The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-13

GRANTS PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS DAMAGED BY
THE "HIRAM" HANDLE TO BIS NAME-wHAT
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WOULD DEVELOP
-mE CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENTIAL coNvEN-
TIoN-THE PROGRAMME OF THE SOUTHERN
WHITES IN REGARD TO T-FURTHER con-
aREss1oNAL NTERposrTIoNs ANTIorPATED-A
RADICAL CAUCUS
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti-
more Gazette, writes under date Of January.9 :
However absurd it may seem, yet am as
snred tbat the prospects Of Grant have been
essentially damaged by the recent development
that his real name is not "U. g., but Hiram
q. Grant" The author of the biographical
sketch of his life lately published has, in other
respects, done him serious injury: Perhaps
no mans career is less interesting In incidents
proper to be divulged. Besides, it has served
to draw pubic attention to the Generals an
teceden,s: % and in unfriendly, or even impair
tial, hands q sketch Of his doings and soy
inps before and during the war would not add
mnoh to his availability as Presidential
candidate. OF course such structures will be
out of place until he shall have been formally
presented for public scrutiny. When ne snail
have accepted the infamous Radical platform
of negro supremacy, he must expect 10 nave
his whole conduct, military, civil and social,
laid bare to an admiring, or, 1t may be, to
disgusted world. .,a
States will send delegates to the CONSERVATIVE
Presidential Convention. also learn tnat IL
is in contemplation by the whites OF the sontn
TO hold separzte elections for Presidential
aleotors. and to{disregard the Reconstruction
acts in this respect. The President is under
stood to favor this movement. In certain
contingency the moral effect at least would be
poteut indeed. With an actual united South,
and a msiority OF the Northern States, Con-
eress would not dare to inaugurate Presl-
dent upon the strength OF the negro vote.
oress win pass some law by which the govern
mects of the Southern States will be usurped at
once. I learn that it has also been determined
to declare the constitutions enacted by the ne.
proes operative without con6rmatory vote OF
the people. The passage of Senator Mortons
resolution to-day looking towards these ENDS
was only prevented, it is thought, by the expl-
ration Of the morning hour. In other respects
the proceedings OF Congress were "ltnou1
special political interest.
An informal caucus Of several Radical Soma
tors was held yesterday morning to decide
upon some definite amendment to the Recon-
struction bill. The most extreme Senators ad.
yocsted passing q simple bill abollshlng all
civil State Governments in the South, and
commence the entire work OF reconstruction
over again, but putting the new plan IN such
shape that it would not be in the power OF the
President to interfere with the work. This,
however, was not agreed to, and the meeting
broke up without coming to any definite con-
clusion.
THE RADICALS AND Observation-Disclosures
TNKEn1Na AND CHANGES PROPOSED.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says:
The Radical onslaught on Gen. Hancock for
yindicating the civil power has commenced in
good earnest. Senator Morton led OF IN the
attack to-day his resolution peremptorily in
structing the Judiciary Committee to report
bill abolishing instanter all the existing gov
ernments in the Southern States being under
discussion in the Senate. He took as his text
Cen Hancock's order No. 1, and charged the
aallant soldier with insolently defying Con-
eress and nullifylng the legislation which it
was his duCy to promote.
There is no doubt whatever OF the resoute
purpose of the dominant party in Congress to
prass to the bitter end with their scheme OF
reconstruction o perpetual Radical supremacy
in the South, and as soon as may be o bill OF
the character indicated by Mr.. Morton's reso-
luton will be pushed through both Houses.
The prominent Radicals here are impatient at
the tardy working Of their reconstruction acts,
and Insist upon 6ucn aQulClOnal measures aS
will at once turn over to the negroes and their
white allies the supreme control Of the entire
internal governments of the Southern States.
They say it will not do to wait for the ratifica-
ton OF the work of the constitutional conyen-
tons now sitting.
WHAT THE SUPREME COURT WILL DO.
A Washington dispatch to the New York
Tribune says:
There was q rumor around the capitol to-day
that the Supreme Court was about to render q
decision declaring the Reconstruction acts
unconstitutional. On inquiry, however, it was
ascertained that the case which involves the
validity of these laws has not yet been con-
sidered by the court. The facts are as follows
An appeal is taken from court in Mississippi,
where q writ Of habeGs co:pus was refused.
The papers are now on the file in Washington ;
but the case has not yet been assigned place
on the calendar. 1t is stated that the Attor-
ney-General refused to act as counsel or ap-
pear at all in connection with the matter,
being of the opinion that the laws are uncon-
stitutional and that the appeal is well taken.
The Acting Secretary OF War has BEEN re-
ouested to procure counsel to appear and argue
the case when it comes on for trial, which will
be in a very short time. The subject excites q
good deal Of attention, and derives additional
interest from the fact that the Attorney Gene
raj gave it as his opinion, at the New Orleans
BANQUET last evening, that the laws were un-
oonai;tutionaI and would be 80 declared.