The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-31

The Committee on CLAIMS report in
favor of throwing out all claims growing
out OF the rebellion. The amount of these
claims rolls up so fearfuIy that their
payment will require more money than
the country can furnish. The public debt
would be doubled by their payment. In
the opinion Of the committee tie esIab,
'ishment of precedent in their pay men,
would DO very dangerous.
Andrew johnson declares uneouvocal.
Iy that Congress has no righ, to keep all
the Southern representative out until
they can decide whether the States are
entitled to representation. The policy
which he considers i, their duty to pur-
sue, aud the "nly course justfabIe under
the cons nsutut'on, is to take up the case Of
each Individual representative, and ascer.
tain II his election is legal, and if 40, and
he is n Union man and has been such J.,
admit him at once. lfthe representative
from another district from the same State
has been elected by fraud, or is or has
been a dlsIoyal man, then reject that per-
son and send him back 10 his constituents
to elect Union man, and one that can
be accepted. Aud so on through all the
States, deciding upon each individual
case by itself, and not reiec. them all by
deciding that the States are not entitled
to a representation, which Congress has
no right to do. This is the point Of d,f,
terence between the President and Con
gress, and it is very marked. The Pre-
Sident believes that, by pursuing the poll
ey which he Indicates, the people in every
Congressional district will now elec, good
aud true Union men. In addition to
that, the admission OF the Union men will
strengthen aud encourage the loyal sen,i.
ment, while the rejection of those who
are dsloyal, or have been in the front
ranks of the rebellion, will convince the
people OF the South ,hs, the only way Of
enjoying all the rights and privileges of
restored Union is by serdrg unoLjec.
''onabls men to Congress. Thus the
loyal class will be able 20 obtain control
OF the political affairs in all the States.
Tho plan which Congress Is pursuing will.
on the other hand, discourage the Union
men; for they will at once see that ,L.v
are received no better in Congress. than
the leading sece&siouis,.. This will there
lore place the former at the mercy of the
latter, and give them fun SWAY. Those
men VINO have remained loyal to tn 9
Cnon throughout will have but little
heart or disposition to contend with the
old secessionjsts a. home If they NEE, with !
no encouragement from Congress. The
President would encourage the loyal class
by admitting them to Congress, and re
Ject the disloyal, thus, in fact, securing
Better guarantees for the future than anv
which Congress asks for. Tn. ,ad;cais
are determined to carry out the theory
OF rejecting all those who have been Low
al, as well rs the disoyal, thus uniting
the Southern peop'e, and giving those
who were active secessionists full control
in all the States, for the reason ,bs, nm,
der that policy they will soon secure tic
sympathy and support Of the grea, mass
oi The people in all the States. Under
this state Of affairs which plan do the
people Of the North prefsr-,be Presi.
dents Or Congress Can any person for
moment Imagine that there il any
doubt but that ninety.niue in every one
hundred will say the Presidents If
Congress has any doubt, let them submr,
1t TO the people with these facts, and thew
viii soon have tnelr doubts removed.
New York Herald, IOM inst
WAsHIScToN, January %.
In the Senate, the proposed amend.
ment to the enlsrging Of the Freedmen's
bureau, and restricting its limits Of juris.
ictlon TO the rebellous States, wa. fur
her discussed. After some debate the
was finally rejected
In the House, a bin was introduced bv
dr. F'nke, for the repeal Of the test oath,
which was referred TO the judiciary Com !