The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1867, Page 3

WASHINGTON WAPORTANT PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS, Mr. Asbley’s Impeachment Resolution Adopted in the House. THE VOTE: 07 YEAS TO 39 NAYS. Veto of the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill. ‘Tho Bill Again Passed in the Senate by a Vote of 29 Yeas to 10 Nays. &c. ke, &e. ‘Wasmunoron, Jan. 1, 1867. ‘The Impeac! . After so long a time spent in tal! and threatening, » Gongress has Gnally taken initiatory steps looking to the impeachment of the'President of the United States. It of Mr. Ashley, itis but proper and right that he should to. the strict accountability provided by is innocent of these charges, the attempt him will only render his innocence more apparent, The settlement of the question in way or the other ‘will minister more effectually ‘the tranquillity of the country than any other pro- seeding Congress can now devise. The proceedings in ‘the House this morning incidental to the adoption of ‘Mr, Ashiey’s resolution were marked with all the excite- President with delaying and defeating the restoration of the unrepresented States. An effort was made to refer ‘@hese to the Judiciary Committee, but the Speaker ruling that the last resolution would, under the rules of the ‘Mouse, send them tothe Reconstruction Committee with- @mt debate, they were withdrawn, but were again immo- Gately offered without the fatal resolution, Objection ‘was then made to their reception, and they went on thé ‘Wile for one week under the rules. ‘The morning hounmbaving now expired, Mr. Ashley, of ilo, rose toe privileged queztion, and proceeded tg make a somewhat lengthy speech, alluding to the wsemponsibilities of the republican party and the antago- aism of President Johnson to that party. At thie point {Re was interrapted by @ pont of order, a member de- qpanding to know what was the privileged question. The ‘Speaker held the point of order well taken, and required _ la, Ashley to state his question of privilege, | Mr, Ash- ‘Bey thereupon, assuming somewhat tragical manner, uald:—-Btanding here, in the presence of the Congress of the United Btates and the American people, upon my own responsibility, 1 charge, Andrew Jobngon, Vice ‘Beeeident of the United States and acting President, with @e commission of high crimes and misdemeanors, and Mer the following resolutions calling for ‘an’ in- ‘Westigation.’ The 4 proceeded. “On the reading . nag = Aaa moved to Jay the resolutions on the.table, ‘ef “order” coming from al) sides. In the midat of the . @onfusion Mr. Ashley withdrew his motion to lay an the table, which was imme-ilately renewed by Mr. Stevens, and the nays and yeas ordered, which resulted in yeas ‘96, nays 48, Whereupon the motioti to recovsider, was laid on the tableyand the Speaker declared the question ‘f be on the adoption of the resolution: ‘The cal) of the yeas and nays was therevpon reagmed, pemulting in yeas.106 ani nays 36, The anngunce-, ment of the adoption of the resolution created some aatisfgctory sensation on she floor of ‘the flouse, ‘em the repubdiican side, but in the galleries, which wore well filled, there was 6 to's! lack of any demontration @ther of approval or disapproval, save by one polored Jedividual, who vainly ondeavored to get up same ap- The House immediately proceeded to other basiness, ‘SM ehould be remarked that these resolutions aro, pcrely prepositions authorizing investigation, and jg such should have met with no opposition. The Priident’s friends could do bim no worse service thas by ticwpt- tug 10 screen bis official acts from nffcial serntiay. ““Penting the procecdings ou Mr. Loan’s rossi frtvate seoretary of (he Presiden’ appeared atthe bar 48 Wie Howse and cnnounced # message from ‘fe Presi- Gent. The antiouncement was reccived with pas than Ralf suppresved inughter aud exciamatious offde from the radical ride of the horse, no afters at.tne wuppression of which were made by the Mr, Waahburne, of 211 note, Mr. Delano, of ~rio, and ether promine: -repadlicans deciaré thet Mr.Ashley’s fimpeschment *0' scion will amount to nothig. Sch ‘tthe general | (pression atnong the more ikelligent thinkers. © As ori: nally written, the resojution isiricted ‘the Judiciary Commitvee to make tho imvesgations, but undér pressure he struck thie out and sdatituied “gathorzed.” The Jodiciary Oomthittee wiiljall upon ‘Rim for bis proofs of the charges, and if heloes not ‘bow. reasonable grounde they will drop th whole ‘Mr, Asbley’s rexolution is in defiance of thontention @f the caueus, which was to do nothing. Ashly swears ‘Wat every member hall be forced to’ show hi handun ‘@pen session. Such action 1s well calculated ¢ precipi- tate a aplit in the ranke. Ashley ts not popwr, and If ‘from ho other res#on bis efforts will be |, De- cause of the unwillingness of members to sufnit to his Meadership. Tho Senate is determined ment. Such fadicals as Grimes openly ince the effort as siily; that it cannot carry im the ; and if % should, i would not be. entextained for hy by the Benate, An impréteion hee gained possession of the minds of Congressmen that the Prideut is ‘frightened at