The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-04

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HOW MATTERS STAND POLITICALLY.
WASHINGTON, February 2s-Up to this writing
mid-day-the President has not sent in his veto O
the Southern Military Bill. That the Executive
objections will be surely forthcoming, nc one II
Congress seems to doubt It is averred that man!
Democratic members have already had sight at
and knowledge of, the tenor Of the vetoing mes
sage, and have come away from the White House
reconciled to allowing Mr.. JoHNsoN's demurrer tt
the Bill to take it's course toward the inevitable
over-rule of the majority.
There is however, one line Of mannuVrs which
tho Democrats refused to forego, despite the de-
precation of his Excellency, and that encompassed
in deliberate purpose to JJilib,ester in the House
upon the passage Of the Bill over the veto, should
the return of the latter be delayed SO late as Sat
urday next. In that event continuous session
until Monday noon and the end Of the seth Con-
gress will surely take place, diatory motions being
the order night and day during the period that a
vote upon the measure may be STAYED off until too
late.
It may be that all this proposed line Of action
will have fallen to the ground even before this let
ter is posted by reason Of the reception Of the veto
in both Houses; ibut even should that event trans
pire and take all the foregoing wind from my epis-
tolary sail, have yet in reserve bit Of cotempo
raneous history in reference to the Military Bill
which, though it may never be verified by action
thereon, should sh have place in theannals OF
Congress: onal conspiracy. It is more than proba-
ble that should our minority Spartans endeavor to
dispute the pass Of the military measure, that q
coup de eat will be perpetrate. by the other side,
which, though unheard of in the line Of justihable
Legislative craft, will if attempted succeed beyond
o peradventure. This revolutionary idea. will be
upon the Speakers own suggestion, as I happen
personally to know, and therefore cannot fail If
once determinedly entertained. Tie plot, like NIL
usrpations, is of the simplest and most dishonor
able conception and will be carried out as follows
Suppose, on Saturday next, the veto having
been read in the House, immediate consideration
of the same is asked, and likely to be deferred in
definitely by "flibustering" or dilntory motions
upon the part of, the Democrats. In the midst Of
this initiation Of the process to postpone, Radi-
cal member will raise point Of order upon the
motion, and being overruled by the
Speaker, will thereupon appeal from the decision
of the Chair, and by carrying the matter to an um-
pire of his fellows, will be sustained, and 80 Of
course will hold the floor to put whatever motion
IN the interest of the Bill that he sees fit. Nothing
of this character has ever been attempted in the
House in all the record Of proGacted exercise Of
parliamentary tactics to check or defeat legisla-
tion. Nor can it at this time be perpetrated with
out prodigious outburst from the minority and q
storm Of passion which I dislike to think of. I
am minded in this regard Of one or two form er
occasions wherein it seemed that the Speaker
trided with the rights Of the minority, and which
evoked from such Of its leaders as ELDRDeE, LIZ
BLOND, and RANDALL, flashes Of anger and protest
so vehement and courageous that even his
speakership, Mr. SCHUYLER CoLFAx, quailed and re-
canted in almost the same moment and breath
that had pronounced the offensive ruling Of the
Chair.
oUARRE1LNa OVER THE 'tBoNE."
The Senate grew very heated last evening while
having under consideration the "0mnibus" Bill, as
it is called, or the Miscellaneous Appropriation
Bill, rs it really is. The clause that evoked the
iveliest outburst OF Radical indignation was that
providing for the payment Of those assessors and
collectors Of internal revenue in the South whom
Secretary McCuLLocH had deemed it polite to ap-
point, Notwithstanding thoy could not subscribe to
the iron-clad oath. Both CHANDLER and SUMNER
waxed loud and furious in their respective styles Of
oratorical mpetuosity, but it was reserved for the
former to utter the fercest inyectve and make the
chief 'ssensation" of the hour. CHANDLER was evi-
IDENTIFY laboring under white heat Of an overdose
of the spr.tus teamenti, and blazed away until he
became livid and quenched for want Of breath to
fan the fame Of his passion. What he said, being
a madman, it matters little. Suffice it that Score
tary McCu1looH was villnin-a odd villain
and one whose abilities as to finance were rated so
low by the Senator that he could never be induced
to givg the Treasury Minister the lowest place in
his banking house in Detroit supposing that the
former should become so reduced in pocket as to
need that slight consideration at the hands Of the
Senator.
From the Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr.. CHAND-
1En paid his disrespects to other gentlemen,
and among them Hon. DANL. VOORHEES,, whom it
Will be remembered administered to CHANDLER q
sound drubbing during one Of the early years Of
the war; for some one of the latters insulting COM
ON to speak in this wise, he finally subsidized
with the insinuation that Mr.. VOORHEES, is secret
agent of the Treasury Department, and one Of the
Secretary's closest advisers.
Setting aside tho fact, Of which am morally sure
that second castgation is in store for the reckless
CHANDLER, from the same hand that fogged him
BEFORE and that, having recovered from his tenn
porary and artifcially stimulated courage, he e1-
poets the repetition with no little fear and trem-
bling. Ihave word to add Of the rejoinder to
both SUMNER and CHANDLER.
FEssENDEN is by all odds the coolest debater,
as we'll as the most implacable hater, that has a
place on the floor Of the Senate. Nothing Of hum
bug himself, he despisos the immaculate Senator
from Massachusetts no less than the Incorporate
speeches of CHANDLER, and he addressed himself
to the personality Of each upon this occasion with
all the sting that flows so readily from his lips.
The rebuke was administered in tones scarcely above
the conversational and yet penetrated to the very
core of CHANDLER's befuddled faculties, and left
him amazed and chagrined with sudden fear that
punishment would not stop here. SUMNER, after
an Intellectual effort to appear unconcerned and
smile at his grief, skunk by degrees into the re-
cesses of his chair, and, with screened face, SAT
motionless.
The whole scene was in perfect accord with the
idea not long since advanced by Southern editor
in analyzing the status of Reconstruction, wherein
the writer counted Congress as the dogs in the
manger, with the impassive South being fought
over as the bone. However, the " bone' has VOL
the day, this morning, so far as the appropriation
in question was commemorative Senatorial mastltI
having abandoned tho scramble to despoil th'
Southern assessors and collectors of their pay
and left such barlers as CHANDLER and SUMNER tt
bemoan the result as they please.
The Radicals hercabout are beginning to mani
fest alarm least SURRArT should be released within
the next few days. by proving an aibi to the salts
faction OF the sitting Judge. Their pretended up
prehensions are coupled with hopes that the mil,
tary will conclude to take the prisoner under it