The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-23
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

From our exchanges of last evening We take the
following news:
Impartial Su6rage.-Position of the Presi-
dent.
WARRINGTON, November 19.-The Washington
Republican, which has the honor of representing
the opinions OF the President, has, in its issue of
the 10Th, the following:
Suffrage should be conferred by the States, that
is s by the
suffrage in Tennessee as citizen Of that State
he authorized u.s. in behalf OF the Chief Executive
classes Of colored moh of this District, in April
last, and at his suggestion we removed tho propo-
sition again in July, only about one week before
notify several Radical Senators and Representa-
tives, who were anxious inquirors on the subject,
that the President was in favor Of the plan propos-
ed In the Republican. Tho Radicals were afraid
TO touch the question, and went home to their
several States and blackguarded the President, and
declared that he was opposed to extending the
right Of suffrage to the b. 'ck man.
Andrew Johnson is in iITor of more for the black
man In Tennessee, as q citizen Of that State; he
suggested @ I to Governor Sharkey, Of Mississippi,
quested and authorized lib to urge upon Congress-
at the last session, moro for the colored men OF
this District than Charles Sumner, or Henry Will
son, or any other Congressman Of Massachusetts
ever urged for the coored men Of their State No
colored man who fought in the Union army or
VINO Gowns owns property no matter how much, can vote
In Massachusetts unless he can read and write
PRESIDENT johnson goes beyond that. He is in ia
Vor OF granting suffrage to all colored mon, wher-
ever the Constitution gives him the power to do it.
who can read and write or who served honorably
In the Union army or who owns property to the
extent OF two hundred and fifty dollars and up-
wards. ~
The only difference between the President md
Congress is, that the former believes that under
the Constitution each State has the right to settle
tho question of suffrage for itself Congress as
sumes the right to impose it upon the States,
Constitution or no Constitution.
Negro Suffrage Bill OfFered In the Tennes-
sec eLogislaturc-It is Laid on tho Table.
NASHVILLE, November 19.-A bill was introduced
In the Tennes o House to-day to repeal the pres
ent franchise Law, and give suffrage to the ne
groes, being a proposition for universal suffrage
aud universal amnesty 1t was laid on the table
on nrst reading by vote Of SO to 29-the East
tennessee members voting solid with tho Rad-
Gals ana conservatives to lay it on the table and
the conservatives from Middle and West Tenn o.
soc against. Another bill wns introduced striking
'ouS the "ord whlto Ill tho present franchise Law.
The Presbyterian General Assembly.
MEMPHIS, November 19-In tho presbvteran
General Assembly to-day tho discussinn of the
relation OF baptized children to the discipline of
the Church was concluded, and the canon as re-
ported by the Committee was adopted An inn
portant report on beneficiary education wac ,,ro-
sented by the chairman Of the Committao an
pointed by the last General Assembly The c.nnlps np
OF discipline as far chapter o. with slight 1noH;
hcatlons, have been adopted.