About Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1867)
GEO It G I A WEEKLY OPINION. THE WEEKLY OPINION. ~A Wohd to Mail Aubxth as» maktkim.—Complaints coiiitnntly reaching till* olllco from Abroad, of the non-arrival of tho OilKJOX, Those com plaints come from parties fa Ulffewntpor- ^ tlons of this and other States; ana tho circumstances connected therewith, induce the belief that the Opinion meets with foul play among a certain class of post masters and route agents. * Now, we have to fay, once for all, that tho papers arc mailed regularly from this office; and we have every reason to be lieve that they are dispatched regularly and promptly from our city postofflcc.— The fault is elsewhere than In this city; and If complaints do not cease, wo shall put ourselves to some trouble and expense to ferrlt out and report this delinquency. The United States mail is understood to be open Jo nil newspapers regardless of their political tenets, and If route agents and Postmasters have not a proper under standing of their sworn duties in this gard, we shall see if there is no mean teaching them what their duties are. We hope that there may lie no occasion for any further allusion to this disagreea ble subject. ^ I.iTEiiAnY v O.\lti'm».—There are few stib- * jcets'Tcss understood than that of criticism —certainly none more abused. Some brainless pretender reads Blair's Lectures, Qunckcnbos on Composition, and, may be, Kamo’s Elements of Criticism, when, un der the morbid promptings of dyspepsia, jaundice, or some other chronic disease, vainly imagining himself a critic, lie goes forth to victimize some object of ills spleen. With a smattering of Greek, a w hiff of Latin, nnd less of English, the reading of a few story books, and a collection or two of nursery rhymes, as the store of knowl edge from which lie is to inflate the world, lie sets lilmself up ns a leader of tin* blind. A true and correct standard of criticism is essential to the direction and iinprove- 025EBAL POPE AND THE EDITORS. It Is not an unusual thing. In the rural districts—where people do not read news- r , and whore men still vote occasionally Axdkkw/Jackson for President—for the female members of a family, whose head haS fallen Into (lie hands of the Law, to scold at and abuse tho bailiff for simply doing hU duty. We remember once to have heard an anecdote from the Ups of the bailiff himself, which forcibly illus trates the blind persistency of those who Imagine a sheriff or constable to bo both the maker and the executor of the law. A small farmer had, by extravagance and bad management, so forfeited the conlidence of Ills creditors, as to cause to be served upon him. one morning at Ills house, a .rt. fa. The officer charged with the execution of tlds disagreeable duty, knew something of tho unhappy temper of the female portion of the family, and tried, hv bland ness of manner and indul gence to the delinquent, to avoid a storm of word*. But in tlds Instance his strati gems foiled him. Ere he had llnishcd |reading his -authority” for the unwel come visit, the madam, supported by some half dozen grown “flatters,” opened their batteries upon him.# “Thief,” “scoundrel,’ 1 - villain,” '• puppy,” “skunk,” and kindred epithets fell so thick and fast, and the* were so promptly followed by the applica tion of broom-sticks and scalding water, that It become necessary to summon posse in order to carry out the provisions of the law. General 1’oi'K did not make the Military Deconstruction law. lie did not even help others make it. We have never heard of his expressing an opinion in regard to its relative or intrinsic merits, lie was only selected by the President of the United States to execute it. His duties are too plain to he mistaken. He lias no option The terms of the law are mandatory. It says thou slialt or shalt not do thus and so. And yet enlightened public journalists, who are presumed to know' better, ment of the public taste; and we arc ; dutlv abusing not the law itself, nor the from discountenancing that species which seeks to establish the true test of literary composition; yet we have but little pa tience with that pretending class, who, without a solitary one of his virtues—dc- llclent in Ids powers of analysis, with nei ther Ids taste, judgment nor skill—yet strive indiscriminately' to imitate Poe, in the venom and virulence with which he attacked unworthy works. In the world of authorship, there is much, very much, that demands the probe, yet authors have the right, In many Instances, to make a law unto themselves. And whilst their works way often times merit the severest censure, in