The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-21
Our Washington Letter.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DAILY NEWS.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PULSE.

WASHINGTON, January 1G-The word and atti-
tude of Congress this week past betokens to an
everyday observer o growing nervousness and
excitability among the Radicals. They would
ncycr confess tint the abrupt precipitation OF the
impeachment question by the nonentities of their
Eparty had served to ombarrass or annoy thonl but
it is easy to see that all their unrest hinges upon
that very fact. They, or the majority Of the House.
understand and privately deprecato the least adj
vance in This proposed onslaught upon the ProsI-
DON'T but in open session they dare not refuse the
issue, and SO listen without demur to such wild
and irresponsible charges as came from Ben. Loan,
of Missouri, on Monday last, to tho effect that An
drew johnson was pr1vy to the plot to assassnate
Lincoln, and in his reconstruction project affected
to pay price for the crime which secured his ele-
va,ion to the Presidency. The advocates Of expo
diecy listen to this sort of raving with what as
fully in their hearts, and they labor under a con-
tinual nightmare Of apprehension that the country
will some fine day utter most peremptory protest
against this trilng with the elements OF revolution
and jeopardy of Government credit
You have already noted that fre-twcntios have
had tumble i'll Europe upon the reception of The inl-
pcachrnent news and the later fact that many foreign
brokers have given notice. by cable to their prlil-
cipals in this country that they deem it advisable
to return. by earliest steamers the great bulk OF
American securities they have on hand, in order to
prevent their fall from out of the range of safe IN
ycstmcnt. This intimatlon has unsettled the Hadl,
cal Congressman more than anything that could
otherwise have occurred. AS was candidly re-
marked to me but yesterday by Senator Of ex-
treme Republican procllvities, and, moreover,
hailing from New England: s'If the people of this
country get an inkling that the wealth they hold is
being rendered unstable at home, Or IN IT'S repre-.
Congress, tho political life of either is ended on
the instant. If the people OF the North had had
but the slightest conception at the outset OF tins
rebellion that the cost of supprcssing it would
thrco thousand millions Of dollars, the Confedera,
CIV might have departed in peace, and there would
have been few to say it naY." Though allied to
the erring side of tho worlds politics. am IN
clined to think, from the import Of my honorable
friends remark, that he is not altogether without
the veraclty of an oracle, and certainly no false
prophet as to what constitutes tho governing
nerve OF popular judgment among the nation oi
treasure reapers at the North.
THE OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES OF THE PRESIDENTS
CABINET REpoUNDINd AGAINST HIMSELF.
Mr.. johnson has steadily ignored the demand of
the country for the dismissal of Secretary Stanton
from the War Department and the Cabinet, and
now comes retributon, as yet underlined, for that
persistent overruling OF the sentiment OF tho peo-
ple. In casting about for witnesses to depose In
the matter of impeachment, tho House Judiciary
Committee have Subpenaed Mr.. Stanton to throw
into the general aggregation of testimony against
tho Executive III compiling with this later SUM-
mons, tile War Minister will have made his second
appearance before the Committee within q week;
the first time unbidden, and accompanied by his
fright bowor," Judgc-Advocate Holt. This inter
view was accomplished with great privacy at the
time. and from the subsequent summons OF Stan
ton to appear before the Committee, who can
doubt that the preceding council was % suggest
Secretary was willing and anxious to give: very
pregnant commentary upon Executive obstinacy,
and q most fitting method OF teaching MIR. John.
son that it is well to pay tile most earnest heed to
popular remonstrance to the perpotration of sin
against himself.