The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-26

NEV VIM
RenIleman's reputation a. accomplished orator az 70
command tho earnest attention Of the whole House,
ect general round Of applause from the easree and
carry the resolution through without an asempf on the
part Of the opponents Of tbs measure to gve dissent
ing II successful effort OF representative
American to cloths in an appropriate sszo American
representatives
The Impeachment Qaeusson.
The impeachment question again suggested to-day
by the presentation OF two penions ey General Butler
for the Impeachment OF tho President
senator Wilson's InrerpretuNson Of the RE-
rs c0nstructien Act.
Johr W. Waskom Of Texas, akdTessed the following
letter 70 senator wilson
WASHINGTON, March q, 1851
SR.-leo INV return home 10 Texas many questions
will asked the oxceut Of the Acknowledgement
set forth in the reconstruction Law passed I'd March, and
law as now reads dstrsuohse the rank aaA ne
soldiers and citizens in tue Southern Stssss who had
taken oath to support tbs constellation Of the
United states is II only applicable TO shat clsss Of
persons who had previously taken that cath and after
engaged in the fsbellon Your Interpretation Of
the law, understood here, will do mech Ia 0uietpg
specuations the subject and give meuy the oppor
tnulty OF aiding by stnrage 10 quiet the country
ssSs ss 1a'' XIV VISION yisa So'
To which sensscr Wilson replied ss folows:--
a. NJ. wAsKan, ESQ .t- 4 ffrf sss-ttsf IS t.ss
MI DEAR SR--In reply TO your question ''Does the
the soldiers VITO hsa never taken - oath 10 support tho
constitution ~ the United States ~ hsveto ray that il
does not disnancbtse them The eonsttutsonai amend
have taken an oath to support theWnked States, and
then engassd m the rebellion gave A.d and comfort
other pereons are entitled 70 vote These persons
men ionee 10 tho constitutional amendment. that all
Yours, truly, HENRY WILSON.
.Eiricasion In the south. ..rs
The resolution Of Representative DcunelIy Of Mime
sofa psssc to-day, urging at the reoe states place IN
their constructions provsicrs establishing system Of
free schools adequate for all the children OF these States
was based the great hack Of public .sducatnn
In fhe rebel states. n 1880 while the North
expended nearly So 600 geo IN support Of free Schools
the rebel states expended only 100000 In North
Carcna cut OF hundred and seventy thousand
PERSONS who will this year; ever one hundred chou
sand unable to read and write. This resolution Is
intended to reach the sso object which was sis,cd ~
by sensor Sumner in hts proposed amendment 70 tho
Supplementary Reconstruction btu, and which lost
ia the Senate by tie rcec Of &c to 20 There haszgo
aud apidly increasing party in the senate who win Zoe
unwilling 70 for the admission Of reee State
chat does not provide for the education OF its people.
Desfttution In the <seuth-LctIer from & engfal
Howard.
scw that the charitable and generous thrcsghsds the
Northern section Of country becoming hieessd
IN doing something Sor the relief OF the Widespread suf
fcsng the Southern Ssates the following setsr ron
Major General Howard'to the Chairman Of the Com
naittee on Distrbution In Philadelphia Pa, wNlidoubt
less prove Interesting s
sBuREAU REFUGEES, ENEEoxm AND ABASDoxrs lAxxos |
WASHINGTON, March g. 1851
sSoHs wELcH, Esq, Chairman Committee on Distribu-
DEAR Of March 70 10 lust rscofved in
which You quote paragraph from the Isuiyer e fol-
means to relieve al the dstrcss up to DeoeiSsr nex
and ask TO OF this report The remark
may bs substantially correct but i retevredto tbe pro
South to prevent want and starvation It sigded iust
this: that shesapproprisiion already maasshood b
giving additional sum, that appsspsiattsn deemed
Adequate tor tser contsmpated purpose nceween this
that al appropassoss are for The Sscsi yssr HlSs :
from July, 10 July 1soe; iaut aoss my snsiss
appropriated fsr food bssvssn this "a ns1s pscsber
che orphassasd oshsr isdsent pssSsssa shs ssvsral
sessss Aepsadins the govssnmsut - export
90 nos psSpsssso 60 ssySsd s0s extreme
You ask, ssshall any additional aid 10 given BY
ss :s. y ss en-. VI. .aa . Ss
Judge fss yourssser. wl give ycu an
smps Of my. u as sna
formation from gentleman thigh standing,
Thoroughly and continuously loyal sent 20 me By the
Icy Thomas and others Is reliable man. he says:-
"rhere upwards Of three thousand ,poople IN my
Others for food The small farmers ere essng up thor
seed TO these people for bread The suffering Is great
and the increase, and do mot Gee how our people
get seed toFut in the crop hesrsat majority
have always bcs7 truly loyal 70 the Of the
thing With regard 10 The principle o. sovssnment char
ity but ono thing certain where there such want
Of food there wa necessarily be greet scarcity Of other
things which the does not propose TO fur
nsh doShope that your different associations will
send their agents through that section OF the
country where she crops have fxiled, correspond
with people the ground, aecerssAr facts Ny
reports and statements have been based upon the
naSe sssssea rom \, ra
or conversed with me with regard to the ceetution
Still shall iceI btter satisfied your associations make
their inspections enough 70 base your judgment
O. d. HOWARD, Major General
Lawseasness In North Cnsolina.
The follo~ins 10 Published in several NORTH Carolina
papers,
Wilkes county have taken IL into their heads. because
the has beenpaccd under martial Law, that there
and lawess have their way and Appropriate the
properly OF therneighbors TO their with i'm
punity. and oommitother outrages az weu Last week
band OF ten or twelve OF these outlaws. headed
by . desperate who says he halls from Mary
|slsnd, with any number OF aliasss, and all
siroogh portjon of hat county taking horses mules
watches brandy and other property and .eompslag BY
With them. TSsy met man and s ssssr 10 Re rosa
with . team, toak the sunAls and Ties hang shenan
e limb until b Was. nssry dead vhs. Ahsy eSs INN
Tie night he wschsd.tis opportunity and made bis
sscsye and cocoaine dozen ctzeas attacked The
desperndoes In tben camp capturing half Dozen the
otfens making thar cscape Four of thsss have been
admitted " bail md three including the leader are
confined in the jail st Wbkssboro
The. Proceeds - Captured and Cesascaasi
Property.
The eint yesoluties originating In and passed by tia
HOUSE Of directing that certain moneys
now In the hands 81 the Uated States Treasurer,
special agent Of the Tssasasy Department. be conveyed
by warrant into the LATED States Treasury
parted without amendoent 70 the Senate to-day,
ssred assn COMMITTEES OF tho,whols and psstposed TO
ths arst Monday In December next THIS money
aDmnts thirty - nfty millions, including tho
prooseds Of Of the captured cotton, tobscco. &c
much, which Was sold New Fork under the dxec
iion al the lsSS Simeon Draper.
Treasurer Spinner has directed the bullion that
captured Mt tbe demise Of the ato rebel government 60