Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-04-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
WAsu1seros GIrY, April IS, 1850.

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The proceedings in the two Houses Of Congress ]
during the past week have been dull and uninterest
ing. 1t was expected that when John Hickman, of
Penn, presented his voluminous report upon the
Presidents protest that lively and exciting time
would ensue; but it was received by the House
with degree of indifference which must have been
anything but attering to its INSCRIPTIONS author.
After going into long, tedlously elaborated argu-
ment he closes by recommending the adoption of
the following resolution:
Resolced, That the House dissents from the doc
trines Of the special message Of the President of the
United States of March %, 1860; that the extent
Of power contemplated in the adoption Of the reso-
luton of inquiry of March g. 1861 is necessary to
the proper discharge of the constitutional duties
devolved upon Congress; that judicial determine
tons, the opinions of former Presidents and uniform
usage sanctions its exercise, and that to abandon
it would leave the executive department of the gov
eminent without supervision or responsibility, and
would be likely to lead to concentration of power
in the hands of the President dangerous to the
rights OF a free people.
The whole report is pretty artfuly prepared
document but fails, it strikes me- to combat or
weaken the position taken by the President 1t is
very true that Congress has certain supervisory
powers; but the mode in which these powers shall
be exercised is plain and simple. and were never
designed as the aids to further o mere partisan
movement No one believes that this step has been
taken by the republican party with view to the
Presidents impeachment; no one can believe that
high patriotic motives induced this savage scent af
ter corruptons and wrong doing by officials; it is
clearly disreputabe attempt to make capital for
the Presidential canvass, and is only dshonorable
scheme to cast undeserved odium upon the demo-
Graf party. The disgrace which these republicans
labor to fasten upon those opposed to them politi
cay will fail to attach ITSELF and the INSCRIPTIONS
men who have pursued this mean warfare will re-
ceive the condemnation of every fair-minded man.
Retribution will come and the ides of November
will teach these wretched potters that 1.-THE race is
not always to the swift the battle to the strong"
The cost of these investigating committees will
sttute quite snug sum to be drawn from the pub
lie treasury; already the committee of Ways and
Means are asking an appropriation of Jorty-eight
Mousdnd dollars to meet expenses incurred in the
prosecution of this matter By the time their Ia
bors are ended and the testimony printed, too hun
bred thousand dollars will not in all probability,
cover the expense. Men are brought here from all
parts of the country, at heavy expense to the
government, on the most frivolous pretexts, and
when examined before these committees have moth
ing-literally nothing to testify. The last batch
that John Covode treated to a free visit to Wash
ington with the freedom of the city," were men,
bers of Mayor Woods New York police; every low
ruian. rum-mill-keeper and shoulder-hitter in the
large cities has only to intimate he "knows sone-
thing which he could teH," when straghtway he is
sent for and comes on when the result shows he has
no disclosures to make Washington, with its in
fux of politicians Charleston bound, and this vile
scum of Northern cities, resembles perfect Botany
Bay Colony.
The bill admitting Kansas as State has passed
the House by a large majority. The entire North
Carolina delegation voted against its admission. 1t
is supposed that the Senate will give it pretty
thorough ventilation before voting upon it, and that
it may fail to pass that body
The Homestead bill is still under discussion, and
is most ficrcely opposed by the entire democratic
side from the South, excepting the two Senators
from Tennessee. Senator Wigfall, who seems to
derive much pleasure in discussing this bill and
worrying his friend, Andrew johnson, who fathers
this pet-schemc, made quite a lengthy speech yes
terlay in reply to the Senator from Tennessee. He
that preached by the Senator from Tennessee and
was particularly severe in animadvertng upon his
assuming to declare that this homestead policy was
Of democratic origin 1t WILL in all probability,
pas the Senate, when it will be vetoed by the Pres
dent at least such seems to be the general impress
sion.
In the Senate on yesterday, on motion of Mr.
Brown of Mss, bill for the benefit of the public
schools of this city was taken up, when Clark, of
visions of the bill to free colored children This
gave rise to some excitement, and was most stren-
ously opposed by the democratic Senators; the
Senate adjourning without taking any action on it.
There has been great deal Of rejoicing among
the democracy here in consequence Of the largely
increased vote given recently in Hartford Conn.,, to
H. q. Deming the democratic candidate for Mayor.
At the last Mayoralty election this city gave the
republicans 2l2 majority this spring it gave Sey-
mour (dem) $50, and now it gives Deming (dem) 449
majority This is gaining quite rapidly; it is a
gain because the aggregate vote as large as it usu-
ally is. There seems some promise that this gallant
State will vote the democratic ticket in November
next
There are numerous rumors afoat in regard to
an anticipated due! between Pryor, of Va and Pot
ter, of Wis. The difficulty between them occurred
by Pryors charging Potter with interpolating the
record This led to running debate, resulting
finally in Pryor challenging. The whereabouts Of
neither known and all sorts of exaggerated state
ments are banded about the streets.