view of their many defects, it should be remembered that poets, philosophers, his torians, and others of their class, nrc the proplict-pricsts of nature. Add however far they may fall below' the standard erected by the right rule of criticism, their lives nrc sacred in minstratlons of the Beauti ful, and their thoughts the consecrated heralds of humanity. ZST The art of printing is a useful one. Its discoverer was a benefactor of ills race. 11 has none more to reclaim man from a savage state, and to spread the light of trutli and civilization abroad over the tle- «crt places of the earth, than all other in fluence* combined. In arresting the foot steps of barbarism, it has outstretched the sword of the conqueror. And yet how often lias the press been prostituted to ignoble purposes ? How many of its vota ries have exchanged the honor of their lives for a simple mess of pottage? How many Judases are counted in Its ranks? How many falsehoods is it the author off How many calumnies has it given a speed ier wing? Mr. Johnson and Reconstruction. tanking of the President’s message, Mr. Greeley, in lheXow York Tribune, says: “There is one subject which the President never approaches without making us pity him for his own sake. He should know that Deconstruetlen is settled, that the des tiny of the negro is beyond his control, and that he might as well attempt to bring the sheetless dead out of their bloody and honorable graves ns to persist in his efforts to change it. Deconstruction has passed into history, and the President might ns well admit the fact.” or The test of beauty is not according to the standard of a Corrcgio’s graceful finish; nor In a face kindled to heavenly lightness by a Guido’s touch, but in the divinity of that smile, whose sunshine steals into our hearts, ami in that look, whose expression i* benevolence, and In that eye whose tire glows with tho sympa thetic fervor of fc onr own. Judicial Election in Tennessee. Daniel C. Trewhltt, of Hamilton county, has been elected Chancellor in tho lower district of East Tennc««ce. Ills opponent was Jesse 11. Gaut, of Cleveland. IV. I.. Adams has been elected Circuit Judge in the same district. CSF" Napoleon frequently remarked of himself, that he believed he wits made of iron; and that despair,even suicide, wa* not improbable with hint, but that Insanity was beyond the range of Ids possibilities. Perhaps one of the gr4atest misfortunes of our time U the substitution of Iron hearts for iron brains* With the one con gealed to the stiffness of stone, the other lias become softer than molten was. P7* Not long ago, we saw the Pan t faun a of Life, as painted by an Episcopal minis ter. As at bis touch the scroll moved on. wo were charmed with the beauty and sublimity of the , scene. At length, ho folded the .canvas and deposited It In ♦Golgotha, A place of skulls.” makers thereof, nor yet the President who executes it through military commanders; but they are po'sistently scolding at Gene ral Poi'R for doing that which, as a faith ful oilic.er, lie dare not fall to do! What would these pctulcnt grumblers gay if a Sickles or a Sukmidax were placed here to execute the laws of Congress ? General Pope lias been proverbially mild and sldcrate, giving unnecssary trouble or in convenience to no one. But all tills goes for naught. He is made the target for abuse by all the Opposition papers. Some even descend so low as to abuse him per sonally. Others, (profoundly stupid,) have gone so far as to threaten him with Gene ral Grant ! This is the very (sublimity of ignorance. Have they ever compared the .administration of General Pope with that of Siikridan ? And do they riot remember that after Sheridan’s removal, Gen. Grant said that he had done just as lie (Grant) would have lilmself done under tho same circumstances? Our individual opinion is, that, as between Generals Grant and Pope, the latter Is much the more tempe rate minded and liberal man. His uniform forbearance toward those who so persis tently misrepresent and abuse him for ids work’s sake, is certainly indicative of any thing but narrow mindednes*. We regret that the same may not bo said of certain editors iu this district. TfjLEOUAPHIO INTCl.MUUXCIh From the New York Press .WorUtlon. Fit OKI WAHIIKUTON, Washington, Dec.4.—General Crawford relieves General Burbank, commandant of the District of Kentucky, who is ordered to Vicksburg. A law is (tending In the Canadian Par liament making American silver a legal tender at 80 cent* In the dollar. J. M. Cavanaugh's bill allowing terri torial delegates full representative rights in Congress, creates a stir. Cavanaugh, who Is a delegate from Montano, claims that he represents sixty-five thousand per sons, paying one hundfod and twenty-four thousand dollars revenue. He contends that Ills constituents are entitled to some- tiling more than voiceless seats in the llouse. Alabama Convention. Montgomery, Dec, 3.