Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-05-23
rrom Washington.
From Washington.
[Soecial Dispatch to Charleston Courier.
WAsH1sGTos, May II, 1866

Especial DiSps'cn 10 ouSiie''". o"ai 'e''
WAsHlScros, May II, 1866
General Beauregard sailed for Europe III
the steam ship Scotia yesterday.
O,Hcial reports confirm the exceeding tee
,h,.ness.of Jefferson Davis 1t is reported
tbat h;s indictment has been drawn unde'
the Act oil Congress OF July II, 1862, to pun
ish treason. The Acs fixes the punishment
of any person convicted of rebellion at i'm
nr;sonnent not exceeding ten years, and n
fine not exceeding tea thousand dollars. 1t
is said this Act repeals all previous provisions
for the puuisl ment of treason.
General Grant, in letter urging the H.
crease of the army, says that small military
force is required IN the States herei otHre
rabellious, and il cannot be foreseen that the
fi,re, vii: not be required for sometime Il
come He hopes that this force will not be
ne.cesn nry to enforce laws; but differences OF
sanliment eneentlered by the war renders the
presence of the military reces' ary to give
feeling Of security to the people. He thinks
all peaceably disposed classes sFof Southern
neople will concur with this view.
The Seus,e to-day passed the West Point
Appropriation Bill. 1t contains provision
prohibiting the appointment of any cadet who
served in the srmy OF navy OF the Southern
Cuncederacy. The Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill also passed.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the Tax Bill. 1t also received letter from
General Grant, recommending an Increase q!
he regular army for the purpose OF supplying
he place Of those aow going out OF service.
WAsHINcroN, May Is, 1866.
The New York Heral%s correspondent
oocoronanvino Generals Steadman and Fuller
ton. writes as follows:
q The Commissioners found the Freedmen's g
R,ranu in South Caroline disturbing and
fomenting discord. Accounts from the See
Islxnds represent the Preparation oil all kinds
,t frauds and rascalties under the shsdow OF
the Boreau. The lands allotted under Sher-
mans order are universally left uaclltivat-d
III. negroes won't labor except under the
alternative of starvation, Affairs latterly,
.lowever, are improving. The great draw,
backs in South Carolina are lack Gt capital
aud too mpch of tine Freedmens Bureau"
In the House, to-day, the judiciary Com
mittee decided that the evidence adduced to
imolicste Davis in the assassination Is utterly
unreliable, and the charge is, therefore,
Tie Bill for holding the Federal Court in
Richmond next June for the trial of NJ. Da'
Wis. passed both Houses, and only lacks now
the Presidents approval.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Sumner pre-
ssnted the petition of sundry colored citizens,
askine that the second clause OF the pending
Constitutional amendment be stricken out
and one substituted for it declaring that no
Coppressmeu from the South be allowed to
sit in the House of Representatives who Is
not chosen By at least half the loyal men,
without regard to color.
he slso presented petition for the trial OF
Jefferson Davis by Court Martial. In con
nection with this he said that the trial OF
Davis ct Richmond at the present time, wouio
be one of those great comedies which would
hereafter excite the derision of the world
The petition was referred to the Committee
on the Military Affairs.
The business of the House to day was
mainly confined to the consideration Of the
Tax Bill.
The New York Times says:
10 tho Senate to-day Mr.. Stewart, of Ne
yada, offered substitute for his former propo.
gition of universal amnesty for universal
suffrage. The amended Bill provides for i'm
partial suffrage, to which the States lately in
rebellion are required to give their assent as
q condition to their return to the Union. 1t
excludes from office the President and Vice
President of the late sc-called Coafederacy,
members Of the Thirty y.sixth Congress aud
and heads of Departments who went into the
rebellion, ard also those who were cruel TO
Union prisoners. On complying with these
terms the States mentioned are to be admitte !
and universal amnesty declared.