The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-02-21
Washington News IN | Rumors.

cannot denounce the President aud op.
pose his policy at the Capitol, and then
c'me to the White l!ouse to ask aud to-
receive good places for their friends.
A rumor has gainel circulation ,n
Washington that if the Freedmeu's Bu.
reau bill shall pass in the House Of Re,
PresentallVes in the same shape that way
received from the Senate, the President
will! issue a procIsma alton declaring tue
privileges of the witt OF kabeas corpus re-.
stored in all the border States.
A despatch from Washington s.a,es
that ;he P'c,dent and the C,.bine, have
bad under Consideration the argumea, Of
Captain Semnes, claiming the right to
be discharged undsr the Shern,n John.
son parole, bu; have come to no definite
conclusion ihereom Until this matter i,
disposed Of, there will be no detail for a
court To try Senmes, and there 10 a bare
probability that the trial may be indefi,
niisly postponed.
This morning one Of the y.s,ibnIss of
the Capitol was completely choked up
for some tina with u delegation of ne.
gr"cs from Virginia, stiff with standing
collars and white neci.ies, while some of
their white allies, in hose tow they were,
were procIaimimg the wrongs infc,sl
upon them by their late masters. Th.d.
S'eHens was sent for and presented to the
Sa''e group, and gave them An invitation
to appear before his Res1nsrru ton Com.
m''tee Tomorrow, and testify in full con.
cernIng their grievances.
The colsred deleg,,o, which recen,lv
"rr''eI here from the different States Of
the Union, for the purpose Of pressing
Their c'aims TO negro suffrage, accom-,
panied by the Executive Com ni,,.s Of
the National Eqr,l Surras. Association
"t'h's city, called on Chief Ju>:ic. Chase
and HAD lCss and p'sas'nt interview.
Mr. CAsse e" 'jnel them TO bs without
fear IN the good work they had begun.
and to have Ei.h III the Successful iss..
OF The movement they had in.ugura,el,
and expressed bis conviction tha. the
President. although having his p,r,iculsr
views would eventually stand by :hem.
Tho f'"el"s"'s bureau bill will 'bs ,s.
turned TO Congress for amendment. and
possibly 'hat may Le the case with tho
c''i! ,ish;s bill. AS to the unou.li6sI
negro suffrage measures, whether for this
p''"'e' or the States. It i.no, probable
they will ever re,ch the PI.sid,a,,
The Spanish Minister denie. the ,,u,h
o. The Congressional and newspaper At ale.
m"nt' that The freedmen are .p,ured and
then sold Ne slaves il. Cuh, :, ,h.o
instances brought 10 the knowieJye OF
Ii" government, snch persons have been
brought or Introduce in.o the eountry by
Americans. They have been proup,lv
delivered ~, AMI seat back TO their
homes.
The President has issued an ords, rs.
storing alt the churches and oarsonspes
within the b)und, OF tho Ba!,i,poye An.
nna' Conference, embraced in tho S,.,s
OF virginia, :o.the NJ. h Caurci, of a..
Unite States held 10y said church pr:o,
10 1861. THIS order further s,a,ss th.,
such possession shall he valid until ,bs
civil courts shall have determined 4,
whom tho legal title vests. The sff.c,
"' the order will he to take from unje,
the coatro! Of tho Conference now s;,,,..
IN Alexandra. all such property, and
place It IN possession of the Bal,imo,.
Annual Conference Of the N. K Cb,,eh
IN The Y 'itel States, which will meet the
last Of this month in Baltimore city.
Very Few p,rdons were granted bv ,ha
President on ed,eslsy. General is.
Preston, OF S,nth Carolina, OF tho ls,a
HeoeI army, was pud,ned: also, four
Others from S,uth Carolina, Of the 500.
600 class.
NOVEL QUEsrioS.-I, the propy;s.