Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

s the United States, bound by oath te
 administer the Government according , to the Constitution, he had, by defend. : ing q principle, found rhimself singu.
 larly opposed by another branch o1 the Government, but he had great faith in the good scnsc of the people, and the manifestations of public sentiment
 that have recent ensued. ! The Radicals had made Congress 2 political monstrosity, having over leaped all bounds save those of party and political ambition; they now keer on, having by conquest in the South this year managed to obtain power more than equivalent to that lost in the North. He then referred to the effort made to connect him with the assassi- nation plot, and said the leaders of the move were capable of employing any measures to get rid of him or shear awhy his power The measure of Con- gress, he said, was revolutionary pro- position to deprive, by act of Congress- l the vested authority of the President as commandcr-in-chief and is q direct violation of the Constitution.
 The bill submitted by Mir. Bingham assumes the right of Congress to do away the President altogether if it chooses, and makes itself tile exeeutor as we'll as legislator of the Govern ment. The assumption is arrogant dangerous and destructive. If there had been n liberal, generous, law 'abid- 1 ing sentiment predominant in the North. by this time the South would almost have been upon it's legs again. The vanity of the negroes would not have been so :cd to bursting that labor, free labor, for their old masters should be neglected and sliirkcd, and at last there would have been no military usurpation, but civil governments in each State: and he was convinced If every District Commander should be changed to Department Commander, witl, his duties confined to assisting the civil authorities and preserving or der, civil governments would be rap- idly and peacefully restored. In his judgment, tie speedy result of this would be the reorganization of the whole country. But it appears as 1T Congress is determined not to allow this happy consummation. A revolt- ton such as these headlong spirits seem determined to precipitate may, l if suffered to go on, effect more dam aging results than civilwar. Respond l ing to the intimation, he was under stood to intend to exercise all the au- thority vested in him to repeal those revolutionary measures.
 The President said he intended to do hisduty, as to what that duty may involve it would be premature, he said, even to suggest. We will leave special measures for special occasions when they arise. I have confidence in the good sense of the army, and certainly believe in the people; believe in the young men. They will not permit revolution to be accomplished, even though it might be necessary for the people to take the matter into their own hands.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 20.
 Cotton quiet; middling, l74c, holders asking an advance. Gold closed 39ls ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20. Flour unchanged. Wheat, g 40; Corn soc. Oats, dull, 7O@72c. Provi- sions held firmly. Lard, l2c.
 The following bill from the Recon struction Committee, was to be laid before theHouse on last Monday.
 1 Re it enacted, etc, That in Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Arkansas, there are no civil governments, and the govern ments in said States, respectively, shall not be recognized as valid or legal State governments by the Executive or Judiciary powers or authorities of the United States, .2 .ess a#
 Section ?. Be it further enacted, That for speedy enforcement of the act entitled "an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States passed March End, 1867, and the several acts supplementary thereto, the General of the army is hereby au- Ethorized and required to enjoin by special orders upon all officers i'll com mand within tic several military de- partmcnts within said several States, the execution of all acts authorized by the said several Jaw above recited, and remove by his order from command any or all of said commanders and de- tail other officers of the United States army, not below the rank of Colonel to perform all duties, and exercise all powers authorized by said several acts
 to the end that the people of tho sever al States may be speedily recognized as civil governments, Republican in the form of states. A I Set or 3. Be it further enacted
 That the General of the army shall be authorized to remove any or all civil
 officers now acting nnder the proyis-
 ions of the governments, within said
 evcralSiisorganized States, and appoint others to discharge the duties pertain. ing to their respective offices. and may , do any and all Acts which by said sev.
 eral laws above mentioned are author.
 ized by the several commanders of tho military departments within said States and any act which authorizes the Pres ident to detail commanders to such , military departments, and to remove |. any officer who may De detailed, a'
 herein provided. is hereby repealed.
 Section 1, De it further enacted That it shall be unlawful fur the Prcsi dent of the United States to order any -t part of the army or navy to assert D, ,l force of arms tho anthoriiy ofeither O
 the said provisional governments il