this cismor about impachment, and that dy Keeping it up they willuitimately foree ‘him to ‘adopt their views, But they aro mistaken, ‘There te no scare in ren tdent. ke is simply satiefied that Congress cannot ijpeach him if they would, nnd wonld not, for any existiy cause, if + they could, He defies them to the effort, : Binekmall, { Speaking of the President, 1 am‘ reiminded ff 9 foolish attempt that lias lately been made here | biackmail Aim, . It has been-represented to him thathe Hrrarn Je abont to open tte portholes-on him and hi family for Meged reception of bribes from Mr. Bmythinnd these patties Claim toMictent tnflaénce to suppre such at tacks, ‘The Prpsiden: is, of course, very gry and in- dignant. Bo’ vimply tefaves all. commanation with ach partes, aud challenges ant exposuresliat may be made, It ia ouifiviant to say that the ladies! the White lous aro wry quiet, domestic; wbproteniog, anam- Bidtows Indios, and never hard been kuowtto mix in eng manver ip political ofairs, Yayiwent of tho National “ ' The dill introduced vy Raproseatative Renduil, of Pennsylvania, to-dpy, oud referren to tho tine on Peaking aad Curfeney, antiovigam: the of we Soeasury to leave em tho eredit of ihe Files Minute “EW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEEV. $300,000,000 of treasury notes, not bearing interest, to de legal tender fo manner as authorized by the act of February 25, 2862, the amount to be issued in aiy year not to exceed one hundred millious, to be exchanged for the iasues of the national banks and for the purchase of such portion of the national indebtedness or bonds ax ‘tay be necestary to carry out the true intent of this ‘act, bills of the national banks received in exchange for ‘Treapury notes to be cancelled, and the certilicates of national indebdtedneas and bonds to be purchased at the market price. The Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General, Secreiary of the Interior, Treasurer of the United States and Comptrolier of the Currency are to be the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. The object and effect af this bill is to pay the national debt in thir- ty-two years, with an appropriation of eighteen millions @ year for this purpose. Facilitation of [mportations. Representative Myers introduced a bill, which was re- ferred to the Committee om Commerce and Internal Trade, to facilitate direct importations, It is made the duty of revenue officers, on the discharge of the cargo of’ any vessel on. her arrival at either of the ports of Bakimore, Philadeiphia, New York or Hoston, having ‘merchandise on board’ subject to entry and payment of duties,” when any part of the cargo of such vessel may be shipped and directed by im- voice, manifest and bill of .iading to either of thoge ports other than the port of arrival, to forward forthwith under. regulations to be proscribed by the Secretary of the Treasury without entry, warchousing or bonding at the aaid port of arrival; all such goods, wares or mercbandive under Custom House seal to such named port of desiination to the Custom officers of such port. The Arrest of Surratt. Additional documents were transmitted to the House to-day by the President, in answer to s rerolution of that body concerning the arrest of John BH. Surratt, They relate principally to proceedings preliminary to that event. Amongthe papers is the correspondence Detween Consul Winthrop, at Malta, and the government. of that island. Mr. Winthrop, i eppears,on hearing ‘shat the steamer Tripoli was nearly ready to itave for Alexandria, asked the government for assistance to arrest Surratt, The Governor replied by saying that a conspiracy to commit marder is not among the offences included in six and seven of Victoria, chapter seventy- six, unless murder was intended, or an assault was com- mitted with intent to do murder, or it was actually per- potrated, to ag to mate the person responsible for these crimes. Besides, there was no evidence to show that the qspected person was actualiy John HB. Surratt. The Governor called in the aid of the police and informed Mr. Winthrop that ‘no such man was on board the Tripoli, which stopped at Malta to coal. Mr. Winthrop, falling in his object, sent a telegram to our Consul Gen- eral at Alexandria, by the way of Constantinople, as follows:—‘‘Arreat . Surratt, conspirator, a passenger on ‘steamer Tripoli, mow leaving Malte. Dress, Roman Zouaves; name, Walters or Watson.” The arrest was duly made, as ts already known, and the prisoner wae placed on the United States corvette Swatara, The cor- respondence shows the activity of Minister King and other diplomatic and consular agents ef the government to effect the arrest of the fugitive. Ou the 8th of December our Consul at Alexandria ina dute of December 17, says:— ‘ closing, ® ¢ ’ Who mags it ia not advisable, at this time to comply with » the request. contained. in resolution of that body for a opy of all the correspondence on the subject of the Joint occupancy of the island of Sam Juan by the United ‘fitates and British authorities. Mn Stevens ‘bas a dill ready declanag martial law in all of the Southern States. Ramors ef the Intended