercourse with me
he had frequently expressed the same
views to me as well as to others in my
presence. WAN. d. KELLEY.
We who were present also at the
meeting referred to above concur with
Judge Kelley in his account OF what
was said and argued there by Senator
Fowler's idea, distinctly set forth and
impressed on as. was that we could
expect no restoration of peace to the
country or enforcement of the laws
laws without Impeachment and the re-
moval of Andrew johnson from the
Robert c. Schenck John Coburn,
3. +. Hopkins, Sidney Clarke,
0akes Ames, 9: D. Hubbard,