The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-16
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enqu'rer.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. II, 1868.
GRANTS " DIPLOMACY

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enqurer.l
wAsHNeToS, D. c., Feb. IL, 1868.
GRANTS " DIPLOMACY"
The radical leaders here say they will never
admit that Grant has been convicted of duplcity
and falsehood, but regard him only as having en-
deavored by like diplomacy TO place the pres
dent in the wrong. What will Mr. Seward say to
such a use of the term diplomacy?
A prominent New England politician declares
that Granrs friends got him into his unfortunate
contr yersy with Mr. johnson, and that they will
stand by Linn until they get him out, and that the
most which can be charged against the general is
a treacherous memory in recollectng all the
points in an excited conversation.
MPEAcHMKNT.
The impeachment project ia regarded among
the radicals judging from their declarations to-
night as a fixed fact. Massachusetts member
assures me that every Grant man in the House
will now sustain the impeachment movement, as
they had previously defeated it; there was no
reason to suppose it would not be carried, as all
of the original impeachers were anxious to have
another lick at the president.
He further says that the circumstances which
have lately transpired, force upon Grants friends
the necessity of impeachment. In the personal
issue he has made with the president, it was sug-
gested that no good could result from impeach.
ment as the trial would occupy the residue Of
President JOhnson's term.
This Massachusetts member replied that care
full canvass had satisfied the impeachers that
trial could be forced 10 q termination DeIOre Lne
senate ia three weeks, and they would thus be-
come quickly possessed of the executive depart
ment Of the government, and could finish up the
congressional plans Of reconstruction before the
p, sidential election, and secure the succession.
he, how ever, readily admitted that should the
al drag the country would be thrown into con-
fusion, and that the people would then vote FOR
any moderate Democrat to secure change In
parties.
RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.
tba a Car pap he
ii vas owing to the large number of black-letter
LAWYERS in that body. Those who advocated Mr.
| Jencks's substitute popular measure will find
| themselves badly mistaken.
This substitute announces the English doctrine
that government has a right to the control OF
he question of expatration; it is a statute allow
| ig expauiatiOn by american citizens. If the
| A eTican government can control the question,
al give consent, the English government can
with equal right, withhold its consent. The
| power 10 " an permission necessarily implies the
| power TO withhold IT,
| If Congress should enact law as PROPOSED by
| this substitute, giving permission to American
! citizens 10 expatriate themselves, and we should
| / ecOme involved in war with European powers },
our natuTaliZed citizens who take up arms can, II
| captured, be executed as traitors, as the cOun-
| tries from which they have come have passed no
| such statutes. or could this government COM
| plain The immense foreign population of this
| country will figure this out for themselves, and
| their votes may not show an entire approval OF
| the action OF members VINO are now 30 lOuQ IN the
| defeIse of their rights.
The bill reported by General Banks recognizes
the right OF eXpatriation a natural right which
no government has right to control.
| FROM CHINA.
Late intelligence of highly important charac
ter has been received here from the Hon. Arson
| Burlingame, disclosing in some measure the object
| of his novel appointment by the Chinese govern.
| ment. China has had q civil war on hand for a
number of years, and 1t appears the government
is now hard pressed by the rebels, who are
spproaC hing Pekin.
Ia their distress the Chinese authorities have
determined to seek outside assistance, for which
trey propose TO grant full equivalent ia the way
| Of commercial advantages. Mr.. BuTllngane wa:
selected for the purpose Of presenting the fact:
| 10 the several controlling powers of Europe as
well as TO the government Of the United States
and naturally he came here first TO those who are
IN poss essiOn of the facts in regard to events as
peculiarly prOpitious, aud doubt not by wise
| policy they can obtain the rich commerce of the
| East.