Resignatien ef Sec- retary Stanten. ; There is arumer that Secretary Stanton is about to sarrender hiz portfolio, because of his non-agreement with the President in his vetoof the District Suffrage Diji. It cam bettraced to no reliable source and is gen- erally discredited. m ” Mr, Stanten and the Arkansas Delegntion. Secretary Stanton urged upon the delegation from Ar Kansas the acceptance of the constitutional amendment by the Legislature of that State; but he was the only mewber Of the Cabinét who did eo, Leading ‘republican ‘Congressmen, with whom several of the delegation con- versed, were frank in the statement that Arkansas would not be admitted if she Becepted the amendment, The delegation will therefore:sepor: against it, Confirmation of General Dix CousMered Cer- tain. ‘The nowination of General Dix as Minister to France Will be ecied on favorably by the Sensie, in executive soution, inp few dage, ‘The. Coming Receptions. ‘The impiovements and decorations at the White House will be completed by the 10th inst, ‘The Presi- done has given notice that bb will hold three levées da this session of Congress, the first om Thursday, the Lith of January, the second on Thursday, the 7th of Yebruary and the shird on Vriday, tho 224 of February, from eight until eleven o'clock in the evening. The ladies of theexecative mansion, Mrz. Patterson and Mra, || Stover, will be at home on Mondays. ‘The ladies of the fainily of Hon. O, H. Browning, Secretary of the Inter‘or, Wily reevive on Wednesdays The receptions of Hon, Sehnyter Colfax, Speaker @f the Hours of Nepresenta- tives, will commence om Thursday, the 10th inet, and continue every Phuraday ovening from half-past eight to eleven o'clock durivg the Thirty-ninth Congresk The receptions of Mre. and Mise bialthews, the mother and sister of Rpeaker Coltax, for ladies and gentlemen so- companying them, wiil commence on Wedne Janu- ‘tuy 16, and en every snccecding Wednesday ‘nooe during the session from one to four o’ciock. Decision in the New York Bank Tax Cases. Associate Jasiice Neison to-day, inthe United States Sapreme Conrt, dolivered the opinion in the eleven New York bank tax cases, which were brought before it on a writ of error against the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, The judgment of the court below in af. firmed. Chie? Justion Chose, Wayne and Swayne dis- weuted. . Legality et Municipal Taxation. The United States Supreme Court to-day delivered several opinions‘tonfirming the legality of taxation by certain munictpal corporations in Iowa for plank end railroad improvements therein, It 1s reported the Committee on Ways and Means will uot recommend any change In the tax upon cotto: Internat Revenue Receipts, * ‘The receipts from internal revenue to-day were ian ety Conviction of a Smuggler. ‘The Commissioner of Unetome has recetved information of the coavittion at Tonawanda, New York, of ope of gang of smugglers who burned the house of Mr. Hennessey, the Deputy Collector of Customs at that placo, The man has ‘been Sentenged to six years and two months imprisonment, ‘The rest of the gang have not yot been caught, but will meet with speedy justice when they are, Redaction of Taxes. Tt may not be generally known and understood by the country that our people paid during the year ending June 30, 1966, abont four times as mach taxes, In pro- portion to the value of real and personal property of the country, as was pald in England during the gamé time, But such appears to be the fact, from the report of Mr. Wolls, the Commissioner of Revenwo. In other words, fn American ‘cittzen is mow taxed about fout times a# much af @ cititon of England, and the whole amount of tw tes collected im yoar ending June 30, 1866, was aboot equal to one-soventh part of the whole national debt; yet sugh Appears to be the fact, and one peopl® are pa- tient under the burden. But we “should be carefol bow we ride ® willing hore too far,” so «wo whould beware lest we exhaurt the patience aF well as ability of our people by this process, If the ehado of Sidney Smith could return to this earth it Would see visions Of repndiation ih the fature add Would grow eloquent in its dereription of the excess af fetgton. Let up haye 09 more talk, them, of speedily paying off the national debt. We must be content to eae Re dione, tot ie aeons meet twa beaeehen of She qyvemmment ond ni 19 the exe! vs or J) a promide for ite certain extinguishment in the future and | ¢ eo “ped & a cy igi poy =I ae i. / waned ee = the punctual payment of the interest. Any other plan 4 time, Congress, in the year 1500, ‘at Washing- | power is wholly negative and conservate in its charac tmevitadly cripple our resourees and diminish mites the te Hi hie it tor Ninna “to contidor ta an as a “J (gd z oe Rekke ¢ two Houses was ir m provident fand ereatly our powers of production, If we cam provide | whener the local powers over tho District of Columbia, f bi avanions of the just powers Jor the ultimate payment of the principal in Afty years | vested be te constitution in the Congress of of the execative it will be qaite early enough, and the bonds, if held by = aig Ue Stmeeately ome he marked by wig