The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-18

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MUS OF TEE PRocEED1Se-A BOLD SCHEME VI
rmRAp1cALs-TM CASE OF FALABA&A-oFF1CE-
Ho1DERs AND oFF1cE-sEEKERs ALREADY COURT
ING THE WADE REGnE-A CLEAN SWEEP PROB
ABIE-THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Tbe proceedings OF
the sHieh Court Of impeachment" on Friday
last, are generally accepted here as indicating
brief trial, followed by the conviction and re-
moval from Office Of the present Chief Magls'
trate of the United States. This fact is SO
thoroughly impressed upon the public mind
that it has been discounted already by proml-
nept men Of each political party. The i'm
peachment conspiracy was organized, not for
the purpose Of trying the President according
to the constitution, to ascertain whether ne
had committed an impeachable offence, but to
remove him from Office, in order to render
Radical triumph in the coming Presidential
campaign less difficult. Whether it will have
this unfortunate effect or not, remains OF
course to be seen. It is evident that the revo-
lutionists who inaugurated and are now carry-
ing out the unholy work, think they will be ben
eitted by it. They point to the result in New
Hampshire as proof Of the inspinting effect It
has already had upon their party, and argue
that when finally consummated by the install
iation of Ben Wade in the White House, they
will be able to brush away like cobweb, the
now formidable Democratic opposition. Thus
your readers will discover the real motive I'M
pelling the extraordinary proceeding now IN
progress at the Federal capital. The charac-
ter Of the men who are prime movers IN 1t, IS
sufficient guarantee that they will press 1t
forward to success, regardless of the consti'
tuition, the laws, the weight of evidence, or
anything else usually recognized as entitled to
some respect in ordinary tribunals of justice.
The Supreme Court is as openly and violently
assailed as the Executive. 1t was declared
Yesterday in the House by Mr.. Schenck,
leading Jacobin from Ohio, that she held it to
be his duty to clip the wings Of that court
whenever it attempted such light as to en-
desvor to reach law Of Congress-" This was
said in reference to an amendment to revenue
bill which was smuggled through the House on
Thursday last, and which prohibits the court
from entertaining jurisdiction Of haoeds cor
pus cases arising on appeal from Southern
Circuits, and Like the McArdle case, growing
out of the exercise of arbitrary power confer
red BY the so-called Reconstruction acts. The
object of the amendment was doubtless tc pre-
vent the judges from rendering decision In
the case above referred to, but that can hardly
be accomplished, for two reasons; first, tee
case was regularly before the court on appeal
prior to the passage of the bill, and therefore
cannot be affected by it; and, second, the bill
was only sent to the President on the 18th n
stant, and need not be returned by him until
the 26th, and before the two Houses can repass
it over his veto the McArdle case, will have
been decided, and, there is reason to believe,
decided in such manner as to forever
settle, judicially, the great question involved
therein. This attempt, however, to muzzle
the Supreme Court, is only cited in proof OF
the desperate means resorted to by these
s'loyal" Jacobins to perpetuate their rule over
people whom they know abhor them. The
next Presidency is at stake. Fifteen, so called,
s'loyal" States are strongly suspected OF an In
tention to vote for the Democratic candidate
(whoever he may be), and their votes are sufti-
cient to elect him triumphant]y. 1t is neces-
sary, therefore, in the opinion Of these revolu-
tonists, to put man IN the White House, at
once, who will carry out their behests in such
manner as to corrupt or intmidate large
number Of voters in these States, and, in addi-
tion thereto, aid them in completing the work
of Africanizing the ten excluded States Of the
South 80 completely as to ensure the seventy
electoral votes they are entitled to for the Rad
ical candidate for the Presidency
THE ALABAMA BILL.
According to the most reliable information
obtainable here, the Alabama admission bill
reported by Thad. Stevens will go through
both houses at an early day. There is con-
siderable opposition to it in the Radical ranks,
but Tbad., if he lives week or two longer,
will whip up all his Radical friends and they
will swallow the dose prepared for them, as
they have swallowed many similar doses be-
fore. Alabama must be let in, say the leader.
She will send ''loyal" delegation to the House,
and two loyal" senators to vote for the con-
viction of the President. Under these circum-
stances it is utterly impossible to keep her out
long, so look out for the speedy admission OF
the loyal State of Alabama.
APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
Applicants for Office under the Ben Wade
yeq,n,e are as thick here just now as "b!ack-
berries in August The Tenure OF Once
act' was passed to prevent Mr.. johnson from
removing Radicals; it will be repealed or disre-
garded to enable Mr.. Wade to remove Con-
servatives. No question will be raised IN re-
gard to his right to get rid OF Johnson's Cabl-
net officers. And as soon as his judgment OF
the High Court of impeachment" is pro-
nounced, they might as well arrange their pa
pers and prepare to retire from the depart
ments over which they now preside.
TAXATION.
The House Committee of Ways and Means
will report bill 10 reduce the aggregate in
ternal taxation to about SIS, ZOO annually.
The amount to be levied principally on what