The New York herald., 1868-05-30
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, May %, 1868.
Suffcient time has now elapsed since the Chicago
Convention speak of the effect Of the nominations
made there aud the political prospect as viewed rom
this central point.
The ticket has fallen nat and produced no impress
sion whatever There are various reasons for this
fact but the main Is the Identification Of General
Grant with the radical wing Of the party and his ful
acceptance of all their policy, including impeach-
ment, which he advocated openly and even violently,
as IL well known here and General Logan and Mr..
Judd, Of Illinois, emphaticay declared at Chicago.
General Grant went to the radicals and aban-
doned his previous conservative tendencies last Oc-
tober, at which time Washburne came to Washing
ton to arrange the programme and General Rawlings
was sent West TO make speech revealing his chiefs
conversion to the doctrines of Thad Stevens and the
''M0untain.n
Ever since that time he has been losing ground,
and Is weaker than the party because 1t is
admitted that he brings no outside strength and ex-
cites no interior enthusiasm. while old and straight
laced republicans will bolt his nomination as an
abandonment Of principle.
II is absurd to suppose that Colfax adds particle
OF influence to the concern. Any ward politician
would be equally strong, and he Is OF the dimensions
OF o ward politician, only raised In the country
There are tens Of thousands OF the same class and
genus scattered over the Union, many OF whom are
vastly superior to the individual whose snirking
diocrty occupies the chair once filed by Henry Clay.
The radicals relied upon the success of impesch-
ment as their last and only hope Of carrying the
Presidential election. That defeated, they substan-
TALLY admit the game TO be lost. Their plan
was for stanton TO organize the whole South
into a compact radical column. to declare
martial law In Kentucky and Maryland under
some fabricated pretext, in order to exclude their
votes and then by coercion and corruption to secure
enough OF the East and West to count themselves
into power. This scheme required the aid Of Wade
to make It q success. With Johnson In the White
House It falls to the ground, and with 1t all the hopes
Disguise il as they may, the Wade men are In
tensely indignant, and win do little TO help the
ticket. Their chief has given such endorsement
as is pretended by the radical organs. On the con-
trary, he swesrs Ike .'our army in Flanders and
Southern delegates, who were pledged TO him, were
bought by the New York jobbers at various rates,
hotel bills This open bargain and sale IL now urged
here as a reason against the admission Of those
counted upon IN November they would not be allowed
II is now conceded by leading and competent radi-
Gals that Pennsylvania is lost by large majority,
frs because Of the failure OF impeachment; second,
name excommuncate the seven Senators who Sc
cured acqutta and, third because OF the insult
ing and Intentional omission Of any reference TO pro-
manding an increase OF the tari, and the foremost
politicians have written here that without h there
has no idea Of touching the tariff, finance or any
gone "hook and line"
The democrats and conservatives will probably
nominate Hancock and Hendricks at New lork, ,1 on
the Fourth OF July. They are both strong aDe snu
| free from objections which have been urged Justly
| or unjustly against other candidates IL imperh-
lively necessary TO choose ahe yo Cese and condence
very kind and even grate ,echns Us v,so, S
towards Chief Justice Chase and the senasors VINO
contributed to defeat mpeachmen., . ous rncy uv no
claim to have renounced their ponuca amnauons OK
To have adopted the views and policy OF their OPP
ponents Quite the contrary. Tney delend tnelr
| posItion by saving impeachment was not party
| question, but Judicai one anu 'hereiore 'has ho
'eh 'ehs were af ali probable under such circumstances,
as Il s NOT TO offer either the Chief Justice any OF
the senator's who took more responsibility than no
| did place on the ticket to be named at New York,
| n would serve TO raise clamor and to give ground
| for the false assumption, already spread abroad,
| that acauittal was matter Of arrangement and Of
corrupt collusion. None OF these distinguished
A higher and better reward now In the respect and
| gratitude OF the nation.
post mortem examination OF the remains OF the
late radical party will bc held at the Capitol TINS
Inent Wade, Wilson, Fent0n, HaInsn, stanton anu
Curtin are announced as pail bearers, together whh
Grant and COfax as chief mourners. . a..
Stanton In furious at the contempt shown 20 hn
by the Chicago Convention where there was none so
poor mot even carpet bag delegatel as 10 10 m
reverence. Like woolsey he Is saddened oy ng,s. n
tude Alas, poor stanton MOI even en- cue snch hasS
compliment OF q resolution OF thanks lor sucn na,S
fidelity To party, and so much sacrlnce OF sell
respect. He will now get place IN tne reeunans
Bureau, for which he Is eminently quaneo anu w,s
doubtless nnd u very y, ns 40 intimately asso
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ciated with his African brethren.
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