The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-10
Things in Washington.


rur COTTON TAX IN THE sENATE-How THE
RrrI, TO REPEAL WAS Observation-Disclosures
AND NORTHERN INTERESTS TRIUMPHANT-THE
RECONSTRUCTION CASES n THE SUPREME
conRT-UNpLEAsANr EUMoRs-THE NEGRO
CONVENTIONS SOUTH.
The Washington correspondent Of the Bal
timore Gazette, aIluding to the action Of the
Senate on the House bill repeating the cotton
tax, says:
bibited ali the distinctive features of the Yam
kee character. In the beginning it was set
afoat bv avowed Northern spectators, whose
only object was to get back the taxes already
paid upon the crop Of 1867, supported by others
who had advanced money upon that OF the
present year. The former got vote to-day IN
the Senate very nearly sufficient for their pur-
poses, and may yet succeed, zee Inc ,a6.er were
ing to witness how those gentlemen who are
interested in the manufactures, Of which cot.
ton is the fabric, squirmed at the views OF
Western men, and again, with what evident
DISGUST q portion OF the Radicals, especially
the Northern wing, viewed the suggestions OF
the Southern renegades asi to the necessity OF
q permanent repeal in the interest OF 1he poor
negro" One Of these latter gentry (Mr. Fow-
ler' of Tennessee), vent 30 FAR as to say that,
without any tax whatever, it would be found
In be impossible to make cotton growing
profitable pursuit-tihdt not only the monopoly,
fut me successful competstion acih the rest OF
The acorid, fell aDIh llte institution OF sldoery-
and he spoke The truth Ii any there be who
have been led to believe that this measure ls
intended to relieve the planters OF the South
that ia. the owners Of the soil, can only say
thew labor under very great mistake. The
Yankees have now full possession OF the ele-
nhant. I commend them to 8 prudent hus-
bandry of their resources. =,
T hear UNPLEASANT rumors in respect to the
cases which have come up nom the South to
the Supreme Court, designed to test the valid
ity Of the Reconstruction acts. forbesr par
ticculars for the present. I may say, however,
generally, that It is likely impediments may be
thrown in the way. by doubts as to which side
of the docket the government may deem it Its
duty to be placed and recognized by the
court.
II seems the negro conventions at the
South have had some difficulty In bagging
their per d,en, In Georgia they have not re,
eeiyed q copper, the proper State oficers;not
feeling authorized to pay "for heating theipo-
ker." The Sambos Of the convention have,
consequently, written to Massa Wilson Of Mas
sachusetts, and he to-day introduced bill to
remove the Governor, Treasurer, and all other
officers having control Of the public funds OF
the State. I have no doubt Congress will pass
such law, but doubt its etdcacy. can as,
sure the honorable Senator, upon pretty gooo
authority. that there is not o cent in the Geor-
gia excheuuer, and that the successors OF the
present worthy incumbents will take nothing
by their motion.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
In the New York Tribune OF Monday Wash
ington letter 'from on occasional correspond
ent" made it's appearance, which is deserving
of more than ordinary notice. We make the
following extracts
IMPEACHMENT.
Impeachment died ignobly, with scarcely
enough friends to give it decent burial. The
trouble about impeachment was that few were
sincere in it. The friends OF MIR. Chase did
not want impeachment, because it would have
made Mr.. Wade President. The friends OF
Mr.. Colfa1 opposed it because the temporary
elevation Of any Republican to the Presidency
would almost certainly deprive him of the
nomination. The friends Of Grant wore for it
and against tiff we may cite MIR. Washbune,
who was On impeacher last 45e no doubt That
the Impeachment attempt injured us. It gave
MIR. johnson the courage OF insolenoe. 1t fell
upon the party Like o shower OF rain, and
especially when it was attended by the reac-
ton against Repubicanism In the October
elections.
STANTON.
The tenure of Office bill-violated in the
nerson of Stanton-stin remains reft and torn,
and Stanton is as much out OF our politics
now as though he were dead or an ex-Presl-
dent For gentle, easy fading OF 5eputahons'
commend me to this dear old dusty town.
ssWhere is the brilliant and rising Gabby from
the Rocky Mountain DISTRICT" "Oh l-Gabby
yes: splendid genius but he was beaten by
Rocket, and keeps o tavern in Montana. so
long az Stanton was God Of War he was wor-
shi3ped: he had organs and courtiers; but now,
when his name on q lieutenants commission
would not be worth smithareen, he Is forgot
ten. Probable they may crowd MIN In when ae
the Senate meets. But people care very nttle
about it.
THE GRANT MOVEMENT.
Grant is the favorite horse in the political
betting-books. Every jockey and tramping
man Of the Republican party shouts for him.
The amount Of shouting is wonderful. There
is go much organized enthusiasm and dlsci-
plined spontaneousness: "Ask no questions
answer none-merely hurrah: boys. This is
See how the trading men crowd around his
paddock and caress him. Thenumber OF orr
einal Grant men"-of men who discovered ms
merits years ago, who stood by nun anu pc
ueV6Q Ill QlIu, h1u WIZ 90" 49,
ouiet face the features Of second Washing
ton-passes COMPREHENSION. doubt over
man was more "believed in." The admiration
with which. h.Captain Cuttlo regarded hls marine
comrade MIR. Busby, was nothing 10 H. Whon
he writes, his letters are gold. No man since
BACON ever wrote such letters. When he
speaks, it is the voice Of the silver-tongued.
When he neither writes nor speaks, then we
see something Platonic or Socratlc ln MS
silence. The ashes from bis segar, yes, an1 "a
the smoke that rises from the ashes, are Ium m
OF craftsmanship. You hear his praises on az
sides. Blair and Forney praise nm, altn9ugn
people remember that Blair and Forney nave
the most unlimited admiration OF success, and
have praised every President since Jackson.
They keep house here' and make business q
it
They moan to make him run by getting up,
in the first place an "irrepresslDle enthusl-
asm," and, in the second place. by WorKlng on
the fears Of the party and making the leaders
believe that Grant is the only man tnat can De
elected. The whole proceeding Is very Ike
that of MIR, Drew or Mr.. Vanderbilt, when they
managed fancy stock in Wall-street., Ihey are
irving to s'bear" the market and dull" their
stock. Take an original Grant man INTO the
lobby of tho House, and you Will nno 1ne coun-
try in the most dreadful condluon. Every
thing is going to the bad The COTTON crop Is
short, and there are more crimes than usual,
and business is depressed, and the Democrats
hayo the whiphand of us, and the negroes are
behaving badly, and money is tlgne, anu an,
archv is inevitable. It is his conviction, based
upon excellent sources Of Information (thls
whisperingly, and with wink up lndlana ave A
nue). that If Grant be ousted out OF the WaT
Office. for instance, hostilities will spread all
over the South, and o conflict begin, the end