The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-10-18
THE NORTHERN MAILS.
Interview Of the South Carolina Delegation
with the President.
INTERESTING REPORT.
Speech OF the Secretary OF the Treasury on
Il. - PAPER CURRENCY.
&c., Sc, Sc.

Messrs. LEARY'sr mail steamship -iUldiab1a,
Captain BENSON, from Now York Saturday,
14h instant, arrived at this port yesterday after
noon. Her files are two days later than those
brought by the Andalusia We are indebted to
Purser NORTH for copies Of New York papers of
the 14th, from which we mako up tho following
news: w., ..t ..,' ",' e
INTERVIEW THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION
:. t.. b. WITH THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, October 19.-Judge Wardlaw, AL
this afternoon had auF interview by appointment
>, with President Johnson!. ATheyMere accompanied
by w. H. Trescot, who is here on business as
after the customary preliminaries Of reception in
vited them to be seated, when at once the CONVEX
setion eommenced % by Judge Wardlaw informing
Convention Of South Carolina, sent hithor to pre-
sent certain memorials Of that body. These me:
Copvention, and he belieYed they told exactly the
truth The President inquired the object Of the
one of them was in behalf of Jefferson Davis,
Alexander H. Stephens, George A. Trenholm, and
Governor Magrath. He said they had understood
%essrs Stephens ems and Trenholm holm had Ia I aready BEEN
released from close confinement, and permitted to
return to their homes. BE would ask for Governor
isfn asass So p
ident no harm would result from such an net Of
The President replied that all could not be par
doned at once. Tho business must bo proceeded
with gradually, and an effort made to execute the
law A discrimination was necessary as we went
Of alignment in Sega1d to cismehcS that 81 such I"s
one had been pdfdon9d, and that he was just as
bad asanother who hhd,not been pafdoned.
Judge Wardlaw replied that the delegation pre-
sented no such argument as that. VI
The President said sometimes the peculiar local
ity had mnehto Do With pardons. Like many other
rule Much depends on discretion and ,ciTcun,-
stanoes: If we know ourselves we want to do
what is best and just, and to show proper de7
gree, pf humanity on the part Of tho Govern
Judge. Wardlaw remarked. that, they had not
come hither to express their own hopes and de-
sires, but as delegates, from the South Carolina
Convention to prosent the memorialso Of that body
he aoites shd watsh te ed questions rs
fssgsaSiErs. We would prefer to pardon twfhty men
SsSse A%rdlsW lepled that they did nj design
gEat'6 further shsn that they belioyed m 9I good
enSy to%srS aSsG b tho oxorcise Of the elem
sts 81 4sl 81 s8E n'z'sS e sSs
hs RI %Isn5m tGn hay
% ataa n9ns 1ar have far then ant
Mr. Hugor ssid that MI Trenholm vas on, one q,
their post paHfni sol 1i men and thero wa no doubt he
hs hs sssnash BaEsF sh
AIDING Il ffsaseS Sas soS'n;,ssSSoS soSS$sT;ssSo THAT
engh 70 be some test e aeterhihe khe pover ~
rs to say that Il VAS n6t mere SoateS beevw'fs wfsee
M hGeal parties or question aa to ,de54cto eovrp pO
.asjlments: Lacking at the Goyernmsntas Ee DO tbt
the nation, there should be o vindication Of tn,
Government and the Constitution, even II the par
doning power were exercised thereafter. II tsea