Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-03-23
From Washington.

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
Qota,) communicates the following to that
paper Of Saturday:
The conservative republican movement in
augurated here by members Of Congress, will
soon exhibit great political strength, power
and resources, They possess every element
Of political strength. and cannot fail to sue
ceed in the campaign for which they are pre-
pairing. They have with them the Execu-
tive power; they have with them the whole
South, and will necessarily have more than
half of the entire North. 1t is believed that
they will confer freely with the President,
and perhaps under their advice he may make
some cabinet changes at an early day.
The President will, it is believed approve
of the civil rights bill, in its present form.
The conservative Republicans will not oppose
it. 1t does not lead to negro suffrage; but
it protects the rights of the negro race to their
newly acknowledged freedom. The Presi-
dent, by signing this bill, will probably dis
arm portion Of the Republican hotility );
indeed. it is thought thai some of the Repub-
licans are only waiting for a good excuse to
reunitc with the President.
The Presidents letter to Judge Sharkey,
advising certain concessions to the demand
for discriminating negro suffrage, is spoken
Of as a possible basis for compromise be-
tween Congress and the excluded Southern
States. But it is little matter about that
the country will see to the recognition of the
rights Of these States, with a view to its
whole prosperity, in time.
wRETcMED CONDITION OF NEGROES
Senator Morrill,, On invitation of the SUI
perintendent of police, has visited the quar-
ters Of the freedmen, who with their fami.
lies have focled here from Virginia and
Maryland. Their condition is picture of
the most abject wretchedness. They occupy
miserable novels. which are crowded togeth-
er in manner calculated to invite an epidem-
ic. Nearly four thousand Of these people
are in this condition. Mr.. Morrill, is endeav-
oring to procure from the Secretary Of War
the use Of unoccupied barracks and hospital
buildings arund the city for their temporary
accommodation.
THE ALLEGED TRADE IN SLAVES WITH CUBA.
The President sent message to tie Sen
ate on Friday in regard to the alleged kid
mapping of colored perons in the Southern
States for the purpose Of selling them as slaves
in Cuba or elsewhere.
It appears from documents transmitted
that three colored children were abducted
from New Orleans and carried to Havana,
or some other part of Cuba, where, it is sup
posed, they now are. Secretary Seward in
structs Mr.. Savage, our consul at Havana,
to make inquiries, in order that, if the chill
dren can be identified, proper measures may
be adopted with view to their return to
New Orleans.
The governments intention concerning
Semmes has not been officially promulgated;
but the impression gains ground that he will
be tried by mixed commission, composed of
military and naval officers, and that his con-
viction or release will turn almost solely up
on the question of whether or not he violated
the usages of war in escaping from his vessel
after striking his flag It is conceded that
the laws of war justified his burning, sinking
and destroying his prizes, and that he is pro-
tectcd by the terms of Lees surrender from
acts of lawful warfare.
1t is believed that the Government will
order the mastering out Of forty thousand
colored troops within the next two weeks,
now stationed in the South.