The New York herald., 1868-02-11
The Impoachmens Qusssisa-The {
siOu AmsnG the Radicgis.

siOu Among the Radicals.
There was . time whom, II John C. Calhoun
took pinch Of nu6, oil South Carolina took to
sneezing. At this day, if anything goes wrong
ct Washington, or in Alabama or Texas, the
hue and cry is revived Of the impeachment Of
Andrew johnson. Since the failure to indict
on Ashley's accusations the impeachers have
given notice from time to time that the project
has not been abandoned, and that II "we take
up again tho recreant Andy we shall swing
him ss high as Haman." Some say that the
late sensational impeachment newspaper de-
spstchss from Washington were contrived BY
the gold gamblers Of Wall street, and that
until "Old Thad" makes his report these
gentry will continue to speculate in the ups and
downs Of the gold room, buying on . fall and
selling on rise. Impeachment Is but the
jackass Of the gold gamblers. and they trot him
out on every pretext," says Jones. "No, sir;
II is the old scarecrow, the Mumbo-Jumbo Of
the radicals, which they faunt in tho wind now
and then only to frighten Andy Johnson"
says Smith. "You are both wrong, gentlemen"
says Brown; "thers is plot in this thing, q
deep and cunningly oontrived plot among the
radicals to bring out Grant and to swing John
SOM" and we think that the facts and the testi-
mony are in favor Of Brown, though Jones
likewise hits tho bulls eye with the gold
gamblers.
On the question of contesting the return Of
Stanton TO the War Department Grant says one
thing and johnson says another "diametrically
the reverse" Of what Grant says. Grant has
his believers and Johnson has his, and the
johnson party are sure that when tho Pres
dents reply to the Generals last impertinent
letter is fred it will knock the Appomattox
apple tree into a cooked hat But this bomb
shell hangs fire, and knowing conservative
organ, devoted to johnson but pledged to Grant,
declares that upon this question of veracity
some members Of the Cabinet "didnt exactly
see It a the President put 1t; that the shrewd
Secretary Of State has even intimated to Mr..
johnson that he was going 1t . little too
strong )" that this is true as gospel and that
"this is the sticking point in the matter Of
Johnson's reply. "Call you this backing your
vi WuUt V0lu0 ID bu0t S0IVaub WhO
carries his master through ninety-nino tight
places but abandons him in the one hun
dredth? Mr.. Adams Is coming home from
England, and surely after this we may believe
that Mr.. Seward has become sick and tired OF
the cares and troubles ana ugly scrapes Of the
State Department. especially when called upon
10 fight Grant
But whether Grant is right or Johnson
wrong or aice uersa, in his recolleotons Of these
aforesaid understandings and conversations, is
a mere matter Of moonshine. The question is,
what will they do IN Congress with the charge
made against the President by General
Grant of deliberate design to violate
the law? The subject is before the Com.
mittce on Reconstruction, and "Old Thad,"
Lancaster county lawyer, is said 10 pro-
nounce it a good case of impeachment. His
committee and subcommittee are at work
hunting up and examining witnesses. They
have commenced with certain newspaper cor
respondents; and when through with them
Grant and Stanton will be examined and
cross-examined; and then will follow the
members Of tho Cabinet. from Seward
to Stanbery; and then, perhaps, some OF
the Southern Military District commanders.
Governors and johnson oficeholders," may
be sent for, inasmuch as the leading radical
organ Of this city declares that in Florida
"t there was dark intrigue, engineered by a
johnson offceholdcr, and sustained by lavish
outlay Of money, to break up the Convention
in row, and thereupon set up q shout, to be
echoed from Maine to Arizona, that reconstruc-
ton under the acts of Congress had failed, ex-
plodcd, gone up" Furthermore, says the same
authority show far the Treasury has been
bled in aid Of this conspiracy we may never
know, but the engineer was evidently lavish
Of other money than his own"
This is impeachment fuel thrown into the
Reconstruction Committee. 1! shows that there
is serious purpose to make up case this
time which will not fail Some of the so-calied
republican conservatives in the Ashley expert
ment dubious about the position Of Grant,
were afraid TO risk it. Now the coast is clear,
and it is thought that an indictment from the
House can in fortnight be pushed through
ehU ochosSs W ony hotuihB VI suO LurluAub VIII
for the suspension of the President on being
arraigned for trial
But what is the prospect? The case Of the
radicals is desperate. The late election in Ala
bama for the ratification Of the new constitu-
ton and the election Of members Of Congress,
&c, having turned out . failure in failing 10
bring out . majority Of the registered voters,
some one Of the various new bills pending in
Congress must be hurried through, or johnson
must be removed, or oil these reconstru ction
doings from Virginia to Texas will fail by
default Of the people. 10 this view Johnson's
removal is most desirable 10 the radicals, and
the failure of the Alabama election to meet the
requirement Of the law may possibly turn the
scale Of impeachment in fayor Of "Old Ben
Wade" The Presidential election approaches,
Al kkoan a..