, 1866-03-20
FROM WASHINGTON,
A Presidential Evasion.
THE MILITARY BILI.-.-SONE OF IT'S
DEFECTS,


THE MILITARY BILi.-.-SONE OF IT'S
DEFECTS,
Mr. Sc1vard's Dcnlal-Tho Reciprocity
E81ll-The Rejection Of Colorado,
lFEom our own Coreepondeut1
WASHINGTON, March Is.
PRESIDENTIAL MAKE-BEL1EyE.
Some OF the Administration organs have
taken courage since the plausible EXPLAIN
tlon by tho Secretary OF State, Of the long de.
lay IN the Presidents reply to the Senate reso-
1ution, calling for the correspondence between
the Executive and provisional authorities
established by him IN the rebel States, and
broken their uncomfortable silence In regard
to the charge, made in and ont Of Congress,
TINT sa,d correspondence was purposely With
held. They now proclaim, conf Identity, TINT
another Radical calumny against the Prcsi-
dent has been exposed In the most conclusive
and irreiutable manner. It is true, that the
statement OF Mr.. Seward as to The cause Of the
delay, rclicrcs tho President Of al responsi.
bllity for the belated transmission Of what OF
the desired Information waseycntually laid BE-
fore the Senate. But 1t is also true. on the
other hand, that the matter transmitted,
leaves the resolution virtually unanswered,
and that, hence, the mode, If not the time, Of
answering 1t, leaves the Executive s.Il liable
to the charge Of Intentionally Withholding
from Congress the essential authentic informa.
tion concerning the condition Of the rebel
States In his possession, which 1t required for
guidance In Its action toward them, Il haye
carefully examined the pile of matter laid be-
fore the Senate. I have found that 1t includes
nothing but snch portions Of the correspond
ence between the President, the Secretary
Of State, and the so-caled Provisional Gov
ernors us we're given to the public
at the Instance Of the Executive months ago,
and only such acts Of The Constitutional Con
vcntions and-State Legislatures, ennctcd
under Executive compulsion in the seeded
States, as have already been printed III The
newspapers throughout the country and
az are aat 10 make u.s tOorking et. ths Pre.i-
Dental policy appear in a fauor16A light.
The very facts the majority Of the Senate de-
sired mainly to obtain viz, the action. of the
Legislative bodies In, the South referred to
concerning the freedmen. were not transmit
ted. could fnd no trace Of the heudto1ious
code enacted bv the 1fias{ssinpf Iec3slatn,a
for the yirtual re-cns,ayc,ncnt of The ananc,.
pated peop1e and of similar r-otfemnt. T. mol.
emancipation but scmblance In Alabama,
Georria and south Carolina. A]toocfhcr ths
matter transmitted IN the sen.ts f,o.a ,,ot
tbrow a spark of new livht npon the onaxtInn
of ncconst,n ,nctson- Thonrh cnna ,ont1r = 49,,
p11ance with the formally ernres.ej r,sr, ~
The scnate fnr inflammation at tho bonas ort1,c
Executive. It Is in reality INT. rnnn,,r ~
evasion and a,srprord of 4 =, rs.n,n,- ,rttt'
The traditional crafty nracftces of tl,a sao,o-
tarv orS Stale. t;
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doror t.v.> .ao1 H. 1a-r..a e,,,t
~ ~ e,rr..,nsss - ~ rn,s,.ses 1911. : usa. =.
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..susss. $50. 80. :. - eoAe'u " iel'n-
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w. .ua' usa.ei 1a.,<' ui1ect qassuon o.
seiay oo'"een 1ne eecsIay o. s1ato
% 49, ''s 'i "om ,san,a'
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ea. m3 'e'e'." :" .he con'e!satlon
Ne'u.ty toa. gwen ~ Mb' oeone!ai snal
nS REPUTATION 1"' ~ ,.utniutness u esluai 10 lnat
~, n"u - 'on, a',a tuat us
ifaenas ntml5 oenese INN, 10 nave stated
e3ael'J "Aat ieA 'fotn tne hPa oi tne ffcnler
ID IN uneoa1oea moment.
some an1lous irleno OF ths PRESIDENT, whom
eoula name nao hearo ol MI. se"ard's
h'pPant allus'on 10 hls humble antecedents
ana INFORMED MN OF II. Ihe PRESIDENT re-
pied that nc cou!d hardly believe Mr. sew-
1nHtATTff}nN.
maps thas 1aet had something to do with the
appearance OF ahc denial.
FAILURE OF THE RECIPROCITY hnI.
No ono 10 congress was surprised AZ tue
formal nufaal OF the RECIPROCITY OIL night oo-
lore last. me amehaments Win which It Was
loaded during lis disusslon on the preceding
days, mad virtually Killed It. Whatever the
iolm IN WHICH lne Overwhelming hostility TO
II became manifest. II Was evident that It's
ta1ure was que not 30 much to ponsico-econ-
omica1 reasons, as 10 the natural feeling Of
bitterness ano 1ne'lnat1on 10 fetaiiate Tor thc
active sympathy SHOWN Toward tue delunct
Conledefacy during LIE fcoelnon, by INC brit-
III ffov1aciais, entertained ~ Tue majority
o. 1he faouse' uad th's oos1ae1e mol existed,
soH'e eAtsAectois ee'pfoca1 as1anSemcol
would no donbt mare pcen reached as Is,
congress VII nase tisne al1a opportunity 10
observe tne - eaect OF LUG aPplicatlon u tne
ee"e5A. 'al'1 ~ lil.'ous ~ our t:aoe "ilh
4he nsltlsa rtovhees oe'o.e us adjournment
and II any ies'ssauon anon'd oe 'oaau neces-
sass 10 neuttaiAe nJa''o'ts results ~ can oe
oaa ~ anS .uns 1ne ausst.on lne peopie
u the "s'' w" ~" oo lnos. a'clpsteo H.
seems 10 W 'oe eale.' ,ue Hososa''on o' feeip
ioeM ts'a.,onS "M nass npou 'ns cona1'
tions VI 'ne 'ihnsn u western :pfoauce
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