The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-21
correspondence ee tho phoeni,.
WASHINGTON, January is. Ias

mlneo IN their radical policy. Many of
the members went home during the Christ
mas recess. They found their people ut
fever heat, and they have come back much
hercer than they went. The difficulties
around the President thicken every day
The resolution of the House of Representa-
tives, passed few days since, announcing
that the army should not DO withdrawn
from the South until the sense of Con-
grcss was first had on the subject, is one
of great significance. If anything apper-
tains exclusively to the Executive it is the
control of the army, and the regulation of
military movements. Yet, the radical ma
jority in the House cvince disposition to
tear from him this the greatest flower of
his prerogativc. AS 4 commentary on this
resolution, learn that the President has
countermanded an order, previously given,
for the withdrawal of portion of the army
from Virginia.
The Senate have given the Committee on
Reconstruction authority to bring persons
and papers before it. This viii insure q
long story of great outrages at the South,
and thus an excellent campaign document
will be prepared for the next electionsss
The business of amending the Constitution
is becoming epidemic. The Senator
from Oregon, Williams, wants a little clause
of his own Matching put in the Constitu-
ton, prohibiting the Congress fron ever
paying for emancipated slaves.
Trumbulrs bill-introduced in the Sc
nate, to enlarge the powers of the Freed
mans Bureau-has a clause of much inte-
rest to your sea-island planters. His bill
provides, in the fifth section, "that the
possessory titles, granted in pursuance of
Major General Sherman's special field Or
der, dated at Savannah, January 1G, 1868,
are hereby confirmed and made valid" 1t
is impossible to say whether this bill will
become q law or not. Trumbul! is not con-
sidered al extreme radical, and the bill
coming from him makes it look more
alarming.
Gen. Howard's report, as Chief OF the
Freedman's Bureau, represents that the
negroes are subject to more outrages in
South Carolina than any other State. That
is very bad reputation to have here, and
calculated to do the State much harm.
Another bill of Senator Truubulps, to
rights, is the special order for to-day.
take it for granted that some such bill
will pass.
7 The Secretary of War, in recent official
opinion, states, as his Judgment, that war
still exists in this country, though HOSTILE
ties have ceased. On the other hand Rever-
| dy johnson quotes, in his recent speech in
| the Senate, from the decision of the Su-
preme Court, to show that Congress could
not declare war against State. In con-
nection with this opinion of the Attorney
General, that war still exists, is an impor-
tant order from Gen. Grant, to the effect
! that all persons connected with the army,
or acting under military orders, are exempt
! from the jurisdiction of the State Courts.
There was some pretcncc of an assassin
undertaking to kill Senator Wade. 1t
seems Il furocous fellow, as the account
goes, ''scowling horribly" demanded
Wade's recommendation for an Office, OF
office-seekers. but this man was certainly
more demonstrativc than his tribe gene
rally is. The Chronicle cried out that this
was another manifestation of the Wilkes
Booth spirit. But it turned out that the
so-called assassin was drunken rowd,
from Massachusetts, who had been turned
out of situation at the Navy Yard
The snow is now falling, which is about
the seventh snow we have had here already
this winter. OBSERVER.
In the United States Senate, on
January 10Th, the credentials of VIM.
p. Marion, Senator elect from Flori-
da, were presented and laid on the
table
The Bill proposing to enli irge the
powers of the Freedman's Bureau
was discussed and an anne endment
thereto adopted, making vd lid the
titles to Southern lands giveA to ne
groes under the orders isAled by
General Sherman at Savanlnh, but
only for three years, instead of for
ever, as originally designed.
In the House, Mr.. DemEg, of
Connecticut, made speech, nsin
tanning that the Government has tie
right to treat the lately rebellion
States as conquered territory, ant
mentioned a series of guarantee
which he thought should be ey-ve7a1 ey71
of the people before the. snoula 4
become entitled to re,sea ',ltion'
amongst which was ~ PerIect equal
ity of blacks and hi'es before the
: law. :,
| lesldent Johnson's reconstruction
policy, and denied that the Southern
States were ever out of the Union.
He claimed that they should be rep
resented, as they were obedient to the
laws Of the United States.
FROM MEXICO. o.-News from Hava-
ma says that advices from Mexico are
unfavorable towards the Imperial
cause. The inhabitants of Monterey
feel no security in the Government of