—Gen. Pope tele graphs Gen. Swaytu*, Deeemlier 2d, ask ing: “Cannot tho Convention bo Induced to adjourn without further legislation.” and says the Convention is doing incalcu lable injury to Deconstruction by its late action. Tills is the second dispatch of the sumo tenor from Gen rope. The Con vention lias not yet fixed on q day fidlgd- jourtiment. The members deel Gen. Pope’s dispatch is Insulting. The Convention to-day passed an ordi nance exempting one thousand dolhi wortli of personal property, and a home stead of eighty acres of land for the head of each family. An ordinance to prohibit niarriagi tween whites and blacks was defeated, the extreme whites and colored delegates strongly opposing it. An ordinance staying the collection of all debts until January (first) next was passed. It la understood that the military com mander will enforce all ordinances passed by the Convention. New York City Flcctoii. New York, Dec. 3.—ilofiiiian is ejected by a majority over botli Wood and Dar- ling. ' Alabama ConvciiCion. Montgomery. Dee. 4.—-in the Decon struction Convention the committee on the constitution reported it to tho. Convention, when it considered article by article, and various amendments were proposed, con suming thu whole day. There will lie nt least fifteen or twenty votes against the Constitution on the final vote. Trouble with tlic Xegroe*. Alarming excesses have recently been committed by the Macks in Bullock coun ty, hi the neighborhood of Perote. The colored loyal leaguers organized and re sisted processes by tho civil authorities, under instructions from colored emissa ries. They formed a code of Jaws to gov ern tho negro population, opened a court, oflieered and organized, arresting by night all blacks who opposed their unlawful proceedings, and carried the punishment go far that thdr victims applied to the civil authorities for protection. The black sheriff and ills deputy wm A memorial from the New Orleans Cham ber of Commerce, for the removal of river obstructions, was referred to the Commit tee on Commerce. Amotion to print extra copies of the President's message elicited debate, venti lating the views of several Senator*. Mr. Howard did not tlilnk'4t worth pub lication. It was a libel on every member who voted for the Reconstruction bills. — It was nothing less than au insidious invi tation to the rebel States to resist by vio lence tho Reconstruction acts. He would not vote money for the distribution of such attacks upon the people’s representatives. Mr. Anthony said the question was whether they would depart from the Presi dent and hereafter only print matter ad- valu ing their own views. 31r. Cameron thought the message al ready sufficiently published. 31 r. Sumner moved to amend by print ing only the nqiorts. Ho considered the message not only a libel on Congress, hut an incendiary document, designed to stir up the rebels. Mr. Buckalcw claimed that the Presi dent had exercised his prerogative in pre senting his views to Congress. Mr. Wilson said Congress was not to he thai f deterred from its work by cither the Presi dent or press, and that the Soutii would be represented by the fourth of July next. The President libelled not only Congress, hut tiie freed men, in deelaring them unfit for the ballot. He declared that newspa- l»or correspondents were in the interest of thu rebels, and made garbled statements. 31 r. Dixon claimed that Deconstruction acts iuul been strongly condemned by the recent elections. The question of printing the message was i>ogtponed. A bill amending the Deconstruction acts, sons to require a majority of the vote: east to call a Convention, was referred to the .Judiciary Committee. A hill was passed declaring five members of the Supreme Court a quorum, A bill pledging coin payments of bonds, was discussed, and after an executive ses sion, the Senate adjourned. House.—'The Secretary of the Treasury was cslled on for a report of the amount of government funds deposited with National Banks. A bill for the better protection of Amer ican citizens abroad, was referred A bill repealing the cotton tax was re sumed. Au amendment reducing the tax to one cent per pound, was lost. Mr. Brooks’ substitute, telegraphed last night, was lost. An amendment that the Court of Claims shall have no jurisdiction over the claims for f he cotton tax, either collected or to be collected and the bill as it came from the committee was passed without amend ment. Nays twenty. The bill simply abolished the tax, mcncing with tiie next year’s crop, but continues it on the present crop. Tiiere was considerable fillibustering. will}- urn-sr«l, but other Insurrection.