Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-27
Special TO the Louisville gournal.

Special 70 The Louisville Journal.
WAsHmeTOE. May GAS a means Of
strengthening his cause with The thousands
OF his party who are gradually dying with
anxiety 10 be President, Grant advocates
an ameHdment totlIe Constitution limiting
the Offices 10 a single term. Good for him;
but the Democracy have better filing still.
They intend, without amending Che Consti-
fniion, 60 limit him 10 no term at all. !
JUDGE CHASE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Say what you win, there is a strong nh-
der ground current here in favor Of Judge
Chase for the Presidency. His friends
claim enough Conservative Republicans TO
insure the defeat of Grant. The move
ment in favor Of the nomination Is
receiving Che hearty support of certain
Democrats, who declare that, with
him at the head Of the ticket, there Wouh
be a certainty Of carrying every Southern
State, even under the reconstruction aets.
Under this belief prominent Democrats
urge his nomination. How far this feel
ing prevails abroad ] do not know, but j
presume that II does not prevail to any ex-
tent, as it is something entirely new. / am
satisfied, however, that the general feeling
Is, that after consultation aud a thorough
survey OF the ground the strongest man
should be nominated, without regard to his
political opinions.
~ THE NEW ARTICLES. 1
There Is strong opposition in the House
against the presentation Of additional ar
Gcles Of Impeachment, and / think the
chances are that il will not be done.
This being Field day in the House, the
managers of Impeachment brought in their
report concerning the result of the recent
Investigations into the corruption business,
and showing cause particularly for the
arrest of WOolley. The report Is full OF
garbled testimony bnt the argument is in
genious. IL makes a sort Of showing by inn
plication, which il skillful because il IL
complicated. Among other things, it as
soeiaies Weed, Shook, Woolley, and Web
ster, who, a. it declares were consulting to. |
gether at the Aston House on the 4th Of |
May about the purchase Of Senators 70 |
acquit the President, they being at the
time IN correspondence with the Private
Secretary of Mr.. johnson; that WoolIey
gave. a dinner party i'm Washington,
soon after his arrival there, which !
the Presidents counsel attended, de-
ducing from the fact the knowledge |
and completely Of Mr. Johnson; that Gen.
Adams a Federal soldier, had proposed
the purchase of Senators 10 Collector
Smythe, Of New York, and was advised
not to touch il because il was not feasible;
and that ThurloW Weed refused to bite
from sheer cowardice, though Weed testi-
fed that funds could be easily raised.
Adams plan was to pay $4,000 for three /
Senaiors Their names are not given,
however. The report eVades the testi-
mony Of Nye and Pomeroy, which corrObo-
rates the testimony of Cooper. They
differ only as TO the figure. Cooper said
he was offered five votes for $4,000. They
cay il was more The report is facetious
on Kentucky and Keniuckians, and,
though trashy, is amusing. The galleries
were. highly diverted, and the debate spicy. |
Bakers denhnciation Of the whole thing |
was a bomb-shell in the enemy's camp,
and closed the debate. The faces Of the
managers are very long. They are EVIL
IDENTIFY not sangnine. ?.
Special 10 the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 25.-Butler
was in his glory to-day over the impeaeh-
ment report, Tnieh disclOses facts tending
10 show that large Sums Of money have
been laying. around loose, for he is always
keen on the scent of money when it il
used for cOrrmt purposes or az part of the
spoils of war. But the testimony don't
fix what Senators are suspected of a desire
10 handle the filthy lucre. 1t is certain
Ross is not one, and it is equally certain
that two Senator'S who voted for conviction
were considered purchaseable If they were
needed, and if the smelling COM
miitee will continue their investiga-
ton, Il will be discovered who they are.
The report caused profound sensation 10
the House, especially the developments
brought out in the testimony of Weed,
who admits he had talked with Collector
Smythe and others, all about impeachment
and buying Senators. The evidence is
rather damaging TO Smythe, but whatever
has transpired, there is no proof that any
Of the seven recusant Senators were even
offered, much less accepted bride.
Chase, in letter recently TO a friend,
takes bold aground against the usurpations
OF Congress. $50 t1wf