The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
NEWS AND GOSSIP BY NAIL.
The New Circuit Ju6ges-A Hice Kcttl
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ofEish.
A dispatch Of the 18th instant, to the New
York Tribune, says:
The trouble regarding the Circuit judges Is
deepening, ard the present indications are that
.uuless some Of their n ames are Withdrawn from
the Senate by the President, they Will bc rejected
The opposition Is mostly con1neu 70 taree, name
>iy: George ii. Yeaman, for the Ohio Circuit:
George A. Pca-re, for the Maryland Circuit, and
William McKelnan, for the PennsylvaHla Circuit,
and Is developing with great 7lgor. The most OBJ
jectionable OF the nominees Is YeaLnan, and
he burden OF the charges against him Is that he Is
not in full accordance with the Republican party.
Already remoastrances are pouring In upon
She Senate Judiciary Committee. One member
er the committee alone has received more than
G. dozen protests, numerousy signed from Ken
tccxy and others haye come to hand from Ohio.
0nc of the Supreme Court justices has Said that
the President Is already considering the proprlety
OF recalling Yesman's nomination. TIE objec-
ttons to Mclennan are that he Is incompetent
Pearre Is opposed on several accounts aau II IL
rumOred that his record Is not quite satisfactory
in regard to some internal revenue mattere In his
district. II appears that large number a. senn-
toEs are dissatisfied With the nominees in their
districts, because their own recommendations
and those OF the representatives were wholly dis
regarded.
= The Fifteenth Amendment.
The same correspondent says:
Tl,e importance OF rattfying the Fftscnth
amendment has appeared TO the Democratic
friends Of Chief Justice Chase In novel and In
teresting form lately. Its asserted by 1ntuen-
tlal Democrats, who favor the nomination OF
Judge Chase for President by the Democratic
Convcntion OF 1872 that tic ratification OF the
amendment will be OF Infinite service to the
Democratic partisans OF the CHIEF Justice, mas
much as lie can bring to his support an immense
negro vete which no bona Ide member OF the
party can do. Pcndeton, Hendricks, Hon-
man, General Hancock, and others. being
all on record as against negro suffrage,
cannot, it Is urged, receive the nomna-
ton in case the Fifteenth amendment Is adopted
by the required number OF States; and 1t is furth-
er urged by these friends OF Mr.. Chase TINT the
Democrats cannot hope to beat the Republicans
except with the aid OF the negro vote. The Chief
Justice having always been on the side OF the
colored men, 1t is claimed that he has their SYM
pathy and confidence to greater extent than
any man in the country. In this view OF the
case, 1t is not improbable that many OF the Demo-
Gratis will regret to see the amendment become
part Of the constitution.
Washington letter to the Baltimore Gazette
says
There Is O rumor In town to-day that informa-
tiOn has been received from Democratic sources
ct Albany that no effort will be made by the Leg
slature Of New York to repeal the vote OF that
State in favor OF the Fifteenth amendment (so
called) From all i can learn, think there can
be now no doubt that said amendment" will, at
all events, be declared adopted by this admins
tratIon under any circumstances. Whatever
Georgia, New York or Ohio may DO. or refrain
from doing, therefore, will not, In the least, ar
feet the action or the government either in the
Legislature or executive branches The country
must bear with this additional outrage until next
Congress, when 1t is to be hoped that the posses
sion of one OF the Houses OF the National Legisa-
ture will enable Democratic States to wipe out
not only this bnt the whole series or unauthorized
cndmentSr-lnncted upon us
the past nine years.
The Supreme Court and Habcns Corpus.
The Washington correspondent OF the Balti-
more Gazette writes:
The practical effect OF Trnmbull's bill lIf tho
comes q statutc) upon prisoners now In custody
OF the military authorities will undoubtedly he 10
subject them TO trial by court martial. IL pro-
fcsseS to declare what the law already Is. Some
arrangement, however, (the exact nature OF
which IL not known,) has been made by which
the lives OF such men are to bc secured. If case
shall arise under thIs last enac mcnt, doubtless
the Supreme Court would decide 1t 10 be uhcon-
sttutonal and void liz by resignation. like that
Of Judge Gricf. should not leave the Radicals in
majority,) and, Notwithstanding the Inhibition,
Issue the writ OF habeaS oof'ts; but 1t is already
known that General Grant would follow the will
OF Congress, ami disregard the mandate OF the
court. This would aford the first instance In
which President has dared to Ignore the en-
plict order OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States designed by the trainers OF the constitu-
tion Us the guardian OF personal liberty.
The Cotton Tax.
A dispatch to the n W York World says:
The argument OF the cotton tax before the Su-
prcmc Court has been finished, Mr. IIoar and Mr.
Field speaking for the government, and p Phillips,
OF this CITY, and BENJAMIN r. Curtis, OF Boston,
against the oOnsttutionality OF the tax. The sum
involved In this particular case Is only twenty
five hundred dollars. but the total amount to be
affected by the decision is estimated as high as
twenty millions Of dollars. IL does not Fellow,
however, even il the unconsitutionality OF the
tax be affirmed by the court, that this entire sum
will be at once refunded Probably only the
monies will be promptly refunded where the par
ties made regular protest and appeal as required
by law. 1t is conjecturcd that this has been done
In comparatively few cases; but II the decision
be avcrsc to the tax, it will follow that all this
money has been wrongfully taken and it will be
the duty OF Congress 10 provide Tor lis repay |
ment Some members say this Will be done. In |
the debate on the repeal Of the tax, 1t was con- |
coded that the tax was only dcfcnsible as war
measure.
Other Eits CT Gossip.
From the Washington dispatches to the Mol tn
ern press we CLEAN the following paragraphs
Governor Bullock. of Georgia. is here hobnobbing |
members Of Congress- TO get possession OF his |
State, and then, by manipulation, have himself |
sent here as United States senator.
Information is received that matters arc now |
so arranged with reference to the Legislature in |
South Carolina that Governor Scott will come here
as United States senate" from that State.
John Russell Young, Esq., late managing editor |
OF the New York Tribune has bccn tcndere'l n |
position as editor in charge OF a Radical paper In
Montgomery, Ala, with the salary or 10000 and |
n fighting editor thrown in as protector, the |
latter to receive $4,000 salary.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.