The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-27
Interesting from Washington.

Tho Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times gives us the following inte-
resting items concerning Southern repre-
sentation, &c:
When Congress assemblies next winter,
the first question for them to decide will
be, whether or not the representatives of
the ten Southern States will be admitted.
On this question, the House will stand as
follows: For their admission n-From Della
ware, l.; Kentucky, $; Maryland, .; Hi
nois, 3; Indiana, +; Missouri, o New Jer-
sey, 4; New York, 16; Ohio, 4; Pennsyl-
vania, IL; Tennessee 4; West Virginia, 3;
Wisconsin, /. Total, Ga. Tho members
elected and entitled to take their seats are
as follow: From Alabama, T; Arkansas, 2:
Florida, /; Georgia, Z; Louisiana, A; Mis-
slsslppl, .; North Carolina, s; South Caro-
lima, 6; Texas, ,; Virginia, 8. Total, So
This, with the Ga Democratic and conserve
tive members from the North, as above
makes 116 members. 1t is not quite a
quorum, or u majority. The law requires
the House to consist of 2I1 members, of
whom III are q quorum. This requires
only 10 members more. There is good rca-
son to hope that, among all the 26 North
ern States, Is Republican members can be
found honest enough to desert the radicals
and stand by their country.
Now for the Senate. The Senate will
stand on the same question as follows:
From California, l; Connecticut, /; Della
ware, 2; Indiana, /; kentucky, .; Mary
land, l.; New jersey, /; Oregon, 1; Penn
sylyania, 2; Tennessee, 1; West Virginia,
2; Wisconsin, 1: Vermont, l. Total, II.
The 20 Senators from the 10 Southern
States make 81 Senator'S, which is q ma
Jorlty of the whole nNmber-72. 1t is true
that in this list of II Northern Senators
are included Mr.. Ednupds, of Vermont
and M@ssrs: Wiley and Van Wrinkle, Of
West Virginia al three Republicans
There N hpliova
that they will all desert the radicals, and
vote with the conservatives and Demo-
Gratis. Here will be, then the legal and
constitutional Congress.
There Is good reason to believe that the
PRESIDENT, acting under the advice of the
Attorney General, will insist, in his mes
sage, upon the immediate admission of tho
Southern members, and that he will not
recognize the ''rulnp' indefinitely, unless
they manifest an honest intention to COM
ply with the constitutional requirements.
The consequences of recognizing the
rump Congress ali winter are as plain as
daylight, and they constitute u series of
calamltlcs that Mr.. johnson has no desire
to bring upon the country. First would be
his own suspension from Office, the deposit
ton OF the President under prctence of
lmpeaching him. And next would be the
forcing of negro suffrage on all the South
ern States. With the President deposed
and the radicals in full possession OF both
houses of Congress, the latter would make
snort work of the fragments that remain
or our former system Of Government.
Without President, with the Constitu-
ton torn to shreds, with the whole power
OF government i'll their hands, we would
De living under an oligarchy composed of
the radical leaders, whose only care would
be to devise measures to perpetuate their
own power. Every step which the radical
leaders have taken since the war began
was taken with this end in view, and thus
far their plots have entirely succeeded 1t
only remains for them now to take the
above steps, and their work is done, and
desires