The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-16
Washingt0A News.

dens oi Sensfsl nays, OF koutlana, asa
J. d. Ls6,,s. Of Charleston. So. Co,
formerly . Confederate Agent in Es.
rop.
II 10 believed that the President will
soon issue another proclamation in regard
to the status Of the Southern States, in.
cluding Texas, and stating EXPLICITLY that
martial law is at ~ end and tue writ Of
habsas corpus restored.
President johnson has, within . day
or two, signi6sd purpose no. to leave
Washington during the summsr Tor
watering places or elsewhere. His dsugh'
ter,, An. Stovst snt Mrs. Patterson,
will probably spend the summer in Ten.
nessse.
Tho Department Of State has received
dispatches from the United States Consul
AZ London. dated April II. wherein it is
stated that the cattle plague is decidedly
and rapidly on the decrease {; and the sx
pec,a,ion is general tha, it will soon wear
i,seIf out and entirely disappear.
The National Intslligsncsr says .Lat
the best and sbles, lawyers iu the country,
in and out OF Congress including MANY
Republcans-ackuo~lsdgs the uncons,i
,utiou.lity Of what 10 called the "civil
righ. BILL" aud other radical aud ultra
legislative acts passed by the present Con
gress.
The Prssidsn, hs, ordered pardons to
be issued to all North Carolinians who
had applications or petitions on 6ls, and
directed them to be completed and sent
to the petitioners. This iscludes all the
petitions from that State on 6le in the
Office Of the Attorney Gsnsral-several
hundred in number.
Major General Daniel Sickles arrived in
this city from Charleston this mornin Z,
accompanied by Col. Moore, Capt BSs.
set and DR.. Smith, of his sta ff. and Col
ro,,sn, Inspector General Of the army
The Genera! has been summoned from
South Carolina TO confer sbou, the ap
pointment to the Hague, which it i.. ru
nored he will decline.
Mr.. Ebsu c. Ingsrsoll, a IA, Congress.
man from Illinois. is in the market for
fame. he delivered an invective speech
agains, the President in the House on
Saturday. during the sleepy session. which
surpassed in foolishness anything vs, pro
nounced, mot excepting Thsd. Stevens
famous attempt at irony. Mr.. Ineer.oll's
speech sxcitss considerable comm.n,
a~ong bis friends to day. and hs has been
lmPsr'unsd by them to s1puugs few Of
ito objectionable paragraph. before i. ap
pears in the Globe. The F., Contributor
will no, yield. lie delivered the dis,ribe
10 create a sensation. and he has accom-
pllshsd that purpose. The sensation.
however, is Of = different Kind from that
which he intended something similar, in
Tact, to that created by hi, exhibition in
'ront Of the Speakers tabIe drring tho
closing hours Of last session. sensation
''ossiy akin to disg"st. Several republican,
members threaten to ohjsc, mex, Friday
10 the motion for an ornamental session
On Saturday.
In the United States Senate on the ir,
nst.. Senator Johnson read portion OF .
letter from General Wade Hampton on
The suhjsct Of the burning Of Co;u,nbis.
So Ca. Gsseral Hampton controvsr,s.
The statement. recently published by Gen
that ColuinLia vas burned by
his hsnptons) orders lie asks for the
appsin'men, OF = special committee OF
Congress to investigate the subjsc, 10
says his State 10 d.bsrrsd from rsprss,n
'n.io", and has no ono to impose tho tnrs.
which she !. called upon TO pay. None
10 vindicaie her or Ls. sons from misrrp
'sssntation, injustice, and Islander, and hs
l'ks M. Johnson to see thu, justice bs
done in tins matter, though the heavens
|"Il. Senator Sherman ssd he eouId 90,