The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-02-21
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Special Correspondence Of the charleston Courier
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1866.

WASHINGTON, February 6, 1866.
The President is prepared to follow out his
principles to their practical conclusions. He
gave the four Southern Senators elect who con-
ferred with him the other day, to understand
that they would find every thing right before the
end of this Congress. One Of the Southern men,
bers elect from Alabama feels now, as he informs
me, very fully convinced that the President has
| the political game in his own hand. That is to
say, the President will do his own duty, and rely
| upon the people to do theirs. The President still
| inculcates upon the Southern men the virtue Of
patience and forbearance, assuring them that "all
will be right" They begin to think so too.
| You may divide, as majority OF the people of
the North WILL Senator Summers two days speech
| in favor of negro republic in the South. But I
mark from that it is the opening of a new era of
agitation that will far exceed in evil consequences
the vote stirring agitation. You will perceive
that it will be political issue on both sides. 1t
may be thirty years before Mr.. Summers ideal
black republic shall exist, but it may be brought
into existence, if the FIVE millions of his black
| citizens shall grow into fifty millions, under the
benign influences of federal government that
shall tax the whites to support black lazzaroni
in the South.
The President will, in his very first demonstra-
tion, establish white mans party in the North.
l understand, as mentioned yesterday, that ex-
tensive arrangements are made to give 1t effect
and success. LEO.
WASHINGTON, February Z, 1866.
The House passed the Bill enlarging the pow
ers of the Frcedmen's Bureau by vote of 1876 to
33. The Bill is somewhat improved by amend
ments of the House, and it is matter of regret
that Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, was not al
| lowed to make it as odous as he proposed to do,
for then it woad have been vetoed by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Stevens moved to give the negroes
absolute, instead of temporary rights to the plan
! tations temporarily assigned to them by Gen.
Sherman. The House rejected it by large ma
! jority, and, therefore, it is claimed that the
| House is disenthraed from the Stevens dominion
which is sheer nonsense. This amendment
was introduced to defeat the Bill, provoke vote,
and expedite quarrel with the President. Mr..
Stevens knows that delay Of the expected rup-
ture with the President will be potent to the radi
cal party. Whether the President will veto the
Bill as it stands, is doubtful. think not.
! He may deem it inexpedient and mischievous,
but not unconstitutional, and he may rely upon
! euch change of representation as will rescind
! the law in the next Congress, instead Of making
| it permanent. If such change do not occur, a
! veto would be futile, as remedy, now ~-y
time.
Congress will bestow the title of General on
General Grant. Politicians think that another
title will become him on or about the 4th March,
1869.
The report Of the general officers Of the army
upon its organiza tion has been made. There are
many novel recommendations They are in IA
vor of national militia-according to the once
condemned plan of Nr. Poinset. The number of
Cadets will be increased, so as to allow two Ca
diets from each State, and half of that number
will he also allowed for sons of the officers and
soldiers killed in the service. The Southern
States, upon their admission, WILL therefore, have
Just as many Cadets at West Point as Senators
| in Congress.
Tive President to-day received the very impos-
ing delegation of colored men-men of African
descent-some black and some mulattoes-head-
ed by Frederick Douglas. You will find the
conversation reported in to-morrow's papers.
! have heard from those present that the Presi-
| dent was frank, explicit and decided, though
exceedingly kind, in all his remarks to the dele.
gates
His admonitons will serve to warn The coun-
trv that if the blacks obtain what their pretend
ed friends seek for them-suffrage must
be e1termnated in the collision that will be thus
produced.
Douglas remarked that, in his opinion, the col
lision of race would occur if the African race
were not admitted to the rights of citizenship.
! So here we have an issue at once-or between
Andrew Johnson and Frederick Douglas; and
more than that it is an issue between johnson
and the Radicals, who seek, under false pre-
! tence, to rule the country for their OWE oeneht.
| LEO.