Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-02-02
PRECEDENT JoHNsT0N's STRENGTH I'M
THE SENATE.

'cal programme of Sumner, and consequen.
ly in favor of the Presidents policy, on the
re'assembling of Congress. The Senators
named are Doolittle, Morgan, Harris, Cow.
an, Steward, Trumbull, Dixon, Henderson.
Anthony and two Lanes. Basing our CAL
cuIatlon upon the statement, the President
WILL have 10 begin with twenty-one votes
out OF forty-nine-that is, these eleven
Senators named and the ten Democrats,
who will undoubtedly sustain his recon-
structiou policy.
There are twenty five States represented
10 the Senate, but there is one vacancy
from Iowa, leaving the total number of
Senators forty.nine. There are two Sena.
tors from the new State Of Colorado wait.
ing to take their seats but as all the neces.
sary PrelIminaries have not been gone
through for the admission Of that State.
these Senators will not take any action in
the proceedings of Congress at present. It
''elear, then, from the appearance of things
just now, that the President can by tl,e veto
power, II by no other means, defeat the rad.
'csl opposition. To overcome his veto there
must be thrty-th,ee votes, or, in o,b.r
Words he requires only seventeen votes in
the Senate TO defeat the radicals. Now.
according to our calculation, based on the
despatch referred to, he will have twenty
one votes-four more than he needs.
We think, however, the President will
have more strength than this. Our classi.
hcatlon of the Senate, from the best infor.
nation at command, is: Total number of
Senators, 40; Democrats, 10; radical re-
publieans, l2: moderate republicans, 27.
Out OF the twenty-seven moderate re.
publicans we think there will be found
more to sustain the administration than
the Washington despatch indicates. Many
OF these men are on the fence, ready to
take any aide their interests point out. As
shrewd politicians they will see the utter
hopelesaness of opposition; they must see
that the President will be able to carry out
bis restoration programme and negative the
radical measures of Sumner and bis confre-
res. We should not be surprised if the
President should have clear working ma
jority Of the Senate in support of his resto-
ration policy.
We remember once seeing medal
which was struck in honor of William Pitt
which had for. its emblem a rock in thu
midst of the ocean, against which the
waves and storms boat necessarily without
moving it. The cool, steady and firm atti.
tude of Mr.. johnson reminds us of this
Congress opened with a storm, when the
fierce Jacohin elements ragged threateniugly
against the rock in the White House. He
stood unmoved, however, and now the
storm has expended its strength, the winds
are subdued and the waters are Becoming
calm. The prospect is that the ultra radi,
Gals will be left out, small faction, in. the
cold, powerless to do more harm, and that
an overwhelming new administration parry
will be formed Of all the conservative ele.
ments of old parties.-New York Herald.
THE OLDEST REPUBLIC ON EARTH
The American Quarterly Review contains
letter from G. W. Irving, Esq, giving a
sketch of his visit to Sam Marino, a small
republic in Italy, between the Apprentices,
the Po and the Adriatic. The tsrritory of
this State is about seven thousand. The
Republic was founded more than fourteen
centuries ago. on moral principles, industry
and equity, and has preserved its liberty
and Independence amid all the ware and
discords which hsve ragged around it. Boz
naparte respected it and sent an embassy
to express bis sentiments Of friendship and
fraternity. It is governed by = captaiu.rs.
gent, chosen every six months, by the rep.
reeeutativss of the people (sixty-six in
number). who are also chosen every dix
months by the people. The taxes are
light; the farm-houses are neat the fields
we'll cultivated. and on all side. are seen
comfort and plenty, the happy effect Of
morality and :rugali.y. $
TIE RApIcAls AND THE ,AsMY m THE.
sourH --.In the House Of Representatives
At Washington, on Monday, q resalution
was iatsodncsd: 70 che following .sffses.---
''fhat in order to The maiotsnancs Of The
national autbority and tho protection ofloy.
n eitiseBs aof the secedsd S.Atss, It is Tie
sense az the Hoase that The: military S,rees