The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-03-11
Letter From Washington,
Especial Cor. of N. O. PiehStihc.]
WASHINGTON, Feb Is, 1863

The devil to pay, you see, and no pitch
hot. That is to say, the President is just
as have previously informed yon he was
utterly powerless to help himself. The
Radicals have SO completely drawnhis teeth
one by one, that there is no bite left in him
and he will be compelled, SO it'll looks at
present, to put up with all the indignities
and insults they may heap upon hini-even
to Punishment, within thirty days" to his
old home in Tennessee.
Yes, thirty days is the extreme limit OF
grace left him to remain in the White
House. Others fix the number at twenty:
while old Thad., Beast Butler, and the
Baby Sumner declare that he shall be out
of the Presidential chair, and old Benjamin
Wade in, by next Saturday!
, But this would involve the immediate
passage of Edmund's resolution, which in
ciudes the suspension ofthe President PEN
ding the impeachment proceeding, and at
the present moment there is no prospect OF
this resolution being passed. 1t is now in
the hands of the Judiciary Committee.
Yesterdays doings, which placed the i'm
parchment cap upon the bead OF the Presi-
dent, haveso startlec the community that
they scarcely know what opinion to express
upon it, or to predict what the upshot is
to be.
That the blow struck deeply at the foun-
datiors ofthe Government, no weli-inf0rm-
ed or ealm-thinking person will deny, and
that our Government will be utterly over
thrown should the hot headed fanatics sue
coed in placing Wade in the White House
Gas they surely willy is equally certain.
Few however, are willing to believe that
this will really be the result. They say the
Senate will never consent to endorse the
revolutionary proceedings of the House,
and they point to the gold market, which
they say is a sare barometer in proof OF
their belief
"Why,n say they "gold is to-day only one
per cent. higher (42) than previous to the
impeachment resolution being passed, and
is it not reasonable to suppose that were
the Government in absolute danger of over
throw that the premium would be nearer
60 than no."
1t certainly does look reasonable that
gold should be higher under the startling
events that have taken place, but tire fact
that it is not so, is no doubt because the
mass Of the people do not fully realize the
seriousness Of the situation. The Govern
ment credit does not shake, say they, and
why should gold be worth any more?
But wait awhile. All such arguments
will be quickly dispelled once the eyes of
the nation are open to the fact that the
President has been driven from the Exeea-
tive Mansion, and then we will see The gov
ernment credit is, and whether gold stands
ct "42."
To return to the President Us he at pre-.
sent appears to us, he is fairly in hollands
of the Philietines. tand if they can get a
snap impeachment condemnation against
him, before the courts have an opportuni-
ty to decide upon the bogus law under
which he has been arraigned, it will be all
day with him and the country and Andrew
johnson will be tho last American Presi.
dent.
-Four O'Clock p. MI have Just learned
that the Government credit is beginning to
feel the effect of the revolutionary move
ments, now in progress, and that bonds OF
all classes are off about 1per cent Butthis
is only drop in the bucket to what the
fall will one day be. Mark that.
Here, then, is the milk in the cocoa-nut
for gold not rising and bonds not falling.
At this hour, however, it looks as if this
support to the revolutionists, In order to
make all lovely with the public and not
cause them alarm, was about to disappear
to give way to the stern realities of the sit
nation. Look out for the Impeachment
and removal oflthe President 1t is certain.
bi6 a.aal6 Snow BALL.
ns' The Pope has prescribed short