The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-28
THE CossTsruTrosAL AMENDMENT.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TINE HERALD.

Reported DctermtnNttOu Of Congress-.
RICHMOND, Dec. II, 1893
Information OF authentic character has reached
me that .hs determination Of Congress tho sdop
Of the States represented Congress- declare 4,
adopted, and will be followed by another proposed
amendment that will disfranchise all that cIass included
In the present permanently and also include all
persons In the United States who advocated the
Of tho States up the Goth Of Apr 1s0l and
acts viii be passed 70 rcoganze the Southern States
this basla This will particularly ansct the border
siatea
Report Of the South Carolina Commissi0ner
Ia Washing ton-iIow 10 Wns Received and
What Was said by the President and the
Radiculs.
wAsuisGros Doc u, 1909.
Tho Charleston ts. c. covrer Of Tuesday, noticing
the various newspaper reports about south Carolina
commissioner 10 Washington, says
1t appears that prior the close Of the session of
our legislature which adjourned Friday last, large
majority OF tho Senate consulted together the pro-
pncy OF eendng member Of that body TO Washington 70
confer with tho President this probability Of tho saIc
being restored 70 he place In tho Union should she adopt
tho constitutional amendment After consulting
II VAS decided that some good might sri.e
from the pursuance OF such course, and
one Of their number was selected for the mission
The gentleman selected was Colonel T. weathcrby, Sen
ator from tho Marlboro district, who immediately pro-
ceeded To Warrington and sought interview with the
lTe~ncnt upon MS Arrival ne IOund that th0
President occupied In Cabinet meeting,
and being ds1ngaged he determined 10 make
good Of his leisure moments by obta ming interviews
with the leading radical members OF boln houses 81
Congress- and converting with them freely upon the
subject Of tho constitutional snendmeI and tho pros.
poet Of the admission of South Carolina rights
upon 10 adoption. Colonel weathcrby succeeded In
making tho acquaintance n several OF the Leading cal
Senssors and representatives, with whom no convcrsed
freely and assured by them that tho constitutional
amendment thu ul,imstum of Congress the
southern States, and thai It's adoption ~ them would
remove all obstacles TO Their being admitted 10 repre-.
sentation IN Congress- Colonel wealherby however,
had subsequent Interview with President Johnson IN
whom he had been informally dspntsd We oarn that
ths interview With the President of come dution,
a. well FREQ and candid, during VIII Oh lie
expressed the hope that tho Southern States would
main arm IN thor position regards the constitutional
amendment and steadtasily reject IT, believing u Ia 10
advance step 70 the Inauguration Of q despotism
doing which, he said he bopd they would be guarded
their assigned foe rejection aud avoid
language as might by any possible means be tortured
o. give offence 10 the opposing party The President
feels confident, from recent decision rryeD by the
supreme Court thai he viii be sustained by that law.
abiding body, and that a short ume returning
~ viii point middle ground between
tho constitutional amendment aud the projected torn
toral scheme upon which country may become
united When peace all again snIe upon With ali "a
blessing