The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-02-13

We find the following important letter
from the Baltimore Gazette, copied in the
last Sentinel. The Sentinel now begins to re-
alize the truth of what we have been saying
for some time past =
Especial Correspondence Of the Bait. Gazette
WASHINGTON, February ga few days
ago referred to the fact that many truly
representative men of the South were on a
visit to the metropolis, for the purpose of
canvassing the possibility of maturing some
plan by which the present sectional difficult
ties might be adjusted in manner promis-
ing the return of harmony and fraternal re-
lations to the whole country. now learn
that this matter has since assumed definite
shape, SO far that 1 am authorized to say,
that proposition will be shortly made in
form, by the Legislature of North Carolina
and submitted to Congress, offering as fin
atty the adoption of the Constitutional
amendment, with the substitution for the
second and third sections provisions guaran-
teeing impartial suffrage and representation
according to the voting population.
need not add that the proposition, in
my judgment, will be rejected by the Radi-
calls, the purpose of the leaders of that party
being to protract indefinitely any settlement.
The signs of the times Enthusiastically point
to far more stringent measures than any yet
proposed, and the means to be employed are
holder and infinitely more reckless than
the public seem willing to believe. Many
members of Congress who have had, up to
within the past week, hopes of final adj
justment upon some satisfactory basis, now
undisguisedly express themselves without
hope, and admit that their calculations, bas-
eG upon the ultimate resistance of that class
of Republicans whose votes have on some
occasions been cast against ultra measures
have turned out to be utterly fallacious. No
better proof of this could be furnished than
the votes in the House upon an amendment
to the "tenure of office" bill yesterday. II
prohibits the President from removing a
Cabinet officer without the consent Of the
Senate TWAS at first substantially defeated
but the party lash was applied, and upon a
reconsideration it was adopted, and the bill
with it Incorporated as provision, passed
by strict party vote. 1t will go to the
Senate, be feebly opposed by the more
moderate Republicans" who will finally
yield, and by the time it comes back witt
the Presidents objections the party will
have become unit, and the bill become 8
law by the vote of two thirds of both Houses
Under existing circumstances, this bill i:
of vital consequence. No man doubts thai
the purpose of making the Cabinet indepcn
dent is to tic the hands of the President il
view of his election from the position he oc
cupies In truth, the whole legislation q
this Congress has been but piece of net
work to environ the Executive, prepar
atory to the utter demolition of his authori
ty, and placing in his stead Lord Protec
tor" already selected. The restraints of thu
Constitution are utterly condemned even b,
such pretended Conservatives as Raymond
and that instrument held to have been, il
fact, abolished by the results of the war;
He who imagines, therefore, that the funda
mental law presents the slightest barrier Il
the destructive course marked out by tn,
revolutionists INDUCES in a delusion which
is directly at variance with every word and
every act of the dominant party.
1t is fact which cannot be too soon full,
understood by the people and duly ponder
ed upon, that Andrew johnson is at thi
moment upon his trial that the witnesse
such as Detective Baker, are upon the stand
that his case has been preiudged, and tina
he is liable at any moment to be dragged t.
the bar of the House and deposed.
understand that Gen. Grant has indef
nitely postponed his visit to Europe. He wa
to have left in April. This is very signif
cant fact.