#' *'"1 without rckcliiug impeachment the Mr. Chase in Alabama.—The Montgom ery Advertiser, (apostate Deconstruction) in discoursing of the next Presidential election, says, “ If Gen. Grant has any de sire to till the Presidential chair, he had better keep a sharp eye on h!s military subordinates” In that district; and Inti mates that both tho 3Illitary and civil au thorities In that State are united Jn tbolr preferences for Chief Justice Ciiask. Such fiings as this, whether so design ed or not, do very great injustice to both the distinguished gentlemen named. Neither Is Chief Justice Chase nor Gen. Grant seeking the position named. That both should be spoken of in connection with tho next Presidential term, Is natural. Each stands at tho head of his respective profession—tiie first as a Jurist and expe rienced statesman; the second ns a soldier who has won the plaudits ot the Northern’ and the ad ml ration of tiie Southern section. Being pculinrly fitted for the position, by botli education and experience, being a man gpotlessjpurlty of character, conserv ative in Ills views touching the great issues eHeeling tiie interests of tiie South, and reflecting tho political sentiments of the People, it is quite natural that not only Southern men, hut temperate minded men of all sections should Indicate strong pre ferences for Mr. Chase for tiie next Presi dency. It would likewise lie unnatural, were there not a largo portion of the American people anxious for tiie promo tion of Geo. Grant to tiie same position. But to assume that these distinguished gentlemen are rival candidates for the po sition, Is to do botli great Injustice. Affairs in Alabama.—Among the dis patches last night (received too bite for our evening edition,) is one from Alabama, which looks badly. We pity those deluded colored men who have fallen dupes to the mad schemes of the desperate mid unscru pulous agitators at the extremo end oi both parlies. One seeks to rido.into otflee on tho hacks of negroes; tho other seeks to bring tiie Deconstruction (airty into disrepute by inciting negro riots. Tiie, moderate and sensible men of alt parties, who have the good of the country at heart, deprecate ail such lawlessness. They pity the poor uegro, hut hanging would be a mild punishment for those who seek thue to use him. leaders organized tiie negroes and made armed resistance. Aid from other Leagues was summoned, and the blacks flocked to Union Springs, threatening a general rising and extermination of the whites, and taking possession of tiie country. The black leaders went to plantations and forced the laborers to join them for ven geance, showing pretended orders from Gen. 8 way lie that they had a right to kill all resisting their authority. During the excitement the negro church at Perote was burned by unknow'n parties, alledgcd by tho block leaguers to inflame the negroes. The whites universally regret ft. The white citizens organized tor pro tection, and Gen. Swayno was appealed to and sent a detachment of troops promptly to the scene of the troubles to restore or der. Fifteen black insurrectionists have been arrested and lodged In Jail, to be tried by the civil authorities. At last accounts order was restored, and all was quiet. Virginia Convention* Richmond, December 4.—The Conven tion met this morning, and elected Judge Underwood President. Wilson, who was the candidate of the conservatives, receiv ed 32 votes. Underwood, In taking the chaTr, said ho hoped tho deliberations would he characterized with Christian charity for all, and ns much forgiveness as forgetfulness of past Injuries as is consist ent with our future safety. Gen. Schofield sent a communication to the Convention, sending them all the ap ical* which have been made to him In ca ses of contested seats. Including those of the Richmond Delegation, all of which are submitted to the Convention for It* action. The galleries and aisles nrc densely crowd ed with blocks, and a slight sprinkling of whites. 11c hoped the constitution would be hu mane and equal to all, preventing crime and promoting education, removing un equal taxation, ami compel every citizen to contribute to tiie necessities of the .State in proportion to the value of property, &e. lie hoped a homestead exemption would he passed. Chaplin 31 itch ell. In his open ing prayer, prayed for cx-Confederates as well as loyal men. CongrciMiotml. Washington, Dee. 4—Senate.