The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-31

that members of Congress generally nave ex-
pressed themselves adverse to coming to
Washington in September, in consequence OF
their pressing home engagements during the
canvass, we have believed, up to this time,
that there would be no September session:
Within the last week however, the appea! OF
epublicans--leading Republcans-of the
South, have been so urgent upon the party lead
ers of the North for speedy meeting OF Con-
gress that the expediency Of holding such
session is now being seriously discussed. The
representations from the South to the National
Republican Committee are to the effect that
the white population is almost a unit in oppo-
sition to the laws of Congress, and makes every
exertion by threat or promise to win over the
black vote. The Presidents instructions to
the southern military commanders, just pub
ished, are regarded q. placing the loyal popu-
latlon more completely at The mercy OF the
secession majority element. 1t is claimed that
the only course for Congress is either to re-
peal the law Of Congress authorizing the re-
constructed States to vote for President, or
else to confer the choice Of Presidential cleo
is urged further, that If the 21st OF September
goes by, without meeting Of Congress, that
even more violent me sures will be taken by
the rebel element to get political control, and
that system Of terrorism will be instituted in
every Southern State, making it impossible for
Republican white or black to cast vote, or
even to hold life or property IN security. Those
opposed to the September session maintain
that it will lose more votes to the Republican
party in the North than it will gain them in the
South; tnat it is doubtful if Congress can do
ANYTHING. more than it has done to remedy the
condition of affairs in the South; and that as q
mere matter Of expediency, the Republican
party will gain ten votes at the North to every
one they will lose at the South, by the reyolu-
tionary course and counsels OF the FORESTS,
Cobbs and Hamptons.
On the same subject the correspondent OF
the New York Times w.ites:
The pros and cons of the September session
question are eagerly discussed by politicians OF
every stripe. The advocates OF meeting at
that time are nearly always Southern Radicals,
who fear that they cannot carry their States
without assistance in the way OF repeal OF the
law prohibiting the organization and arming
the militia. They say that the order Issued
to-day from the War Department instructlng
military commanders in the South as to their
power OF interference in case OF political OF
other disturbance is nulity, so far as practi-
cal results are coDcerned. They argue that the
mere presence OF troops, without authority to
act, as contemplated IN the order, unless
appealed to by the civil authorities, VIII
not weigh hairs influence against the
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the election. they further argue, after the
Marshal, Sheriff, or other civil authority in the
locality Of political disturbance, has tsksI se
copniZance Of it, the delay necessary to the
issue OF rivll writ and obtaining military as
a sistance, will give any party, so inclined, ple1
ty Of time to complete their deeign OF control
ling the polls. Many Of them are extreme
enough to say that the order will result ln tht u
loss Of the South to Grant and ColfaI. On the
other hand it is argued that the reassembine
Of Congress in September will ta.e from thu
canvass, both North and South, two-thirds o
the abIest and clost directl- interested speak.
ers e in the Republican ranks; again, il Congress
should meet and pass such bill as is demand
ed, the veto which would undoubtedly follow
and the time consumed IN perfecting 1t, woult
prevent the posslollity of,its becoming las
until October, when it will be too late to Or
ze and equip the militia II n. ths bs South sanSn On
ment to meet at as late day as the 21st o
September was great mistake. and may b'
attend ID with fatal results to the country.