The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-08
AFFAIRS At THE CAPITAL.
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The work of reconstruction will be practi-
cally ended on the fifth anniversary OF the close
OF the war. Georgia alone remains on the cal
cnaar and it Is expected that the second status
OF reconstruction In that State will be settled by
Congress the present week. The Radicals will
carry their point, as things now looS aad the
Bingham amendment will be defeated, the
Infamous rule OF the Bullock administration will
be pcrpetuated. The manufactured stories OF
outrages, and the lobbying Of Bullock on the
floor Of each House, have done The work, while
Grant has thrown his personal influence in sup
port OF the extremists. Tile Radicals will now
turn with some fear 10 the great question which
meets them ut home, and to the counter dic:a-
tior or the administration that meets them In
Congress- Nj. Grant and Mr. Boutwell, have been
unyisc enough to declare that this generation
must pay Off the paslic debt; that although there
will be revenue. Of SIZE ,ooo, 900 for the next
fiscal yea. above The expenses OF the government,
the work must 60 on OF paying sloo,0Oo,ooo q
year on the principal OF the debt This, OF course,
takes $50 600 600 more OF taxation out OF the
pockets OF the people than there Is any necessity
for ard removes that amount OF capital from
the business and p.o1cc.irc :a,crcst2 OF tho
country.
They have not been slow to find this out. The
mass meeting OF merchants and business men in
Chicago, on Saturday, telegraph their resolutions
here that the West demands reduction OF taxa
tion at least fifty million OF dollars. Memorials
come in every mail by the dozen to Western
members, asking for the total abolition OF the in
come tax and other taxes that arc now more
buraensomc than ever. Mr.. Boutwell, Is still firm
in his opposition to The reduction OF taxation,
and even goes so far as to oppose any modilca-
tion OF the income tax. He insists that his fnan-
cial policy demands that lie should have this tan
alton for at least another year-that TWO hundred
millions more OF the public debt should be paid or
before Congress gues to work TO cut down tue
revenue. Now these Western Congressman, who
come up for reelection next fall, say that they
will never come back if they do uot so in for re
:,uccd taxation; and yet they do not want to be
placed in the position Of opposing tile financial
policy OF the administration, on the success Of
which they assume their own election also de-
pends. 1t is simply reduced to the question OF
which Shall yield; but 1t is pretty evident that
Grant and company will have 10 come to terms.
Within the past three weeks no less than three
thousand applications have been made from citi-
zens OF tile Southern States, asking for the re-
moval OF their political disabilities. all OF which
have been referred to the respective committees
of the two houses on tae suaject. They DO not
intend to take further action OH any individual
cases, but to await general bill, which has been
already drawn up, and which allows any one to
have his disabilities removed on application to the
United States Distrc: Courts. The President,
however, is in favor OF a general law, to be
passed by the requisite two thirds Of each house,
granting general amnesty, and thus far adhcres
to his intention Of sending in special message to
Congress recommending II. l say adheres, be-
cause several Radicals have called on him and
advised against ii. The Washington Chronicle OF
Yesterday also contained communications from
the carpetbeg element, opposing amnesty at
misunderstanding that the time had not arrived,
and endeavorng to carry the matter over to the
rorty.second Congress; but public opinion is too
strong for it.
The way in which New England is able to get
the lions share, is illustrated in recent speech
OF General Morgan, OF Ohio, who submitted to the
House an official statement showing the way
Massachusetts had furnished less regiments, put
In more war claims and received more pay than
States that supplied nearly two hundred more
regiments. While Massachusetts, furnished 1o7
less than New York, on the plea OF war eXpendt'
lures she has drawn from the Treasury S.,lS7,-
Gil more than New York. While Massachusetts,