The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-07
From WashinRton.

From Warrington.
The special correspondent of the
Charleston Courier, under date of the
31st, writes
The President is more free of re-
mark upon all the topics OF the day
than he has ever been. He has never
faltered from the beginning in his
own course, but he has certainly
hoped at some moments for relaxa-
ton of the radical policy of Con-
gress, and, for that reason, has made
so many conciliatory observations to
Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Kelly and other
radicals, who have misconstrued their
meaning. It will be remembered that
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, in his
harangue in favor of the unqualified
negro suffrage bill for this District
declared that the President favored
it,. and had so stated in an interview,
withzbim (Mr. Kelly. This declara-
ton remained unanswered, and it
served to dlsconcert some of the Pre-
sident's supporters, who had under
stood his policy as very different. But
yesterday it happened that in con-
versation with citizen, the Presi-
dent adverted to this subject and ig-
nored the opinion attributed to him
by Mr.. Kelly, and, further, expressed
his opposition to the measure in a
very decided manner.
Perhaps the change which the Pre-
sident has anticipated in the course
OF Congress may have commenced.
There are some signs of break in
the ranks of the radicals. The one
man power-as exercised by Mr..
Stevens-begins to be subject of
abjurgation.
Lne Commlttee on Reconstruction
is also openly denounced as an inno-
vatlon upon Parliamentary rule, and
it is alleged that in offering projects
for amending the Constitution it has
usurped powers not intended to be
committed to it.
The first attempt Of the committee
to touch the Constitution in the mat
ter of representation, is an entire
failure. 1t conciliated no support
not even from the radical side-for it
LETT the regulation of suffrage to the
State. The committee will try its
hand again, and probably with as
little success. The opinion gains
ground that if the Constitution is to
be changed, all the parties to the same
must take part in it. A National
Convention was promised for this
purpose by Senator Seward, in 1861,
that is, as soon as passions had sub
sided-the public mind q little tran
quihzed-every difficulty then i'm
pending might, he thought, be sub
mitted to National Convention.
The President does not cease, on
every occasion, to insist that the
Southern members elect should be Mt
once admitted. He has encouraged
some of them to remain here, in the
hope that the tide was turning. But
I notice that they are becoming dis
couraged, and are all preparing to re-
turn home.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant is about to 20
to Europe on leave, and expects to
be absent eighteen months. He has
nearly completed all the necessary
arrangements for the reduction and
reorganization of the army. General
Sherman will succeed him in Office
here, at headquarters.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF
PENNsYLvANIA.--Gov. Curtins mes
sage was communicated to the Legis-
latrre on the Both. The financial
report shows an improvement in the
condition of the Treasury since No
vember 80, 1860, of over two million
five hundred thousand dollars, not
withstanding the large expenditures
for military purposes. The extra
ordinary expenses growing out OF the
war, not refunded by the General
Government, is four million dollars.
Yet on the 1st December, 1865, the
State debt was nearly half million
less than on the 1st of January, 1861.
Under these circumstances the reduc-
ton or even the repeal of the ordi-
nary State tax of two and half mills
is possible with entire safety to our
finances, also the local taxes on bonds,
mortgages, loans, &c. The Governor
then gives highly interesting state
ment of the action of Pennsylvania
in the prosecution of the war for the
Union; alludes to the promise of the