Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-26

HE PPeEtd entail Neutrality-suspicious. y.
HAIRS Platform -whaf He VIII DO
If EIeeted-The Atlanta Prisoners
A sharp Alteration Between the
President and Secretary MeCHIIOch.
Special to the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-General Blair,
who is now here, is strongly urged by his
friends for President, and they profess to
be sanguine of success. His views are of
the most emphatic and pronounced charae-
ter. They are given with the point, terse-
ness and vim of a positive and fearless
nature, and are the application of fixed
opinions to the existing situation. Blair
now as always, scouts the idea of giving the
ballot to the negro. Negro suffrage he re-
CARDS as a cardinal issue of the canvass,
and his infexible opposition to the Radical
doctrine Of negro suffrage is the chief issue
on which the Conservatives must triumph.
He holds the reconstruction acts establish
ing military despotism in the South TO be
unconstitutional, null and void, and that
the National Convention should so declare
them; that the reconstruction acts are
mere usurpatiors, sustained only by lawless
violence and the force of arms that the
Alu9b thAs COCiCipus
correct its wrong, and leave ito the white
population to regulate the question of
suffrage; that the bastard and spurious
governments set up at the South Will fall
as soon as the military is Withdrawn,
Furthermore, he asserts that it is the duty
of the coming President to see that Justice
is done by restoring the governments which
are created and properly cons.ituted of the
white population to whom they belong.
Gen. Blair says that the laws of Congress
DISTINGUISHING persons who were embraced
ir the amnesty proclamations and special
pardons, are illegal, arbitrary and void, as
are also the test osths for voters. Gen.
Blair is unwilling to accept or acquiesce in
anything done by the Radical Congress on
the subject Of reconstruction. He is for
conGning the government of the country
exclusively to the white man, and is conf
dent Of an overwhelming defeat Of Radi-
calism. If the Democratic platform is bold
and dead issues are ignored, he predicts a
tremendous uprising of the people, such as
has never been seen in America. He de-
clares that ifhe were nominated and elected
the Radicals should not cheat him olL of
his election by frauds or violence.
The Reconstruction Committee will
report the bill to remove the political
disabilities of General Young, elected Con-
sentative candidate for Congress from
Georgia.
The military officer sent by the President
to Atlanta to investigate the Chipley case,
is ordered TO report forthwith, and the
prisoners will be released speedily. Twenty
white men are imprisoned there by the ar
bitrary authority of the military. There
are seandaloHs hints about the conduct OF
the commander Of that department.
Wicked world this.
Special to the Louisville Journal
WAsHINaToN, June al am enabled
to state, on what believe to be undoubted
authority, that the President and Secretary
McCulloeh have had violent alteration
IL came TO the ears ofthe President, in shape
which was entirely authentic, that during
the impeachment trial the Secretary of the
Treasury made direct overtures to old Ben.
Wade, with whom perfect understanding
was reached. Mr.. johnson brought the
matter TO McCulloch's attention, and Nc
Calloeh not responding very satisfactorily,
the President grew more positive, and
finally the two qusrreled outright. 10
this quarrel the President was very violent
He told McCulioch that he (Johnson) had
been deceived by half the members OF his
Cabinet, who had been from the 6rst court
ing HE eaemies and betrsying him. Me.
Culloeh was not very courageous IN bis re
plies aud tried 10 evade the issue. Ii il
believed By those who are priVy TO the
affair that it viii result in the speedy resig'
nation Of MeCulloch az the most dangerous
Radical in the cabinet. He is IN thorough
accord with Grant and will go any length
in order 10 procure his election. The
President is now convinced that il is wiz
dom, as we'll Is duty, 10 get rid OF him.
Meade is here still. Ii was announced
that he would 20 to PenBsylyanis on g
yiaih but he has not gone. He may b
seen strutting about The Var Department
any hour Of the day, ike peacock with