, 1865-10-23
Important Intelligence from:
South Carolina.
Fire with Terrible Loss of Life in
Charleston.
CoIored Volunteers to Receive
Bounty.
Death Of Captain J. P. Ward
a New Phase in the
WirZ Case.


President johnson sends a Bo1nb*lIclf
Among llse North Carolinlans-An EG.
fort to DIxposress tho South CuroIfna
Freedmen Of the Sen IxInnd3-tscu.
Grant and Others for u Standing
Army Of 10000 mcn-3eucrals to be
clustered Out.
Especial Detpanh to the Chicago Tfioune]
WAsI11x8ToS, Oct p.
fALE1Gu, n. c., Oct. II, via WAsu1EGToS.-Thc
Presidents despatch received yesterday, atylslng
the repnd!ation OF the war debt created great con-
stefnation in the Convention. Only one hour be-
lore the consideration Of the debt had been post.
poncd for future action, and al interested in it,
payment were jub1lant- The rebel element and
many Unionists denounced the Terms Of the des-
patch bitterly, AID Intense excitement ensued.
Probably no iacton was more completely check
mated than IVES the one which desires the a.sump
tIon OF the debt II had Just completed the fol
Worth, having aEowed himsclf IN favor Of pairing
the debt, was TO be brought out by the secession
,ss candidate Tor biz Eec91d tnns
supporting him. Worth candidates for the Legis-
Rod s q asS ss
poning lor the action Of The Legislature. These
me1t, we're to 1T the bill declaring vacant III Oh
ces held By those who Ind taken tho Confederate
0ath, 20 by default In pursuance Of This plan the
calendar had been cleared OF eyctythn. except the
ordinance vacatiue there Offices, and extended de-
bate upon Ii was going on when the fatnl teles1am
arrived. A rapid consultation took place Those
who had pretended TO favor tue poslponement be.
cuse action upon the debt was not necessary 10 b:
received ut Washincton, found themselves
forced to unite with tho repudiationists.
reconsider tic vote fixing the adjournment
Ut O'Clock the next morning. In the three ses-
sions which have slncn been held, the a:sump-
uon,sta fought desperately to prevent denc action,
hut wcrG finally forced e1Lher TO yield Or TO take The
responsibility Of making direct isEne With the
President This action Of Mr. johnson has greatly
Strengthened The hands Of the sue mel In the con
vcn.i0n and throughout the State.
The exacl nature Of the proposition. Of General
Graul muster out ha uaelcss general ot8eers, Is
TO discharge all except those who have been perna-
nfntly disabled by fCason Of wounds received IN
battle, or by dteasc contracted While In the service.
Strenuous efforts are being made to get the Pres
dcnt to reyoke the order Issued by Gen. Shern ,n
shortly atcr the fall pt Charlestnn, assiguln: the
Sea ISantle for the'uee Of Freedmen, and to reusu
the properly TO iss former owue1s. There are now
forty thousand Freedmen located on this land, and
to dhpoesess them would be productive Of nueh
rnfecfy and suffering.
The proposition 10 increase the regular army has
bern tly discussed Ut army headgna1te1s here. BY
Generals Grant, Thomas, Meade, Hancock and 9th
c1s, and Gen. Grant will recommend That 1t be in-
creased to 5000 men. The infantry force to con
sift Of forty regiments Of one battalion each.
Tic plan Il also favored BY Secretary Stanton.