Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-02-04
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Snecial Correspondence of the Spectator.

they, 1.-THE Southern States.) adopt the Constr
buttons Matched up for them by the Bruins
wick Stew Conventions While on a visit the
other night to Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin,
| preached the subject to him, and cited the
almost certain contingency that the Southern
people would vote down any Constitution which
parcel OF greasy and ignorant negroes might
present for their consideration. Then, asked,
what expedient would the Jacobln party resort
to would they admit them into the Union
with the old constitutions and count their vote
in the electoral College? To this inquiry, he
| responded by affirming that, Congress would
| let them lie over until the next Presidential
| election in that contingency In this differ
| with my honorable friend For am aware
| if he is not-that the SO called Conventions OF
! the Southern States are framing the pretended
| Constitutions from Instructions furnished the
| black, tan, and white negroes now pretending
| to be enacting the clauses upon their own
| hook" and in accordance with their concep-
| ton of what the organic laws Of the States,
| ought to be. Besides, to gain their object,
what contemplate vlllalny, or meanness or
dishonorable conduct will they not resort to
| If the Constitutions, so called, are voted down
with contempt and disdain, will they not pro-
| mulgate by their overbearing and tyrannlcal
| two-thirds rule, that the (so-called) Constitu-
| tons have been adopted and ratified by a loyal
should find that it would be hazardous to go
into the Presidential contest without the aid
and substantial support of their brethren, the
negroes of the South. Then, if the Constitu-
tons are voted down-as they undoubtedly
will be-what becomes Of the reconstruction
policy of the Radical hyenas ?-and worse still,
the millions of Greenbacks spent for the pur-
pose of AfricaniZlng and Radlcallzlng the Sun
ny South-the goose that lays the golden eggs?
ho1or +Ro
Court, on appeal from the United States Court,
Maine. The original suit was instituted on the
following grounds: Early in the war the ship
Golden Rocket was destroyed by Admiral
Semmes, and she was the first vessel, it is said,
which went down under the fire of the Ala
bama The owners sued certain insurance COM
panies in New York, on the plea that Semmes
was pirate" The Maine court held that
Semmes was the agent of a government recog-
nized by the United States as belligerent, and
the owners appeal from that decision to the
Supreme Court. The decision in this case is
looked forward to with much interest, as 1t will
decide many other similar important SUITS
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate have
not vet taken any action in the House bill to
| gag the decisions of the United States Su
preme Court by the two thirds concurrence
therein 1t will probably sleep for while.
The Committee on Banking and Currency of
| the Rump House, are favorably disposed to re-
porting upon Mr. Randall s proposition to
withdraw the circulation Of the national banks,
and substituting legal tender notes therefor.
Sir Edward Thornton, the successor to Lord
Lyons, at the Rump Court, has arrived here,
and taken up his residence at the corner OF
Penn. Avenue, and 18th Street.
The Radical hyenas in the Rump are very
much exercised about the proposed action of
| the Supreme Court upon the constitutionality
of the Reconstruction acts They are so fright
ened about it, they even start at their own
| black shadows. AS an addendum to this, let
| me give you an official account OF their action
| in the lower Rump Thursday.
Mr.. Schofield. [ ask unanimous consent to
offer the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas it is editorially stated In the Even
| ing Express, newspaper published IN this
city, on the afternoon Of Wednesday, January
| 20, as follows:
Sat private gathering Of gentlemen of both
political parties, one of the justices of the Su-
preme Court spoke very freely concerning the
reconstruction measures OF Congress-, and de-
clared in the most positive terms that all those
laws were unconstitutional, and that the court
would be sure to pronounce them so. Some OF
his friends near him suggested that 1t was quite
| ndiscreet to speak SO positively; when he at
| once repeated his views In more emphatic
| manner and whereas several cases under
| said reconstruction measures are now pending
in the Supreme Court: Therefore,
| Be at resolred, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be directed to inquire into the truth
| of the declarations therein contained, and re-
port whether the facts as ascertalned constitute
| such misdemeanor in Office as to require this
House to present to the Senate articles of i'm
| parchment against said justice of the Supreme
| Court; and that the committee have power to
send for persons and papers, and have leave to
report at any time"
| Several members objected to its introduce
| ton, but from some parliamentary informalities
| their objections were overruled by the Chair,
| and the resolution passed by vote OF 81 ayes,
| to 81 noes-several Republicans voting in the
| negative.
| A bill has been reported in the lower Rump
| (House) to continue that imposition and lncu-
bus on the public Treasury, the Freedmen S
Bureau until the 10th of July 1863 The
! Secretary of War at his discretion can suspend
| it's operations before that time if the State or
States are fully restored into this delightful
| Union, and the money Of the Bureau is to be
| used for educating the Cuffies and Judies, if
| the State or States do not make provisions tor
educating all unborn little niggers Where
is Amindab Sleek?
| The negro cliques here are trying hard to
''oust' that pink Of Radicallsm, the Rev. Dr.
| Boynton, the political prosying Chaplain OF
the lower Rump branch of Congress, because
he opposes amalgamatlng the white and black
negro Radicals in Churches He is decidedly
the best stump preacher ever heard. While
he goes through the form of prayer, some of
| the members look at him In amaZement, some
read some talk, some rock their feet upon the
desks. a few hold their heads down, some
stand I'D erect, and none bend the knee.
| Some wag of fellow furnishes Mrs. Forrest
imam" the Forney- eating dead duck" of
| ''my two papers, both daily, with the account
of an entertainment of the Georgetown Alder
men and Councllmen at the Union Hotel; at
| which the following toast was offered and drunk
| in silence: The President of the United
States, and to the man that pulled the trigger
that killed the man that freed the niger. -
| Forney publishes the toast edltorially without
comment. The whole thing was precon
certed affair-for the purpose of stirring up
| the Radical stomach of the so called Colonel
What was he ever Colonel of?-the Forrest
brigade?
The anti-Radical clubs here are having
printed one hundred thousand copies Of Sena-
tor Doolittle's late speech, delivered in the
United States Senate, on reconstruction. One
Federal Brig Gen. Hugh Cameron) headed
the list with $25 Another suggested that
500 900 copies be printed that it would take
100000 copies to put New England thinking
on the right theme.
Some time ago bill was introduced in the
Honse tn take ont of the hands of the Presi-