The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-02-14

tlni HSct tilIu lidit Ga tiic CuuHtly g,
and ignores The authority Of the Su-
rrcmc Court. We understands that
this measure, which seeks to transfer
millions of people from civil to mar
tial jurisdiction, is to be rushed
through, under party tactics, oftcr'a
single hours debate. WHO says
this is not free aid enlightened ia
tion.-Nat. Rep., It'll.
WAsH1NcroE, February l.-It-is
cviiicntto any one at present watch
ing national affairs in Washington,
that events are ripclling which will
prcciptatc either this week or next
certainly within the fortnisht-a
grand dcuouemcnt in some one of the
.conspiracies and countcr-cfiorts of the
day. The long impending disscnsions
in the Radical ranks has at length
become so palpablc and outsrokcn
among the leaders that even the lay
figures of the party no longer attempt
to conceal the fact. In the matter Of
reconstruction, Thad. Stevens isagon-
lied at the thought that barely four
weeks remain in which to perfect some
method Of restoration that will res
tore the waning unanimity Of thc
party. Beaten both last session and
this in his own propositions for accom-
plishing something tangible i'll the
shape of a Congressional policy.
cold Thad.' now stands thoroughly
humbled, and possessed Of all absorb
ing anxiety of reaching conclusion,
without regard to who claims its pa
tcrnity among. the rival leaders that
surround him. He understands that,
unless something is effected and put
forth definitely to the world, his
leadership OF. the Thil'ty-ninth Con-
grcss will be declared failure, and
his chances of maintaining such SUI
prcmacy in the next Congress be
scattered to the winds. It is this
realization that ycstcrday;led him to
declare upon the rc-assembling Of the
Joint Committee, On Reconstruction,
over Which he was called to: preside,
that he would accept any plan or bill
devised by any creature of the cenl-
mittce, and upon which they. $wo,lld
make Il bold Jealous endorsement
Even this concession, or rather ap-
peal, reused no interest in the COM
,rnittcc. which, after.a half hours talk,
adjourned until: Wednesday. next:
Between Bingham and, Butler cold
q z: very sIgcIy concludes ti11sitz
sis.. going to>haVe a desperate conten-
Stion in maintaining anythinglike his
present mastery over this Weak and
Iangpid Congress. Bingham has
already fairly tanquished him on his
own ground in defeating the Enabling
:Actbefore the House a week ago,
,and,y though the former does not as
Yet essay to institute any legislation
touching reconstruction himself, yet
Having held Stevens at bay for the
brief residue Of the; present. session, it
SIS hardly probable that he %;ill. failto
take the iinitiatiye when the: muster
ing Of the. Fortieth ongress results
in placing his opponent still further
oSt ofsthe pale:of sputed potency.
pHSsuaRr99 alflEs yesterday,
il #iT#al'sfgto sstexen rs 5 s gainst; press
ing rn;?, used tile. following Ian
,.;ia%2: :; !:ehcve &hat az aaysor two
devoted i" tic $nbjcefsf reeonstr'c-
i;o1 oi Be G.Yy,rnment sfill bring US
70 salH:;rn il, which We shall agree,
ia ;...!!;:.., lie two i!oRscs shall agree,
aI:,l ii which :Ie pr"ple of the coun-
t,y will S,:@;;:in W, and in which the
President will give u* his support. "
T!ti$:j~y"I. ::;::cs ";sct0 yaTicus,specu-
la3irn*. 1t is un:i"i:;tnn,i, hnwever,
t!:at I.":"i;S w2s frequently III colm-
::rI wi;!i ,;;ra::..rM2rs recently here,
and t!;u; IL iHvnrs their proposed
, policy. Banks iMti!natcd that any
Congressional policy would be futile
! il operation + opposed jy the E:rc"-
tive. Wr riiIS: have laws iii wlric!
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