se sree lawe isa “consider it great nation, py nyery power; and, ie onr own citizens, will serve asa salutary security that advancing with unexampled. €2 ity in axis, jn oom- aku teh enemies haces, Gen the peace will be kept in futare. The game of civil war | merce, in wealth and in popiation, and possessing of its pressing with destructive weight upoo a!) 18 altogether too expensive to be indulged in too fre- | Within itself those resourees which, if not thrown | the other parte of the machinery of government. It quently. away or yw gcc anne would coor rt ne bw: Spanos, been thought necessary, by the most United States Bonds in Hamburs, long course ets ity an -governmen most experionced artista in the science of years bad wot elapsed when Com; ‘was called upon to | civil polity, thas bar should be erected 1 The government is in possession of official advices } determine the 'y of oat to Maryland aud | the protection ‘oat sony of the other from Hamburg to the effect that its bonds are in high { Virginia the jut ion of the territory which they had | nesesrary powers. of the government. Noihing favor there, and a grevt deman@ for them in the future cart Miles mgd to the government 4 been decmed more ft and expedions It was urged,on the one the provision that the bead A 28 for the Purpose then "9 Pag Paris Exposition. Somraceeky that deprived the Guhitonta.of she | one seaute,s Tequitap share of incepesdenchrepa that roment ; tants a Teg! of ADU wan introtuced today duocting the Commis. f Dusrict of thelr political righ; taat much of the time | he'should have a negasive upon the passiug’ af laws; sioner of Agricalture to collect and tmusmit to the |: (uarite government was expemaives that oe TREE STARE MOREL Yoreen seers on ttt tare pensive, 5 United States ageut at New York a full assortment of | was not competent to leguiiate the District, ‘upon the validity of laws by the standard of petites the agricultural products of the country, to be sont to to ite focal concerns; ama} tution.” ‘ the " » ‘The im- @ government without repre The wome such check ia the hands of the Paris Exposition, passed both houses. riment daogerous to the liberti Executive is by reference to the most eminent portance of exhibiting specimens of our cereal products ‘writers upon of govervmert, who seem concur in the opin! encroachments are uiost to at the Paris Exposition that all who visit thal grand exhibition may behold the fertility of the soit in the ‘be apprehended from the department in which ail legis. dative powers are vested by the constitution, Mr. Madi- United States, was urged upon Congress by Colonel ‘son, im referring to difficulty of providing Rowland, commissioner to the Paris Exposition, fran hom me Det) , A invasion remarks that “the Cuban Quarantine Regulations. Tegislative . de; everywhere — extend- Official information has beem received here that the ing tho sphere of its activity, and drawing“all power into founders of oar repub- have revoliected the dan- which, by assembling must lead to- te same Governor General of Cuba by a decree of the 35th of December has relieved veasels arriving aj the ports of its impeti vortex.’? ** oe that island from Philadelphia of all quarantine, ‘the oor e Spanish Consul at thet place having reported ¢hat ; tyrapn: is xecutive us tons,” @hotera hail entirely disappeared Fron kis period ping if the mnnabitante had not political rights, they had Tin ni! hed , Where the Executive mr- the Slat of ber. The: 1 influence; the aud of. Yonited, both in the oxtent and the - eee pose a tm for the Dart ‘would not be reat, ome a juration af te power, fe the leputative power is pears wi renmne' clean ‘health | ™i ml ina great measure avoi * ercised apn assem vty which is ud b if " _ = local lature; and that Congreas could not retrocede pod influenee over the with A hiedk Oh ‘and no case of cholera has occured on the passage. . dence in its own avenge Which {s suficiently numer- ous to fevl all the Which actuate 4 multiinde, yet ee an oa wmbe a peulug objects of ita passions by means which reason pre- seribes—it is against the enterprising ambition of this department that the people ought to insu! It their jealousy and exbanat all their precaations.”” “The Legislative derives a superiority. in our governmenta from other circumstances. Premetion in the Navy. i Dr..J, Rufus Tyson, Assistant Chief of the Burean of Medicines and Surgery, has been promoted to the grade of Passed Assistant Surgeon of the United States Navy. Re-estublishment of a Lighthouse at the Mouth of St. Mark’s River, Fla. ‘The chairman of the Lighthouse Board hag received information of the re-establishing of the lighthouse at the eastern side of the mouth of St. Mark's river, Fla, The Light will be shown for the first timeon January $, 1867. “The official notice, with requisite sailing direo- tions, will be published in a few days. THE VETO MESSAGE. as were suggested by ry rota Seen al ngt: a8 r) ly con + i peered rei l poli fires that the Legir. 