Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-03-28
Washington News.
Special corrsspond0ncs Of tho charlHaton Courier
W.sutvcyox. March 20, 1856.

Spscial Correspondence Of tho Chsrleaton Courier
WAsHlsGrox, March 20. 1856.
The s.ents of the past few daya have been
full of political interest, The Civil X CHS
bill ia before the President, and have little
doubt that be will approve it, though may
object to its general character. The Bill as
{, nassed tue. Senate would have been vetoed.
Rut i, was 30 modified as TO allow an appeal,
in every case, to the United States Supreme
Court. Besides it is thought that the law
will not be one Of much practical Importance.
The cases that might arise rnder it, will be
settled by usage, and a few decisions OF the
Court would settle the law on the subject.
The Joint Resolution offered by Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, has attracted some at
tensiou. The Senate will refer it to the
Committee on Reconstruction. Mr. Stewart
Is moi in favor of negro suffrage, but he says
that he has satisfied himself that neither
this Congress nor the next will admit repre-
sentation from those States, without condi-
lions which Mr.. S. proposes introducing,
snuaIization of the right of suffrage. He
proposes that the Government offer to those
States general amnesty and exemption from
all liabilities on account OF the rebsllion, and
al.o tho restoration Of the States to their
place ia the Union with full representation
He suggests that if Congress offer these
terms. and the Southern legislatures accept
them. all those Sta.es can be represented be-
fore the end of this session. s.. i-.s94
By the Fourth of July next the vacant
seats would sll be filled by any e1-rebels
who may be elected, not excluding Jefferson
Davis O: General R. Z. Lee. The negro
sutfrage condition is to be made applicable to
all the Statesin the Union, and it is based
on the suggestion made by the President IN
q tslegraphic letter to Judge Sharkey, of
Mississippi. Judge Sharkey is still here,
and cordially approves Of Mr.. Stewsrt's move
ment. No Democratic Senator has yet ac-
cepted it. But q majority Of the Senate have
expressed to Mr.. Stewart willingness to
send the resolution to the Committee on Re-
construction for consideration. The Com.
mitteo may repor. it, omitting those portions
which are beneficial TO the South, particularly
the amnesty clause.
The Government Bureaus, including the
Freedmans, are employed as agents of the
Republican Committee appointed to manage
the cpoEtical canvass in all the Northern
States. The President has been urged to
interfere to prevent this abuse, but declines
doingit.
The President is not strong enough in his
position even to dismiss tnose members OF
the Cabinet who are operating against him.
He cannot even venture to dismiss the re-
fractory Comptroller of the Currency, who,
with the National Banks ut bis back, and the
support of all the shoddy and stock jobbng
and speculating interests OF the country, has
undertaken to control the power in opposition
to the policy of the Administration.
Mr.. Clarke has converted Congress to bis
side in the controversy, and though the
House OH the 7th December passed with ac-
elsmation resolution endorsing the recon-
nendations of Secretary Mccullough for q
contraction of the currency, and an early
resumption of specie paJments, Oh Friday
tho Treasury Finance Bill was rejected by
the House. The vote was reconsidered to-
Cay, and the bill renitted. Wall-street ex-
pectcd its passage, for gold opened this NOR
hing at 25 and a fraction. The bill is dead,
and gold will rise.
The House has passed resolution for ter.
,ninating the Session on the last Wednesday,
iu May. No one believes that they will then
hdjourn. LEo.