The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-22

pie mag be respected, not Wdt peace ana goo0 or
der should erervrher'e prerail, but that the Re-
publican party shah continue in posCef not only
for eight years longer, out for all time to come"
Mr.. Salisbury made some home thrusts with
the facts in this Georgia case He stated the Sit
uation plainly when he said that after the Legis-
lature was organized it was decided By MAORI
ty that. under the Constitution Of Georgia, the
Fourteenth amendment did not touch the ques-
tlon OF the power to hold office, did not confer it
on the negro race-negroes were not eligible to
hold office in Georgia, although they had the right
to vote. But it appears by the records Of the Leg
islature that when they made that decision they
passed resolution declaring that case should
be made for the decision of the highest legal tri-
bunal Of Georgia in respect to that very matter,
and expressed as body their belief that the peo-
ple of Georgia would willingly submit to that de-
cision: and this resolution Governor Bullock
vetoed "Now, sir,n said the Delaware senator,
addressing the Vice President, "does that mani.
fest any disposition on the part OF the Legislature
of Georgia to do otherwise than according to
law and according to law as eXpounded by the
legal tribunal over which Judge Brown, whose
LOYALTY you sir. and the members Of this Senate
presides Did he not seize upon Fort Pulaski, or
order 1t to be done Did he not assent to all the
acts OF the COnfederacy during the progress OF
the WARP But has he not voted the Republican
ticket ever SINCE and was he not member OF
the Chicago Convention? Can you question his
loyalty? And yet the Legislature OF Georgia is
willing to submit the decision Of this question to
the court over which such man, renowned
through the whole course Of his life for dlsnter-
ested loyalty, presidcs -
These remarks, which take from the re1'bdtim
report were keenly rellshed by overnowlng gal
lerles Of spectators, and caused good deal OF
cringing on the Radical side OF the Senate. 1t is
q matter Of regret that the imperfect telegraphc
digests OF this great debate prevents 1t from
being as widely circulated as 1t ought to be.
The holiday recess has virtually commenced,
and there will be no legislation of Importance till
the second week in January. The tariff and tax
bills, the financial measures, the appropriation
bills, &C., are all laid over till then 1t Is difficult
to anticipate what will be done on the most I'M
portant matter before COngress-the financial
question. The session thus far has only indicated
one fact-that the House Is opposed TO an inha
tion Of the currency, unless 1t takes the shape OF
substituting an issue Of legal tenders for the
three per cent certificates held by the National
banks now as part Of the reserve fund.
In the way Of Southern matters but little has
been DONE In the Senate the resolutions adopt
ed by the Board OF Trade Of Norfolk have been
presented in favor OF the plans OF the Mediter-
ranean and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
OF New York in establishing their line Of Amerl-
can steamships from the ports Of Norfolk, Port
ROYAL, Brunswick and other Southern ports, and
approving Of the passage Of the bill presented to
Congress In relation thereto; which were referred
to the Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads.
and ordered to be printed. AS this line demands
no subsidy but the ocean postages, which the
President, the Postmaster.General and other
officials recommend be given to some line, this
bill will probably pass 1t Is endorsed by ali
commercial exchanges, North and South. The
company, If they are fully incorporated as
they desire to be, will have portion OF their line
start from Charleston, S. c.
Mr.. Sawyer has presented the petition Of W. E.
Holcombe, OF South Carolina, praying the reno
val OF his political disabilities, which have been
referred to the select Committee on the Removal
NJ Political Disabilities ZRrA.