The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23

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Mr.. Stevens bill to re-organlze tie South
ern States will no doubt come up this week
for further consideration. A number of MEM
bers Of the House are expected 70 speak
upon it. The bin is certain of large
majority, if not two-thirds of the present
Congress.
The tenure of office bill was taken up in
the Senate on the 18th, and passed, yeas 30,
nays 2. Mr.. Sumner spoke in severe terms
of the President, and Mr.. Reverdy johnson
replied. The summary of the bill in the
newspapers is not full or satisfactory. The
bill provides that certain officers shall be re-
moved by the President on certain condi-
TONS We win give the act, or the substance
oft as soon as we receive it in such form
as will render it clear to our readers.
1t is stated that Mr.. Ashley has submitted
his impeachment proposition to the South
ern Republican Association in Washington,
and that the Association voted II to 10 that
the President ought to be ilnpeached.
Bradley T. johnson, formerly of Maryland,
and Confederate General, has been admit
ted to practice in the Supreme Court under
the rule abolishing the test oath.
It is said that the English mission will be
rendered to David Dudley Field.
Gen. F. D. Scwell has been ordered to
North Carolina to report in relation to the
apprenticing of colored children by the
Courts. Gov. Worth will appoint COM
missioner to act with Sewell The commits
sion will report simultaneously to Gen. How
ard and the North Carolina legislature.
We take this occasion to say to the Presi-
dent and Gen. Howard, that when we get
loyal civil government in this State, based
on impartial suffrage, we shall have no fur
ther trouble in relation to the apprenticing
of colored children.
A gentleman of undoubted veracity, who
attended Gen. Grants reception on New
Years, says the General declared that he had
hoped the Southern people would accept the
Constitutional Amendment, and thereby set
tie the question of their readmission.
Does Gen. Grant expect those gallant Con.
federates who fought him at distance OF
hundreds of miles, in snug civil offices, to
belgrade" themselves by accepting this
amendments Does Gen. Grant know that
these leaders, who thus refuse to " degrade ,
themselves, hold that they really triumphed
in their late struggle with the United States
Fact. They have thus far dictated terms
and they expect to do so to the end.
On Wednesday John NJ. Langston, colo
red man, of Oberlin, Ohio, on motion of Rep
resentativc Garfield, was admitted to prac
tice at the bar of the Supreme Court of thu
United States. This is the second instanc,
of this kind, colored man having been adj
mitted to practice in this Court about two
years ago.
A special to the Tribune, from New Or
leans, says that forty policemen concerned il
the July riots have been arrested under til,
Civil Rights bill. on freedmens oaths.
The President has sent to the House O
Representatives mass of papers, relative Il
the July riots in New Orleans. 1t include
400 pages oftestimony taken by the investi
eating Board. The Board report says tina
it is by no means their opinion that hostilit,
to Northern Union men prevails, in the com
munity, to the extent of endangering life ant
property, prorided they refrain from freedom
Of speech on certain subjects The party tina
elected Mayor Monroe, and through him con
troll the municipal authorities, the Boart
considers Thoroughly imJued Nth spirit Q
hostility. The Board exculpates Gen. Baird
The negro procession was ill-timed and un
fortunate, but the Board fails to see any ev
idence of armed organization. The 6esiege
party was totally una,med They allude t.
the brutal treatment of the wounded an,
prisoners But for martial law and othe
military precautions unparalleled outrage
would have occurred.
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