The national Republican., 1869-02-18

,onth past they have been plying the House
Committee and the Senate
judiciary Committee with efforts TO induce
hom to refuse to recommend the relief Of
ny and all who may not be recommended |
Or relief by committees In their several |
tates assuming to dctermine who shall and |
rho shall not hereafter be clothed by Con- |
,ress with all the functions Of citizenship.
iHE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEES coscLu-
SION.
Il turned out that In many cases where
objection was made by such committees and
others, tho dnin,rs IN ring II arose from
desire TO get possession, Or to hold possess
sion, Of office. This was too much for the
Reconstruction Committee, who concluded
that such was not valid cause for refusing
TO believe any man likely TO bo hereafter a
good citizen In all his relations. The con-
test before the Reconstruction Committee
was hand-to-hand one.
THE FINAL srRUGGLE.
Defeated there, the opponents of the policy
Of liberal action towards the petitioners re-
newod their fight In the House hall, where
they found able and zeaious advocates, who,
however, failed to convince the House Of the
propriety Of overrullng the Reconstruction
Committee.
THE RESULT APPRECIATED.
Never were men moro set back than were
the outside opponents Of the committees
recommendation yesterday and last night.
They saw In thelr defeat In the Hall BY so
overwhelming q majority surety that the
liberal policy towards all at tho South dis
posed to wheel into line with the Republican
party, which ls understood to meet hearty
approval from Grant, Is also approved by
Congress past peradventure. On the other
hand, there was great rejoicing among the
host OF Southern men here who have been
laboring to induce Congress so TO dispose Of
the Virginia reconstruction question as to
superinduce O majority white vote for their
proposed State constitution, amended so as
to embrace no other disabilities than those
Of the reconstruction laws and 14th amend
ment to the United States Constitution, and
TO keep those disabilities Just where the laws
Of the United States place them-wholly
under the Jurisdiction Of Congress Itself.
More gratlned mon never saw.
rHH FUTURE OF PARTIES AT THE SOUTH.
The truth Is, they see far enough ahead to
comprehend that the South has most to fear
from the possibility that the Bourbons may
preserve their influence upon the Southern
popular mind. No Republican member Of
Congress deprecates. that possibility more
sincerely than they do. None dread 1t as
much as they, insomuch as they arc to be
the chief sufferers should that thing happen.
Those who have noticed how the Bourbon
papers In the South vlllfy Rice and Battle, of
Alabama, Wickhsm, Of Virginia, Longstreet,
and others who are deepest In the new move
ment, can realize the anxiety Of these gentle
men not to be turned over by Congress to
the tender mercies Of Bourbonism, which, as
violently as 1t hates the so-called carpet
baggers and scalawags, hates with ton-fold
rancor all who, being looked up to by the
Southern white masses, show a disposition
to Join hands with the Republican party
at this critical juncture, upon the basis for
the South's future which Congress and the
nation have together laid down.
rHR FBARs OF THE NEW MOVEMENT MIN.
The question agitatlng these southernert
was whether they should be sent home with
their status as active and earnest workers
for reconstruction on the basis Of the recon.
struction laws and the fourteenth amend.
ment acknowledged, accepted and appre
ciated here, or be driven away unacknowl
edged and repudiated by Congress, to be
hunted like mad dogs by erultaut Bourbon
isn't Knowing now that Congress mean
to exact no more Of them than honest sup
port Of Its policy, as heretofore laid down
they will all soon DO found In the front rank
Of earnest workers In the party Of progress
supporting the administration Of Grant, ant
warning upon the retroactionists Of th,
South as zealously as any original Southern
Unionists.
THE sUPPRAos (BIPrHHSrH) AMENDMENT.
Fears are being expressed lest the suffrag
(ffteenth) amendment to the Constitution
will fall between the two Houses. This can
not be. The Republican party of Congress
surely know too well Its immense importanc
to permit any such thing to occur. Ere Sat
urday next 1t will be duly sent to Presiden
johnson, TO be vetoed. 1t will bo saved t.
the nation, beyond all question. The time
ample, aud the determination fixed.
THE coRooRAs CASE.
Senator Bayard was examined this fore
noon before the committee who have bee
examining the charge brought bya form0
servant Of the Russian Minister against Nj
VIM. W. Corcoran, Of this city. Mr.. Bay
ard testified that he had never, at the Rui
sian Minister'S or anywhere else, stated thu
he would give 10000 for the assassinatlo
Of President Lincoln, TO which statement o
Bayard's part this discharged servant swor
as being the remark that drew cut Corcorun
alleged declaration that he would Civ
100000 to the same end.
1t Is understood that DR.. Thopap MilleI
Of this city, (alleged In the testimony Of tn
same witness to have been guest at th
Russian Ministers table on the occasion
question,) II examined by the committe,
will testify that be never dlned at that fun,
tionary's In company with either Mr.. Co
coran or Senator Bayard.
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION DECLARED U,
CONSTITUTIONAL.
The Senate's Judiciary Committee n
ported to-day that In their Judgment Presl
dent johnson had no power under the Cor
stltution 10 issue his late amnesty proclami
ton. The Senate and House will suppol
this report, doubtless. / am, however, at
loss TO conceive how 1t can be made effectiv,
lnsomueh as In obedience to the amnest
proclamation the law officers Of the Cover
ment have entered noae prossquis In a
lately pending prosecutions for treason.
seems to me that their action precludes an
prosecutions Of any such cases so treated.
the Supreme Court sustains the views OF tn
: report Of the Senate committee, 1t may b
4 possible that now indictments might law
fully be framed. But the probability thG
J., any such new prosecutions would be ordere
J at this late day iG as remote as the chan,
1 that any man to be named to-day will
J struck by lightning Just one year hence.
! The BBsATB COMMITTEE on INDIAN A
FAIRS had before 1t yesterday several Indli