8 gen sound policy requ! e - Isture should yield to the Vises of © people when not inconsistent with the constitution and the laws. The measures suited to one community might not be well adapted to the condition of another, and the persons ‘Dest qualified to determine such fed by Ts con- stitutional powers heing af once moro oxtensive Aad less anzceptible of precise limits, iv can with the greater facility mask, under and indirect mensvres, the encroachments whieh it: makes on the co-ordinate departments.” ‘On the-other side, the executive power being restrained within s nerrower — and being more simple in its mature, and the judiciary being de- scribed by landmarks still lees uncertain, projects of ‘usurpation by either of these departments wou!d imune- diately betray and defeat themselves. Nor & this ail. Sova colors By the or Ray 339,086 Rennie Ned As the sghin’ rigeb ered alone has » Leip] same of enumeration re | pockets of the people, ag in &*me CO! 01 ‘ull The President Returns the District ef Colum | were in the District of Columbia 60,764 whites to 14,316 | discretion, and in alla im iuonce over the pe- bin Negre Suffrage Bill Witheut Hie | persons of the colored race. Since then, however, the | cuniary rewards of wid Ji the otber de- Signature. Population of the District has targely increased, and it is | partments, a joe is thus cresied in To ras Sxvars ov ran Usrrap Srarzs:— the latter wh! gives mtill greater facility iy to encroachments of the former.” ‘We have T have received and considered a bill entitled ‘An act seen that the tendency of blican governments is to to regulate the Elective Franchise in the District of Col- an ndixement of the tive, at the expense of wmbia,”” passed by the Senate on the 13th of December and by the House of Representatives on the sncceeding day. It was presented for my approval on the 26th ul- timo—six days after the adjournment of Congress—and is now returned with my objections to the Senate, in which House it originated. ‘Measures having been introduced at the commence ment of the first session of the present Congress for the tunities for mental culture, thei kn [beige d ‘was acquired when, by freedom, it became the benefactor Hl? Hi git i 4 fi i! i : i ‘depart. and étermine whether ‘he should approve the bill, peg eee oS + “a. few and thus aid in placing upon the statute books of the exc! ‘of Congress, it | objects or persons; o he- | one plage oy limited, wed a8 am arbitrary exercise of | its operations econsor! ined to ti - nation @ law against which the peopie to. whom it 18 le ot et are lig mubisration oF p aad’ pohue atte er a to Dave solemnly and with euch unanimity to compe! acceptance of negro | punish without . Tt cannot controversies to ‘or whether he should return it with his States, It would engender a feeling upon. Itcan decide onty upon ‘and cases as in the hope that, upon goeypec tage gow of opposition and hatred between the two races, which, ‘are brought by before it, It can do nothing acting aa the representatives of the mbabitants of the | becoming deep rooted and inorad:cable, would for It must do og for others. Ttmust seas ment, will permit them to regulate a See a aairome aie mutual ‘Obey the laws; and if it corruptly admynisters them, It Yocal ness. Carefully measure that might tend | in subjected to the of impeachment, On the ‘cond to produce sucB & resuit, fellowing the aod Giher hand, the legislative power, exdepiein the few pln semen | meee ‘we should assiduously en- | cases of constitutional prohibition, is Itia deavor to p indty relations between them, and | forever varying its means and {ts ends the thus, when that will vdieo end laws, and public of ry the gradual and action of thie new all its vast interesta. It of at! ie element into the polities! power of the country. . Laok but at the exercise of two or thi Tt cannot be waite enf- Of ite ordin: powers. “Jt Jeviewal! taxes; it frage in the oo Decessary enable | directs and all’ supplies; it gives penent ene ees aed or thetr | the rules for it, distribution and deviees — ‘They comeng oe Ta Sage ak a gh 6f ail’ property beld by individuals. lt controls en Dap ptt m2 Here, ea yhere, im ail | the sources and the resources of wealth. It ‘chan; to avis its, there ia er to dis- | at ite will the whole fabric of the lat moulds at its tinge'sh this claws percons frem of | plearure almost all the ipetitdtions which give ry the United States; for they possess the ‘full and equal otc ey. In the noxt it Denefit of all laws amd proceedings for the security of | w the direct, visil of the will of the person and as is enjoyed white citixens,’” im al) the changes of times and circomstance:. and are “aul to bke pains and | It has the pride as well as the power of numbora It is penalties, and ve none ofan, sug sam, Mpsete ofsinnnes, easily moved and steadily moved by the strong Tegulation or custom to the conirary ing.”’ | of apd en A dieeet d Is obeys Ner, as hac d@n assumed, are their sufisages Cony the winhesand the of the majority tor to ald « loyal eputimeds hese; for tonal governments cl | the time belag. The path to public favor lies open by ready exist of undounted to the government, and | sech obedience; and. it. finds not only support, but im- are susiained by communities which were among ibe im whatever meavures the majority adviser, even “the seat of govorn! te aman Place || frm to their te the and which ghey tramacend the cosstitutienal limits. It pas” of is wonle: ee who cae thew fall of men to woanniine, Cheastees, 10d0 jenlous or scrupuiorts im tte acter tee oe to te mere ‘the military of woouning,. own 150 of power,.cad i finds its ambition stimulated ae ae hoe ‘Phe exercise of te franchine ie the bighest | sod its a ee eed Bee “te ‘taleo be shar fa fer | attribate of on American. and when guided | courage df numbers These views are not alowe those of the a under he by virtue, intel and ism. fad ®. proper | men who look with apprehension upon the fate of - the relation of to ite LJ ion our — a ee | bus they ave also freely admitted by some of the to that of s: to the of eo , trie dase of 8 of : advocates for right and the under their owe constitution. y there- ent, in which the ie pormanedip © copes ~ ONgch: de. to be aeking mech ip per- im the body of the ‘ for good: — haven Will of teows.” 'Kack shoujd tal 10 tie ‘District, ‘have 6 like re- | necessarily depends upon ‘elevated ‘and ite ows independence setured béyond tho power of epect for the will and ‘of He ehubltanis af laen- | patriotism of the elec.or, for if exercised by persons | beiig takes anay by citherop-both-ef the-others, But tertained by » State ute fop he wishes 4nd pron. who do not justly estimate ite aa the rame of shoe for whom The our | ferent as to: its resalta, it 50 Constitution and the jus of- Our require power in the hands of that, 10 regard to an: i and have @ and must event phen Ae te ¥ Ay juould exert | of that liberty of which a @ Teasonadle influence upon whe are acting | coneervator, Great dang: im the ea) fo hen apene= | ‘Would, for instance, | ed from en untimely extension of the elective franchise | are the of the of New Werk, or of Pennsy)- | to any now ‘im our country, especially when ihe | terest to belance vania, or of Indiana, or of State im the Union, in | large majority of class in wielding the power ple go to the expresaed Of ® Intge majority of | placed !n their be correctly to | said), weakest ie le whom they were chosen” Lp i comprehend the duties and ities which per. | of infuenee by ‘werlly force ‘upon: them, a0 ‘af persons Of the | tain to suffrage. Yesterday, as ‘were, four miliions of | wietded for itself. African or pegvo race, and make eligible for percona were bold in a condition of slavery that bad ex- | the sword of the without avy other qual! 8 certain term of | ated for ew? ere Se ee Same, oe wor appropriate residence within the State? inér of the States | are assume! Aa to be eitizens. pf cones ee ner to mamed would the colored population, when acti comed, Tied eae ee ast at, | inte with together, be alle to produce any great social or \¢laée, they are as well” 88 to the nature of | and solicitations, ree, result, Yet, ig New who makes | belong to ali the other departments of guvernment. It of color mast fulfil coud! ‘the cag of the | i¢eeen onty im controversies, or in 1 and pupish- the white citizen; in the know! | ments, Ite right justice amd lmparvality oe it uo tm rentricted 10 white nor, at-ach | elainsa to favor, Bowever they mar to reapect, Mt stands and mulatioes are ex] are the only | solitary-and unsupported, oxeept by t Le whffrage. It hardly tocitizenship. | public opinion whiod is ini tw the bad of tight and justice ‘character, and } mip on of suffrage ia either 4 ef twat he will ‘oF realove. executive im on qualifigations eacamen a8 sgh Vogisiature, If ye pt should compel the nource enne) Jealous of ite necessity to try an experiment throngh the | of serutinizing the acts of each, the n of thus far shown an ast be carefully pervom, and the duty of noing Souake Cine onan ed q i 8 ee re 4 a. P-government or ‘Conmtitut! can hare 00 nd to the residents eal and sorial or nourish influence, It seer, 3 od LF nm Seg healthy: Pop bome additional or beeyir eke] ge ee inet graven Bees | Sateen are reas ie 1e e 1 ol on a 5, a ander the extinsive logie ne ‘was to secare | low. Inthe of the patriotic and worthy our gov- troduce them bas been resieted with a pervnacity whith ‘the entire lndepon of ment from + will, be ‘epen the princi, of the | demonstrates how slow popular leaders are to introduce undue Stase influence, end to lo it to dieaharge, constitution. inks mm, our faths it follows, | checks upon their own poner, and how slow tho people without danger of interruption ment Of its | therefore, that im adm! t the Dailot box o new | are to believe that the adiclary ie the real bulwark of authority, the fi which it was creamed of not qualified Tor the exereine of the elec | thei: , ‘'t-any departasent of the govern by the people, a it was.ceded | tive freponin ve ‘our ayatem of government im- | has undue infivence, or absorbing yer, it oprtamly to the Untved States by Mary! irgnia; and | stead of adding to its gtrengih and durability. either the executive or joa ye it certainly — ne In returbing this bill to the Senate T deep! In addition to whathas beow dintin- plat as one of th to be atta that there be any contict of opinion between the | guished writers, itmay also bo urged that the nant by. tt the jnrisdiction | legisiative and