The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-17
The Temper of Congress- ON the Recon-
structi6n Question.


The Temper Of Congress ON the RECON-
strlcti0n Question.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Enquirer telegfaphs the follow
ing:
The general sentiment Of Congress, as
far as it can be learned of those who have re-
turned. is even more radical than it was be-
fore the adjournment. There are very good
grounds for the belief that caucus Of mems
| bers of both houses will be held early next \
week, and an attempt made to compromise
with the radicals by offering that if part OF
the Tennessee delegation, who can take the
oath, will be admitted, the remainder may
go by default until next winter, and the In
| tervening time can be used to examine into
| the work Of reconstruction OF the other State
| Governments. ~
While there are undoubtedly some leading
| radical men who are willing to make this
| concession to try and secure peace and har-
mony until after the next fall election, there
I is however, a very strong and powerful rad
ical element which will oppose any excep-
ton in favor of Tennessee, as opening the
| door that it may be difficult to close. Par
| son BrownIow, Governor of Tennessee, has
written several letters here, stating that if the
| members are admitted andth Federal troops
| withdrawn, neither he nor any other loyal
man would be allowed to remain there sixty
days; that the disloyal element is merely
crouching for another struggle
Coy. Cony, of Maine, was inaugurated
on the 4th. III his message he states that
| Maine sent to tine war 1888 men, being
more than one-tenth of her population. Five
regiments and one battalion OF infantry still
remain in the service. OF the soldiers fur
nished, SAC perished either being slain in
battle or died of wounds received, or disease
/ contracted in the service of the government
| The State expenditures, for war purposes,
/ amountto $7,357,573 The amount advanced
| by cities and towns for aid to the famies of
| soldiers to Jan. L, 1865, was 81 500, 536-
/ Gov. Cony expresses his approval of the Presi-
dents policyof reconstruction, but is opposed
| to limitation of the elective franchise on
the ground of race or color He advocates
an amendment to the constitution which
shall base the national representation on the
| number of voters in each State
/ On retiring from the gubelnatorialc chair,
Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, addressed
the Legislature at some length, giving his
views. on the subject of reconstruction. He
thinks the admission of the States lately in
rebellion should depend on the following five
conditions Their guaranteeing such civil
rights to the colored population as shall es-
tablish their equality with the whites; in the
elective franchise laws making no distinc-
lions based on race or color; annulling the.
ordinance ofsecession disaffirming the rebel
debt; ratifying the anti slavery amendment.
1t is known that the rebel Gov Jackson,
on making his fight from Missouri, took
with him some valuable papers from the
office of Secretary of State. 1t is said Gov.
Fletcher has information that those papers
have been recovered Capt Saunders, who
was sent by the Governor to Texas to search
for these papers, reports that he found them
at Marshall, in that State, together with all
the books and papers of the rebel govern
ment of Missouri. Among other relics is
about 100000 defence warrants, issued by
Reynolds The books, papers, &c, are now
en- route for Jefferson City.
The records of the Treasury Department
show that during the last two years the Gov
eminent has realized from the sales of con-
fiscated and abandoned cotton, sugar, &C.,
in the State of Mississippi, over six millions
of dollars.
Gen Schenck, in the course of his speech
at Columbus, Ohio, on the I'd inst, asserted
that Congress and the President intended to
stand by each other in demanding from the
South the adoption of the Constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery, provisions
against the payment of the rebel war debt,
and constitutional amendment basing rep
resentation on the voting population.
| in the city of Boston, says the State
Constable. there are in full operation at least
fourteen large gambling establishments land
many minor ones,) the annual profits from
which are estimated at from $500, geo to
100000. At some of them the daily at
tendance of players is from one to two hun
dred.
The Savannah Republican says: Aaron
A. Bradley, recently convicted by military
commission in this city for seditious Ian
guage, and sentenced to one years hard labor
at Fort Pulaski, has been released on parole
by order of the Secretary OF War;"
The New York Express has report that
building in Hudson street, jersey City, is
well stocked with all sorts of arms and NUM-
lions of war for the Fenians.
The steamship Europe sailed hence for
Liverpool today. She carried out as pas
sengers Willard Fillmore and wife, and one
hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars
in specie.
Generals Mcdowell and Wheaton and
Major Kirkham have gone to Arizona.
The reorganization of the directors ofthe
Northern Pacific Railroad Company was eff
fected on the 9TH The control and manage
ment of this great interest has passed into
the hands of the representative capitalists OF
New England, who will prepare for the vigo-
rous prosecution of the work.
The agents directed by General Howard
to take the census of the colored population
in the District of Columbia, report that there
are 14.460 colored persons, west of Sixth
street and Georgetown. q " 49,
-Highwaymen on the Gallatin Pike, near
Nashville, on the Both ult., stopped James
Lee and VIM. P. Martin, and fired on them.
Mr. Lee returned their fire, wounded one and
drove them of. S. 6
: I'm Columbus, Ca, spurious coin repre-
senting gold and silver, is said to have been
freely sold to the negroes by some enterpris-
ing Yankee.
i "A gentleman of this city, on Thursday
of last week, put an interesting question to
Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. Mr.. Sew
ard REPLIED I" must answer you diplomatic
callyn-and he did. And now,n said the
gentleman, !" / will ask you another question,