The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-30

Southern SteeMShp an u SuUshuJ
Scheme. S.,ti'ta'
The Washington correspond ent Of the Balti
more Sun, vIdtes under date OF Sunday night
Albert G.. Maekey, collector Of customs To-
the port-dt Charleston, s.. O. WAS removed yes
terday, and George W. Clark appointed in his
place. The principal charge against AackeJ
Is that he put Sonsery ryatiyes In office under hin
and refused 10 recognize the friends OF the ad
mnistratton. Mr.. Clark, Mackey's successor,
is Northern man.
The administration having been forced to
take sides in the contest nov Going on IN Ten.
nessee. has declared IN favor Of Stokes for Gov
ernor as against Senter. Stokes tas made q
strong appeal to the President TO have tn, fed
eral patronage in the State thrown in his favor.
The President has responded fayorabiy. All
federal ofioeholders in tennessee will be ex'
pected to aid okes, or suffer the conse'
ouences. Senator Browplow's course in oppo-
sing General Grant in the Senate, and IN taking
sides with Bentet, has neutralised whatever III.
fluepce he had with the administrator. Here
after Stokes will be regarded BY the President
az the leader OF the party in Tennessee. -
It lie said that Attorney General Hoar medl-
tatSs festgnipg his place in the Cabinet at an
early day, and that hlB successor wall be ep-
pointed from Pennsylvania. This is gwen by
some as explanation Of the Presidents con-
duct in appointing Mr.. Borie's successor rom
New Jersey, instead Of Pennsylvama. PENN
sylvsnla politlcians, who are doubtful OF car
ryiDg the State at the next electlon, say no
thing will save them but movement OF this
hnd.
Senator Mod onsld, OF Kansas Will, at the
next session Of Congress, present . memorial m
signed by Il. q. Walbridge, OF New York; w.
ii. Trenholm, of South Carolius; d. 7. Blow,
of Missouri; j. J. Kinds. OF Arkansas. and
others, for the establishment OF Q ste anship
line nom Norfolk, Va. and New York, to the
Mediterranean and Suez canal. The memorial
will be accompanied BY Q bill Incorporating the
company, whicb also provides tn Il the compa-
ny shall be established by subsidies from the
Southern States, and the Postmaster General
shall give il q mail contr ct for fifteen years,
at the Compensation OF S12 600 per week The
object OF the company Is TO encourage lmmi-
grafton to the Southern States from Southern
Europe and the East.
ESePresident johnson In Wsshington-
His Opinions Of President Ora mt and
the Administration-B Comments
upon General Grant.
Another correspondent Of the same paper
writes:
Ex-president johnson arrived in this city to-
night, accompanied by Colonel John Williams,
Of Tennessee. The object Of his visit Is to at.
tend to private business, and to be present st
the commencement Of Georgetown College on
Thursdsy next, his son being pupil at that
Institution.
Yonr correspondent sought an interview
With the ex-President and found him in good
health and spirits, aud willing as usual 70 coa.
verse upon political and other topiess he still
feels very bitterly towards President Grant;
When ask I'D his opinion OF the PreNdent s1a
freely, .sYou know What my opinion Was IN the
psst, and have seen nothing IN the conduct
Of the administration to induce me to change
that opinion" he then spoke Of the President
IN the most coutemptuous terms, caaracterlz.
ing him o. nonentlty, as wanting In pm ysicai
and intellectual power, and declared that ne
was man without creed or policy, and
therefore not to be trusted.
he reviewed some OF the past acts Of his own
administration, especially those with which
General Grant, as Cabinet officer. was con-
pected. He said he knew Grant Thoroughly,
md had on more than one occasion read hum
through auj through, and was sRtisneo tnat
he was without substance or opinions OF MS
own. He also spoke Of Cabinet members from
whom the President had peen Inc fec'pien' VI
presents. ....,,
Hs sdhought it most. humiliatina spectacle
the President Of the Uaited States should per-
init himself to be placed under such obllga-
tions to his constitutional advisers. Hs then
rehearsed at length the contro :ersy between
himself and General Grant, and reiterated the
cherge of prevarication on the part Of the lat
ter. Upon this subject Mr.. johnson became
very warm and showed greal deal OF i'll tenn
Der and bitterness o. Spirit.
he had no favors to ask OF this admlnistra'
ton. he said, and no ends to accomplish. ne
had reached the summit or his ambition, and
his race was almost run. All that he desired
was to see the government f1ed upon solid
constitutional foundation but he had no hope
OF that under he present administration. dc
took most discouraging view OF public atairs
generally, and entertained the most serious
spprehensions OF the result.