The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-25
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun writes under date Of November %:

The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun writes under date Of November 2:
Rumors are again rife that majority Of the
Judiciary Committee win report in favor OF the
impeachmert of the President-that both Messrs.
woodbridge and Churchill havo changed opinions,
etc. This is generally credited here, but nave
reason to believe that there is no foundation n
fact for the rumors There is considerable activl-
ty among the advocates ofimpeachment, and they
are laboring diligently TO get majority IN favor OF
the adoption Of articles in the House, that the
matter NAV be sent to the Senate, and there to be
held IN ierroyem oyer Mr.. johnson, With the vew
of enforcing his prompt execution OF the recon,
struction Laws in the spirit Of the framers as well
as Of the letter Of the acts, and In the nope Pc o.
scsaso cannon ssceed m the ndcaos of tho
Sentiment on the part of the majority OF the mem
bers can be relied upon, and the Impeachment
project will end in publication OF the tesumony,
and probably vote OF censure OK MIR. Johnson,
and It is even probable that the censure resoiuuon
will fail. .,. go - .l.,,J,.
Hon. Reverdyi johnson has, added 10 his late
pamphlet on the dangers that beset the country
sn argument to prove that ths President cannos
be irapeached except for 'treason anG brloery.
and that there is no legal power in Congress %
suspend the Executive from the functlons OF his
ofiee pending trial, On the first proposition.
Senator johnson says: From the beginning OF
the Government it has been uniformly decided py
the Supreme Court that there are no COMMON law
offences prohibited. by the Constitution, excepS
such as are specially named. In the clause before
us the only Offences SO designated, are treason
and bribery.
g. right to refer to the common law for their den,
milton. But it is otherwise as to the general
terms, high crimes snd misdemesnors- These
not being specified, ynd thefe being no4cemmon-
law jurisdiction in the courts Of the Union. they
cannot take cognizsnce Of them, without statutory
authority II fhis wss not 80 the doctrine OF tae
judiciary would be palpably wrong. But II It Pc
wrong. II there may, under this clause, be crime
and misdemeapor not made 80 by statnts, tnls
is certain that there must be some law making
il so.
Nc act, therefore, which the President may do is
cause OF impeachment, unless II De treason a. or
bribery" or declared criminal by statute, or the
common law. Any other construction Wouio place
Il in the power OF the House of Representatives to
make any act Of the President. though not pro,
hibited by law and wholly innocent, CRIME ana
misdemeanor which would be to place the Presi-
dent in absolute dependence upon Congress; con-
tTary to the obvious design OF the Constitution:
The result is that the President can only be i'm
nsacbed for .streason or bribery" or for some act
made by statute high crime ana misdemeanor
ANY alleged violation of supposed duty n2P mage
q crime By statuts-any alleged violation OF party
Sealty-any use of his official patronage, which
politicians may find fault with. or which may have
proved injurious to the public INTERSTATE moi
causes of lmpeachment.
General Mowers recent general removals o'
civil officers in Louisiana meets with the dis.
approval of the President, who will probably issue
an order relieving General Mowers from command
of anv kind in the Fifth Military Distrlct, ano
assign him to duty elsewhere.
Tbe main part OF the Presidents message has
been finished and much Oft was read IN cablnet
Meeting to-day. The message will propapiy Of
nrinted in pamphlet form and mailed to the prln
cosl newspapers so as to arrive at their destlna
ron simultaneously with its reading in Congress
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
r. ia probable that during the December ses
s;on bin will be introduced, with strong proDa
bility Of its passage, providing tor postsl tele
graphic system, embracing supstan.is 40 ~" th.
senate some two years ago, and more recently ad'
vocsted by Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois, IN the
House.
1t is generally conceded that Congress I WIZ Trae re
nesj the cotton tax. The Secretary OF che trea
snrv will ON Monday send to the Senate reply Il
the resolution calling upon hlm for any facts o o
ranorts in rossesson OF the Department on tina
subject. and will enclose Q report tom Commis
sioner Wells in fsyor OF the repeal.
TREASURY REPORT.
Secretary McCulloch's Annual RePore Is COIL OIL
pleted and copy has been PreseNMfru pre- Mr IeCuoel
makes strong argument in favoring OF contlnu
ing the policy Of centraction OF the cuIrfHey, &C
cordine to the terms Of ':e- present law, al tn'
| rate of four millions of dol: rs per month
LIST OF pAnDoNED coNFEDERATEs.
Mr.. F. U. Stltt. of the Pardon Bureau, Attorne!
| Generals office, has just completed the final re
port OF individuals pardoned by the President fo
| aiding i'll the rebellion. The report embraces al
/ those pardoned in the States of Alabama, Virginia
West Virginia and and Georgia, and will be sub
| mitted to the President tomorrow.
| TIE FIFTEEN CENT NOTES.
4 1t is understood that the new fifteen cent de
nomination OF fractional currency is now ready t.
be issued, but that the delay is occasioned by {
desire to know the opinion Congress- on the sub
iect of issuing it.. It seems othat 30 far all thu
! members who have been conversed with in regar(
to it are favorable to the new denomination.