The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-10
FROM WASHINGTON.

ADMISSION OF SOUTHERN sTArEs-DEBATE On
Il THE ADMISSION OF AIABAMA-IHE ARKANSAS
BnL-THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTS OF con-
aREss a GoD-sESD TO THE DEMocRAcY-RE-
CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNION UNDER coNsTITU-
11oNAL PRINCIPLES.
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti-
more Gazette writes under date of the 7th inst:
It was thought few days ago, by some Dem
ocrals in Congress, that the apparent muddle
in the Senate in respect to the admission o.
the Southern States, under the atrocious coz
stitutions adopted by the carpet-ba2gers and
their negro dYpes, might lead IN some way o.,
least to postponement until after the election.
This idea was founded upon the equally falla-
clous hypothesis that majority Of the electo-
raj votes OF those States, even as at present
organized might, in the opinion OF leading
Radicals, be cast for the Democratic candidates
in November. These notions were all given to
the winds on Saturday.
There had been exhibited manifest dispo-
sition for some cause or other. to defer the
present admission of Alabama by the House Of
Representatives. That State fras accordingly
omitted in the Omnibus bill. The amendment
of Wilson to include it has given rise to the de-
bate in which the Senate is now engaged, and
has met the strenuous opposition Of three or
four Radicals Of the straightest sect including
Howard, of Michigan, and Copkling, OF NV
York. 1t was thought, with some show Of rea-
son, that lnasmuch as these gentlemen, one
and all, affirmed that such an act would be O
sheer and fraudulent breech OF faith on the part
of Congress, they would record their votes
against it in whatever shapeit might be present
ed. This consideration had weight, even with
some of the more rerdant Republican senators
themselves. Accordingly, Mr.. Frelinghuyseu
opposed the amendment on the ground that the
whole bill, if vetoed, SO it assuredy would be.
might eventually be defeated. In this view
Morton, OF Indiana, concurred on Friday. But
on the day following, having counted noses,
he unceremoniously rose in his place '.o say
he had become convinced that ne was mistaken
Yesterday in concluding that the opposition to
The admission OF Alabama was so strong as to
imperi this bill by including Alabama in it.
Hehad, therefore, changed his mind arc would
vote for tho amendment"
Trumbull rose II his place to announce that
the ' committee Of conference on The Ar
kansas bill had agreed to recommend that
the Senate recede from its amendments and
that the bill be passed as it came from the
House. In that shape it forever prohibits the
people of the State from altering their Con-
stituiou so as to deprive single negro from
the right OF suffrage.
The States named in !he lii undoubtedly
will therefore be admitted the present session,
go fur as the unconstitutional action of this
Congress will finally avail. aud IL IS regarded
here as God-send to tie Democracy, viewed
only in party sense. For it is looked upon as
peculiarly fortunate that en- issue shall have
been Joined at this particular junc;ure. which
on tue one hand drives the insircere late re-
cruits 10 quasi. eGpseryatism back INTO The
ranks Of tLer fra love, and on The ether it is
thought NDe OF the greatest consequence that
eyelts Tcmseives so opportunity warn cel-
tsH wvuld-be leaders Of tie Democracy of