The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-29

"Mack," the Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, writes under date
of April 20:
The endorsement Of Pendleton by the Hi
nois Democratic Convention, secures his noml-
nation at New York, beyond any reasonable
doubt, notwithstanding the efforts that are
being made 20 get up feeling in favor OF ID an
cock. Dix, Blair, or some other gentlemen.
There is not now, and has never been, any llfe
in the Hancock movement. or the Blair move
ment, or the Dix movement, or any other DEM
ocratic movement, except the Pendleton move
ment. Except a few who are personally inter-
ested in Pendleton's defeat at New York, there
is not q Western Democrat who is not IN his
favor. Something has been said recently about
nominating Mr. Chase on such platform as
would secure the support OF the Democratic
party; but believe that idea has been aban-
doned from lack OF support from Mr. Chase
himself, who is not a Preside ltial cindidate9,
though he would like very mucn to be President.
There is not the least doubt that if the
Democrats would give their support to Mr.
Chase he would carry every Northern State,
or yery nearly every one. But the project is a
visionary one, viewed in the light OF party ties
and party preiudices. Mr.. Chase neither asks
nor expects tho Democratic party to support
him, however gratifed he might be to see
them do so. Nor is it much OF secret IN
and Pendleton, and whoever else may be noml'
mated at New York, Mr.. Chase's preferences
will not be for the former. he would be much
less human and more divine than men general
ly are in this world if he we're inclined to give
his influence or his support to men VINO nave
done their best to SANDER and mahgn MIN IL
the exercise of his highest Judicial functions
and to bring discredit on him as man 1 De,
cause he acted uprightly and conscientlously
as a Judge, So it need not astonish any one tc
find many of Mr.. Chase's warmest persona
friends actively and earnestly supporting the
Democratic nominee next fall, and that noml
nee will be Mr.. Pendleton, beyond all doubt.
AN OBJECTION TO HANCOCK.
Talking, day or two ago, with promlnen1
Democrat, he told me there was one objection
to Hancock, which, though unreasonable
would have great weight among the people
ssThat," said be, sis his action in the execution
| of Surratt. Mrs. Surratt was Catholic, ane
her execution created great deal OF feeling II
the Catholic Church. 1t is very true that Han
cock only obeyed orders, but still, In obeylnt
| orders, he hung woman who is now believed
10 have been innocent. Even Ben Butler says
she was innocent, and called Bingham muir
derer, almost, for prosecuting her. You cam
| 90 before the people and say that Hancocl
only obeyed orders. They'll tell you that h'
ought to have resigned his commission befor'
obeying any such an order; and 8 great man.
will refuse to vote for him because he didn't re
sign rather than hang that woman"
GENERAL SHERMAN NDIGNANT-HE WILL sTUM
THE COUNTRY AGAINST AN UNJUST coNv1c
TON OF THE PRESIDENT.
It is well known that General Sherman is In
dignant at the prospect OF an unjust and par
tisan conviction OF the President. he say
that, if Mr. johnson is upjustly convicted, d
(Sherman) will appeal to the people. of tn
| United States against the finding OF the Sen
ate; that he will himself, if necessary, be tn
standard bearer of the party opposed to suci
conviction, no matter who may be the stand
ard bearer on the other side; and that ne VII
agree to stump the country on the question
This threat, delivered with the Generals &C
customed and we'll known vehemence OF man
ner, has greatly alarmed the Radicals, an
there was good deal of futtering In thei
camp last evening in consequence.
WAS IT A RUsE?
1t is we'll understood here that Grant an
his immediate friends and clique are strongl
in favor of the conviction Of the Presiden
Indeed, it is given out that, if the PresideI
is not convicted, General Grant will not be
Presidential candidate. It locks, then, as
members of his family, that he is backln
down as respects the Presidential race, are
mere ruse, in order to insure the President
conviction. Greeley's statement made befoI
the Connecticut election, that General Graz
considered the conviction Of the President
political necessity, was doubtless receive
from Grants own lips. The Radicals considt
that their triumph in the coming election
bound up in the conviction of the President
that, if conviction fail before the Senate, the
will fail before the people. Consequently tt
strength of the party pressure in favor OF COZ
yiction may be ildged of from this tact.