The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-05-22
THE CHASE CONSPIRACY.
The Vote on Impeachment
Anticipated by Che Chief
Justice.
HIS PLAN TO BREAK UP THE RE
PUBLICAN PARTY.
VINO lis Confederates ave
EXPECTS TO SECURE THE
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We find the following special dispatch from
Washington in the Chicago Republican Of
Saturday. What gives Especial significance
is the fact that il was autographed FROM here
on Friday night, and published before the
meeting Of the court on next Saturday. Yet
the defeat Of impeachment is foretold, aud
the names of FIVE out Of tie seven Republi-
can Senators who Voted for acquittal are giy-
IN as Mr.. ChRse's confederates. Mr.. Bundy,
who is named as the authority for the main
statement, Is a gentleman whose statements
are entitled to the highest credit:
TuE PLOT TO DEFEAT THR
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
There have been startling deve.opemeutS
here to-day, which show conclasiyely that
there has been q regular conspiracy on the
part Ot the Chief Justice and rene
gade Republican Senators to defeat the i'm
parchment and elevate the former to the
Presidency, at the cost Of breaking up the
Republican party.
STATEMENT ny CHIEF JUSTICE gHAsR.
Night before last Chief Justice Chase in-
yited Hon. H. S. Bundy, member of the
Thirty-nizth Congress from Ohio, to call up
on him, and stated he had some Important
matters to talk about. Mr.. Bundy having
long shared the confidence Of the Chief JUS
tice, and being heretofore his arm supporter
and personal friend, accepted the invitation.
During the interview Mr.. Chase told Me-.
Bundy that il was his intention to become q
candidate for the Presidency on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and not succeeding in this, he
should enter the arena as an independent
candidate against General GRAFT OF bis
own success he said there could be no doubt.
The impeachment would fail, and thus fail
ing, would divide the Republican party, and
that Statesmen like Trunbnll, Fessenden,
Henderson, Grimes, and Fowler would be re-
cOgnized as head of one division Of the Re-
publican party and these FIVE men, he said,
had pledged themselves, ten days ago, that
they would stand by and support him in this
movement. The Chief Justice gave Mr.. Bun
DIV his views ia fall on This movement speak
ing very confidently as TO It's success.
HOW THE RRvELArIoS CAME ABOUT.
This treason on the part Of the Chief jus
tice so astonished Mr.. Bundy that he at once
communicated what had been said to lead
ing Radicals here. The whole matter has.
been kept very quiet, and the conspiracy was.
so apparent that leading Senators to-day
urged upon the members Of the board Of
managers to take immediate steps in the
matter. The managers, however, said that
they had no power TO do so. They had been
commissioned with a duty to perform, and
that duty had been done, and their case was
in the hands Of the Senate. II the latter
failed to perform theirs, the people must
give a verdict as TO the purity Of their ac-
ton. Thus far, but few have been informed
as to this extraordinary language Of the
Chief Justice, but it having been communi-
Gated to the managers, your correspondent is
now at liberty to make it public.
FURTHER PROOF OF THE Conspiracy.
Still another proof is given to show that
there has been a conspiracy TO defeat the inn
parchment. Senator Henderson last night
told Mr.. MeClurg, member Of Congress from
Missouri, that he and those other Republic
cans who voted to sustain the President had
assurances from Mr.. Johnson that il the inn
parchment was defeated, he would reorgan-
ize his Cabinet by making William NJ. Evarts
Secretary Of State SAmuel Hooper Of Mas.
sachusetts, Secretary Of the Treasury Rev.
erdy Johnson, Attorney General and Gener-
al Scho6eld, Secretary Of War.
That this may not be eoneidered as a mere
invention on the part OF Mr. Henderson, got
ten up for this oOeasioa, further testimony
was ELECTED in support Of IL to-day by lhe
Missouri delegation, hom two ST. Louisgen-
tlemen new here, who say that this was com
munieatsd 70 them eight days ago by Mr.
Henderson in confidence. ata9
With these facts in the possession Of the
Radicals il occasioned the greatest excite
ment here among those informed Of them.
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