The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-28
eternity shall be shed upon the sub
Ject. j. N. WADDELL,
s. c., BURNEY,
A. L QUINCHE, -
T. E. B. PEGUES,
VIM. DELAY,
j. w. MCPHERSON.
= OXFORD, MISS, June IL, 1866.
From Washington.

sion until the Tennessee Leeislature
| shall dispose Of the article to amend
the Constitution, to be submitted to
1t on the 4th Of July. That there will
be considerable, though not probably
effective opposition to it III the Legis
iature, Is certain. immediately UPON
the ratification Of the article by that
State, her Senators and Representa-
tlvcs elect will be admitted to their
seats, Of course taking the prescribed
Congress oath. Nothing more is to
| be dono towards reconstruction at this
session.
The Presidents objection to the
| proposed amendment, or to any pro
1ect for amending the Constitution.
while the South remains nnrcpre-
sented, will be fatal to it in most of
the Southern State Legislatures. It
cannot now be claimed that the Pre-
sldent favors the proposed amend
ment, though the radical organs here
attempted to make that impression.
If the tariff blu and The Tennessee
question can be disposed OF by the
10th or 18th Of July. Congress- will
then adjourn.
1t is reported that there will be two
reports IN the Rosscau- Griunell Gaming
affair by the House investigating
commlttee-on for expulsion of
General Rosseau. the other for cen
sure only.
The tariff bin will he ready to re-
/ port, tomorrow. 1t is not us protec-
tive in its features us the various iu-
terests desire. The duty on bitumi-
nous Goa! is reduced to fifty cents per
ton. There is scarcely any change III
the schedule Of foreign WINE ..nt
! liquors.
a despatch received here. hurl
Pennsylvania, reports that Ia, l."iili-
cal campaign in that State has opened
III earnest. Col. Forney announced
himself, at Lebanon. on Friday night,
as 4 candidate for the United States
Senate, Ill place OF Mr. Cownn.
Secretary Stanton has been confined
to his house, for the last three or four
days, by severe iudispositon from
cold, bat Is now better. His family
have removed to the Soldiers Home
for the summer.
by diplomatic correspondence Just
printed, it appears that Mr.. Adams.
Minister to England. III writing to
the Secretary Of State. jane y. 1865.
says the intense interest mani ifested
in the Fate Of Jefferson Davis is one
OF the p!.enomen" of tins remarkable
er;l ;.nl then adds: Carefully li,a-
vowin9 the indulgence OF the slight
est acrimonious feelings towards Mr..
DAVIS or any Of his associates, l have
expressed the hope that The ends of
Justice might l,r satisfied with the
least possible rli'usiom OF human
blood. We have had enough of
slaughter and of Inll;lic tna private
misery. Especially had severe re-
tribution already been visited upon
these misguided people, who had, by
their wanton obstinacy, brought it
ali npon the country Ii even Mr..
Davis could be disgrtced, and then
| suffered to sink into oblivion, with
ont seriously impairing the force of
the example in the view Of later
generations. / should DE perfectly
content.
! If Mr.. Davis having, under all the
safeguards Of our laws, undergone
trial for his offence, shoiild be proved
guilty, condemned and sentenced to
suffer the lit,t penalty, the RESPONSE
bilitv Of interposition would then
devolve on the President. had no
doubt that he would meet it with the
dignity and imrartiahty that became
his Office. Neither was ] disposed to
believe that. whatever it might be,
his decision, Ii 9iycn in the manner
indicated, would be attended by any
OF the evil consequences TO the repu-
tation Of our country all over civil
lied Europe, which seemed to be Il
matter Of so much concern to our
enemies not less than our friends
Mr.. Seward, IN reply to this letter,
says he had read with pleasure Mr..
Adams remarks upon tn. question
what penalty ought to br imposed
upon Jefferson Davis. which question
is so universally and SO earnestly dis
cusscd III Europe. He adds. ''Your
sentiments are deemed just and wise y
Mr.. Seward, under date of Sep
tcmber ., 1850, wrote to Mr.. Adams:
Sir: | have to inform you, by di-
rcction Of the President, that he will
neither make promises nor grant
either passports or permits for return
to rebels now abroad. Applications
for pardons will be considered only
when the persons making them are
residing in the United States. and in