The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-15
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
The President's Departure-The Latest
Hitch In tho Washington Treaty.
Habeas Corpus Himself Again.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore SUM-

Correspondence OF the Baltimore SUM-.
WASHINGTON, June IL.
The Presidents departure for Long Branch
this morning GRATED a feeling OF bitter dlsap-
poinLment among senators and members, del
egaies TO the Philadelphia convention and
others having business with The Executive;
The ante.rOom of the White House was full
most of the day with callers, who very gene
reilly were under the impression that the
President would not desert the White House
quite as soon as Congress deserted the Capl.
tOl." Some indignant Republicans who had
important business 10 transact, and could ind
neither the President nor either OF his secre-
tariee, declared that there Was more truth
than they had supposed In MIR. Summers
charge that the Executive spent most OF his
cline in 'seaside loiterings." great many
had rurposely delayed pressing their matters
on the President untll Congress had gone, In
order that he might have more Time.
On Sunday the greatest confidence was felt
In administration quarters that the Treaty of
Washington had been saved. Indeed, one or
TWO CABINET officials declared that they did not
see how there could be any room to douot
that an amicable settlement had been reached
at last England, however, on Monuay Inter
vened fresh technicalities, which the adminls-
tration Insisted had been already covered, and
TO which 1t replied that 1t could 60 no further
and would not be party to the p0stpOnement
tary OF State will, therefore, await the decl-
sion Of the Ecgllsh ministry, which just now
indicates either lung postponemeDC OF the
treaty or Its absolute abandonment. The
President was OF the opiuion last night that
the treaty had failed, but Earl Granvilie's
promised explanation In Parliament to-mor-
row is awaited with interest.
The power to suspend the writ OF habeas
corpus expired at nine O'Clock last night, with
the end OF the session of Congress, 10 which
1t was, by the fourth section of the Ku-KluX
act, restricted. Some of the South Carolina
delegates to Philadelphia, who are here, are
already prophesying, with characteristic en-
phass, reinaugurauon of outrages In the
district 30 recently under the control oil
martial law.
The President wrote bis letter of acceptance
on The Philadelphia nomination while at the
capitol yesterday afternoon, after his return
from the Executive Mansion, where he had
received the presidents and vice presidents Of
the convention. Sitting down at q table, he
carefully read the letter formally notifying
him OF the selection, and taking up q lead
pencil, he commenced writing his reply on a
hali-sheet of letter paper. Senators Wilson
and Logan, Solicitor General Brlstow, Secre-
tary Robson, Judge VIM. A. Richardson,
General Cowan, assistant secretary of the IN.
terror, General Babcock, and Mr. Luckey, OF
the executive department. being present, and
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wrote rapidly, and when he had finished the
letter, read it aloud to those present. upon
which they all expressed themselves highly
pleased with 1t. A verLal alteration suggest
ed by one Of the gentlemen present was &C
crpted by the President, but with this eXcep-
ton the original draught OF the letter bears no
erasure. After press copies had been made,
the President gave the original draught TO
Solicitor-General Bristow, at the lalter's re-
quest.
A ibatch of sorshead Democrats, about
twenty-five in number, representing Vir-
gtnia, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois,
Arkansas and New York, held secret meet
ing last evening at the Owen House, and re-
solved that, In the event OF the Baltimore Con-
vention endorsing the nominees OF the Gin
cInnati Convention, immediate steps be taken
to call another convention for the purpose OF
nominating Democratic candidate, for the
Presidency and VIce-Presidency. Their head.
quarters are at Indianapolis, with Colonel
Grey as their chairman.
FERNANDO WOOD ON GREELEY.-The fol-
lowing letter from the Hon. Fernando Wood,
written to q friend in Alabama, appears
In the Montgomery Advertiser:
WASHINGTON, May 30, 1872.
My Dear Fr;end-In reply TO your letter /
am confident that the general acqniescence In
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley by the Demo
cratic party will secure his election, and that
such q result Will remove all the difficulties
which the South now rest under. I hope the
delegatlon from Alabama to the Baltimore
Convention will be this way of thinking. It Is
the only means Of removing from power the
odions party now affecting The whole country.
Very truly, FERNANDO WOOD.