Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-02-12
washington News.
The Washington Correspondent of the Bal

The Washington Correspondent Of the Bal
timore Gazette, says:
"Our relations with England are certainly
in critical condition. place no faith, how
ever, in the report of the belligerent disposi-
tion of the President. There is, doubtless,
less cordiality between him and the Secretary
of State than formerly existed but the es
arrangement has other foundation. Congress
appears determined to evoke war, foreign or
domestic, for political party purposes. 1t is
thought by many Radicals that the Govern.
ment cannot be entirely subverted, in form,
in time Of profound peace.
"The bill enforcing negro suffrage at the
North will shortly be pressed tor the consid-
Grafton of Congress, and will undoubtedly re.
ceive the sanction OF both Houses. I. pro.
yides: That on all questions affecting the
whole of the United States whose influence
may reach to all national questions, such as
the election of President, Vice. President and
members of Congress, every male citizen of
the United States above lhe age of twenty
one wears, who shall have resided ten days
within the district where he offers his vote,
shall be entitled to vote for all such national
officers and on all such national questions"
This bill, it will be observed, puts the negro
ON better footing than the uhite man!
"a very important meeting of the West
ern Anti Radical Club" was held in this city
on Saturday evening. Senator Doolittle pre-.
sided, and on taking the chair remarked that
"the enemies of the Government are in pos
session of the great military and legislative
branches of the Government, and are using
kLo M RI
sist them in securing anotherl lease of TIE des-
potic powers they have assumed through the
negro votes of the Southern States. He
thonght it would be sad day for the coun-
try when this was accomplished. He did not
think the people of the great Middle and
Western States wovld peaceably submit to the
dictation of President secured by the uOtes
of the negroes, but thought it would result in
terrible war;"
The Bill repeating the Tax on Cotton has
been passed by both Houses and was approved
by the President on the Sd Feb. 1t enacts
that all cotton grown in the United States
after the year 1867, shall be exempt from in
ternal tax, and cotton imported from foreign
countries, on and after November lst, 1868,
ahall be exempt from duty.
The Ways and Means Committee hold night
sessions until the new tax bill is completed
Documents covering three columns, of corrcs
pondence between the Pre2ident, Grant, and
others, was published on the 4th inst 1t
is too long to telegraph, and as the matter in
wolves the honor and veracty of high officials,
synopsis is unsafe.
On the 5th, in the House, the bill charging
Southern railroads for lands, after being
amended to except the Nashville & Decatur
Road, passed-yeas sc, nays 80. The bill
declares forfeited to the United States all pub
lie lands granted in 1856 in Alabama and
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, to aid in
building railroads, and declares such land
open to homestead entry and settlement under
the law of .SGG.
The rigr;a Of !A.herican citizens abroad
was resumed.
Iu the Senate, Reconstruction was resumed
The bill forfeiting Southern railroad lands
was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
The President and Stanton have had neither
written or personal conversation since August
the 18th.
The Presidents Letter to Grant, dated jan
uary 31st, contains this paragraph: " You
had found in our first conference that the
President WAS desrous Of keeping Mr.. Stan
ton out of Office whether sustained in his sus.
pension or not. You knew what reasons had
induced the President to ask from you
promise. You also knew that in case your
views of duty did not accord with his own
convictions it was his purpose to fill your
place by another appointment. Even isnor-
ing the existence of positive understanding
between US, these conclusions were plainly
deducible from our various conversations. IL
is certain, however, that, even under these
circumstances, you did not offer to return the
place to my possession, but, according to your
own statements, placed yourself in position
where could not have anticipated your ac-
4;An--CAuld have Anticipated your action l
would have been compelled to ask oil your
predecessor in the War Department letter
of resignation or else resort to the more disa
greeable expedient of suspending you by
successor"
Grants letter of February Sd, alluding to
the Pre- .ident's letter of January 3lst and
newspaper articles, says: II find it only to
be but Internationally somewhat more in
detail of the many and gross misrepresenta-
tions contained in these articles and which
my statement of the facts set forth in tuY let
ter of the 18th ult was intended to correct,
and here reassert the correctness Of my
statements in that letter, anything in yours
in reply to it to the contrary notwithstanding"
On the 9th, in the House, the bill relative
to the rights Of American citizens abroad
was resumed.
The army appropriation Of S33,00O,000
was reported. The discussion developed The
fact that the total appropriation for the fiscal
year of lsGS-'69 was about $s276, 900, 600,
including $25, 100000 for soldiers and sailors.
In the Senate. petition from Charles Sny-
der and one hundred and fifty Others (col-
ored), of North Carolina, asking aid to emf
CRATE to Liberia, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
On the 7th, Thornton, the British Minister,
was presented to the President. Speeches,
complimentary and cordial, without any
pointed allusion to pending questions.
Impeaching gossip has been renewed and
is becoming serious.
Argument in the er parte McArdle case was
concluded on the 7th decision held.
Bingham and Boutwell,, subcommittee Of
the Reconstruction Committee, will report to
Committee on the legality of the Presidents
forbidding Grant obeying Stanton.
Custom receipts for the week ending SOth
ult., two million dollars.
In the Senate on the 7th, the Supplement
tai of tha Tenure of Office Bill vas passed.
1t provides that ten days after its passage no
general or special agent of the President, De.
partments, Bureaus or branches, unless au.
thorized by statute specifying duty and COM
pcnsations, shall be appointed. commissioned,
employed or continued in Office except five
special agents of the State Departmei. ,reve.
nue. agents or inspectors of Internal Reve.
nue., authorized BY acts Of March Sd, 1863
June 18th, 1864; March Sd, 1862: or any
other general OF special agent, commissioned
and compensated by law continue ten days