Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-02-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


elect from Alabama. Judge Sharklcy. Senator
elect from Mississippi, Mr. Lnngdon, Represen-
ta,'ve elect from Alabama. and one or two
other Southern representative men, had q long
anu 'ree conversation with the President. Per.
| hnps II lnny be promulgated as fully ns wa. the
'ate conversation with Senator Dixon of Wis
consIn, and it does not vary from il in i,s com.
| pitx'on Some pretend to doubt In. auL,en
| .,city "f The conversation ns reported be,werp
| Tie PRESIDENT AM Senator Dixon. VIII ,I,ow
might he satisfied with the President's nSy
hecinrnlI"n of its nuthenticity. At any rate
the PRESIDENT gives out that lie stands by his
VOL a.: and that oil h;s words are for the pub
i'c. There ID no r.tice"ce. no diplomacy. no
! leErrtieinnin, no secretivenes,, no deception in
his line Of pulley. 1t is frank aud loyal
| may suy thnt the Pr.siden. l,as pr. pared
hIs h"oIInnton d~clsIing that the war is over.
that the alisna,rd States have accepted the
,1,ins nn OF @ rss'T'a.,%; that they belong to the
crnmtnt ns States of the Union, with all ,Heir
organized rights, including the right of renrs.
sentation in Congress.
After this proclamation, the President can-
| not approve Of any bill which is based like
tina: the Southern States still in revolt or
| upon the opiuion of his law officer Mr. Sp eed
| that the war still continues
| Mr.. Ray ynond off-is this touch stone resolu-
iio" III the House. MIR. Stevens will meet it.
| In the House it will bs a bomb-ehelI. Thev
Will seek some parliamentary snht .rfuge But
no bomb proof will protec. them from the lust
! Indignation of the people.
Suppose the new amendment to the Cons,i.
iu,iou be passed by the requisite two.,hir,ls
vote Of both Houses. They are obliged to
send it TO the President, under a clause of tile
Constitution, which requires that all tills and
| resolutions sfinll he sent to him for a1,proyaI
President Lincoln, when the fnr,ner amend
ment came to him, approved it, saying how.
| ever. that his signature was not r.oui,i,c
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vas prepared to pass il OYER his head if he
disarpoved II. an1, beside did approve
and lie had recommended it. But the amend
inent in the House wns trembling in til. bal.
ance. !ts passage depended on one or two
| doubtful members. If the President had re.
| turned the bill, the same two-ihirds would not
have been got for in the House, So it NAV be
now. The bill must scome to the President
! II he veto it. it must paEs by q two thirds vote
the second time. Possibly, politics and pelf
power in the House will he wanting
We are on the eve Of stirring events.
| WAsnlSoTrS, February 5.-The breach be-
! tween the President aui the Secretary of War
has undoubtedly reached it's cimnx II lie eta
ted that Stanton is speedily to retire from the
Cabinet. M"j. Gen. Steadman, who is here at
the Presidents request. is generally spoken Of
as the future Secretary.
| 1t is understood That notwithstanding the re.
cent votes in Congress, majority in both lou
sea are only waiting veto message to organize
| successfully an Adm inistration pnrty.
II begins to be doubted if the Freedman's
Bureau Bill will pass the House; If so. it will
lie amended IN many particulars, and go back
10 The Senate quite a different bill.
The order OF the Treasury Department of
| September ID, 1865, exsmpl.ng from taxation
| within the Southern States manufactures on
hand. is rescinded, and not 10 be in force after
March l, 1866.
WAsnrNoToN. February Gin the Senate,
Mr.. Wiley introduced resolution, which was
| adopted, insirnctink the Committee on tie Ju.
dirin,y TO report bill for the pnyment Of 10y.
ai citizens of the lately rebelious States for
Qunriertnasrrs stores taken from them for the
, use Of the United States armies.
! MIR. Sumner resumed The floor in continue-
ton OF Ills argument Of Yesterday and smoke
Mt e'e"t length. He said Tho principles lie
e"ntendcd fo,. despite Of tmd and peryer..
c"nnsris. would t'iumrhnnt!y prevail
lhe H"uSt: RESUMED the consideration If the
| Frrrdmens bill The frst amendment. lhat
hone If lis provisions should extend or be in
force in Kentucky. wns rejected. The subs,i.
'n'e Tor the i.iH proposed bv Dir. Steven.
which provides Among other thinge, that the
occupants OF lands held under Sherman's field
u'"er, are confined IN their possession, and
That 10 person shall be ousted thercfron nm
less eeiti' ment shall he made with said ocou-
| pnnts "F The former owner was rejected The
o''i PASSED 10y vote of l36 yeas 10 80 nays.
INTERVIEW OF A VIRGINIA DELEGATION WITH
| ihE fEtsiDEST-A committee from the L.pis
in'ure "i VIrgini" had an interview with Pres.
"e"t,,"hnson on the 10th. and presented the
re- ,fs' o'i"ns oi that body endorsing the policy
oI We iresi'ieni. Mr. JOHNSON re,lied th,nt
ing !ne'n for their visit, aud expressing his
giniihcntlon mt their sentiments
lie declared his determination to follow III.
rflneir,e he had pursued throughou, The war.
| that the Union could not he dis.ulved H.
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resolution. ard trusted that the time wou,d
soon come when they could meet under NOR,
InVorable nuspic"s than at present. lie stated
that he would not he forced to the position
| thaL an State is now out of the Union.
lhe interview is regarded a very impor-
| tant one. Al The conclusion Of the Pre.de,,t,s
| remarka the members of the commit. ee a ere
personally introduced. and expressed their plea.
sure al the Presidents ddress.
The FREEDMrN IN GEoRoA-The Augusta
! Chronicle d Sentinel, of the 10th mat. re-
msrke:
The position taken by Gen. Tirson, the head
| OF the Freedmen's Bureau in this State .If
negroes will not make contracts we will make
contracts for them" and what is better, compel
them to work, has had n good effect. Those
| freedmen inclined to be idle, finding out that
they have got3o work any way, nre looking
around for something to do. We hope after
the time General Tilson has named for Them TO
find places of employment, has expired, that no
will enforce his order strictly. 1t will have
very benetic ial effect upon the class it is inten.
ded for. lie will be sustained in such course
by every right thinking man.
we are informed that the planters generally
feel much more sanguine OF being able to pro-
duce fair crops than they did q few weeks ago,
and we do most ardently hope they may not
| be disappointed. Midsummer and early fall
will bring 9 teat and it is going to require
patience. forbearance. and sound discretion and
| timely and judcious encouragement to wealth
| er the summer solstice. when work drives and
| the sun burns We think the result will be
mixed. Probably. good many will fail pur.
soed .Sa T de-