, 1866-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Blindness Of Slnyery and Her
Followers,

The Sign OF the HoUr-Probabte Ac-
lion on the North Cnroliun Blll-Exow
tnc President Will be cpt from Temp
tntaon-St. Marie, the lnformer OF
NnrrAtt-fals Histury and Connectlon
with ts1e CorHplxacy.
From Our OWn Correspondent
WAsa1NoTos, December IS. 1875.
think there never WAS any other institu-
tiou Of EARTH 50 blind IS slavery. She never
could see the signs Of the honr-never could
read the Inscription on the flaming banners
Of liberty. The story Of the rebellion Is only
the story Of her blindness. She scosnfulls
refused to believe the voice Of ont cannon !;
and, at last, lost her life while protesting
that che was Of Divine origin, and declaring
that no one, aud least Of ell Yankee, had d
right to Kill her.
TUE COMING Event.
The people who loyed aud nu1sed slavery
arc just as blind to-day as they were fou.
years ago. The war seeias to have taught
them nothing. They prate of their rights
after the manner of the old days, and de-
nounce all who ASSERT that they have only
such rights us the c0nQucror chooscs To g1yc
them. How can they be 30 stupid? They
shame our common hutnauity. They con-
slider 1t smart to reject the Constitutional
Amendment, and utterly close their eyes to
The consequences OF such actioh. They eccm
utterly unable to obserrc that tho world
moyes-thst mans dead self OF yestcr.
day is the steppfng-stone of tomorrow.
1wondcr II they will dpd any lesson in the
passage of this District Suffrage Bill,
suppose not. They are Eted to bring us up
to the platform Of the Declaration Of 1nde~
pendcnce in spite Of ourselves. Last winter
tho Senate couldn't carry a suffrage hill with
or educational qualification. This year 1t
carries universal sufirnge and rebel dlstran-
chiscment with grca> case. Yet the old
adorcts Of slavery will not see the meaning
Of these two iacts-thcy will 90 on and re-
jcct the Constitutional Amendment, as
usual, and 1uaiiy Drift into territorial CON
ditton, With negro autTrpec! That end IL
Just as eure as sunlight. / wouder they
can't understand. We don't want to set up
Territories on the ruins Of these old States !;
lam very sure that Compress don't want to
regulate the franchise IN the States; atu
quite certain that four-ffths Of our leading
lnen dread to egain take up the reconstrMc~
ton question. But to this compilation II
must come at last.
The North Carolina Bill Is the index finger
Of the session. I don't believe action on It
will be pressed before the A4st week in
February under a1y circumstances now
probable think 1t Will not be scted on
at nil In the Senate nj this session. That the
49, o~-e-~-- -sat ----t ~ s,nn> *&% Ath
Of March nert Is as certain as anything un-
certain we'll can be- That Southern politi-
Claus will keep On in the course they arc now
rrnDirg seems also certain. These conditions
being granted, add that I be'ierv one Of The
Jrst pieces " .rork tie nt,p Conq4tts unleriakts
i1 Be The enactment Of such la.1 a il sta.Ioto-
ed firth in tie WORTH Canoiina BM.
sETZ1SG THE GUARD.
The District Suffrage Bill FILL renaain In
the hands Of the Senate Committee on En-.
rolled Bills for the next twelve days. 1t was
learned from the convctsAtion Of the Prcsi
dents friends that he had spoken Of killing
It hy indttection. The Constitution gives
him ten days Tor the consideration Of any
measure. At most but seven days iuterveucd
between the date OF the passage of this bill
md the time fred for the holiday recess ad.
journment- II Is ant believed by our friends
that the adjournment on Thursday next Is
In any sense such an adjournment as the Com
stltutsou cortcmp'atcs and they, Of course,
bdlievc that tho ten days Limitation would
not expire TIL three or four days after
the end OF the recess, Finding. how.
ever, that the President might raise
the question. might hold that II e..
pi1ed IN the middle Of the rceess-,n which
event he could kiI the bill by non.action-
II was determined 10 keep Temptation out Of
his way By Withholding tho measure
TIL Congress reassemb1es af,er the rccrss
This course is not usual, hut there Is no .ea-
son why 1t should rot be pursued, beyond
the fact that 1t dIspleascs the opponents Of
the bill, and Indicates that Andre. johnson
Is now classed With men whom II Is necessa.
~ 10 treat Ms guilty TIL they prove them.
selves Innocent.
TIE STRAIT ISFoRNERs.
The cable gives Us, from Rome, the uame
Of the person through whose instrumeutalitr
the arrest Of John q. surfatt was effected. il
Is st. Marie This individual IVES heard Of
frequently, during the Assassination t,s4t ::
and l am confident he can tell US Something
Of Importance regarding the earlier sta.es
Of the conspiracy II be chooses. lie
and the witness, Louis j. Helchmann. were
very Intimate Tor time :and my own theof.
OF the matter Is that both these persons were.
to considerable degree, accessory before
the fact 10 the abduction plot-for that the
forcible abduction Of Mr, Lincoln was all
thai Booth and his associates Originally cog
teuplstcd is, think, no longer q matter Of
Of doubt. I am Of the opinion That neither
nf1hem had prior knowlcdge that assassina.
tion had been determined upon, though 1t
seems Is II Weichmann must have known
that Booth and 6urzate hsd It In their
thoughts and possibilities.
A.. nAo Mre' sof'atts counsel been equa! to
NV nv .asAs lucy "oolo nave gwen Judge
o'psnam ana "ltpeas "elchmann
very set,ons tfosoie about thc IAtter's rela-
A4ons "i1h o'' Ma1ie. ~ 0at one OF the points
ns1e no coulo oe tonened on the raw.
Auo 10 one "no Was present during the trial
Gun tofget now insnneffFels he turned for
let1ei to"au A!' bingham whenever A'Sen
.."' 49, ~" Aoout g, Aal.e- AN very posi-
aSe t"At eotne'nng m Their relations to each
tn un' ., ~ s1'fH'e ana booth, Foald not
ensn Ano saess nave borne exposure.
.nss.o.ss%a ~. aat,e sas oae el 'ae eaado*J and
s!1.it,. nss.St.us persons "no boarded At Mn.
Ssaa,,..s ~ s. ~ eIt. Paet o' lea, ~ now
se ,sss" 80. a. IT, sola sa'1att anh WEIGH
.-4lao .aaue a'' M a.quslntaoee, as The tele-
Erm ..Ls, huaueoNan. but IN 1863,
.lsst3o =, - noutns ocfofe 1he close OF
W. :" na.. ~ Ns 1eacmnG there 1t that
t'ule Ano s1aeF Kafds, ochcse, acted 4. q
, .u9o1 ~ "a es.aolae senoo' here with WEIGH
mann 1os ot'ei PERIOD. He seems to have
zen o, an aa'sntcsous Spirit, without any
pee@. ~. lose 1or eaoeF secession or Unioussu.
Az "tsmaes WIN the suzrast circle appears
~ ~ na,e ae'et.alnea him TO 20 south, whether
.ur satn of ao'en.aff ! EDO" not. He got
..M"4,a, oaa .ns .n uaes os ea1enne our army