The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-03
Reports from Washington.

The Charleston Is. c. Courier of Tues
day, noticing the various newspaper reports
about South Carolina Commissioner to
Washington, says:
It appears that prior to the close of the
session CT our Legislature, which adjourned
on Friday last, large majority of the men,
bers of that body went to Washington to confer
with the President on the probability of the
State being restored to its place in the In
ion should she adopt the Constitutional
Amendment. After consulting, it was de-
cided that some good might arise from the
pursuance of such course, and one of their
number was selected for the mission. The
| gentleman selected was Col. T. Weatherby,
Senator from Marlboro District, who imme-
diately proceeded to Washington, and
| sought an interview with the President
Upon his arrival he found that the President
was occupied in Cabinet meeting, and be-
! ing disengaged. he determined to make good
| use of his leisure moments by obtaining in
terviews with the leading Radical Members
of both Houses Of Congress, and conversing
with them freely upon the subject of the
Constitutional Amendment, and the pros
pect of the admission of South Carolina to
her rights upon its adoption. Col. Wealth
erby succeeded in making the acquaintance
| of several of the leading Radical Senators
and Representatives, with whom he CONVEX
sed freely, and was assured by them that the
Constitutional Amendment was the ultima
tum of Congress to the Southern States, that
its adoption by them would remove all OBJ
stacles to their being admitted to represen-
tation in Congress. Col Weatherby, how
ever, had subsequent interview with Presi-
dent johnson, to whom he had been inform
ally deputed. We learn that the interview
with the President was of some duration, rs
we'll as free and candid during which he
expressed the hope that fine Southern States
would remain firm in their position as re-
CARDS the Constitutional Amendment, and
steadfastly reject it believing it to be an adj
vance step to the Inauguration of a despot-
ism. In doing which, he said he hoped they
would be guarded in their reasons assigned
for its rejection and avoid any language that
might by any possible means be tortured to
give offense to the opposing party. The Pres
ident fees confident, from recent decision
given by the Supreme Court, that he will be
sustained by that lawabiding body; and
that in short time returning sense OF rea-
son will point out some middle ground be-
tween the Constitutional Amendment and
the projected territorial scheme, upon which
our country may become united, when peace
will again smile upon US with all its bless
ings.
The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Examiner, rebel paper, says:
"The President was never so firmly fixed,
and never so well supported, in his determin-
ton to abide by his own policy of restora-
ton as he is now. His conversations since
the commencement of this session, have ex-
hibited that. He has, to several prominent
men, in free remarks upon the situation, ex-
pressed entire confidence in the ultimate tri-
of IF
But his message, three or four weeks ago,
proves beyond question that he has not
changed his position. What the President
did say was evidently misunderstood in re-
gard to the adoption of the constitutional
amendment The President knows that the
amendment will prevail, and how? By the
assumption that three-fourths of the State
Legislatures of States now represented, shall
alone be required for adoption, and that then
it shall be enforced under the fifth article
The President admitted this, probably, in
his remarks, and added that the Supreme
Court would pronounce the act as unconsti-
tutional.
may add to this explanation the fact
that the President and many other properly
informed persons feel very confident that the
United States Supreme Court will unari-
mously pronounce an act of Congress to rem
Ger less NUMBER IMAM that OF tnree-1ourtns
of the State Legislatures competent for an
amendment of the Constitution illegal and
unconstitutional. 1t is important to know
also, from Mr.. Eggleston, that the President
is of the opinion that Congress intended, in
offering the amendment, to impose other and
harder terms before the rebel States should
be admitted. The President does not be-
ieve that Congress would now render this
amendment finality. The President uses
mild words, but presents stern facts So
much for Mr. Eggleston, whose interview
with the President was three DAYS subse-
quent to that which he had with Colonel
Weatherby, Of the South Carolina SENATE