The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-02-06
Washington News and Gossip.
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WHAT NEXT AND NEXT
II The bill prohibiting persons engaged
in the Rebellion" from pracliciug in the
Supreme Court should receive the sanction
of .twodhirds Of both Houses, and the Su
preme Court should declare it to be un,
constitutional, and therefore refuse 10
comply With its requirements (which will
doubtless be the, case,) there can be now
no longer a doubt but that Congress at
its next session would resort to impeach.
ment of the judges, simultaneously with
q similar process against the Executive
The naked power Of the House to i'm
peach, and the Senate TO try Executive
and Judicial officers 10 relied upon as au.
thority enough by the revoiutionists to
anoihilats the balances O! the Constitu
tion. and usurp. the whole power Of the
country.-Baitimore Gazette. .
RADICAL OPINION OF RENEGADE SOUTH.
This Radicals. in private conversation,
do not hssitats to express their contempt
for men Of Southern birth who are hang
ing to :heir skirts for place sod pIundsr.
| heard avery prominent one the other
day affirm, with 40 oath not quite proper
TO be repested TO Gears polite" that he
would sooner touch pitch than the hand
Of Bond, your recrsaut Judge. The com.
plimsnt Was paid in the way Of assigning
reasons for refusing to be introduced to
the Judge" upon bis recent visit here.
ut is ooe OF the most offensive necessities
Of party" the same gentleman, "that
men capable Of .be,rsying their section.
their fellow townsmen, their neighbors,
their very flesh and blood. Tor mere office
and its emoluments, should. TO advance
party ends, re permitted to coutaninals
the society Of gentlemen.
Baltimore Gazette.
NEW MOVEMENT IN THE SOUTH.
1t is believed that Gov. Orr 10 now. en-,
gagged with other Soutterners in trying 10
induce the people OF the South 10 profier
impartial suffrage, coupled with a sub
stantial adoption of the new amendm
to the National Constitution. II is very
evident that the temper Of Congress has
at last taught the Southern leaders that
their greatest danger will be in further
reliance upon Andrew Johnson.
Forney's Press.
GOVERNOR ORR.
The sisIt Of Governor Orr, Of Sou,S
Carolina, and several other prominent
Southern gentlemen to the metropolis has
revived speculation as to compromises -
| am fsr from thinking that the Radical
leaders could be induced 10 favor any
practical plan OF settling the difficulties
which now distract the codotry. Their
purpose. are widely different. Every act
and word Of theirs pointedly exhibit rath'
er firm detespinatio to interpose every
obstacle in the way ofa peaceful! solution
OF the existing embarrassed sectional 70
lations. There can be no doubt, however,
OF the great anxiety OF the South that
perfect Union and harmony should he re-.
stored to the whole country, nor that they
would be willing TO sacrifice much to
bring about so desirable result. Il will
be recollectsd that Judge Chase, in .
speech he made in PhiIadslphia some
months ago fsvoring the adoption Of the
famous "Constitui ional amsndme en- "sup.
gssted the propriety Of some offer BY the
South, and that about the same time he
proposed to the President a plan Of ad
justmsnt based upon the propositions con
tainsd in that amendment, with the sub
stitution OF impartial suffrage for the
second and third sections. ! understand
tha, gentlemen now here. who are known
TO have the Confidence Of the great body
Of the Southern people, represent tha.
this proposition Of the Chief Justice would
be cbeerfully accepted in any form which
Congress should prescribe; or rather
which embraced an additional coucss
stony that the South would accept ~ the
condition Of universal amnsstr and un.
restricted representation, impartial suf
rage and representation according TO .hs
voting population. I mention these facts,
not in the belief that any practical result
is 10 the slightest degree probable. bu,
merely TO show tho people Of the North
the true attitude OF the South, so that
they mayscontrast il with the revolution
ary programme oil the Dsstruc,iyes.
Baltimore Gazette.