executive departmenta, of the govera- | pariy in encn house may, by theexpulsion of @ suficient oO that it would afford to ndigts or po- | ment jn Foened So merares eat vitally affect pros. | number of mémvere, or by the exciuvion from repre- Iitteat a for au ental teat of their | pertty and“peace of the country. Sincerely desiring to re- | sentation of a requiaite number Of states, reduce tho prinely and ries, While, 11 ‘the resident: of the with one another, and ‘whol! | minority to lees than one-third. Congress by there the fovernment are not citisens of any State, and to the government of the Bmited, it | means, might be enabled to pase o law, the objedtions of are allowed & Voice jp the electoral collego hoon my earbest wish to co-operate with, Con- the Prosident. to the contidry hottithstan or rej tation tm the councils of the uation, they are, | gress in all measures having for thele object @ proper |-which would rénder impotent tho other tWo nevi A citizens, entitled as snch to évery | add Complete adjustment of the questions resulting {rom} ¢ypartnieats of the government, and ke int. guaranwe or inéeonstitution, to every benefit of the iaws, | our late civil was. mony detween rhe ov-ordinate } operative the wholesornse and restraining power whiew 1% intended by the framers of the ‘cona(tution be be eunrentnay Bom Tom would ve a coneentration of all power in the Congress of States; thin, in the langaage of the author of 4nd to every Mgns which to citizens of our com- thelr do- mon counury. 10 all m affecti v- ranches of the government, always necessary for the demanded roosts affairs, tho crag we form of ernment demands that it Wishes Rhonid be consulted bt Public welfare, was never more whan a the at time; and it will therefore he my constant alm betweon practical Unrted promote, 4 ab possible, concert of action Deote. and rerpectod, ana tnoy taught to feel that, although not | them, The differences of opinion that have already | ration of Independence, would be “precieely the dedai- ited practically to par in national concerna, | occurred have remdered me only the more cautious, lest | tion of (*epotic government,” t hey are nevertnetess under a government, re-_| the Execative shoujd encroach upon any of the preregs: 1 have proferred to there teachin: of the ES of thelr rights, mindful of ‘wants, and foli-”) tives of Congrems, or, by exce: ‘ding in manner groa) siateamen anl constitutional lawyerwor the early itoue for their Bs MW er’ contem- Mal limit of bis duties, destroy the equilibrinm } and later days of the repubtie rather than to rei, mer that alt qu be to their Hd exist hetweon the reveral co-ordipate do- | upon an expression of ry own oper re at least to an would not be inoom- aed which is 90 emontial tothe harmonious | cannot too often recur 10 them, @aperinity ab ‘with the for wae Dt, a Le my &@ conjunctt ke the. Vheir @: over the” x i ad & ae vo our condition ie go apparent that Wee FO Upae consigeraon, » | the sphere of if aciion thaw enher ROW COMO 10 US Ae @ living Voie, to bo listened —— of our his me Coy of popuiar passions aroused Wy a great civil fre still dominant. It is mot a tlmefavorable | 0 thas a mat aese, Ay) ee the only sofe when el our tions are to be Sade. ‘tbe matanre now before meis one of those chenges. Tt tnitiates an aniried experitent for a peo who have said, with one voice, that ie not for their ar This alone should make @ pause; t is nob all The experiment as no! be tried, or eo much a8 demaned by I le of the several a Bat faw of the States has sueb an imovati allowed as giving the ballot to the coloed po without any other qualiiction than a remlenve of ove » and in most of them jenial of thebaliot to tis ute, and by fundamental law faved beyond in of ordivury legislation. In moot of tho-e States the evil of such auffraze would tit a Dus, wma! a it would bi riers, Here the |) tions, which may easily gcow tw sueh amoxtent os 'o make the white pop lon a subordinate elevent st .e body politic, After fail deliberation upom this’ ipeasore, | capnot bring wyvelf to approve it, en Jew cousideraions, nor yet as the Pxinning an experiment on a larger scale. 1 yield no on: attachmeut to that ruie of general which * tungnishes our policy as a natiob. But th¢e is a Itnus, ly observed hitherto, which makes the allo! a priv! lege and @ trust, and which requires of seme ¢is-8* & time suitable for probation and preparatim. To give + indiscriminately to @ new class, wholly angrepared, by babits and opportunities, to perionm the wise demands, ix to degrade it, and firiily to dew roy for it may be safely agsumed/Mal no pol'ic.! ter established than that wy in minate gat al embracing giaesion of poprar snii end at last “ in ile destruction, ‘ARSREW JOrsS0x Wasancros, Jan. 6, 1867, THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasminaton, Jan. 7, 196i. PRTITIONS. Mr, Potaxn, (rep.) of Vi., presented eeveral petitions for an increase of pay to army officera, Referred to ‘he Military Committee. Mr, Caanpuer, (rep.) of Mich., presented @ petition for the passage of the ‘Vari bill that passed the House tnt session, =~ Mr. Monaay (rep.) of N. Y¥., presented 9 similar pott