The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

THE PROPOSED SEPTEMBER SESSION OF CON-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE SCHEME.
Washington telegram Of the 30th ult., to
the Baltimore Sun, says:
The few gentlemen remaining here, not ex-
ceeding ten Or twelve. who claim to be repre-
sentatives Of the sentiments OF Southern Radl-
calls; have peseged Senator Morgan, during his
visit Of three days to the city, with entreatles
to call the Rep 1blican congressman to the capl-
tai on the 21st OF September, 30 as to secure
session Of Congress, commencing on that day,
to pass laws suitable to the exigencles OF the
situation in the South.
AS is generally known, it is agreed among
Republicans Uhst the necessity for September
session is to be determined by Messrs. Schsnck
and Morgan, on behalf of the Republican Con,
from, Northern Republicans are generally ad-
verse to the fall session upon several grounds;
first, the impolcy for holding special session
for legislation exclusively with reference to
the elections in the South, because 1t is Poss1-
bic that in the heat Of party passion lntemper-
ate sentiments and extreme views may take
the form OF acts Of Congress and thus work to
the injury Of the Radical party in the North,
and possibly even III the South, whilst this
questionable legislation might fail to secure
the object sought IN the Southern States.
Secondly, it is argued that, for any practical
effect, q session as late as the 2lst OF Septem-
ber would fail because it would take from ten
days to two weeks OF more 10 perfect any meas
ure that could pass both branches OF Congress.
Then add to this time expended in Congress
the ten DAYS allowed to the President to hold
the bill for consideration, and we find that
bill could not become a law until about the
middle of October. leaving, say, but three
weeks, and perhaps less, before the Presiden-
tial election for the convening and action OF
Southern Legislatures, to say nothing of the
proclamation of United States Marshals, which
might be affected by the new act OF Congress.
This argument Of impracticability and con-
sumption OF time applies as we'll to an act that
might be framed to authorize the distribution
of arms among the militia Of the Suuthern
States. No considerable number OF leading or
influential Republicans of the North have ex-
pressed desire that Congress convene next
month, whilst q large number of that class have
advised that there be no session until Decem-
Der, for the reasons assigned above, and upon
various other grounds.
Senator Morgan is yet q the opinion that
the time for determining whether there shall
be q session OF Congress next month has not
arrived, and the prevailing belief among the
best advised here is that there will be no ses-
sion until December.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TENNESSEE TRoU-
BLEs-H1s VIEWS CONCERNING THE MILITIA
AT THE SOUTH.
A Washington telegram Of the 29th instant
says: ..D
Hon. John C. Burch and Col. L. C. Berch
were recently appointed delegation by the
Conservatives OF Tennessee to visit the Presi-
dent and lay before him the situation OF affairs
in that State. Mr.. Burch was unable to leave
Col. Looney. of Kentucky. Coils. Berch and
Loouey arrived here yesterday. They had
brief interview with the President, which
was interrupted by the arrival OF the
hour for Cabinet meeting but last night they
had, by appointment, O conference OF Two hours,
during which Tennessee ma ters were fully dis
cussed. The President referred the delegation
to recent orders as the limit OF Executive power
| in the matter but assured them that
every means authorized by the constitution
anu the laws would be used to secure the free
| dom of the oallot in Tennessee and other
| Southern States, without interference by Fed
eral or State troops. The President took the
ground that the constitution forbids any OF the
States standing army of paid soldiers; that
militia duty is incumbent upon every citizen,
who can only be exempted from it by the pay
ment OF iie, or by providing substitute
that the militia is an emergency force, subject
to be called from the plow or the loom at any
moment, and from which no citizen can escape
but that standing army Of paid troops in any
State is repugnant to the constitution and tc
the spirit of our institutions. Every constitu
tional power of the Executive will be used tc
prevent the organization OF standing armies OF
paid troops in any State, unless called for and
controlled by Federal authority. The Presi-
dent, during his prolonged interview with Coils
Berch and Looney, produced and read from
The books the parts Of the Constitution ant
the several laws on the subject in support o.
his position. That no State can maintain g
standing army of paid soldiers. The law O.
1865, he declared, was conclusive on the sub
iect. 1t disbanded and forbade reorgsniza
tion of the militia or volunteer force OF the
Southern States. The President. in his con-
versatlon with the delegation, expressed him.
sefiu favor Of the election OF Seymour and
Blair.