The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-27

honorable Senators vivid red and an an
cry pallor by turns. Wade looked malignant
and revengeful, Sumner quite chapfallen and
Trumbull furious. The latter Immediately be-
gan to efervesce in passionate call for vote
on the measure, evidently intent upon directly
ignoring the message by passing the bill by a
two-thirds vote while the veto yet fresh
| Two votes to postpone the consideration of the
bill till to- morrow Immediately followed, togeth-
er with one to adjourn, all of which were lost
by ballot Of twenty-nine to eighteen ,Sena-
tor Sherman then took OCCASION to inform his
political fellows that it was manifestly unjust
and impotic to press a vote when consider
able minority wished longer time to digest
the Presidents message, and thereupon he
moved an adjournment, WHICH prevailed with
out call for the yeas and nays.
The DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE OVER BAN
CRoFT's ORATIoN.-It appears that Mr. Ban
croft's GRAFTON to the memory of President Lin
coin, delivered at Washington recently, greatly
displeased the Foreign Ministers present. A
| Washington correspondent says:
"From all that we hear, it seelps that the cx-
traordinsry attacks made by Mr. Bancroft, in his
speech of the 18th instant, have excited much
| indignation among the dipomatists at Washing
Ton. The Austrian Minister appears to have
been the first to protest officially, and in the
most decided manner. 1t will be remembered
that Mr. Bancroft, in two different passages of
his discourse called the Emperor Mlaximilian,
| brother of the Emperor Of Austria, 'the Aus
trian adyenturer" We arc assured that on the
| evening Of the 18th the Austrian Minister
sought an interview with the Secretary of State
| on this subject, and expressed to him, without
reserve, the painful impression produced upon
him by this injurious epithet, adding that he
felt the insult the more as it had taken place in
the midst of solemnity to which he had been
! expressly invited by the Presidents of both
houses, as well as by Mr. Seward himself. 1t
seems that the Secretary Of State, instead of
seeking to extenuate Mr. Bancrofts expression,
at once, contested the Austrian Minister'S right
| to complain of;it and that because the Cabinet
Of Vienna had several times declared its inten
| ton of remaining aloof from the Mexican af-
fairs. The Austrian Minister. is said to have
declined, to accept theory. by which the person
of the Prince, as member Of the imperial
family of Austria, would not have been separa-
ted from his political position, and declared that
he persisted in protesting against Alr Duncroft's
insulting expression. We not yet aware
| whether the British Minister has officially pro-
tested against the attacks directed to the policy
of his government. 1t is, however, certain that
| he complains greatly of them, and shat he re-
| tracted, his acceptaton of dinner invitation at
the house. of member Of Congress as soon as
he heard that this dinner was given in honor of
Mr.: Bancroft.
The Valley Road and the LynchJurg and
|, DauvWc. Road-As will be seen by our report
of Senate proceedings, that body, on yesterday,
passed both Senate bill to incorporate the Val
| ley. Railroad Company and the House bill to
incorporate the Lynchburg and Danville Rail
road Company. The. former was passed with
an Amendments prohi biting the construction of
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad. This bill,
it is thought, will pass the House. The bill
incorporating the Lynchburg and Danville
Company, is now law of the State.
The triumph of Baltimore in the incorpora-
ton of the Lynchburg and Danvile railroad
and in the almost certain success of the Valley
railroad, has most seriously jeopardized the
prosperity of this city. Its prospects of ever
becoming great commercial centre have, We
think, been terribly injured, but its remarkable
manufacturing facilities may yet enable it to
achieve portion of that greatness which wise
legislation might have rendered inevitable and
speedy 1t must be borne in mind that all is
not yet lost The completion of the James
struction of the Atlantic, Covington and Ohio
railroad may yet enable US to recover what We
have lost by the insane folly of the Legislature.
--Richmond Times 22d.
A CHAIN GANG Lieut.. Col Beadle, super
| intendent of the ireedman's bureau for this dis
| trict, is evidently man OF. brains. After cor
respcndence with Sheriff Bunting in reference
| to the proper disposition to be made OF all, who
| cone under the vagrant law, he has. determined
| that all such shall be turned over to the cpsto
dy of the Sheriff, who shall keep them 10 con-
! fnement when not engagedin some, work pre-
scribed by the Mayor.
! ~Some OF the freedmen who have hitherto
shown such aversion to labor, will now have
an opportunity Of being forced to work tor
| very moderate compensation. There are Few
white men, too, in this community, that ought
| to be- placed alongside of the negroes va
n,ington Dispatch.
SANDY CorToN.-Five bales Of cotton were
opened the premises of the Suffolk Manufac-
/ turing Company in this city yesterday: tie bales
| containing nine hundred and eightyseven pounds
fof sand Each bale had bag of sand IN the
centre, extending near to the end. Two oil them
had two bags 10 each one. There were two hun
dred and sixteen pounds of sand in one bale.
The amount found in the five bales, at forty-seven
! cents per pound, would cost 1853 S9-a high
price for that commodity. This sand must have
been put in when baled on the plantation, before
being pressed-Lo,ceN Ners.