—The rati fication of tho 14th article of the Constitu tion by Nebraska, was presented. mortal from some Kentucky sol House adjourned, Internal Revenue to-day one million three hundred and thirteen thousand dol lars. Tiie President sent in several small nom inations to oll!cc,and several documents re quired by the tenure-of-oflleo bill. The Radicals met to hear the report of the committee, and to consider the state of the party in the Southern States to-night. Tiie amount of money collected is forty thousand dollars, of which the Senators, Representatives and capitol attaches sub scribed fi ftecn thousand dollars. The num ber of documents distributed was eight hundred and fifty-five thousand. Two million documents have been distributed since the origin of this committee. Tiie committee recommend an active campaign for tho ratification of the Con stitutions in the Southern States, and therefore, a considerable amount of money is required. They want to put In the field, to help in this work, twenty orators, white and black. Tiie report states that Conven tions have carried In all the States except South Carolina, where the short time and few voting places defeated it. The com mittee expresses the belief that Texas will go largely for Convention. Washington, Dec 6.—The report of the Radical caucus states that one hundred and seventy-eight speaker* and organizers have been added by the committee, and many more have been employed, with pe cuniary assistance by the State commit tees. The caucus devoted tiie entire ses sion to the consideration of tiie canvas in tiie South. Gen. Steadman had a slight attack of vertigo yesterday, but lie was on tho street tills morning. Tiie following is Wilson’s bill, introduced in the Seriate yesterday: Do it enacted, That so much of tho sev eral acts relating to Reconstruction as re quired a majority of the registered voter* to determine any election or the ratifica tion of Constitutions framed by Conven tion* elected under the present provisions of the said nets, i* hereby repealed and at any election which ha* been held or may hereafter be held for Convention or ratification of tiie Consti tution framed (thereby. a majority of tin* voters of the votes cast at such elections shall determine the result. The haste in which tiie Committee on Ways awl Means pushed through the r (Iter* relative to tiie alleged disloyalty of) peal of the cotton tax. Jn a shape that can Kentucky State officers, were presented. 31 r. Drake offered a concurrent* resolu tion that the President had transcended his constitutional (lowers In the language of •ho message, referring to Dceoustruction. The language used Is derogatory to the dig nity of Congress and a usurpation of their rights and privileges. It lies over. give no relief until next year, Is regarded n* absurd. Tiie friends of the South arc intensely Indignant at this perversion, as they claim, of tho generous views of the Northern people as expressed at the polls. There are slender hopes that the Senate will Insist on retraction or at least the immediate abolishment of the tax. By the Fable. London, Dee. 4.—It i* stated that all but Holland and Belgium accept the confer ence. Many political arrests have, been mode In Italy. The bark Mafclmlllw from Philadelphia for Antwoi^p* was run ashore sud lost. Richmond, Dec. 6.—The morning session of the Convention was spent In a debate on printing and in the members drawing for seats. The Conservative members got seats in the same corner of the Hull they had yesterday. Georgia “Conservative” Convention Macon, Dec. 6.—Tiie Conservative Con vention met at 11 o'clock. It Is one of the largest bodies ever assembled in the State, Every section and nearly every county 1* represented, lion. B. II. Hill was elected President by acclamation. His speech w able, eloquent and Conservative, [and w loudly applauded. Vice Presidents, W. F. Thompson, First Congressional District Ell Warren, Second; W. F. Wright,Third; Ira E. Dupree, Fourth; Judge A. K Wright Fifth; A. Graham, Sixth : General A. U. Wright, Seventh. A c« m nittec of fifteen were appointed to prepare business for the Convention. Adjourned till three o’clock e. M. Fall River, I>ee|5.—T e Globe Priest works were destroyed to-day by the explo sion of the boilers. Two injured, and many narrow escapes. Alabama Convention. Montgomery, Dee. 5.