The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-07

s7a7 40, dressed. Receipts thus far are about
20 600 over the same time last year.
Our Washington Letter.
(FRom OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, January 2, 1667.-New Years Day
yesterday was rather more Of success in Wash
ington than Christmas. The latter wns cold m
eventful and deserted. New Years, on the con
trary, b:istled all over with good cheer, and
became great and attractive feature the moment
the way farers feet turned towards the Presidents
or the residences Of any Of his Cabinet. Every
body turned out about eleven o'clock to call on
the President, and that duty done, everybody
placed their own houses in order, and prepared to
receive all that came. The Presidents reception
was indescribably brilliant embracing, as it did
the. presence Of the diplomatic corps in the re,
gala Of the respective courts represented, and
several hundred army and navy officers. The
and among tho crowd was solitary negro mr.
Johnson smiled, took the darkey by the hand. and
the latter went on his way in an ecstacy Of negro
delight. Last year the concourse Of colored peo-
pie that waited on the White House was very
large. It is probable that they have been taught
Universal Suffrage Bill for this district, and so
determined to forego rendering the Chief Magis-
trate ssthe compliments of the season."
.
be scramble for the introduction OF bills and
resolutions that have been preparing by ambitious
congrsssmep1 1!T during the recess Thad Stevens Is
judicial branches o: the Governments. Both are
induced by OF bile-hrst as applied to tho
President, and LASTLY to the Supreme Court, which
has become thing Of evil In Radical eyes, since
the decision invalidatng the Jurisdiction of mill
tary commissions in districts where civil law was
in ct tRs NJ Stevens should g
four out OF the nine judges, headed by Chief JUS
tice Chase, went out Of their way in promuleatng
tn ie opnoa &C. ha es aS e gns tsa
cies Of q war: Congress might pass q law vahdat-
ing the setting up Of military commissions, even
existed This extra opinion, which WAS altogether
in excess Of the question at issue, WIS obviously
thrown out by Mr. Chase and three associates as
upon tho decision finding military courts and COM
missions unconstitutional amid civil tribunals and
without war or rebellion: But the Radicals refuse
form in the judiciary system, is looked for as the
gown and Wig Of the Supreme Bench must humble
One J. NJ. Ashley, member Of the lower House
from Ohio, an amiable nonentity in his party and
famous for nothing but on overweening personal
concelt, is ambitious to offer joint resolution
tomorrow, calling upon the Southern States to
assemble Conventions in short order, that new
n ,Pnty may be set II
the beginning Of the session, the resolution in
curing Of the Judiciary Committee. whether any
officers Of tho Government Of Che United States
had done that, which merited impeachment and
which produced quite seasetion at the time,
Ashley has been in an agony Of solieitude how to
assiduously all through the receas in plotting how
finally hit upon tbe subject Of the above resolution @ ion
the circumstances, you may hear of some sry very
bold propositions emanating from the ambitious
Ashley; but let them pass as the idle wind for the
0S tad a 10 L.
legislation, and has not the mental capacity or
clearness to follow up, if he would
me leaders OF Congress have got to decide fair
" and souarely within week, .what is to be the
finale OF: Southern exclusion, and whether the,
Constitutional Amendment, adopted BY those
sssses viii suffice to olesr ths thef
to press this question in behalf Of Alabams; and
large Delegation from the Arkansas Legislature
asT1yed + this 9nEning n to gathez hg
sarted answer, but VII seek such men as TessEen Sen
House, Wood, stevens, Boutwell,, Wilson, GARFIELD.
responses IS to whether tie consstationai Xmend s
matum concerning the adnittance Of fhe States;
and ii not what may be 80 considered, and to
what extent may the South expedite the solution
Of the problem Of reco Thus approaoh-
ed, these Congressional head centres viii have to
speak out one way or the other and it will probe
Ply result in refusal to guarantee that the Adop
|
! ses.o=s:ioE viii be 9 good point for the
people to know, who have all aong been led IN the
North TO believe that the Amendment was The
grand sticking point chat deferred reunion -Un:
deception cannot come to them too soon.: 4;
I, The Congressional excursion party to New or.
leans is expected home to Washington: tonight
the progress Of events with marked attention and
not little aolictude for the partiaan stability o.
their absent asseeiates, Particularly was. the
extreme care not to say jealousy. and EVEN 1,nv
upon the eve Of return the Radicals are hot Quite &
certain how they shall find the gruf old fahow,
whether all cErses, as usual for everything scnth
Of Mason and Dixon's line, or considerably molli.
Ted and disposed TO tamporise and abate the mort
1 extreme rigors Of Congressional reconstructior
brought over the wires have worried .s7the faith
ful" INCREASINGLY being i'm their estimation sure
oe tbe as
men. Wade win undoubtedly be mounted "a soo1 "a
Us he sets foot within the capitol to determine he
have no doubt that be wm stand up for prescribina
no other requisite for final reconstruction than tha
ratification Of the Constitutional Amen 1ment and
Who M have te %, Ree ee .sas pT 70 tn,
| in all that pertains to the South. ~ -, .sa
!. There M has actually sprung up an ortesa SLobb,
person unSsnisby readg f1 ss ys ops4a
tions upon Congress aud tie ILsacnsive
In! Ihe interest has sprung up in :a, twink
time the well known and populariy ri = discussei % @
failure Of the late rnission Of Cen. Sherman ani
Minister Campbell to Mexico in search 0f Juare.
and his mythical government. It is ru1riGred that
4 this new lobby in a riyh Mexican Republican IN
terest has go tar gained footing ia the halls o
the national legislature, as to- secure the prospec
tive Introduction Of q resolution providing that 4
will not be a1pedians at this time for theU Un1tet
States to manifest any partiahty or aid for one m
/ tive Mexican faction over another. This is, o
course 20 toR Jusrez from any fayofs from fhi
country, and these withheld, Ortsgx apd his part,
are confident Of wrestling The Presidency fom hi
! grasp. n 5 1,s S- -@-
Il now becomes. matter Of speculation whethei
Ortegas agents In Washington will endeavor tc
carry the day by bribery Laat season, when re-
solutions were 90 thick in the House proposing
that the United States guarantee the faith oa Ga
fifty million Mexican loan, Just about to be pu
upon the marketf the Mexican bpads NeIe asthicl
4 as blaokberzieo in offerw payment Of services
beneficial to the passage Of tha resolution In gues
ton; But the disbgreemens was suan. md eysa
few who did receive the worthless Mexieanos.
ts .Ess -. !, Y: .zs.E y1aDsHsx2. yg!ass2.. 1