Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-12

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In that Gage Of unclean birds at wash
ington, developments are Of daily occur
renee which must utterly disgust all the
decent men IN the country. The more
is seen Of them the more they don't lool
we'll. And when the rogues fall out, n
they. likely will before the Impeachment
iniquity is over, the nuisance will be
stencil in the nostrils Of Europe as well
as America. Here are two statements
from two Radical authorities, which We
find selected in the Union and Dispatch
The Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Chronicle telegraphs as fol-
lows on the 9Th:
Several Senators, yesterday, who are
personally opposed to Senator Wade,
took advantage Of the peculiar CONDITION
Of affairs to urge his friends to pave him
(wade) to resign the position Of Presi-
dent of the Senate pre- fempore, when, in
their view, impepctment would be GER
tain. Much surprise was created by
Senator Wilson, who waited upon three
Ohio Congressman, and said this whole
difficulty could be solved by Mr.. Wade
resirning. He said that he (Wilson)
would carry his own State for himself at
the Chicago Convention for Vice Presi-
dent; but if Wade would resign the
presidency Of the Senate, and thus let
Colfax step into the Presidential chair
on the success OF impeachment he
WILSON, would agree to carry the Mas
sachusetts delegates, and all the dele
gates favorable TO himself and Colfax,
for Mr.. Wade for Vice President at
Chicago. This offer was at once hrmiy
refused, but nevertheless has occasioned
a great deal Of talk among politicians
who we're informed ofit
The statement is corroborated by the
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gdsefte,
who telegraphs the same day as follows:
There is no doubt whatever of the fact
that Senator Wilson has made direct
proposition to several of Mr.. Wade's
friends and in part to Mr.. Wade in per-
son. that il the latter would resign his
position as presiding officer Of the Sen
ate, vote for conviction, and allow
Speaker Colfax to succeed Mr.. johnson,
if he should be convicted, then he Twill
SOM would publish letter, Withdrawing
from the field as candidate for the Vice
Presidency at Chicago in favor of Wade,
and that he and Colfax, and their re-
spective friends would use their infu-
euce to secure the nomination of Wade.
To the whole thing Mr. Wade replied that
be was not making political bargains
upon the issue of Impeachment, or upon
its present aspects. Mr.. Wilson places
the affair upon the ground that he was
willing to resign all his desires for the
nomination, if, by so doing, he could
render the Presidents conviction GER
tain.
What paragon Of patriotic perfection
this Mr.. Wilson, who attempts to bride
in the interest of Speaker
Colfax, and it is reasonable to say not
without Colfax's consent What an in
man Wade, who prefers to
take his chances as the successor of
Johnson And, with numerous threats
Of assassination, directed to the men who
are suspected of not being rogues, what
IN august court, and what inevitable
chances of an honest, impartial verdict
What government have We, if Congress,
'uch as it is-even more destitute of in
egriiy than good orders supreme
We have indeed fallen on evil times,
shen bribery, threats, influence, anarchy.
'ewards and perjuries are to be the con-
rolling power of the Union, and the
grants are equally shameless and ire