The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-16
Our Washington Letter.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF 14.s DAILY NEWS
IMPEACHMENT.

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lsrho1Ah CORRESPONDENCE OF 14.s DAILY NEWS.
npEAcua1ENT
WASHINGTON, January 12.-Tho Impeachment
mas taken definite shape since NV last letter q,
'i's SUBJECT to THE NEWS, and the inouisition mn
~" oe considered duly inauguratod under auspi
GUS auiy hadlcal Tho first act Of the comr,ittet
was 70 havc sort of informal talk over the Who'll,
matoer, to which ASHLEY, the mover Of the i'm
peachment resolution now before them. was in
| 'lted- MIR. RoaERs, tho sole Democrat on the COM
nnttco received no intmation that there was to be
conference OF this character and therefore. failed
put Id an appearance. This nitial discrssion II
Io question OF prosecuting the Executive elicited
alact That every old congressional observer had
noaf nueauy ~ surmsed VIZ; that ASHLEY was without
submitted: This in nowise SURPRISE 70 1Ie j,ia
partisan friends on the committee, who have
Known, throughout, of his cntro irresponsibiiitv'
and want of even mental capacity in the connct =;
!csls!aton. The talk that cnsued finallv ras1,Ita
nr tbren of tha to make pretenco Of appoint
sctts, Wilson, OF Iowa, and Williams, of Pennsvlva-
nla-to act MS subcommittee for the exclusive
Johnson. This is simply a7sso wierehv = ;a new
posed to Keep Mr. Rogers the Democratic mem,
cop m nee Of the and in
fully posted and allied With the proeresa Of ~ Nv;
,esegaiIon as though they belonged to the trio
s!eofs OF TINS star chamber exnina ton Up to fhis
tune the Judiciary Committee have held dailv mcct
,nss, out Without taking any testimony in the pre-
ney the publisher Of the Chronicle u a. mo; a W. For
the secret seances Of tho committee His SUI uEs! g
ang any o%ereeaey Ssy for getting suit
during the progress Of the famous Forrest divorce
to summons. e-~''' 80
1t 1s but fsr 20 say that the majority OF Radicals
IN either wing OF the Capitol scout the idea Of i'm
Peschment pea! With the utmost derision-rot from
tha Adj pic&ro 1>..l
from ready understanding that in the institution
OF such course OF procedure lies the certain
johnson, I do not think he loses any Of his night
~ repose because Of the inception of this farce:
and SO Tar as his own course was to apply to such
an eIlgency, that has been determined months
ago. when the atmosphere was less rife with Radi-
cal denunciation tina now. have known, almost
from the first, what that determination has been
and apprehend that in the actual visitation oP |
the crisis there can be no harm in divulging the |
foundation upon which it rests. Once summoned
Will roturn message in writing, addressed to |
Congr ss. IN which he will proclaim first, to tho
House: Il deny the validity of your indictment,
insufficient for it's preferment." A, d to the Sen
ate: Il refuse your panel; it is lacking in the
lepriyes your body Of the scnblance Of right to
constitute a jury for tho impeachment of the hum
Dlest seryant of the Govern. .aont." If this Con-
aim; and from those that understand the Presi-
1ent's will in action conforming to previously ex-
pressed conviction it is easy to see that he will
md that if such policy is meditated and attempt
I'd, 1t would precipitate o bloody collision in the
,ery streets re- Of IT. the Capital and mayhap at the
or this 2 I think not. '--'"~'
c1E NATIONAL BANKs-CHAsE AND THE PRESIDENCY. |
The National Banks get more and more ont Of
aumor, and distrustful of Secretary McCullocn
. means of hedging themselves from any possible
uture reverses that may transpire to their inter
.sts by too rigid enforcement OF the pains and
Banking Law. Secretary McCuliocl is not dispos ed
@ look very leniently upon the palpable evasions
d of the law that are from time to time reported by
provisions of the Law for the regulation of National
Banks, Is one requiring each bank to keep CON
7tantiy on q deRost POST sum n legal tenders equal
two-thirds ct the banks, by their. own monthly
statements to the Comptroller, are not complying
With this provision, and the other third has hit
their vaults III the shape of compound interest
notes, multiplying their principals at the rate Of
to run Originally, there was about one hun rs
dred and forty-fve millions Of these notes ia
aned sue fst IN = payment Of employees
cred up and boarded eventually by every bSToker SS
who could lay his hands upon them sixty mil
and what troubles the seereaTy Sec o tic ffG
the prospect Of having a preponderancc of this |
one hundred and fortS-dve millions presented d to
with an interest that has grown monstrously du-
ring r five years war There is Bill now before
these compound interest notes for redemption in /
common legal tenders, and this is cause Of ner-
vousness to the banks. In extremity like this,
it is natural that the banks should cast about |
them for tho means of averting such disagreeablo |
in the future; and this seems lately
to have been satisfactorily and almost unanimous
Justice Chase to the next Presidency. The iatter;s
administration OF the affairs of the treasury was |
Of the most favorable character to the banks,
and thus believe that in his elevation to the Presi,
dency, minister Of the finances would be tolera-
ted in his Cabinet who did not favor and overlook
tional Banks will Be found to be most powerful owe
and interested combination in the canvassing for
tho next Republican nomination to the Presidency;
and already so well is this understood that it has
come to be matter OF open reference with Chase
and his friends, who aver that they can have ten
millions Of dollars to carry the nomination with, as
Banks all through the North.
ANNIVERSARY BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
The banquet given by the Democratic Central
Committee in this CITY, on the 9Th, in honor Of the
ann anniversary Of the Battle Of New Orleans vas
presence, there was also very distinguished at-
tendance OF conservative celebrities. The speeches
were particularly eloquent Senator Dooittle
speaking as have never heard him speak before.
and Senator Hendricks outdoing even the best of
the very handsome Elf ,rts we have had from him
pen to lnow, was earnestly demonstrated with bv
several weakened friends against the propriety
OF appearing at Democratic banquet affirmin9
that it would only infams Congress. Mr. Johnsonn
drily remarked that it was unfortunate that Con-
gress was so infammable, and ordered his car
riage. n.&
AN IMMEDIATE APPLICATION OF TIE NEGRO suF-
& FRAGE EXPERIMENT.
Congress having instituted the law Of impartial
suffrage, is in great haste to note how it will
operate To this end the House propose passing
g resolution next week. providing for general
election to Offices, whose present incuInbents'
terms do not expir until next spring-the election
to be held at once. The Radicals are makinp
arrangements to call out large negro vote and
already have canvassed the by-ways and hedges
In search and admonition Of their sooty brethren,
THE BEAU MONDE.
Receptions among the high dignitaries Of the
Capital arc ow all the Ego" General Grant led
of in very brilliant affair on tWednesday nieht
and the Cabinet Ministers have respectively done
likewise during the several nights since. I
Georgia Items.
PERsoNAL.-We met yesterday Ia tho G~.,erior
Court room quito a number OF Georglars whom
the people delight to honor. His Excenency Gov
ernor Jenkins, Hon. A. a. Stephens, Hon. B. II.
Hill, Hon. n. V. Johnson and Hon. n. W. billiard.
Each and all Of these gentlemen seemed in the
enjoyment Of excellent health, and were present
on professional business.
h. [Augusta Consti1,tioaalist.
Vi SAD CAsUALry.-A friend informs us that on
Sunday afternoon, between two and three O'Clock,
while Mr.. Reorden AMI wife were walking from
the Village of Graniteville, United States cavalry