The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-11
What is Thought OF the Message-Cuba
tion--The Crowd i'm Washington.
trRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, December {.
The mountain has laborcd and the result Is
the mouse. No message was ever more awkward
ly put together, or more quietly received in and
ont Of Congress, than the one delivered BY the
President on yesterday. Perhaps the best eriti-
csm passed upon 1t was the somewhat plain one,
namely, that it was more remarkable for what 1t
omitted than Whas IL contained, and 1t is gene.
rally accepted that what 1t contained had been
fully anticipated by the gossip and speculation OF
the past month II Is evident TO the casual reader
that there are no lees than three fandwritings
within the walls OF the White House In this
document. There is not shadow OF doubt
that Secretary Fish wrote every word OF the
resume OF the foreign situation, and the stited,
deceptive generosity about the non-recogniton OF
the beligerency OF Cuba. This portion Of the mes
sage seems to receive universal disfavor, and is
to be met at once with o counter irritant In the
shape OF thousands upon thousands Of names to
memorials, asking Congress TO do something for
free Cuba" The spirit OF the document de-
nounong the civil tenure Of office law, and ask
ing for it's immediate repeal, and virtually sus-
tanning the oft repeated views OF ex-Presdent
Johnson thereon, is in striking contrast with
Grant's position two years ago, when he did all
he could do to embarrass President Johnson, by
urging shat this law be passed by Congress.
The report OF the Secretary Of the Treasury,
which Mr. Boutwell, kept with 80 much secrecy,
was so far short OF the general expectation that
It had little or no influence upon the financial
market, and fell fat in Congress. While the
West and South are united in demanding that
the volume OF currency shall be so enlarged al to
enable the legitimate channels OF trade 10 now
on, Mr.. Boutwell, comes out and proposes that
Congress authorize him to contract the currency
two millions per menth, aud without even relin-
gushing his present right TO sell gold and lock
up the proceeds, so az 10 tighten money at any
time it may suit the speculative purposes OF him
self or his friends And right here, it should be
added, that despite all the lofty pretensions OF
Mfr. Boutwell, that the recommendations OF his ro-
port would be kept secret it is nevertheless fact
that on Saturday last they were well known in
Wall street. The proposition to fund the greater
part OF the public debt on four and a half per
cent loan was freely canvasSed there, and had the
effect to raise the premium on such of the bonds
as we're not included in il.
The proposed Radical persecution OF Georgia
was the OILY sentiment OF the message applauded
on the floor OF the House. 1t is to be ono OF the
earliest measures of the session, and the dIctum
OF Grants message, it is very evident, is TO ne
fully carried ont. Governor Bullock is here, and
in constant attendance on Radical senator's and
members, in order 10 carry out his party ends.
lie is either on the floor OF the Senate or House
during most OF the session, and has already d.
yuced his plans aud purposes to the head and
front OF the Reconstruction Committee. 1t is
hardly probable, though several bills have been
introduced that anything Will be done in the
Georgia matter Until after the holiday recess.
Such is the feeling in both houSes that there
appears 10 bc very little doubt u bill will be pass
ed, general in its character, removing the polti-
cal disabilities imposed by the Fifteenth amend
ment. or course the most earnest opponents OF
such measure arc the earpet-bag members.
Some Of the latter, however, say they are willing
tc vote for such bill when the Fifteenth amend
ment Is ratified, bat not before. The Reconstruc-
ton Committee are holding large nunber OF
bills covering individual cases TO see what Con-
sress intends to do with general measure.
bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Warner
reads Is I0lloWs:
BE /. enacted de-, That all political disabilities
imposed By the third section OF the Fourteenth
article Of amendment; to the Constitution u the
United States or by law Of Congress for reason OF
participation in rebellion against the Govern.
meut OF the United States, are hereby removed
froln all persons who were citizens sl the state OF
Alabama on the Is. Guy OF December, 1869.
Tho House Committee on Foreign Affairs will,
In q few days, present q report on our int0rna
tional relations with Lopez King OF Paraguay,
that wi! be startling indeed, as showing The de-
pravity and brutality OF man-that is, If the i'm
mense rumOrs OF evidence takea against Lopez
is true. It is likely 10 result in Congress refusing
to have any further diplomatic relations With
Paraguay.
Tie season has opened duller shan was ex
pected. There are not half OF the crowd hare
that the hotels calculated on. They expect bet
ter times after the holidays but IL is evident that
as there are no offices 10 El the attendance caa
not be as great ~ last season.
Tue capitai-mover5 are on hand and are armed
with pamphlets ana documents, which they are
distributing freely. Tic Western members gen
orally are in favor Of . removal some time, bat it
does not appear that the question can assume
any practical shape at present.
The contested South Carolina eeftion cases viii
not be taken up until after those from louisiana
are disposed Of By the committee, which will be at
,cast two months distant ZETA.
Tho Drincess Maruuerite Was euiOyinC her.