The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-12


THE CONGRESSIONAL MuDDLE-TnE New SESSION
OF CoNGREss--ITs EDrBAn1.AssINa EFFECTS ON |
THE EDErARr1EN1s-AN ABSURD D11.EM,1A-ABour
TIDE PRESIDENTS RIEssAcE-THE MILITARY SA-
TRAP BILL-RAYMoND's SPEECH-A FLANK MOVE
MENr BY DANKs-E1c1rEarENT IN THE HOUSE.
The BILL PosTroNED-A CRISIS CuLouSATNo.
WASHINGTON, February 8.--Thc disastrous effects
Of tho revolutionary action of Congress, cvon upon
tho ordinary public business. in are beginning thus
present session having us yet any prachcal bearing
has already created CONSERVATION in the Depart
mcnts. With view to a perpetual al~harrassnsnt Of
the Executive. the Legislative branch latoy atorod
the time Of the commencement of the session Of the
Forticth hCongrcss-requiriug it to assemble on tho
ath OF March, Iho eharlatans were not aware or
of Departments. particularly that of the Treasury
whose duty it is to report directly to Congress,
ginning Of each session Of course this peremp-
tory requirement cannot bo complied with under
the now order Of things. as the Departments will
predicate their calculations estimates, none OF
the bills upon which thc5 arc to be based having
yet i,ecome laws, nor are they likely to be finally
acted upon before the very day r-ccedinG tho
lncnccmcut OF tho next Congre When it is
sidcred that the Information taincd i'll these
ports forms the basis Of al useful legislation, the
nbsurdity OF tho change referred to will become
still more patent. The Intelligent re .der will CAST
yperceivc tho confusion which this departure from
O long established practice must necessar ly pro
With respect to the course Of the President the
will present less difficulty. Tho Constitution
simply imposes upon him the duty OF giving Con-
gress s'from time to time" ''intormation of the
state of the Union, and recommend to thor consi-
dcration such measures ho shall judge necessary
and expcd,cnt.' It is not ut au legally obligatory
upon him to send Congress message" at the
opening Of the session next March, and it is to
be hoped TINT, unless he has something par
will permit The new body to <spcg away in their
bungling revolutionary scheines without any
vain attempts to convince til m that they arc
hcrrying the nation into booilshed and ruin. The
prat.ce Of addressing Congress at tho beginning
Of each session grew out of that pursued
by speech from the throne. General Washington
addressed Congress orally as likowise did the ell
ef op M rs o 50 F 5a om
mode of communicating by writing, which has
since been called q message" This was done,
tive and dctation but IS nevertheless obicctio5a-
bio in the score of aping royalty-and although it
has boon practiccd by every President, as in the
bent has had proof enough that such q plca upon
impeacis.ncnt would not DC available. So let hin,
ponder upon the propriety and safety Of venturing
casion, and if it is intended to bo reitora-
ton of what he has often enough said in very ex-
cellent English, but which has not boon followed
| up by equally cnni hattie action.
| The discussion Of tho bill proposing to subject
| tho Southern States to military rule was con-
tnucd this morning. The few Democratic and
Conservative gentlemen who were permitted to
speak did remarkably well; but the oloquoncc Of
aenry or o Webster would have been wholly in
| adequate to such IN occasion. total silence
on tho Constitutional sido Of the Chamber would
have been q far more effective and sublime warn
ing against this enormous crime against public
liberty. It is regretted by o decided majority Of
the Conservative members that this course was
not pursued but the suddenness and stealthi-
vpse prseudd ei aHR sRro
things tcnd, tho people Of the North, it is to be
hoped will be made to appreciate that this violont
overthrow Of the constitutional liberty Of people
tlcv ultimately
on thcir own heads. In the short space of ten
years tho South will be in condition fur better
fitted for the proposed fundamental change in the
| form Of the Government than the North. In the
| nature OF things comparatively few will ever in
habit that region OF country Of the class to whom
sequence Tho North is filed with population
who, when they shall have lost their political
rights, will have lost their all: The Southern PEG
pie may be made present sufferers, but will finally
profit by tho insane revolution inaugurated by
| their infuratcd advcreHries.
the tor @ the
what extent the Radicals had become weakened by
tho refusal of so-called 'smoderatcs' to take the
| Raymond made most effective aud unanswerable
s pecch against the Bill. AS much rs this gentle
man has been damaged by his many vacillations it
did much to mako Conservatives charitable to his
occasional failings. His speech was unquestiona-
bly, able and vastly disconnected tho extremists.
| At haH-past three o'clock Mr.. Stevens rose to
close debate by demanding the previous question,
when Mr.. Banks requested postponoment of the
vote for q day or two. He announced, amid un-
PARALLEL excitement every member rising from his
seat, that a measure was now maturing which
would receive tho sanction Of the Senate and pro-
| badly that of the President, and he desired the
suspension of proceedings upon the present bill
until that cond bo brought to the consideration of
| Congress. He accompanied the announcement by
holding out the threat that if the President
should not yield his assent to tho plan he alluded
| to, that then it would become necessary to deal
promptly with another mattor, and accomplish the
purposes Of Congress by other and more direct
means. This Of course reforTed to the impeach-
| mcnt and Immediate election Of the Executive
Jnst before closing this letter the House took q
vote Mr. Stevens peremptorily refusing to with
draw his demand for the previous question:, and
| the demand was not sustained, by o vote Of SO to
62. The refusal of Stevens to withdraw his mo-
ton, coupled with his defeat, is looked upon as q
favorable indication of the character Of tho meas-
ure alluded to by Mr. Banks.
n This has been tho most exciting day il the
eliminating. It would BE- folly to predict results
| Great ones are in the immediate future. X.