tion, and both were referred to the Finance Commtiee. Mr. Moncaw presented a petition against the curiail ment of thenational currency. Referred to the sinanou Committee, Mr. Ware, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a petition for 4 increasedduty on foreign wines, Referred to the Pinus Committo. x ‘Mr, Sxgrmax, (rop.) of Ohio, presented @ similar pes tion, which was similarly referred, yor RL. reported from the Mr, Asruoyy, 5 ing Committee ree ition for the priuting af one thon sand copies of the Navy Register for 1866. Adopzoc. SOLDIERY’ MEDALS FREE OP POSTAGH Mr. Rawussy, (rep.) of Miuu., from the Gomu:tter oe Post Offices and Post Roads, re the House retin iion anthorizing the Adjutant General of West Virgina to send through tho malls, free of postage, medals vorcd by tae Logistatura of that State to dische: famuice, Parsed and goss to the Pras! 2 VIL arrRorRisTions. Mr. F'eexunyy, (rep. ) of dhe. eaiied up the folowing ith soldiers and ther at, the final report of the Commireionere Mod - ion of the uct of Vongress entitied “tn ave for sundry civil cxpeneee Of the gue longress, ABd nO Mis fans fund thereto, pas of Md., sid that two or ibise hundred flare of the awardpunder the « ginal bill had been mada, venience to the loyal people of Tt woold Dea great iv Maryland, who were oa (DIN wes rend {TEE 1 ARls KXBMTON, of No J, satrodudhes. j6'ni rose '» tr 60 - , we inca esrb a ‘and forwert them hitho goverment ages. Suggested thatinowe tii dersiaiel intheverclitien, the Loe oad wodld bo vary would be furnished giatnji wis. would be their Mr. Lt, (rep.) of Mo., introdneed a bill to pre tect the rights of married women and for PURPOLI ia the District of Columbia, which provides that the r-a and persone! of. any female who may heresit-: marry, and Dich sbe may own at the her mar bina? subject to the uisnosal of the hreband eo, but shail continue har sole prop erly ue ikebe wee single. Section two makee te saine provision for the temalas mow married, ; Section three ides thut inerried women in the District may ieherit rom other than thé husband, and hold the same as though they were Section four pathor ces the. conveyance to marred women of properi+ now held im trust for them. Section five proviios thab conteacts made between persons gonten.piat ny marriage hall be binding «fier marriage, 5 nix suthomize® married women to take ont patents ant hold aud dispose of the ‘and enjoy all the priv! leger and beveite ering thereirom. scetion seven audborives female stockholders im corporatios io voim for dagenees Seetlon ciate lc re husbands oe have acquired or may acquire tho property of their wives ogptracted before marciage only iatho exten: of tho property scquired. Section wine provides tis! minors may reveive presents or endowments, and the peine be held without being liable for the delts of the pereuts, Section ten authorizes married females to exe ente wille, Section, eleven exempts $1,090 worth of household goods from sole under execution. seccira ceumpta the homestead, to the value of $1,000, sale tor debts hereafter conuracted fer taxes, : ‘Tha bili was reverred to the Commitiee om the Disir'cr of Colambia, Pi AUANDMENT OF THE Cam LAW, Mir. Ceuswoit, (rep.) of Mar Sneroduned p di te a u acls © ba aupend (h Shat every proprietor of a pamphiet, map, obert. musical . pavhca rebisct vo y or penalty of $25; and that pubiish: tranamit sch penal of 0; 28 ‘Ke,, through the mail to the Libra of Congress free of postage if the words “copyright sna)” o ter’? LT pags 2 printed om the same, eC ittes on Fibrary. ‘omite | OBA THA COURTS IN Mr. Wiuutawe introdued a Dill to amend tho bo viding » of the of Idado 80 a5 10 pi ‘that the Judges of the manele tbe judicial Tersitory and ausign the | who for (ee ciee, and ix Ph ay and pisces: courts of the. toe on Tonea Ke Wine offered ioe fltwng wring Jolut resolution, which ‘was referred to the ui Commerce v=» conte Tis Son thee ‘ (poe w Unose sre now «om fare ArAw thea. ti water: end whereas the harbor of eon Hee nat bees ge Renotced by the Hone of tne riked stite 3 ‘ames, in Gere addiional depth in anid harbor improy at elt times furnish fourteen feetol waier ARPORTED RMIGRATION TO THE Mr, Monast. offered ‘he Tollowing reasluten,, which | was agreed to:— ve Re ee the public s gay, often whi he sah a poly ‘1 property o WRSCAGE FROM THR PARIDENT—VETO OF THE DIEFRIUT fOr- At five minutes to one o'olook 8 emmage 1 receivert from = t MIDE the ‘Suffrage bid’, with 0 8 wpa bill ‘ging, fot the appoint- ment of Agent Me Presaent, byand with Meant eam comoont, oF the, Senate, ERWaA OF a 8: precent by the Recretary of the Interior. Pending the covsideration of this we worong hour expt a soi Jee vee message Toad by the Saoretary o! Mr. Anan, in the ir, stated that the mownagr wr before tte Srmate, the Bats a IPR, SPRRRT of the In Jamuamenr; dem. of Dol, mored tht thie menage va inted acd till so-mopraw, = (orien of Mer, Monmtis, 6aid'be vd 10? to dteotian the bill Tot of the stated had been iroady cote dered tiot, He boped ile Beriate would act jromediately, iaessazo bod alfendy been printed “preteen caw rane CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE. |