The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26
WARRINGTON GOSSIP.

Washington specials of the 22d to the Louis.
vile Courier say:
The Growing act of infamy of this Congress is
the admission of Mckee to-day. Trimble and
Beck. of Kentucky, and Judge Poland. Of YER
mont (radicsl). made strong speeches against It,
but Mckee had done the radicals service and they
paid him his price, and this in the face of their
own report against him in March. Thad. Stevens,
Banks, Poland, and all respectable radicals, voted
against Mckee.
speculatiops are rife about the nominations OF
the New York convention. Mr.. johnson Is in the
field and bis friend are working vigorously. He
ssid TO a friend to-day that he would be grat6ed
il the South should think proper to compliment
him with their vote on one ballot.
Hendricks seems looming up rapidly. and Judge
Field, of California, and Judge Stanbery's names
are also mentioned in connection with the nOmi
nation.
The presidents friends continue in their efforts
10 drive McCulloch from the cabinet johnson
desires bis resignation, aud if he does not tender
IL there will be removal or suspension. The
president is also said to have desired the resgna
lion OF Seward.
Evsrts has finally consented to accept the place
of attorney general. He will doubtless be con-
firmed.
Judge Russell, of New York, is here, and says
Seymour will be elected president of the cOnven-
ton by reclamation. He thinks the Chase move
ment in that city will expend itself by its own
fury. and that Hancock will be the nominee Of the
convention.
The radical election committee are hard up for
money. Jay Cooke & Co. refused further ad'
vsnces, and Washbirne and Judd were sent to
New York to raise the sinews of war for their
prOteg6, Grant Washburne's extreme i'll humor
IN the House to-day indicates that his mission was
not successful.
The discharge of Surratt from the indictment
| for murder, and his release on bail by Judge
Wiley, is condemned by no one but his
| radical associates on the bench. Wiley pro-
| uouupad SuTrafffa lOnU incarceration n nnhlic
outrage. Surrstt is yet to be tried on new in
| dietment of giving ard and comfort to the enemy
In the Senate the Arkansas bill passed over the
veto, and is now a law Senator Davis made
| few remarks, saying al predict the electoral
votes of these negroized States will not be count
! cd in the presidential election. The candidate
who gets the votes of the mijority of the white
men of the United States will be the constitu
toDally elected president, and white men will set
| il is made de facto."
| II Commissioner Rollins does not vscate hi
Office President johnson will suspend him afte
the adjournment of Congress.
Washington specials, of the 22d, to the radica
Democrat of st. Louis, say:
The Senate, in considering the general appro
pristioD bill to-day. struck out the item for assist
ant secretary, shorthand writer and pardon clerl
| at the White House. The paragraph was inserted
IN the House some weeks ago, when the bill wa
| up there, by very small majority.
Justice Chase's private secretary denies that h
wrote the document circulated among the Demo
cratic congressman, protesting to give the plat
form on which Chase would accept the nOmns
ticn Of the United States convention The lead
ing Democrats, who furnished his name as tn
writer were, he says, mistaken. The matter
of little consequence, since the views 10 that pa
per we're substantially the same in other state
meDts Of Cbase's known to be correct.
Thad. SteveDs's articles OF Impeachment
he declares tonight that he will bring for
ward in the House tomorrow, and ask to hsv
them referred 10 the Senate committee. WITH th
intention that they shall not be acted upon unit
The senators and representatives have been aC
mitted from the seven States for which bills G
sdm ssioD have been passed.