The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-29
NEWS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
FROM our exchanges received last night we make
the following clippings:
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From our exchanges received last night wo max
the following clippings:
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence Of The Baltimore Ga,ctnl
WASHINGTON, November 26, 1s6G,-There can u,
no doubt that If the counsels of Mr. Stevens should
prevail at the coming session tho most violent
measures will bo adopted in respect to tho Soutb
1t il known that ho favors the most extreme
course, both as to the urcpresonted States and
presldent Johnson. He is FREQ in his ayowal of q
preference for m immediate impeachment of tho
PRESIDENT, and suspension Of his functions.
ponding trial. His plan also embraces nm amend,
tbn ehI Eqef OF SfH act OF 1872 providing who shall fill
Gno EAecutlSe Office, IN case of the removal
death, resignation or inability to dischargo its
duties, both of the President and Yicc-Presidont
Ta' tne OF tho Sen. to- Speaker Of tho
house or other designated "officer" NAV bo ono
bled to hold the position until the expiration Of tho
ierm IN other words, dispensing with an interven-
the President, his scheme has been made Lnown - -
you and now learn that he proposes to reduce the
ten ten ulnIrepre1ented States below the condition Of
be administered by tunctionaries to bo npnonicS
by, Congress- thus entirely ignoring not only the
eSssrnGe edtra of ten States this Union but tho
papers at the North purporting as vet to rive tho
views of lending Republican Congressmen "bStL su
chis extent, no morethey have this origin ox-
GIuSiVeiS In tho Robosperan Chamber on CaptoI
hui Hul. Ihat thoy are views OF majority of either
House OF Congress, much less that they would
fGand hnnn Het t twotnlrds vote do not boovc and
r The better opinion seems to be that serious Of.
Iort, and ono promising results will be made at an
OF kindred nature shall havo been passed, by
really influential men, North ami South, to adjust
sHstag diheultlos upon basis recognizing the
sonsl9liltles OF both sections. It has been sup
gestcd by Republican membor here that a dis
JUNCTION may very well be made between State and
a Federal Offices in determining tho question of
or It's election, remaining by the inhibition in Tho
fundamental m law, beyond constitutional tipkorine.
Inc 4; g. Presldents plan, by means of convention Of
let representatives be apportioned to the States
according to the number Of voters, and droct taxes
De iev1od s In proportion to property may also come
IL is evident that the country at large without |
reference to party, is becoming rcstve, and will
sshhorty shy demand settlement Of some sort-which |
however attempted) if it answers no other good
end Will at least present tho real issue before the
people in O light not to be misunderstood when
the final result cannot be doubted 0
~ learn to-day that Mr. Greeley, of tho New Yor,,
1rlDune and tho probable successor of Mr. Harris
IN the United States Senate, has of ato in an ox-
zens, so-callod, of the border and Soutbern State"
greatly TO moderate their demands upon Conoress'
anu 10 forego altogether their attempt to goyorn
scription and test oaths. He reminds them what
Herssl t history Proves) of the utter impractica-
Pity OF an insignificant minority governing nm in
conslderabie time and instances tho recent result
ofthe elections in Maryland as confirmation strone
40 proofs OF molly witt" or his viows.
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE cooL1E TRADE.
The slave traffic, government has taken stens
to arrest the coolie trade Capt. Napoleon Collins,
commanding the Sacramento, sailed fow DAYS
,ce Tor emma, carrying with him full instructions
rom the State Department to look into the coolie
rade, and, aftcr thorough examination, report nil
- Inc iacts to his government, with view to the
'arly amehoration, if not ontire suppression, of
ms traihc. Mr. Seward mad contaminated send
ng special agent to China on this bIsiness bnt
II II fHpt tho f; UGns 81 seemed well qualified to discharge
III the uuteS OF such mission he was commits
stoned, and his report will be looked for with much
interest. -
PENSIONS.
Tho Forthcoming report of tho Commissioners
y tensions viii be one Of unusual interest. It
will show tho amount OF pensions paid last voar to
,e si3 oOO, ,0Oo and during the past four years un
he next fiscal year is s33 900 900, with heavy in-
rease for future years. During the past yoor non
ions no were granted to "a 600 soldiers, and 27,OOO
n wars prior to 1861 now number 3OOO and the
WIDOWS and minors of tho same C ass 1900. The !
9 ota1 AZ number OF army pensioners tho rolls is
60 bounty land variants issued during the year
overing G9, $50 acres Pension agencies have been
eoPened in North Carolina, and at New Orleans
STATISTICS OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. Delmar, director Of the Bureau of Statistics
as nearly completed the most useful statistical
'ork ever compiled in this country. It emb; ,ses
courhte statements OF our national statistius OF
very description territory, population, mobiliza-
ION, and dinter-communication, Industries finances
rmy, navy, and sociology. Under direction OF a
hls bureau, only two months established the I,
nnual report on commerce and navigation hith- =,
rto nom one to two years behind, will this wear
o ready in time. Next week Mr. Delmar will COM
hence the publication Of q monthly report of COM
aerce and navigation. q
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL O
BALTIMORE, November 25.-some weeks since, II
case before the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel II
ounty, Judge Magruder refused to allow the evil te
ence OF colored woman to be received stating
nat, according to the laws of Maryland no negro
ouid testify In any case where one Of the parties
} the suit was white person. He also declared d.
Int the Civil Rights Bill was unconstitutional. tr
n Saturday he was taken before United States Il
commissioner Brooks, on the charge of VIOLATING %
10 provisions OF this aot. He declined an examf, =
alton, and gave bond to await the action of The &C
nlted States Grand Jury, in December It Ia in ii
nded TO make this case test question as to tho ia
,nsttutionaty Of the Civil Rights Bill rs Judge te
ilcs decision will be appealed from and the case :,
ken to tho Supreme Court. At a.
From Europe. ve
Tho steamer Ge,mania, from SOUTHAMPTON VI
ovember 14th, arrived at New York on Sunday. In
OF THE RIdsDAq-sPEECu OF
KING CHRISTIAN. ar
The Danish Rigsdad WAS opened ON the 12lb In
81; by King Christian in person. His Majesty
ad spoech from tho throne in which he said. -
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