The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-16


The statement which was sent eff last
night, North and West, that Gen. Grant an
proved the message of the President yetoing
the Franchise billfor this District, is without
foundation. Gen. Grant was present on Fri.
day last when the message was read in Cab.
met, but not being called on to express his
views in regard to it of course he said moth.
ing about it. If the President had asked
for his views he would have given them
without reserve. When the Arkansas dele
cation called upon him, he told them to 90
home and adopt the Constitut Onal Amend.
ment immediately, and after they had done
that to pass bill giving suffrage to all per-
sons without regard to color He has used
similar language to Others from the Rebel
States within the last six weeks
A delegation of loyal Arkansas men, com.
posed OF V. Dell, James NJ johnson, and NJ
L. Stevenson, arrived here to-day. They
represent the sentiments'of 10000 of the I'm
ion men OF Arkansas, and were chosen bv
the several Union Leagues and other loyaI
organizations throughout the State as the
bearers of a memorial to Congress, setting
forth the sentiments of their constituents
and to endeavor to obtain such action for
the loyal people as the crisis demands. At
ter the preamble,t the memorial asks that Con-
gress may declare the unrecognized Govern
ment of the State of Arkansas, as at present
existing, abolished, and no effect. Second i:
To confer upon the loyal people of this State
and such other persons as may be deemed
worthy, the authority to reorganize State
government upon basis which shall insure
to all citizens the full enjoyment of their
rights and privileges granted by the Consti-
tuition OF the United States. Third That
Congress shall declare the 26 States now rep
resented as entitled to .legislate for the
whole country, by force of arms. until such
time as the unrepresented States shall have
complied with the conditions precedent to
their admission Fourth To declare, in ae-
cordance with the previous request, the pen
ding Constitutional Amendment ratified by
a sufficient number of States, and therefore a
part and parcel IF the Constitution of the
United States. Fifth That Congress will,
as far as practicable, extend to all loyal men
the right of sugrage, without distinction
of color, except the Indians not taxed. The
will be presented in the House to-
morrowby Judge Kelley. The delegation
will remain here for several days.
The Special Committee on the New-Or-
leans Riots completed its labors in that city
on Thursday loon last, and adjourned to
Washington. The members of the Commit
tee, with the exception of Mr.. Boyer of
Pennsylvania, the Secretary, the Sergeant-at-
Arms, and the reporters, left home on Thurs
day night. ABORTION ofthe company reach
ed Washington on this mornings train.
Messrs Eliot and Shellabarger will make q
flying visit to their families before returning
here They are, however, expected back on
the 10th inst. The Committee was in session
at New Orleans from Saturday, Dec. %, to
Thursday, Jan. 8, inclusive. Its sessions
were held every day, Sundays only excepted,
thus continuing over the holydays. The
Committee sat from 81 a. m. each day, with
an intermission of one and half hours for
dinner, their sitting thus averaging II hours
per day. About IT'S witnesses were exam
ined, some of them to the extent of three or
four hours each. Very many Inequalities
from corporate bodies, companies. steam
boats, railroads, places of amusement, &C.,
were generously proffered but politely de-
clined in every instance, as the duties of the
Committee, if other reasons were lacking,
NCtC SuCI 40 w duOio HO tiluC III dtuCLiliCS.
Nothing has transpired as to the Commit
tees deliberations, and the report will not
be submitted to Congress before the latter
part of next week.
Mr.. Ashley's impeachment resolutions are
as follows
Mr.. Ashley Ohio II send to the Clerks
desk charges and specifications, which l ask
to read, as follows:
Il do inpeach Andrew johnson, Vice
President and acting President Of the Uni
ted States, of high crimes and misdemcan-
Ors.
II charge him with usurpation of power
and violation of law. in that he has corrupt
ly abused the appointing power. In that he
has corruptly disposed of the public proper
ty of the United States In that he has cor
ruptly interferred in elections, and commit
ted acts, and conspired with Others to COM
NIT acts which, in contemplation of the Con-
stitution are high crimes and misdemean-
Ors" Therefore, be it
Resolced, That the Committee on the Ju
dietary he and they are hereby authorized,
to inquire into the official conduct of An
drew johnson, Vice-President, discharging
the power and duties of President of the Uni
ted States, and to report to this House wheth
or, in their opinion, the said Andrew john
son, while in said Office, has been guilty of
acts which were designed or calculated to
overthrow, subvert or corrupt the Govern
ment of the United States, or any Depart
, ment or officer thereof, and whether the said
|, Andrew johnson has been guilty of any act,
or has conspired with Others to do acts which
in contemplation of the Constitution, are
high crimes and misdemeanors requiring the
interpositiOn of the constitutional powers of
the House and that said Committee have
power to send for pesons and papers and TO
administer the customary oaths to witnesses.
The resolutions were adopted by vote of
107 to 80. Absent or not voting, As, a large
majority of whom are Republicans.
On the 9th, the bill to admit Nebraska,
and also the bill to admit Colorado, were la
ken up in the Senate and passed, with the
condition imposed that no distinction shall
be made in their Constitutions on account Of
color. $3.50. ...... .......
Mr.. Washburn, of Indiana, stated in the
House Of Representatives on Saturday that
a Confederate Encouragement had recently
recovered in Indiana $25, 600 damages against
the soldiers who had captured him.
Report Of the Tobacco Market.
TOBACCO EXCHANGE, SuocKoE SLIP
| AsrAi RICHMOND, Jan. 9. 1867.
| Our market opened quite animated this morn
| ing, and the offerings were taken freely by tho
! trade at good prices ~ .tn'a fa5'as'
Below we give the transactions ; hogshesis
mr. 0aNo mad and coId Toll
/ New iugs, common, at q 50 to s. so; new Tugs
| good, at 80 to 81; new heat, common, at 81 to IS
new leaf, good, at 50 to SIS; new fancy, com
mon, at SIS to SIS; new fancy, good, at $50 t.