The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-30
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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| The IsadicnIs in Danger of being Hoistcei
| by their own Petard---0P1ntono OF the
Conscrvativcs--The Tenurc-of-0Mce
Act--Grnnt Wants tho Thongs United
His Reticence as to the Future-The
Pacific Railroad.
Washington letter of the 9th instant, to
the Baltimore Gazette, says:
The atrocious legislation Of Congress is be-
ginning to plague the inventors. The act
comforting upon the General OF the armies OF
the United States" military authority para,
mount to that exercised by the constitutional
Executive-tte "Tenure-of-Othcc Act" wh!cp'
in effect, clothes the Senate with the appoint
ing power-the act making Congress an unIn-
! terrupted and perpetual body-and sundry
others OF like character, arc at last found TO pc
so many stumbling blocks in the Radical path,
threatening party disruption. All these mea-
sures were strenuously opposed by the Conser-
vatiyas in Congress upon general principles.
| Radical leaders professcd to favor them Tor
reasons of general application. They contcn-
| ded in debate that such guards we're essential,
under any and all circumstances, to the preyen-
ton OF Executive aggression, and 10 keep INC
| one-man power within constitutional nnnlts;
House can have but little influence either way
in regard to these laws, and now learn that
| they are nearly, if not quite, unanimous III the
| opinion that they ought to take no part what
| ever in their repeal at this juncture., Ii, they
argue, there was ever time, or If there ever
| could be q time, when such restraining statutes
could work benefcially to the public, the pres
| ent is that precise moment. The country Is In
| fearful state of demoraliz1tion, and the class
of mon frem among whom Treasury agents are
| to be selected. should be subjected to the Sc
verest scrutiny the times will admit OF. Un,
deubtedly under the present system they will
| undergo moro thorough sitting than u tho
"Tenure-of Office" act should be repealed. =,
It is known we'll enough here that the
"conins man" desires above all things to have
his limbs unthonged. He even threatens
Scaled" session if the law convening Congress
'sTenIre-of-Offico act shall remain on the
statute book. II CUnscryativc memhn',s an,a ca,,a
but see their way clear-lf they coulu pecolne
convinced that tho antecedsnts ana prestgn. pt
necuniary status of thosc designed hereafter
TO finger Uncle Sans money would Do
thoroughly scanned-if Grant, in short, would
show his strong suite-they might 20 the
length ESQ abhorrent are al! the laws) 70 nsIP
him out Of this scrcpe. But this ne VIII noC
DO. He Is as tisnt, even to hs nSst @ ln.tnase n;s
He must consequently be left to paddle bis
own canoe! r.4
have very good authority for saying that
the report That General Grent has expressed
views inimlcal to the Pacific Railroad IS Win
out the least foundation. Gentlemen inter
ested in that gigantic swindle profess to nave
quite other assurances
GRANT AND THE PRESIDED n T-ANNEsT3-A
CH1LDREN's PARTY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
wAsHpURNE-A coLoRED DELEGATION FROM
GEORGIA.
Washington correspondent of the Baltl-
more Sun writes under date Of December 27
On New Years Day it is the custom for, all
the officers ofthe army in tins city to cal! Oh
tbe President in body, with the senior othcer
IN command here at the head. General Grant
is not only at the head of the army, but IS the
scrior cfficei in command here, his headqnart-
ers being ut Washington, and much curiosity
has been manifested as to the course ne VIII
pursue on next Friday. 1t is known that hc
and Mr.. johnson have never spoken since the
famous correspondence which grew out OF
General Grants surrender Of TIC war Office To
Mr. Stanton, and the wonder is whether c,ene-
raj Grant would make any advances towards re-
cancellation, although many contend that the
mera observance Of tho official etiquette which
ALWAYS prevails or the occasioI.world lnSoire
no necessity OF irrteer Intercourse WITH tnc
President, It seems, however, that General
Grant considers meeting between nm ana
the President, under any circumstances, Woulu
be awkward, for it is learned to-niSht that he
does NOT intend to 60 TO tho White House un-
til he enters it as lord proprietor Oh tue 4tn OF
March. 49,,
Several Radical members OF Congress have
uphcsitatingly given their approval OF the am-
nesty proclamation, and legislation IN Con,
gross is suggested in consonancc with the splrlt
of that document. Senator Ferry, 1t Is said,
will at IA early day Introduce bill for the
purpose of removing all disabilities Whatever
from persons who participated III the rebellion.
OF course. Is compensatory for this magma
nimity, q universal suffrage amendment, and
in some instances impartial suffrage amena'
ment to the constitution, IS eIpecteu.
The children OF the Presidents family nave
issued cards of invitation to young misses and
masters of an age corresponding with tnclr
own, to dancing party on Tuesday evening
next, at six o'clock. From the early hour
named, and the fact that the invitations are
sent out in the name OF '.chlldren" TO cnll-
drcn," the intention is evidently to afford the
Juveniles Ore. .eminently an opportunity to en-
iey themselves, without restraint, N dancing
and merry-making in the parors OF the ETecu,
tive mansion. The cast room will be placed
entirely and exclusively at the disposal OF the
little folks The fact that written invitations
have been issued strips tho party OF anyth1inS
like the character Of L reception by tie !aues
or a le7ee of the President. Notwithstand-
ing the evident intention to MAKO 1t an ex-
clusively Juvenile party, children Of lars-
er growth have been eagerly seeking ,,Ss;ns IN,
vitations to attend, and some amusing
if not disgusting accounts could be told Of the
strategic means rcsortcd to by, this larger
growth' TO obtain the 'entree." LIMITATIONS
have gone for about three hundred and hfty
Children, embracing families in OFFICIAL posltio?in
ard in private life, from General Grants chill
drcn to tlosc of the humblcst parcntage.
There is good authority for the statement es,t
that Hon. E. B. Washburno will not 2ccept.s
position in General Grants Cabinet. hr.
Washburne'a health is such as to require the ne
most scientific medical treatment, which he
p1oposes to seek in Paris the coming spring.
A delegation of eolored men ilom Georgia
have recorded themselves al the rooms OF the
| Union Congressional Committee. They come
here to protest against the admission OF
Messrs. Hill and Miller to the Senate, although n
diselainiAg any personal objection to either OF
those gentlemen.
"A method employ ed in Germany to keep
rosebuds fresh into the winter consists in hrst
covering the recently cut stem with wax, and
| then placing each one in q closed paper cap or