Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1867 : Weekly), 1867-03-09

              TATE URNAL. VOL. LVI. COLUMBUS, OHIO: SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1867. NO. 46. OHIO S JO EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE Washwoton, Feb. 87, 1867. OHIO WAfiHlNOTOlt. It to very flattering to tbc Btate pride of OhlOMM to Had what a power oar (State has become in the land. lie re at Washington are General Grant, Chief Juetioe Chase, Justice wayne, Secretary Stanton,Attorney-Gen-ral Stanbery, and huudreds o( names of loot! reputation in which Ohio has ao Interest, together with a representation In Congress which stands at the very head and front of the statesmen of the Nation in both nooses of Cougrt. Wade and Sherman are names of national reputation. Shellabargcr, iSchcnok, Delano, Bingham, Garfleld, Law-rcooftt Spalding, Ashley names In everybody' Woths are all from Ohio".-' Ftnck and Xe Blond, the leaders of the opposition on the floor of the House, are Oblo men. Bendy, Buoktond, Hayes, Eggleston, Welher, Planta, Hubbcll, are all among the names wii known to the frequenters of the capltol. Haven't we the greatest Generals, the most distinguished Jurists, the most learned author of the veto messages, and the only Radical Cabinet officer, the most illustrloM Sena tors, the authors of the reconstruction bills In both branches, the leaders in financial leg' Islation, the great Impeach 1st, and the most distinguished Wobbler in all Congress? Have n't we more candidates for President and every other office than any other State? And test, but not least, have n't we the brightest, and wittiest, auo. wickedest cor Kepoudcuts present compu.uy eicepted ? Of bourne we have. rRESIDKHT MAHDttt. Speaking of candidates. IV to now understood most positively that tho native modesty of Andrew Johnson will prevent bim from being a candidate for his own succession. Others are therefore free to outer the ring or any one of several "rings" now forming. Our diffident young correspondent at this point has thus far only nominated one candidate for President and two Governors. It to not too much to say that there re Others. General Grant, if he Will place himself publicly square on the Radical platform, towers above all others as the coming maa. Chief Justice Chase to strongly urged by tome of the bent men of the Nation, as em- todying In his own unswerving ooavictlocs the principles of the Radical party. :. A form Vlb'tita coaIiUuu ban own J6nikd'n bto In. Bhff"Otd Ben Wade" to considered a sure card for the Presidency of the Senate of the 40th Congress, and there to a strong "Wade- log" for the Presidency, embracing power ful influences from various quarters widely divergent as to location. There is a growing sentiment for General Thomas, also. If Grant to not a candidate Thomas will receive a very heavy support, from the class of men who prefer a military candidate. It it rumored that Gen. Butler is willing to saerifloe himself. I have not conversed with the Butler men. They are absent. General Howard, Speaker Colfax, Senator yucseoden, and others are mentioned also. the virro. A strong pressure has been brought to bear upon the President to induce blm to approve the Reconstruction bill, with written .objections to accompany. There are many rumors with regard to It, but the final result will probably reach you by telegraph before this letter dors, and it is therefore useless to speculate. Reverdy Johnson had an irter- view with the President to-day, and urged tho course above Indicated. The clearest V .. . J -.1 , ... . I 1 .1 . 1.1- Tn.. mwwi iscmucrtti now uuinuuu wnu ieve&-. 4v JnhnAon'A nntnlnn. T - , . TIIK " BRIOADIKH IULL." Gndcr the plan of Reconstruction adopted by Congress the President Is required to sc. iect military commandants for the five Din trictn composed by the rebel States, from officers of the Regular army of a grade not IkIow that of Brigadier General. The President will, no doubt, nominate Brigadier Generals, inasmuch as Grunt, Sherman, and the Major Generals have duties as Klgnod to them, which will prevent the President from detailing either of them. The list is us follows : General Grant. Lieutenant General Sherman. Major Generals Hallcck, Meade, Sheridan, Thomas, aud Hancock. Brigadier Generals McDowoll, Rosecrans, fit. George Cooke, Pope, Hooker, Bchofleld, Howard, Terry, Ord, and Cunhy. McDowell will, no doubt, bo rctulned In the Pacific Department. Rowci-sus Is said 4o have resigned, but this is not rertaln. He may le considered out or the range or detal's. noward Is In command of the FreedmenV Bureau, so that the President Is restricted to Bt. George Cooke, (a Virginian, now in command ofn DepnrMiicnt In the Indian country)! Pope, n thorough Republican; Hooker, Re-publican ; Srhollcld, Conservative, but reliable for the country; Terry, thorough lie-publlciin; Ord, a Mar.ylfinder, and Conservative; Ciuihy, reliable for fidelity to law. I', to cfrar, therefore, that the President will In