The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-01-25
From the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, January.


has been nominated Minister to Aus
tria, and it is probable that he will
be confirmed, as the Senate, from
courtesy TOD its members, give their as.
sent to. any Executive nomination OF
the body, without referring it to a
committee. Mr.. Cowan is one of the
ablest men of the Senate, and ccr-
tainly one of.thc most independent
ard high-toncd men that have dis
tinguishcd it. He was elected as a
Republican, and became Conserva-
tive from principle. He had great
hopes that the Conservative cause
would be retrieved by his own State,
and that it would triumph at the Fall
elections. He now freely declares
his belief that the Radicals are plung-
ine the country into revolution and
anarchy. He thinks that the people
will -bliadly follow these infurlatod
leaders, and that the President will
be impcached or that the Executive
and Judicial power will'be subjected
to that of the revolutionary power OF
a political Congress. In the inter
estins category, Which took place be-
tween him and Mr.. Sherman, in the
Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Conan gave
vent to his opinions and policy on
that subject. His words produced
startling effect, and were treated by
Mr.. Sherman as threats. The con-
versatien referred to appears in the
Congressional Globe, but not in the
newspaper reports. Mr.. Cowan is a
German scholar, and will do credit to
the country as its representative in
Austria.
There arc various projects before
Congress in relation to the currency,
and will be hundred more. The
Committee are slow to" produce any
plans of finance. There arc intrih-,
sic difficulties in the question, which:
will operate against every plan:-
The schemes so far offered neither
contemplate reduction nor an in
crease of currency. The general
tendency of opinion is adverse to the
Treasury policy Of expediting the
payment of the national debt, OF of
an early resumption of specie pay
ments. Until our exports shall for
two or three years exceed our imports,
it will be useless, if not impracticable,
to resume specie payments.
The prospect is that, as the session
is half gone, and as politics will en-
gross the attention of Congress, moth
ing will be done in relation to finance.
The Secretary of the Treasury is Of
the opinion that Congress will not act
upon the matter; therefore the gradu-
al withdrawal of the greenbacks, at
the rate of four millions 4 week, will
continue. =
Nebraska and Colorado will have
a hard struggle yet to get into
the Union as States. It isnnceftain
whether the President will sign tile
Bills, and there will scarcely be two
thirds majority for them.
LEO.
WAsuISGToS, Jaruary 1G.
The Senate is disposed to stir up
the Mexican muddlc, at least so far
as to inquire into the action of the
Executive inregard to it. 1t avow-
ed that President Lincoln and Mr..
Seward had intended to recognize the
Government of Maximilian immcdi-
ately after 'theinauguration, in March
1865, 1t is even intimated by the
opponents of MIR. Seward that the
Executive has been rclniss in not dri-
wing Maximilian and the French out
of Mexico ere this, and that he is re-
sponsblc for the continuation Of the
chaotic disturbance in Mexico.
The Senate will not be able'to OBJ
tain all the information it is proposed
to ask as to. the internal working of
the "muddlc. =" Mr.. Seward is as ig-
norant in regard to that as the Senate
is. The ShcrTnan-Campbcll mission
was got up with the express view to
obtain information as to The military
and political condition Of Mexico, and
itproycda total and ridiculous failure.
All parties and factions in Mexico,
were found to be opposed to any inter-
ference in tho affairs Of the country
by the United States.
THE House Committee on Foreign
Relations have had this subicc. ui,d"r
consideration, and merely d, :citni:.pI
to do nothing about it at prr;rut.-
They have no intention to pvora}c
any thing that will tend to interfere
in the internal concerns of Mexico.