—3Ir. Greeley re cently wrote to Senator Wilson to exert ids influence to restrain tiie Alabama Com ventlon from adopting extreme measure*. Senator Wilson writes General Swayne that the policy pursued by tiie Convention in legislating for divorces and in other ways transcending tiieir authority, and the ultra speeches of Bingham, and men of that class, is doing great injury to lie construction, and bringing odium on the Republican party. Tiie Convention to-day adopted an ordi nance providing for the submission of the Constitution to the registered voters on the4th of January, 1HG8; said election to Ik* held at places to be prescribed by the commanding General of the Military Dis trict. Members of the General Assembly, members of Congress, amt all State and county otficers to Ikj elected at the same time tiie Constitution is submitted; said elections to be conducted under the same persons os the election on the Constitution; tiie election returns to be made to tiie President of tiie Convention, who shall give certificates to tho (tersons elected; State and county officers to assume their cilice us soon us the State is admitted to the Union, to hold for the legal terms com mencing from the date of tiie first election after tiie admission of tiie State. The Gen eral Assembly elected under this ordinance is to assemble in Montgomery. March 18th, 1808. The vote on the passage of tiie ordi nance was—yeas CO, nays 13. By tills ordinance tiie elections arc un der the complete control of the military. Tho Convention will request the com mander of tills military district to enforce Its provisions. Tiie article on franchise has been amend ed so that ail persons are disfranchised who disqualified from holding office by the proposed amendment to tiie Constitution, known ns tiie fourteenth article, and those who have been disqualified from register ing to vote for delegates to tiie Convention under the Reconstruction nets of Con gress, except such persons us aided in the Reconstruction proposed by Congress and accept the polltlcLl equality of all men before the law: Provided, That the General Assembly shall have power to re move the disabilities Incurred under this clause. In the Convention the final vote on the adoption of the Constitution was taken tfifs evening, and resulted—yeas 67, nays 10. Absent and not voting, 23. Seventeen members protest against the Convention. The Convention will probably adjourn to morrow'. 9 General Hancock*! Order. New Orleans, Dec. 5.—The following order has been Issued by Geu. Hancock: Special Orders No. 203. Sec. 2. The true and prpper use of mili tary powers, besides defending national honor against foreign nations, is to uphold the laws and civil government, and to se cure to every person residing among us the enjoyment of life, liberty and property. It is accordingly made, by act of Congress, the duty of the commander of this dis trict to protect all persons In those rights, to suppress disorder anil violence,and pun ish, or cause to be punished, all disturb ance* of the public peace and criminals. Tiie commanding General lias been olll- iaily informed tiiat tiie administration of justice, ill the Courts i* clogged. If not en tirely frustrated, by the enforcement of paragraph number two of the military or- ler numbered special order one liuud:ed uni twenty-fire, current series, from these Headquarters, issued on the 2(th of August, A. I). 1 S«i7. relative to tiie qualification of ms to be placed on tho jury lists of the State of Louisiana, to determine who houhi and who should not he jurors, ppci-tuin* to the Legislative power, and mtil tiie laws in existence regulating till* abject shall be amended or c hanged by that department of tho civil Government which the constitutions of nil the States our republican system vest with that power. It I* deemed best to carry out the f the people as expressed iu the last legislative aet upon tin* subject. The qualification of a juroft under tiie w, is a proper subject for tho decision of the courts. The t'mmn vuUng General, In the discharge of tile trust reposed in him, will maintain the just power rf tho Judi ciary. and Is unwilling to period the civil autborRicsund laws to be embarrassed by military Interference; and a* It la an es tablished fact that tiie administration of justice in the ordinary tribunals is great ly embarrassed by tiie operations of para graph No. 2, Special Orders No. 125, current series, from these Headquarters. It is ordered that said paragraph, which re lates to the qualifications of persons to he placed on the jury lists of the State of Lou Diana, be and the same la revoked, and that tiie trial by jury be hencefortli regu lated and controlled by the Constitution and civil laws, without regard to any mil itary order* heretofore issued from these Headquarters. By command oi MaJ. Gen. Hancock. W. G. Mitchell. Brev. Lt. Col. and A. A. A.G. Paragraph 2d. Special Orders 125, thus revoked, provides for the immediate revi sion of jury list*, so a* to exclude ail citi zens not registered voter* under the Re construction aet*. Congressional. Washington. Dec. 5.