confined to the appointment of commandants or the re'H'l D strlc s, upon whom Integrity the eount ry nmy reiy. It is ii'it to be supiosed that Congress was ignorant of this fact when the bill was passed. The military feature Is similar if not precisely the same that was adopted by General Wager Swayne In Alabama a plan which has been universally commended as lilerul in the-hlgh- est degree. The military supervision is in tended to be but transient. No other mode stems possible In tbc movement in trannitu from no government to hill and complete civil Rnd constitutional government in due form. The South has It la its power to have such governments in a very short time. As the bill comes to be fully understood by the coun try It will be almost universally approved by all parties. THJC BAKX BIWBUVTW. The Hou. did a good thing in defeating the provision for supplying the place of the compound lalercst fiotei in the bank reserves with Interest paying ecrtlllcatct. The objection that the legal tenders substituted by the House for these Interest paying certificates will be added to our outstanding circulation, does not seem to be well taken. It is urged that the banks will avail themselves of the existing provision of the law which allows them to connt a certain proportion of their deposits with other banks In their reserves, and will throw the who'e of the new IsHue upon the country as circulation. But tin proportion of their credits which may be counted in this way Is limited by la'v, and the fuct that the banks have usually received interest upon these credits has no doubt In duced them to keep very near the limit. So that they will be forced to withhold the uew issue of legal tenders from circulation, and place it In their reserves. In any event there must be a contraction, as the new lssuo is not sufficient to supply the place of the com pound interest notes, and the Secretary has still the option of contracting at the rate of four millions per month. It Is hoped that the Senate will agree to ther House amend ment. kUi. hiibumah'b hbw bill. Mr. Sherman has Introduced, for consideration simply, a new fluaoce bill, which I hope you have laid before the readers of the Journal in full. It is a very Important measure, and should receive full diaeussiou. PKRSONAU Gen. Bailer was on the floor of the House this evening. He to unreservedly in favor of impeachment, but thinks the people are "too cowardly" to Insist upon It. "Coward " to a bad word to use in reference to some of the men whs are not able to convince themselves of U n.x8lty o' ' am.-i, -wt written the disproof of the charge with their own blood. C. S. Hamilton, Representative elect from the 8th Ohio District, appeared on the floor of the House this evening. General Schcnck to most positively tut a candidate for Governor of Ohio. Delano and Bundy are. There are no others at present in the Ohio delegation. General Schenck is overrun with letters on the subject which he is not able to answer in the hurry of otlier business. The press will do him a favor, by stating the fact. There is a hitch In Durbiu Ward's con firmation, caused by gentlemen from his Dis trict reoectly arrived here. It has oecn re considered and " hung up" for the present Forrest U doing gymnastic tragedy at the National. The Webb Sisters are at Wall's, h. 8. Cos Is in the city on business. Tom Ford and Saul HenUe were solicited to act as counsel for Surratt. I believe their terms were not satisfactory. They are doing a tine business. Thaddeus Stevens to very much out of health, and nothing but his indomitable will enables him to keep his seat lu the House, Mr. Chose bad another reception to-night largely attended. Col. Garrard, a gallant young oflloer who raised and commanded the first regiment of colored cavalry In the U. 8. service, Is spoken of as a candidate for Lieut. Governor of Ohio. He to a step-son of Judge McLean, and does not diAgrace his Radical training. DiscoHTimiei). The Inst number of the Washington County News annouuees that with that Issue its publication will be closed We regret to part with our spirited little co temporary, and regret also that our friend Otis has been compelled to discontinue It, as he announces, for want of patronage. He takes leave of his readers In a very well written valedictory, aud announces that they will hereafter be furnished with the Wkbklv Jourjial. We will be very glad to make ac qualntunce with Unsold readers of the News and hope the acquaintance may be tiati.ilacto- ry to them and long continued. Mr. Otis bus been tilling the osit!on here Dfolllcial reporter of the House of Repre sentatives, a place for which he has proved tiituself well qnnllllcd, but wo hope soon :iu'lii to welcosio him into the editorial ranks, where his loyalty and ability will once more be of service. A Diarm-n from l!altlm..re huvs that the recent course or Reverdy Johnson In the U. 3. Hcnuic, In rolutlon to the Reconstruction measures, has gained him many friends lu Maryland. Tub Tenure of Offloe bill