Year: 1867

Under this imposing caption the
New York Herald of Friday publish
es a sensational letter from its Wash
ington correspondent, from which We
take the following extracts:


There never Was a time when the
national capital was more full of star
tllng rumors and when sensations were
to be had more plentIfully than at the
present time.


The fact is, there is fierce political
storm brewing. All the indications
point that way and show tina. the strife
between the President and Congress,
which has been growing aud increas-
ing daily, must soon burst out into
something more serious than mere
wordy clashes, something worse than
threats aud vituperatlon.


On one side is President unshaken
in his convictions Of his rights aud du>
ties as the Chief Executive Of the na~
ton, and determined to protect his
prero- atives from the encroachments
of those he calls the enemies of Con~
stitutional Government and rational
freedom On the other is Congress
admitted by its leaders to be aiming at
power and Influence " outside the Con
stitution," and apparently determined
to brush away every obstacle to the
success Of their object even to the
length Of impcaching and removing a
co2stitUtionally elected President. II
these two contending powers are in
earnest, there is indeed a dark pros
pect ahead fresh trials and tvibula-
tions are in store for the nation, and
there is abundant cause for the gloomy
forebodings and apprehensions express
ed by the Conservative element Of the
country.


The Radicals Intend to press i'm
peachment at the next meeting Of Con
gress, and the President is firmly de-
tel mined to resist it II ct arn,is, BY
using all the power and agents under
his control. The Radio leaders have
come to the conclusion that the Press
dent is resolved to carry out reconstruct
tiop Oh terms least oppressive to the
conquered Southern people, aud least
in sympathy with the Congressional
negro supremacy plan. They believe
his purpose to be to restore the dis
franchiSed whites in the South to all
their rights as citizens, and particular
ly that Of suffrage, Of which they are
deprived under the present system Of
registration. They believe he will en-
ploy the whole power of the Execu-
tive to carry out this his policy of sa~
wing millions of intelligent whites from
the domination Of an inferior, igno,
rant and but half-ciyilized class, so re-
Gently delivered from the the bonds of
slavery, and suddenly invested with the
rights of freedom. They see in the
execution of his plan the destruction
of the means by which the great Re
publican party designed to eoutrol the
South and extend their own lease of
power and patronage, at the sacrifice of
patriotism, justice and every right
principle. Observing all this, they are
naturally eager for his removal, and
now clamor for impeachment with
louder voice and greater zeal than for
uerly.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL DO IF
IMPEACHED.


l am reliably Informed that he will
regard the action of Congress as revo-
lutionary. The radicals having aban>
doned the idea of trying him for high
crimes and misdemeanors, and justify
ing bis impeachment merely on the
ground that he is, in the language Of
Butler, an "impediment to recon
struction, he will not recognize their
proceedings as legal or constitutional,
and will pay no respect to their re-
solves and determinations. Should ar
ticles Of impeachment be presented and
resolution passed suspeuding Mr..
johnson and prohibiting him from cx-
ercising the functions of President,
should Wade be chosen to act as Pres
ident ad interim, and, armed with this
color Of right and law, command John
son to vacate the White House and
turn over to him all the property, pa
pers. &c, pertaining to the executive
Office, have reason to believe that Mr.
johnson will decline and defy Cou-
gfesS to do its worst. y


The President, acting for the best
interests of the country and deeming
the safety of the republic in danger,
will issue proclamation proroguing
Congress, calling for an election OF
new members and invoking the aid OF


~, to sustain him. This, | am


nfin nAyiew the President


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