The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-16
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STANTON TO BE HEARD-FINANcIAL STATEMENT
INTERVIEW BETWEEN THAD. STEVENS AND A MIXED
DELEGATION FROM VIRGINIA, NORTH AND SOUTH
cARoLINA-THE WEST INDIAN ISLANDS DURING
THE HURRICANE.
WASHINGTON, December 14-P. M.-Secretary
Stanton is to have full hearing before the Senate
Military Committee, to meet the Presidents
charge.
The National Bank circulation is two hundred
and ninety-nine million, seventy-fve thousand dol
lars. The Treasury holds as security for circula-
ton and government deposits three hundred and
seventy-nine million dollars.
In addition to the million and half dollars al
ready appropriated, one million two hundred thou
sand dollars is asked to cover the Reconstruction
expenses to date.
The receipts OF the Internal Revenue to-day was
four hundred and five thousand dollars; for the
week two million two hundred and fifty-three
thousand dollars; for the year ninety-four million
forty-seven thousand dollars.
mixed delegation from Virginia. Nor tn and
South Carolina, visited Mr.. Stevens yesterday.
The following was elected: Mr.. Stevens said that
he regarded the impeachment failure an evidence
OF the fckeness of public opinion. The Virginia
delegate said the failure 10 impeach the President
would work seriously against reconstruction. Mr..
Stevens thought that it could not be otherwise,
and mutual regrets were exchanged. The North
Carolina negro, Harris, said they would get along
very well; Northern whites we're more frightened
about negro suffrage than Southern whites He
said that Ex-Governor Holden was the life and
blood of the Republican party in North Carolina.
The Virginia delegate represented the condition OF
things as critical, and that unless Congress came
to the relief the suferings of the coored people
and white Unionists would 10 terrible. Mr..
Stevens favored the repeal Of the clause re-
quir;ng majority Of the registered voters. The
delegation thought that would do, but suggested
q law empowering the convention already called
to establish provisional governments imme-
dately. Then if the constitutions were defeated,
they would have, at least, loyal State officers Mr.
Stevens said that he had drawn up o bill with two
or three beneficial provisions; one was to leave
the majority to affirm or reject constitutions; ano-
ther, that the present conventions shall, as nde-
pendent bodies, establish governments, in lieu of
district commanders, as soon as constitutions were
ready for submission to Congress. Tho delega.
ton approved this. Mr.. Stevens inquired whether
their old masters wonld be able to seduce tho nc
g1oes from voting properly. Harris replied thai
the negroes were dependent on their old masters
for daily bread. There was danger, but Harri;
hoped the negroes we're capable of enduring grea
privations. The Virginia delegate, Cook (cclorcd)
said that Harris remarks applied to his district
Eight hundred persons IN Richmond had los
places. Mr.. Stevens hoped the whole Southerr
vote would be cast for the Republican party, thi:
would elect Republican President, and assure
triumphant reconstruction.
WASHINGTON, December 15.--The Baptist
Church, at the corner of sth and streets, was
burned-,oss $120, 900.