Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-17
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Tie Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes on the l4th
inst as follows:
"The President had quite 4 levee to-
day from 10 to 2 o'clock. He conversed
very freely with all, regarding every thing
but impeachment. and talked at some
length on the pending bills in Congress TO
admit the Southern States to representation
in Congress. He thought il somewhat
strange that the bill which passed to-day
required the President to make proclama-
tion Of the fact when the fourteenth amend
ment was ratified. This duty had hereto
fore, he said, been confined to the Secretary
Of State. The nearest allusion he made to
impeachment was that he regarded the
Constitution and not himself as on trial.
"The Impeachment managers have to-
night summoned several witnesses. All
the Radicals who have been detected in
betting for acquittal have been summoned,
among them an official of the House, Col
onel Joseph Forrest, of Chicago, has also
been subpenad, relative to an interview
which he had with Senator Trumbull on
Sunday night Collector Smythe, of New
York, it is said, will also be called before
the committee" t.-a.
The desperate effort that was made to
drive Senator Fowler into voting for con.
viction failed. But the following para
graph from the Washington dispatch of
the l4th inst. to the Cincinnati Gazette
will not be without interest:
Colonel Stokes, Of the House, who is
one of Fowler's most intimate friends, told
his colleagues, this morning, that he did
not deem it certain that Fowler would vote
for acquittal on all the articles. He based
his belief on the statement Fowler made
to him that no one had the least grounds
for predicting his vote. All the rest of the
Tennessee delegation think Fowler wholly
gone over TO the President"
The Cincinnati Gazette'S Washington
correspondent writes on the nth inst as
follows: .
at is conceded to-day, even among the
friends of the Chief Justice, that he is using
his influence in favor of aequittal. The
stories yesterday of numerous caueuses at
his house of the doubtful Senators have
very little foundation, if any.
'An officer of high rank, and one who
should know concerning the matter of
which he speaks, says to-day that Gen.
Grant is looking for serious trouble in case
johnson is acquitted. 1t can he stated
positively that there is great disgust at
Grants headquarters at the conduct of
those Republicans who have combined to
defeat impeachment"
On the 10th inst the Washington corr
respondent of the Chicago Republican
wrote Of Gen. Grant
"Gen. Grant, in the presence Of your
correspondent, to-day said he believed that
the President intended to eyade conviction
by resigning at the last hour. The Gen
eral also said that he became 40 convinced
that this would be done that he bet box
of cigars with Secretary Stanton in support
of 1t nearly a month ago. During the en-
tire conversation the General expressed
himself very strongly in support of Mr..
Johnson's removal"
So much the worse for Grant The
folly of his prediction is only second to
the bad taste of his opinions.
The Illinois and Iowa Radicals are
making a vindictive war upon Mr.. Trum4
bull and Mr.. Grimes.