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

may be preserved not that the rights OF the peo.-
pie may be respected, not that peace ana good or
der should erelVtchsrs prerafi, Uu that the Re.
publican party shall continue tn po,csr not only
ro, eight years longer, 0ut Jorau tis,e to come"
Mr.. Salisbury made some tor's thrusts with
tho facts In this Georgia case. lie stated the Sit
uation plainly when he said that .,fter the Legis.
laturc was organized 1t was decIIed by maIorl-
ty that, under the Constitution OF Georgia, the
Fourteenth amendment did not touch the ques.
tlon OF the power to hold oflce, 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 1t appears by the records of the Lc,-
islaturc that when they made that decision they
passed resolution declaring tlat q case should
be made for the decision Of the highest legal trl.
bunal OF Georgia In respect to.hat very matter,
and expressed US body their belief that the pco.
pie OF Georgia would willingly submit to that de-
clslon; and this resolution Governor Bullock
vetoed "How, SIR" said the Delaware senator,
addressing the rlcc-Presilent, "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 expoundcd by the
legal tribunal over which Judge Brown, whose
loyalty you. sir, and the members Of this Senate
who act politically with you Will not question,
prcsdesf Did lie not seize upGt Fort Pulaski or
order 1t to be donof Did lie no. assent to nll the
acts Of the c0nfedcracy during the progress OF
the war; But has he not voted the Republican
ticket ever since, and was he rot member OF
the Chicago Convcnilonf Can you question his
loyalty! And yet the Legislature or Georgia Is
willing to submit the decision OF this question to
the court over which such Il man, renowned
through the whole course Of his life for dIsnter-
ested loyalty, presides !''
These remarks, Which take from the rer1atirn,
report, were kecnly relished by overnowing gal.
lerics OF spectators, and caused good deal or
cringing OH the Radical side OF the Senate. II Is
matter Of regret that the imperfect teegraphlc
dgests of this great debate prevents 1t from
being rs widely circulated as It ought TO be.
The holiday recess has virtually commenced.
and there will be no legislation Of Importance till
the second week in January. Tie tarlir 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 thusfar has only indicated
one fact-that the House Is opposed TO an inna.
tlon OF the currency, unless IL takes the shape OF
substituting an Issue or legal tenders for the
three per cent. certificates held by the National
banks now as q part or the reseiee fund.
In the way OF Southern matters bnt little has
been done. In the Senate the resolutions adopt.
cd 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 md other Southern ports, and
approving Of the passage OF the LII presented to
Congress In relation thereto; which were referred
10 the Committee on Postonlces 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
omcials recommend be given to some line, this
bin will probably pass. It Is endorsed by oil
commercial exchanges, North and South The
company, f they are fully Incorporated US
they desire to be, win have portion OF their line
start from Charleston, 8. G.
Mr. Sawyer has presented the Petition of W. E..
IIocombe, OF South Carolina, praying the reno.
val OF Ills political disabilities, isch have been
referred to lne select Committee on the Removal
Of Political Tiiaa hiIit,ar. ZRrA