The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-12-18
FEoM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December IA.
A mixed delegation from Vrginia, North and
South Carolina, visited Stevens yesterday, when
the following was elected: Stevens regarded the
impeachment failure IN evidence of fckleness Of
public opinion. The Virginia delegate said the
impeachment failure would work seriously against
reconstruction. Stevens remarked that it could
not fail to be otherwise, and mutual regrets were
exchanged. The North Carolina negro (lIarrisl
said they would get along very well. The North
ern whites were more frightened about negro suf-
frage than the Southern whites. Gov. Holden was
the life blood of the Republican party of North
Carolina The Virginia delegate represented that
the condition critical, and unless Congress
came 10 the relief of the suffering colored and white
Unioniss, il would be terrible. Stevens favored
the repeal of the clause requiring majority of the
registered voters. The delegation thought that
would do; but suggested law empowering the
Conventions already called to establish provisional
governments Immediately; then, If the Constu-
tions were defeated, they would have at least loyal
State officers Stevens said he had drawn up
bill with two or three beneficial provisions One
was to leave to a majority to affirm or reject the
Constitution; another, that The present Conven-
lions SHALL as independent bodies, establish Gov
ernmcnts in lieu of District Commanders, ms soon
as Constitutions were ready for submission to Con-
gress The delegation approved this. Stevens in
ouired whether the old masters would bo able to
seducc the negroes from voting properly. Harris
replied that the negroes were dependent on their
old mas ers for their daily bread There was dan
ger, but Harris hoped the negroes were capable OF
enduring great privalions. The Virginia delegate,
Cook (colored, said Harris remarks applied to
his district 500 in Richmond lost places. Ste
vens hoped the whole Southern vote would be cast
for the Republican party; this would elect Re-
publican President, and assure triumphant recon-
sruction.
Stanton is to have full hearing before the Senate
Military Committee to meet the Presidents
charges.
In addition to the $685. 600 already appropriated,
81 200 900 more is asked for, to cover reconstruc-
tion expenses to date.
The correspondent Of the New York Times has
the following:
Another veto may soon he expected from the
President The House to-day passed for the Sec
oni time the bill TO strike out the word ''whitc"
from the laws of this District regulating the selec
ton of jurors, leaving colored taxpayers equally
eligible with white. This bill passed both branches
of Congress in July last, but was subjected to
pocket veto by the President. Should Congress
take its usual holiday recess it will again Share
like fate.
We make he following extract from the cores
pondencc of the Baltimore Gazette:
Since the rebellion the Northern politicians seem
10 have learned much respecting the habits and
customs of the negro population of the South, and
many of these habits involve serious difficulties on
the part Of the Radical Managers in regulating and
controlling the negro vote. During the process Of
registration thousands of names were assumed by
negroes, who found it afterwards difficult to re-
member them. This led to much confusion and
something of morlifying erpose during the voting
| on the question of calling State Constitutional
Conventions. But the most difficult problem for
the Radical managers 10 solve is how they can
make available negro vote after Christmas. They
| have ascerlancG the fact TINT ut Christmas the
| Southern negroes from instinct or habit, change
locality and bec0Tc so scattered that it will be
next to impossible TO identify them on the rcgistra-
tion lists, and hence serious fears entertained
us TO the resul: of the vote on the adoption rail-
fcation Of the several constitutions when submitted
20 the people. All things may be ordered for the
best, and this well known propensity of the Afri
can to change his residence at Christmas, ruay be
the means OF defeating the whole Congressional
scheme Of fastening negro government upon ten
States OF the Union. a delegation from Alabama
was here few days since in consultation with
Schcnck's committee, and The opinion given
that the Alabama Constitution would be lost unless
the election postponed sufficiently long after
! Christmas TO allow tie Bureau agents to hunt up
the scattered freedmen and identify them regis
tered voters.