passed the Sen ate, over the veto, by a vote of 35 to 11. The Military dill also passed tho House, over the veto, b l.'tt to 47. SOUTHERN DESTITUTION. The Executive Committee appointed by fie Southern Relief Association tn New York has Issued a Circular presenting a gen eral statement of the necessities of the South ern people, and the plan adopted for their relief. The Committee have counseled with the War Department and the Freedmcn's Bureau, and have obtained information from correspondents known to the members of the Committee, aud other entirely trustworthy sources; and tliey are satisfied that dcstltu-ion more or less severe exists, throughout the territory between the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi river. In addition to the effects of the war, there has been a failure of crops. On account of the scarcity of labor, but little ground was planted, and drought and other causes had preveuteif."succes even where the effort had, been mods.4, It to safe to say that less than one quarter of the usual crop has been pro-duced. The result has been a state of famine, which must increrse In severity until there Is time for another crop. Among the destitute there are thousands of women and children, chiefly of the most Ignorant class, who have been deprived of their natural protectors by the rebellion, and who would not now be living, but for the charity of their little less unfortnnate neigh-b rs. There is no room for doubt that they must die for want of food unless they are .supplied from without. The planters arc In many cases organizing measures to mitigate the suffering, and the Kruedmcu's Bureau is doing much among thoso who are properly deemed to be, for the time being, under the special guardianship of the National Government; but there U no prospect that, with all that will be thus done, there will not remain many thousands unprovided for. What Is wanted Is merely tbc barest means of sustenance for human beings, and the form tu which tills can be supplied most cheaply, and with the least liability to waste or mis use, is that of Indian corn. The Commission, therefore, propose to devote the funds with which thoy may be Intrusted by their fellow cltlxens, to the purchase, transportation, and distribution of this article. The Commission las already (hipped thirty thousand bushels ofcora, and tho whole cost of it, dMvered, transportation free, at different points In the destitute region, has been, on an average, less than eighty cento a bushel. Each bushel may i ex.pe-.'tcd to maintain a mmll j, isyilrtmi- ty, for a week. In view of the circumstances the commit tee appeal to the generosity of the people of the North, and recommend the formation of neighborhood associations and the solicitation of contributions for the purpose, either money, clothing, or provisions. They urge that the duty of giving bread to those who lack It, in this instance, Is preeminently a Christian duty for us of the North, and the Commission suggest to ministers' and church oillcers that they seek to impress it upon their congregations with earnestness and zeaf. They add: "The emergency is too Immi nent to admit of the organization ofwell-llt-ted machinery of cooperation comprehending all that part of the nation which to blessed with plenty, and the Commission, being ad vised that organizations having the same purpose with Its own are already organized or are contemplated in the principle cities of the West, recommend that ageacies thus ta tabllshed be made use of by that portion of the public which is In most direct communi cation with them. Should similar aeenrloa bo ahtabllshed at any other of the Atlantic porta at an early day, the same advice would apply, and the Commission suggests that a Committee of Conference from all the organi sations which deal directly with the South shall meet for the purpose of concerting ar rangements to secure a fair division of all contriSutlons among the different parts of the region afflicted." The Circular clews as follows: The Commission believes that, with no exception of the slightest slKuiilcance, the whole people of the North most sincerely desire the restoration of substantial peu, civil rights, local self-government, commercial prosperity, aart happiness to ail the people of the South. But it also believ s that it Is the fixed conviction of a majority of the Intelligent people of the North, that the only suf-llolent guaranty for permanent peuco and proserity iuour country must be found in an unqualified security, for all men, in the exercise of their natural rights us dcllned by the Declaration of our exlstenco as an lude-K:mleut nation. Tliu Commission believes it to be nucertsary, to Hi-cure the coull lencc of the public, to express its respect for these views, and to give Its asmmiucc that Its ayeucy can In no way be used to establish In the minds of the people of the South an Impression that those who are most ready to aid tlicin lu this distress ure influenced by any sympathy with their past or