The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-12
The Proposed Compromise Between Con
0ress and the President.

From the Nep YORK Herald, Of Wednesday, October o.
Our Washington correspondence states that
strong effort will be made at the next meeting or
Congress to harmoniZe matters between the two
contendlng branches OF the Government that u
| Congressional Committee will be appointed TO
wait upon the President for the purpose OF ascor
tanning whist his views arc with reference to re-
construction and if he has any plans to sublnit
1t is scarcely possible that such plan is under
serious consideration. The Congress OF the peo-
pie, by doing this, would virtually acknowledge
that all their efforts to restore order to the dis.
tracted Southern States have been abortiye. and
that now penten. for their nefficency they
are willing to acknowledge their mistake be-
fore the President, and ask tor whatever he
NAV choose to dictate. This is not human ma
lure and certainly little in accordance with
the spirit which Congress has heretofore mann
fested Much less would we see it established as
II principle that the representatives of the people
should as a branch OF The Government, be brought
to terms by any OF It's other branches for that
would be subverslye OF AT onr repubicanism. We
may have, by peaceablc revolution agreed to by
the people one branch overruled by the other Two
divisions Of the Government. We cannot, how
ever, look quietly on and see any one division
brought to terms by another. Neither Congress
nor the President have, up to the present time,
dono ANYTHING but what they have right to do.
| The curb is the Supreme Court and This has not
been brought into action.
| Doubtless Congress, watching the political
changes that are assuming a less radical form In
all the States see the necessity Of accommodating
| themselves to the demands OF the people, and are
disposed to narrow the breech which separates
them from the President; but it will not be done
in the way already suggested. 1t must bo effected
in manner worthy the dignity of The Legislature
of great people. The President, however, if lie
has a reconstruction policy, need net be asked t6
present ii; for it is in his power by u
message in proper form, to state his policy, and
Congress may then act upon it i'll the regularly
| tablished manner.
The political condition OF Virginia, as shown by
our correspondence, must have its inhuence-it is
anything but encouraging to the ultra Radicals.
Although the negroes carried majority in the
State convention il was by counting the State by
districts The returns now show white majority
| of IL 65S votes These will undoubtedly be con-
servatve or Of that party which desire return to
peace and prosperity rather than the handling OF
| political power In view Of the condition OF Vir-
ginia, it is evident that tue Radicals cannot count
too certainly upon the power of the black element
in the South, especially when We see the opposi-
ton which healthy reaction is bringing to the
| front. The President and Congress must plainly
see that the people are beginning to take up the
| question which their rulers have been unable to
settle II the Executive aud Congressional powers
can read the handwriting oD the wall let them
harmonize We're either to bow completely to the
authority Of the other it would be the worst phase
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