Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Virginia Loyal Leaguers Call ON Stt
VenS and RnlleF

Vens ana Butter.
New YORK, December 14-The Herald's
special says: A deputation of Loyal
Leaguers from Virginia and North and
South Carolina called on Messrs. Stevens
and Butler yesterday. Mr.. Stevens said
the time for Impeachment had passed. AS
to reconstruction, he said he intended to
introduce bill providing that a majority
of registered votes shall not be nec-
essary to ratify the new Coustitu-
al government in each State, piv-
ing the Governors appointing power
and power to make requisitions tor troops,
when necessary, and that two-fifths of the
colored people who had no Congressional
representation formerly shall be entitled to
elect Congressman at large from the differ
ent States. He reiterated his views on con-
fiscation and enquired particularly the
nun Der of persons owning large estates.
General Butler, after recalling the senti-
ments he has heretofore put forth, said he
would introduce bill putting all offices
south into the hands of the loyal people
only. He then expressed the belief that
instead of there being four there were sew
en- millions of colored people in the South.
Union League.
The National Council of the Union
League Association have adjourned after
passing resolution urging the National
Republican Convention not to nominate
tor the Presidency man who is not i'm
himself an irreversible guarantee that he
Is the true friend of the cause of Union
and liberty, equal rights before the law
and universal manhood suffrage.
Stantoa's Case.
The Worlds special says: The Senate
refu se to sustain the Presidents suspension
of Stanton. If this is persisted in the
President will issue an order removing
Stanton, and force him to resort to the SUI
preme Court.
President Preparing a Veto.
The President is preparing veto on the
bill striking the word ''white" out of all
laws relating to the District of Columbia.
His views On the subject have been stated
in former messages.
General Howard. -
The Tribune's special says: Major Gen.
eral Howard has declined to retain in the
service of the Freedmen's Bureau the of
ficers mustered out of the service by the
recent order till the bureau expires by
made to Mr.. johnson to retain them on the
army roll, but he peremptorily refuses to
do so.
1t is limited that new financial scheme
will be printed as a substitute for the cur
rency contraction bill, which, it is thought,
will satisfy the House aud be approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Interview with SIMMER.
NEW YORK, December ia Washing
ton special says: Three delegates to the
State Council of the Loyal League called
OH Senator Sumner, who, in conversation,
favored the disfrancnisement of all who
took an active part in fIrthering the seces-
sion movement all who were in any sphere
leaders of the people, and all who formerly
held offices in the Federal service.
Such men as Hunter, Rives, Letcher and
others should never obtrude themselves
upon public notice, and should especially
refrain from attempting to offer opinions
on affairs of the nation. ..l.---
He also denounced the Conservative Re-
publicans in Congress as the bar of the
party, and said the great mistakes of the
party were the failure to impeach the
President, and pass a political rights bill.
Gen. Grant he considered a good soldier,
and no hing more, and was therefore op-
rOsed to endorsing him for the Presidential
candidacy.
Mr.. Sumner was sanguine that if the
the House had passed the impeachment
resolution, the Senate would have done its
duty, and Congress would reject no Con-
stitutiOn OF Southern State tor being too
Radical.
Dem cratic National Convention.
1t is probable the Democratic National
committee will select Cincinnati as the
place of holding the National Conven-
ton.