The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-07


turn to the planters Of the amount which
helped to swell their last years losses.
Things In Warrington.
PLANS FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SOUTHERN
PLANTING NTEREsT-FURTHER PARTICULARS.
| A Washington dispatch (Jan 81 to the New
York Times says:
In forwarding to General Grant the reports
of Generals Ord, Hancock, Gillem, Scott and
others, relative to the destitution and suffer-
ing at the South, Gen. Howard makes an in
dorsemsnt in substance as follows: That since
his annual report the tone Of his communica-
tions from all points has changed; the sudden
fall in the price of cotton, and the failure OF the
crop in large sections where good crops were
expected, caused by heavy rains and the cater
pillar, have produced great depression, anxiety
and apprehension. It is generally believed
there Will be great distress from want of food
in portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and South
Carolina, and in small sections Of other Ststes,
before the close of winter, and that relief in
some shape must be furnished to prevent
the anarchy that may be apprehended. Gen.
Howard calls the especial attention of Gen.
eral Grant to these reports, and recon-.
mends that the attention OF the President
and Congress be called to them, with view to
secure some thorough and practical mode Of
relief, that will not have tendency to pauper-
ize the people. 1t is suggested that If a fund
could be established from which employees
might draw on aging reasonable interest, it
might afford temporary if not permanent relief
General Candy favors this, or the issue of pro-
visions with q lien upon the crops. MIR. VIII
| liam Whaley, of South Carolina, recommends
loan of $50, ,O00, 900, to be secured by bond and
mortgage and other security. Generals Ord
and Hancock suggest the repai iring OF the le-
YeaH apd the issue Of rations to those employ
pared to suggest any complete method OF re-
aware that certain politicians have taken sd-
vantage of the suffering in regions where des-
titution prevails to further their own peculiar
views or interests. They are trying to reduce
the price OF labor to board, merely to get con-
troll Of those who are thus impoverished, and
to check or hinder the exercise OF the rights OF
the latter as citizens.
Nevertheless General Howard recommends
thorough consideration OF the subject present.
ed. with view to prevent evils that are feared
and predicted by 30 many witnesses. 1t should
be stated in this connection that orders were
sent several weeks ago to the officers OF the
Freedmen's Bureau, to relieve all pressing dis
tress, and this week further orders have been
sent to Generals Ord and Scott to buy corn
| and distribute the same il necessary. There
| is good ground for the belief, however, that
much of the suffering is prospective rather
than present, and the belief is further enter
tanned at the War Department that it's extent
is considerably exaggerated. Most OF the army
! officers on duty in the Freedmens Bureau,
mustered out on the first instant, who were eff
Gent and necessary to the administration OF
| it's affairs in the South, will be retained as
| civilian agents under appointment from the
Bureau, The appointments will be governed
| by the Assistant Commissioners or military
officers in command of the district, who will
state the number of agents necessary, and
proper persons to be appointed. These ap-
pointments will be made under section four OF
the act Of July 16, 1885, authorizing the COM
missioners to make such appointments.
GENERAL MEADE's POLICY.
General Meade will be here tomorrow to
confer with the President and General Grant,
sumo command Of the Fourth Military District.
II is generally agreed that the President has
requested General Meade to follow mp the new
policy inaugurated by General Hancock, but
the friends Of Meade claim that he will do
nothing of the kind.
sTANToN's CASE.
Although Senator Howard, as Chairman Of
the Military Committee has prepared report
sustaining ex-Secretary Stanton from the
charges preferred against him under the Civil
Tenure act by the President, it is not true that
the committee have adopted the report for pre-.
sentation to the Senate. The committee will
hold their second meeting on the subject next
week. and decide the matter. Mr.. Seward
maintains that Stanton has fully answered all
of the charges brought against HIM by the
Executive. It is stated, by parties who claim
to be well informed i'll relation to General
Grants ideas on this subject, that the latter
will, in case of the Senate sustaining Stanton.
Immediately retire from the War Office, assum-
ing that the law forbids him pursuing any other
course.
THE STATUS OF THE SOUTH.
A dispatch to the New York Tribune says
It is stated here on good authority that the
President intends soon to issue proclamation
to the white people in the Southern States ad-
yising them to send delegates to the approach
ing Natione! Convention. A number of promi-
nent Democratic politicians have been urging
this matter for some time past. They are the
same persons who supported and helped him
in the famous Hancock message. 1t has not
vet been decided in what form to make the
contemplated proclamation. 1t is likely that
the President will run it in with some OF his
communications to Congress; Ihis matter is
creating quite stir among Democratic politi-
clans. Many of them are opposed to it, and
sav jt is a dodge OF Johnson to aid the move
meut 10 make Hancock his successor. Those
who are pushing this scheme say that il the
Southern States send delegates to the Demo-
cratic Convention they VIII pe cohpeueu 10 ao-
NIT them or abandon the platform that these
States are now in the Union. 1t is the chief
topic topic, of talk among the Democratic politicians,
who seem to think that the South will have the
balance Of power in tie convention, and that
their votes are worthy being looked after.
DEsTITUI1oN AT THE SOUTH.
The correspondent OF the New York Com
mercial Advertiser (Republican) writes:
President Johnson has assured Governor
sharkey that he will send to Congress, next
week, q message on the suffering now preva-
lent at the South, and will ask such legislation
as will grant speedy relief; There is good. rea-
, Senators and Of the Representatives will cheer
fully cooperate in relieving the distress, and
in preventing deaths by famine. Proper relief
will do much to aid the desirable work Of re-
construction, and to reunite the Southern
, people to tue Union.