—Ae/iate.—A bill striking *• white” from the laws and ordi nance* of the District, was discussed. 31r. Htanlwrry was called on for informa tion regarding Assistant United States At torney*. A resolution to print the usual number of copies of tiie 31cssage was adopted. Gen. Grunt was called on for the iiumlier of white and colored person* who regis tered and who voted, and the number of whites disfranchised. After tiie local busines*. a bill was Intro duced to convert registered into coupon bonds, to provide for appeal* from the Court of Claims. 3Ir. Wilson advised tiie opposition Sena tors to be more modest, saying Congress was always ahead of the people, blit the people come up in good time, adding, be cause the people faltered, it was no reason why Congress should swerve from the right path. The matter was postponed. The bill pledging coin for tiie bonded debt was resumed, aud elaborately discuss ed and laid over. The bill abolishing “white.” in tiie Dis trict Ordinances, was resumed. During the discussion, Mr. 3Iorton, of Indiana, said the feeling against tiie rebellion. Us aiders and aliettor*. was as strong as ever, an«l ten years lienee would be stronger. Tiie bill passed by a vote of 30 to S. [It is Mr. Sumner’s bill of last session, and abolishes every distinction.] The Senate adjourned. House.—Mr. Williams, of Indiana, intro duced a bill funding the interest bearing debt, and taking die same to form a sink ing fund for the liquidation of the same. Tiie Ways and Means Committee was in structed to inquire Into the expediency of exempting from tax the products of hand looms. 3Ir. Ruble introduced a bill for the more efficient government of the rebel States, which was referred to tiie Judiciary Com mittee. Several financial hills were referred. 3Ir. Ashley, of Ohio, introduced a bill to facilitate die restoration of tiie rebel States. Tiie s|»eclal Committee on Ordinances was continued. Messrs. Blakic and Golladay, contestants in tiie Kentucky election en<c, were both nllowcd an hour. Mr. Golladay contented himself with a brief but elegant defense of Judge Hise. The committee’s report in fa vor of 3Ir. Golladay was almost unani mously adopted. He was sworn In. Messrs. Trimble, Brown and Young, of the Kentucky delegation, remain excluded, The Impeachment question was resumed. The Speaker announced that expressions of applause, or otherwise, would lead to the clearing of the galleries, and like demon strations on the part of members would lead them to the bar of the House. Mr. Boutwell, who has tho opening speech, was allowed an unlimited time.— Early, In his speech, he arguod against suspension pending the final decision. Before Boutwell concluded, the House adjourned. There will be no withdrawal of legal tenders during December. The debt statement for November shews an increase of ten to twelve millions. 31 r. Stanberry’s opinton, called for by Congress, confirm the Government’s clear title to the Harper’s Ferry property. Private advices state that the U. 8. steamers DeSoto and Mouongahela were lost during tiie recent West India hurri cane. The larger portion of tho crew of the DeSoto, and a portion of that of the Monongaliela, were saved. Washington, Dcc.C.—Tiie Impeachment argument attracts little attention. Bout- well’s line of argument mainly to show that the Committee was right in its report though tiie House should refuse to liu- (leach. He combats Wilson’s position, that Impeachment was possible only on indict able offences. Tho Imprsdon is that after Wilson’s speech the whole matter will bo tabled. Tiie London Times comments severely on President Johnson’* Message, and says it is hard to see where the hope of tho American pcoqlo Me*, between Johnson on tiie one side and Stevens of the other, Tiie President’* remarks coupled with Stanberry’s recent dispatch on tho Ala bama claim*, creates considerable distrust in financial cirri.-*. Mr. Uoukei* said without Frame Italy could n«'t have ' 1 «■ I Romo from revolu tion. l.oid'l)erb\ s-»id. in tiie House of Lords, that Stanley. refu*e I to Join t ho Roman Conference until the hash wus settled. T;ti: Te.v.v2..>.u.k Legislature.—Tho Act removing nil disabilities for holding oilico and sitting on Juries, on account of race or color, passed the Houso «m the 4th, by 50 to 25—exactly two to oiiei