prcsvut political views. The names of the oillcers of the Committee signed to the circular are : AucnwAi.n Ktiasi'.M,, Chiiirxum. Kliw.uw IimoiiT, Cimv.yxmding timiary. .Iamiw M. HituWN, Treivnrtr. Frrdkhick Lw Oi.mstki), l!fc,trd,nr &r'y. Joun Uownk, Anting UentnU Atnt. Tnu Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says nu effort will be made to have the Impeachment project referred to a Special CommltUv, aud It will probably suceid. Johu Covodc, Gen. Butler and Gen. Iiogaa will Iw ou thecommittee. LEGISLATIVE BUMMAET. HEN ATB Thursday, Feb. 28. In Senate, the following bills, among others of lees general interest, were passed: bUl giving bastards the right of Inherit ance from the mother, the same as legitimate children. A bill to provide for the voluntary disso lution of corporations. A bill authorixlsg a tax of one-tenth of a mill for the nse of school libraries In cities. A bill reducing the number of trustees of Children's Homes to three, aud making one of them Superintendent of the Homes, Ac. A bill authorising the stockholders of the Pennsylvania and Ohio canal to abandon, lease or sell portions of said canal. . A bill authorizing the Commissioners of Muskingnm county to buy the Bridges at Zaiicsville and Dresden. "'" The following bills, with others, were in troduced: ' A bill for the establishment of an Agricul tural and Mechanical College, at some place where 100 acres of land and $70,000 In money, or (100,000 in money, may be donated ; ap propriating $75,000 from the Btate Treasury for buildings, and $5,000 for expenses, &c. A bill providing for building a new Insti tution for the Blind, to cost not more than $300,000. A bill to protect sidewalks. House resolution to pay Gen. D. W. II. flay $3,000 for scrvioes the last year, was passed. HOUSE. -In the Honse, the following bills were pussed : Senate bill for the protection of Cemeteries prohibiting gaming, shooting, Ac., in or about them. Allowing county surveyors $6 per day and 10 cents per mile for travel, &c. Requiring turnpike and plank roads need- man repairs, to apply tolls to that purpose, under penalty of having a jtstloe of the peace take possession of them. Senate bill to provide for leasing the prop erty of insane and idiotic persons. And several local bills. Bills were introduced, Requiring all passenger trains on Rail roads to stop for passengers at all towns of 2,Ji00 Inhabitants. Requiring hosb&nda and wives to testify against each other in all criminal eases except for adultery. Messrs. Piatt, McMorran and Beer were appointed to oonfcr with Cut Cont ud 6retary of State as to the disposition of the Lincoln Monument Food. Both bouses took a recess until 9 o'clock this morning, when they will adjourn over till Tnceday next SENATE Toksdat, March 6. Both nooses met yenterdoy afternoon, after tho adjournment over from Friday morning, and transacted considerable business, but not much of general Interest. In the S nate, a bill was introduced, requiring a judge, on demand of either party, to rednce his charge to a jury to writing. Also, a bill authorizing the appropriation of land for p&rks and public grounds. HOUSE In the House, a bill was introduced providing for the establishment of a hoo.se of correction, and the confinement of couvlctoJ persons therein. Other bills were introduced, pf a local character, in both Houses. SENATE WSDf moat, March 6th,A bill was introduced to provide for the pay ment of local bounties pledged to volunteers under the calls of the President issued July 2d and Angnst 4th, 1S62. Also, a bill to amend the civil code, eor- rxtlng an evident clerical error in the 437th section. A bill was passed to amend the act for the appgintment of trustees of minors who resile out of the State, so as to allow such trustees to ivll Mill estate of their wards the sonic as guardians nuy. The bill to increase the fee of tallymen w.'is lost or. the question of passage. The bill to require the bonds of oxecutors, &e.t to bo Flgned in the preencc of probate judges ; Vm bill authorizing one of two or more executors, &c., to authenticate an In ventory ; and the bill to authorize the ap pointment aud Increase the allowance of as slstant prosecuting attorneys, were severally lii'lctlnitely postponed. The bfternoon was mainly devoted to the t!euss'..)n of the suffrage question the spo-rlulonkr. Speeches in favor of submitting tin' q'uw'.lon to thJ pople, were made by .V.srs. ;r;HWold, Kellogg and Hollister,and a'ahiHt it fcy Mr. Walker. The subject was further postponed and made a special order. IbrThiirsdiy, March 1 4th, at, 3 o'clock P. M. HOIIHK.-In the House thi 'ollowlng bills were passed : To authorise S'.revt Railroad Companies to construct ami extend tiielr roads beyond I'i.i limits of a city, town or village. To provide for the ere at! in and regulation of iiKlep.'iui' t." county agricultural societies, To atuliorl.e County Commissioners to of.T rewards for the. arrest of criminal.