The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-07
OIm NEW YORK LETTER.
[FRoM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.

New YORK, December 4.
In my last informed your readers that the sen
saton-loving community Of this great city had be-
gun to grow weary Of the contemplation of the
scenes Of the political drama that has been before
theeountry for SO long period, and Of which the
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possible to divine whether the play would prove to
be a tragedy, comedy farce. Yesterday,
however, the large audience grew somewhat IN
terested not to say excited in anticipation of the
Presidents Message, which, it was very properly
supposed, would give some definite turn to the
political tide, and show us which way the current
would flow. When the extra editions of the DIFF
ferent papers came out in the afternoon it was
quite amusing to see the rush, and to note with
what eagerness their perusal was begun even be-
fore the busy and happy newsboys had succeeded
in ssmaking change" The.message has been read
by every Of the million Of inhabitants Of this
Wegg, all print is open. It has been read careful
" and freely commented upon, and the general
trouble, perhaps, to the whole country, but TN
doubtedly trouble ahead for the South. We can
not blame President JoESsoN he has acted with
adhering to his previously expressed opinions and
convictions Of right; nevertheless, there is no
Disgusting the fact that the contest between the
Executive and Congress will be war-war to the
knife-a conflict in which the power is all on the
side of the latter-on the side Of an unscrupulou
body, Of fanatics, who will ugeit to oppress the
South to the utmost extent of their usurped power.
It is the general impression here among all par
ties that the repeal Of the Act Of July IL, 1884,
whereby the President vas 8 authorized at; to extend
rebellion" may be regarded as the Keynote to
the policy of Congress, and that it VIII be speedily
% itng the poWer Of the Executive % Il IS much @ faar
ed, too, that by extreme measures, they may force
the President to take stand that may so precipi-
tate matters to end in what is to the people here
a after more vital imDOrtanca To their
interests than the rights VTozg,s Of the South
. panic in the money market and depreciation in
This is where the political shoe pi1ches most-and
it is to the effects that may be produced by this
pinching Of the pocket-nerve that the South must
Should Congress dare to impeach the President,
gold will rise SO rapidly that, ssingeing it's pate
against the burning Zone" it viii make greenbacks
like Wart. This is contamination most devout-
y not to be wished by the moneyed men Of the
North, and therefore may we Of the South, who are
not eas l0gk Sdb for al heRRg ha9d II The
on the political situation, and such think, the
views Of the masses here. The drama has assum-
Rass psse ths 5ho1gh
ture OF tragedy than Of melo-drama, comedy Or
farce.
laying down railroad tracks in crowded thorough
fares where it is worse than madness to lay them.
These objectionable tracks are laid with such
expect at any moment of the day to see a track
down and cars running thereon, i9 locality where
but yesterday we saw no signs thereof On last
discussing their Thanksgiving dinners, and in
their wine drinking and turkey devourings, party
Of dinnerless workmen were silontly and mysteri-
ously engaged in breaking up the pavement on
Pearl-street, preparatory to laying q track. The
mysterious worknen were set upon by squad OF
policemen, who broke up the party instead of the
pavement, and compelled them to make tracks of
q different kind. The worlmen were in the en-
ploy Of the New York and Westchester Railroad
Company which claims 70 have charter allowing:
them to lay the track ;but the owners Of property
in the vicinity have issued an injunction, and the
work has been suspended. .ts9
DEGREES Of divorce in this city have grown to be
things Of such frequent occurrence that y the holy
poetry, and be regarded as 2 species Of business
nifty. How can we believe that marriages are made
in heaven when ws,see them SO often dissolved on
earth In every sitting Of the Supreme Court here
there are numbers Of these decrees granted topaz
ties Nh9 have learned, BY bitter e5gerisnce, that
work well IN double harness. By ten DEGREES