The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-02
The Presidents Message to be
Sent to Consress To-Morrow.
Supplementary Evidence Taken by the
House Judiciary Committee.
Congressman Ashley's Theory Relative
to the Assassination Of Presidents.
Revelations Respecting the Pardon
OF West Virginia Ueserters.

" WeSt vUBln1S OoSeTt0CSs
wAsarsarox. Dec. i 1857
The President,s Message.
Tho Presidents message and Ne accompanying docu-
ments will be communicated 10 Csngress Tuesday Of
CHS week. Copies were mailed to-day in order TO
roach distant points BY that time.
The Impeachment Question.
Tho Judiciary Committee win meet On Tuesday next
and s ID expected will n take up the bin suspend
ing the President during trial for impeachment intro
duced shout week since BY Mr. Kelsey, Of New York.
II Il mot likely that much time win be wasted over this
bill - the Committee have pretty generally made UP
their minds against u. Of . numhero Of those
before whom It viii conse before being presented tho
House indicates that will not receive single
The main objections TO the lie in it, Iishity to
abuse BY any party having tho supremacy in tho House,
to exercise Al any time an attitude Of dangerous hos.
tility towards the Executive BY Mr. Keisey's bill "a
two.thIrds vote, OF the House is declared SUM-
cent to suspends In event. however, OF an inability
TO secure such Gcomplete expression OF the OF
the body, concurrent resolution Of both Houses by
bare majority 10 declared TO effect the purpose
Is argued, Ia event Of change the political status
OF the national Legislature during the Presidential term
that the party thus elevated ineo power might ON
groundess reasons suppant the Executive by putting
up President Of their own choice In OF the
hngencies Of the future the committee are disposed
TO set up precedent which might speedily be called
into operation against themselves. The bill by the
same author declaring what constitute high crimes and
misdemeanors meets with favor. The committee
consider that such act should long ago have been
placed upon statute books aud inclined report
afhrmatiyey.
Tho Sentiment Of the People Of California ON
the FInan cIni Question.
Ono OF the California members speaking Of the state
Of Affairs in his section, says that the majority Of the
people on the Pacific slope favor the payment Of the
national debt in greenbacks. Those who hold bonds
advocate the reverse policy but this class few in
number that they exercise bat slight impression the
general public sentiment.
The Troubles Of tho Radicals In Virginia.
From Richmond tonight learn that the canvassing
among the radical delegates who have reached the city
to who shall be president Of the Convention has been
going on actively to-day The contest 10 between Hawx
hurst and Underwood. learn that the possibility Is
that the conservative delegates will support Hawxhurs
II they do he will be elected II Is also slated by
bers Of the republican party that thu conservatives will
unite with the extreme radicals and iramo consttu-
tion that will certainly be rejected BY tho people or the
State II they should do 80 Is the opinion OF proni-
nent republicans that Congress will invest the Con-
vention with power to form state government which
will call another convention after having dsfranchiscd
. sufficient number OF white to insure
negro suffrage and the incorporation the constitution
OF the EXTREMIST MEASURES OF tho radical party The
effort OF the radicals OF tho HuAncut aud Lewis Lindsay
stripe 70 enlist the cooperation OF the respectable
white republicans In their schemes will be failure.
Tho Negro Creating Dfsscnsisp Among the
Good Tempiars.
The inevitable negro has inspired spirit OF dssenson
tho ranks Of what has been hitherto united and an
exemplary fraternity called the Society Of Good Tenn
pars, In this city. Some radical members OF the body
thought to give variety 70 ts complexion by introducing
colored folks and the result has been that
movement has begun on the part of those whites who
to social equality doctrines Several lodges
have already surrendered their charters, and large
order Of Tsmplars Is about 70 DO started Of
the fundamental OF which viii be the exclusion OF
tho American citizen or Ethiopian descent.
National Bank Failures.
The following Is extract from the report OF the
Comptroller Of the Currency relative TO the failures OF
national banks
Since the organization OF the FIRST national bank.
period OF four years and three months, national
banking associations have failed Their aggregate capt.
lie are-Circuiating Si.is7 900, deposits and other
liabilities TO the public -, s72 200 Total ts56o, 100
Tns m w 2. pss ~ q % ana ne nS
posted security for the would to-day realize
surplus OF $3.50 900 that would be applied to the
payment Of general creditors A careful estimate Of
tho assets lead 10 the conclusion that they will
realize a sum sufficient 10 pay seventy per cent TO
creditors leaving the total ultimate loss sustained by
the public through their failure about million
dollars The national banks not exempt from the
disasters which common 10 all banking institutions
aud business corporations No system OF banking,
however perfect protect the stock holders the de-
posstors IRON sudden loss; neither the most strn
gent legislation the greatest degree Of wachfunsss
and the part Of this Office prevent violations OF
Law and neglect q The fu1dsmsnssl principles Of good
thus far occurred may IN every instance be directly
traced TO the dishonesty incompstency o. the bank
officials the habitua violation Of the plainest pro-
visions Of the law under which hey organized Ia
by bad debts have been rooreanixed - national
banks without sufficient scrutiny into their affairs and
such failures be attributed the old rather than
the new system. Tho officers Of these banks preu-
diced In favor OF the State system Of bsnkina and
not yet 10 the more stringent provisions Of
liable failure until their capital restored By assess
msnts or they forced Into voluntary liquidation.
Yet Notwithstanding the failure Of ton banks among
the one thousand six hundred and ssvenythrss national
these been three times greater they would s IN the
aggregate NOS equal In magnitude the recent failure
OF the Royal Bank 81 Liverpool, or tho Commercial
Bank OF Canada- institutions which we're supposed 70
be conducted upon the most approved systsm OF
English banking.
Morn -Govsrnmsnt deposits are not included In the
above mentioned item OF deposits and other Liabilities 70
the public The only loss TO the will result
from the failure OF the Merchants National Bank, Of
Washington which bias been invsstg gated By Congress
LOSE sustained By the people II set down 10 one million
but this does not Include amounts which may DO fscov-
cred from stockholders on their personal liability.