New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-03

wAsurNoroN, April Is, 1866.

L0UTSIANIA&S IN THE GAkAINi''
Mayor Monroe and Col j. o. Nixon arrived
here on Monday morning The day succeeding
their presence in washington, they had an inter-
view with the President The mayor elect mas
obtsine5 several audiences with Mr. johnson, and
nj Nixon has remained over to-day at the special
reonest of the executive, Both pardons have
already been applied for, and are now in the
hands of the attorney general. The legal points
Of these cases are under the supervision of Messrs
sbarkey and Taylor, one of the most distinguished
law firms of this city. Col. Nixon leaves for New
York this evening, where he will remain a few
days, previous to his departure for New Orleans.
Our fellow-townsman, Tom Parker, is still in
Washington, and there seems to be little doubt
that the Industrious Vaccinations of his opponents
will be thoroughly defeated. Senator Hunt in
tends to leave for Louisiana in the latter part OF
the present week. With this last departure our
State will cease to be officially represented in the
city of Washington.
REPORT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.
The official policy of the radicals has not yet
been announced from the central directory, but
the result of their y0lumnous testimony is pretty
well known to be contained in the following bases
Of restoration: The first principle is to exclude
their political enemies from every office OF trust
and profit In pursuance Of this plan, long hs1
of projected exclusions has been devised Win aC
curate precision. All officers above the rank OF
colonel in the army and Of master in the navy an
the important civil officials of the Conieoefacy;
and many others. are to be forever ineligible to
any political station The South is to be restored
in appearance, to her representative rights on
condition of electing to high positions the men
whom her opponents may choose. 1t is the sym
bol of a right without its substance-representa-
ton without the possibility of being represented,
But this policy is not sufficient without word for
The negro The South must not only elect those
officers whose choice is dictated to them, but must
also accept the direction Of Congress as to the
electors Of these unrepresentatiye men. Some
system of negro suffrage must be promised by the
South and must be put in execution before the
year 1876.
Months Of delay, volumes of testimony, torrents
of speeches. are to result in this unfair and puerile
device for reconstruction on radical principles
Some persons affect to regard this proposal as
modification Of the original designs. 1t is doubt
less change of plan, and one cunningly suited Il
the emergencies of the times. The exclusion o
disIoyal men, as they are pleased to denOminat
all respectable Southerners, will be famou
battle-cry for the next canvass. 1t is much bette
than guarantees from the rebel States :; it has
more practical sound. Itsmacks of Thad. Stevens
homely sharpness. Sumner and the other fire
eaters are in the last stage of Indignation but
the Honorable Charles has declared that The
present Congress is the abest that ever assembled
in Washington, he cannot complain of its most i'm
portant proceedings. The committee was incu
batting for long time on yesterday, and it is hoped
that they will be happily delivered of this muscip
ular abortion before the end of the week.
THE NEW INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.
For several months, the special commission au
thorized by Congress to investigate our tax laws
has been industriously occupied in accumulatinl
and collecting testimony in reference to the eff
cheney Of the present system, and the advisabilit
of effecting various changes in its character Tn
| chairman of the commission, David A. Wells-th
author Of several standard works on popula
seience-was an unusually fortunate selection. A
4 adept in his profession, having devoted serioy
attention to the study of economic science, til
gentleman was admirably qualified for a Iher
and accurate survey Of our financial condition.
mention this fact particularly, in order that Il
Southern people may not feel that they have bee
harshly dealt with in the imposition Of new take
It is not supposed that the excise duty of fI
cents per pound will seriously affect the produ
ton or result in the slightest injury to the pr,
duoer. The testimony in relation to the effect
a cotton tax, the free labor system, and the COZ
dition of the producing country, was extensv
and valuable. The duty on sugar, as reported b
the committee will not it is thought interior
with the bulk or character of the crop Our sy
TEN of internal revenue absolves nearly all agr
cultural products from taxation, and proceeds q
the recognized principle of political economy, th
taxes on manufactures should be imposed in a latt
stage of the mechanical process. Many defeC
and even anomalies existed in the old system,
, most of our merchants have had occasion to di
cover. 1t is hoped that the recommendations
! the present commission will furnish remedies #
the greater part of these evils incident to the e
Enlistment of new revenue system, Mr.. Fe
senden's scheme for distributing the circulation
the national banks fairly throughout the count
is the great financial stroke now on the tap
. This plan is TO be executed without any inerea
6 of the three hundred millions of national curren
. now in circulation, The new banks are in a v
8 lent state of perturbation, and threaten to lob
I the scheme to death.
wAsHtNGToNIANA,
Mayor Monroe and Col Nixon called on t
secretary Of war to-day, and were cor daily
eeived by Mr., Stanton. The middle of June
still supposed to be the probable period of q
tournament, but the advent of the cholera will n
terially shorten the session. The President
marked, in reference to his speech before
negroes, that /" it is sometimes better to fig
people with their own weapons The elect
case of Mr.. Delana-one of the great aceessions
( the conservative ranks-wiu be discussed We