Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19

--Washington Municipal Affairs before
Presidency,

COngresS.-SeuRtor Hendricks and the
Presidency.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June II, 1868.
Dear Journal There was considerable
opposition manifested on both sides of the
House to-day to the Senate amendment to
the Omnibus bill. giving Florida ride
into the Union in it. The motion to strike
her out came from Radical member from
Illinois, and would have been carried had it
not been that Florida aOos necessary TO carry
the Radical amendment art. 14) to The Con-
stitution. AS it was. there was considerable
discussion, notwithstanding Thad. Stevens
had declared that there had been talk
enough on the matter of reconstruction.
Mr.. Butler favored the admission of
Florida on the score of policy, while Wash
burne Donnelly's friend) was in favor of
remanding her to territorial condition.
He didn't hesitate to express his fears that
the "rebels would soon have possession
of the State. But all the pith Was taken
out of the arguments of these Illinois gen
tlemen by statement OF Radical mem
Der from New York, who alleged that a
gentleman went down there from Illinois
and tried to control the organization of the
State In his own interest, but failed, and
hence the opposition OF these gentlemen.
Mr.. Brooks, of New York. made an able
expose of the radical rule in the 5ou.h, and
especially It's operation III the case under
consideration. According to him there
were two sets of Yankees went down there
to get the offices, one from Wisconsin aud
the other from New England, and neither
of them had been long enough away from
homo to lose their nasal twang, aud one of
these sets Of Yankees would be legislated
into office by the passage of this bni.
Bingham IN the cio1ing argument lost his
temper and was Cal ed to order for speak
ing of the President as the apostate OF
the White House" He denied that i'm
parchment was at an end, as suggested by
Mr.. Brooks. It Was to be tried before
another tribunal. Sundry Democratic
members, pointing upwards, desired to
know if it was before that High Court the
case was to be heard-the honorable man
ager we'll knowing that at that bar the i'm
peachers would stand impeached of high
crimes and misdameanors, with certainty of
conviction, replied solemnly that it was be-
fore the American people the trial was to
take place-but this bettered it but slightly.
The American people have already had the
case before them, and have recorded YER
dict of guilty against the managers and the
party they represent, and the sentence. re-
firing these gentlemen, will be carried into
effect when their present terms shall have
expired.
The bill reported in the Senate to-day to
legiSlate into office the Radical candidate for
Mayor and such of the Radical Councilman
as were defeated at the late election in this
city, is in full keeping with the disregard
of the will of the people they have hereto
fore evinced. They have tie poecer to do
this wrong, and "anigM makes right" with
them. Well, this is ''the good old plan"
''He shall get who has the poocer,
And he shall keep who can"
But how will they like it when oar bull be-
gins to gore their OK?
The Radicals do not intend to be ousted
from the fat Offices they now hold if fraud
and force will prevent it, and to this the
people must make up their minds The
organ of the Radical party in this city, and
its editor was at the time an officer of the
United States Senate, has announced this
programme in words not to be mistaken
1t has warned the people that, no matter
how the election for President may result
next fall, The 0resene (4Oth) Radical Congress
is to count the Uotes i! which means, if it
means anything, that they intend to exer-
else their poocer in that as they have in all
other cases that have come before them,
and count their candidate IN, whether elected
or not. If the Conservative majority of
this country are the miserable towards |
their opponents seem to consider them,
then such scheme may succeed but if, |
knowing their rights they dare maintain
them, such an experiment as the Radicals |
propose may lead to little ''onpleasant-
ness" and somebody naay get hurt.
General Siegel and General Rousseau
were both on the floor of the House to-
day.
Judge Hendricks, of Indiana, is rapidly
gaining strength for the Conservative NOM
ination at the New York Convention. And, !
you will permit me to say, no one |
mentioned for that position would do more
honor to it than Senator Hendricks.
ST TOD.