-, and employ swt detectives. To amend the a--.t making o rtuln Instru in uits o!' writing negotlalilo -adding Wash ington's birthday to the davs of trrace in re lation to mch Instrument. Senate I'll au".horlilng cllii- toanpropri ate land for school bouse site and ground. Requiring Probate Judges to coUnet statistics of births and marriages, and report tiic same to Commissioners of Statistic. Much other business was transacted, as to f hown by the official report. We learn that the appointment of General KuHscll Hastings, U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, has been confirmed. Gen. Hastings was disabled by a wound received at the battle of Opequan, up to which time he had done excellent service a a soldier. His record In the legislature speaks for Itself, and the announcement of the General's success will be received wttfc genuine pleasure by his many friends. Ha yesterday recorded his vote in favor of the ' reolutlon,!or impartial suffrage la Ohio, an evidence- that the appointment ha not made him any less a thorough going Radical. The General will resign his seat in a fewaya and assume the duties of his new office. - It is to be regretted that the U. B. Boae was forced to yield to the Senate ao far as to agree to the Issue of 60 millions of three per cent, certificates, to take the place of tfce compound Interest notes in the bank reserves The necessity of providing some substitute which would prevent the sudden withdrawal of something near 145 millions of circulation from the currency of the country drove Ufa House into a compromise by which 60 nil-lions of three per cent, certlfisatea were atrreed upou, instead of 100 millions of legal tenders. AcCEiTt). We learn that Captain Pepper, lately appointed Chaplain In Col. Sick lea regiment, 40th U. S. A., has atcetcd, and will probably join bis regiment in May. Probably no appointment made since the close of the war has been more worthily bestowed than this. In the terms of the appointment, it to "for gallant and meritorious services," aud the words are certainly rarely used with a truer meaning. We wish the former gallant volunteer Captain and Chaplain a happy and successful career Id hto new position. From competent sources it to aaaowoed that the coming Spring will witness a greater influx of foreigners than ever before. Several Western States are making efforts to secure the coming hosts as perinsneat settlers. Minnesota proposes to print 100,000 coplc of a pamphlet In English, Germ in and Scandi navian, setting form the lnauccmecta uo State presents to settlers. Indiana profiosua to appoint a board of Immigration to la-flnence the new comers to make their homes) in that Bute. What will Ohio do f Maryland Radical Contention. The Maryland State Convention of Radicals, which met on Wednesday, declared In favor of universal suffrage. They take decided ground against any revision of the Btate Constitution, and threaten the Conservatlvea with Congressioual Interference If they attempt It. At a large mass meeting held in the evenl ng, the house was crowded. Speeches were made by Maynard of Tennessee, Del ano of Ohio, and others, In favor of negro suffrage. Govkhxoh Bkownmw,.Iu the Knoivifte Whig, reminds the people of Tennemee, that the enfranchisement of the colored race will givQ the State three, more Representatives In the United States Congress, aud suggests to the Legislature the propriety ofre-dlstrlct-ing the State at soon as the franchise bill shall become a law. Ws will agree to give the Columbus cor respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial a clean shirt and a fine-tooth comb, (the two articles be is most tn need of,) for every Hue of news In his letters this winter published In advance of publication lu the Joouhai.. lively personals out of his own head not to count. Hknatou Wadk has bc-n nomluatcd by acclamation In the Senatorial caucus as the Republican candidate for PresUcut of the Senate. This nomination is eminently Bt and proper, aud the election of the nominee will bring a feeling ol relief to every tme Republican.Nomination ok Houhku. The Repub lican ticket for city oillcers in Indianapolis la composed almost exclusively of soldiers, headed by Gen. Macauley, formerly of tbo celebrated ltth Indiana, for Mayor. Soldiers ure at a high premium In Indiana. Ai.bx. C. Sands is iu Washington. He to said to be urging a higli prok-clive tariff ou pork and county treasurers. The foreign competition on those articles In Cincinnati Is extremely damaging to home manufactures.A l.irrTKU from Judge Dickson on the subnet of the suffrage amendment. Will be found in to-day's paper. While we iiree with the .linlgc most fully as to the propriety of the .intendment itttulf, we do dot ex irtly believe In his way of en'oreinji IiIh views. Tuisonly Republican in the House of Represent atives who voted to smtain fie President's veto of the Reconstruction bill wan Mr. Hale, of New York. GkN. SCIIKNCK NOT A CaNDIDATK. It i announced that Gen. Schcuek refuses to permit his name to g liefoie the Convent!) u an a candidate for G nernnr.