The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-20

from nothing but calm sense and rood feeling
= M S.u snouiu DC mark to guide every step o]
su ongr re- toward reconstruction. II is tn
"",S y! Coe gress to have primary regard m
an mat 1t does, to the spirit Of concilia ton
WIN winch the message was pervaded and to
wmrrn the popular heart everywhere has &C
warmly responded. Our Represen tatiyes could
posslpiy make no greater mistake than to dis
regard this popular feeling ana fan In with the
policy Of obstruction and delay which some OK !.
treine men are laboring for with great persist.
ency.
:" 1t ought never to be forgotten that the
.allh q the government has been in certain
measure, pledged to the Southern Sta cs for a n
early restoration OF their State functions
The Southern States are now awaiting
their promised privilege Of resuminw 6 Their
functions in d rs States Of the Union'' So far as
the action OF the Executive goes but one THING
remains to be done to complete this the with
drawing OF the commissions given to the Pro
, n,s'onai Governors and thus making way for
me Governors elected by the people. The
| PRESIDENT has signifled his intention to do This
! Wihln very few days. Thereby he will fnlly
,s SO far as his action is concerned, ali
| .ne Laitn piedged IN the name Of the Govern
ment. There will remain but one thing tn he
zone by any branch Of the Government In
| complete the reconstruction. That is the re-
admission of the Southern renresentat;vas
INTO the National Legislature
| The dealings of the States lately suhdned
from reDeliiOn with the Executive were deal
ing, ,,;,s WIN YIN the Government; and they carried
with them certainRfath, which all branches
OF the Government should recognize and re-
| spect '''' ~
The success [of the Presidents merciful
pohcyJ, though not perhaps in eyery minute
particular all that could be desired. has vet m
the. Whoie, been far greater than any one would
nave dared to predict while the conflict was
set , raging; The manifestations OF goodwill
ana confidence by the President through
which this success in reconstruction thus far
mas been gained, ought to be kept up by Con
eress IN ITS completion of the work. The policy
70 Whch the Government, through the Execu-
1--WE, has committed itself, should be main
tanned consistently to the end. If what Presi-
Gent johnson calls the invitation to the
gress for rcpulses, it will be an assumption of
the gravest responsibility. The consistency.
: .I we believe we may say the good faith, Of
the Government must suffer from II and NV,
animOsities will be excited throughout tho |
South which will not die away for wears The
approval OF the Presidents message bv the |
i;o ne NORM ana South is popular ratifica-
tion OF the policy he has acted upon. Let Con |
sress set itself against all attempts to contra |
vene it, w
The New York TorlGs Washin gton CORE
spondent thus describes the author of the fore
gong argument, Hon. H. j. Raymond, and
perdicts that he will distance Thad. Stevens
and lead the House:
+" think that Mr.. Raymond attracts much
more attention and centres more real interest
than any other member. Judging, too, from
the many cards sent in to him and his fire. |
qnent absence from his seat, he attracts con-
siderable attention outside the House In the
Rouse, ana thus far, he is altogether unassu-
ming, almost retiring. Although he is one of
the most prominent men in the majority he
pleads Il personal minority-youth rs a Con
.ressman and inexperience in the rules and
lsages. So he mOdestIy rises to "inouire y
md manifests that innocent vet earnest de-
'lre for information about matters upon which
perhaps, he is more thoroughly posted than
my man Oh the floor. |
am inclined to think, however, before the :
esslon is much older, the House will find r
nat while Old Thad. Stevens does the stern 4
parent and other heavy business, young Mr. Il
raymond will appear as the leading Juvenile
tnat stock company. His versatility at q
racts, already, much attention, particularly v
rs daring act of double bareback riding .
ound the ring: and if he succeeds in all his ner
Drmances rs well, it will not be many weeks /.
efore he is ring-master of the Radicals. as d
yell as stage manager of the Conservative o
lembers OF the company e.
washington Items. d.
We copy from the Evening Star of the 18th a. a.
ERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT THE ARsENAL-TEN MEN p;
KILLED-A NUMBER MISSING.
This afternoon, 4 terrific explosion was re
card in the direction of the arsenal, shaking ii
lldings in the very heart of the city; and re
ION it was aScertanpd that the explosion had al
ken place in a small building, about twenty ~
Y forty feet to the left Of the main walk and -
,ar the large magazines. ar
AS soon rs the explosion was heard, officer &,
'eeden sounded an alarm of fire from box Oh
which brought down steamers two III
I'd three and the hook and ladder and in a 81
tile time large numbers of persons We're Oh Oh
'ound the grounds, but none We're allowed to a.,
lter but the firemen and police. ~a
umbers of women and children were seen r.
antically running back and forth near the of
ties ana making inquiries for their friends so
The guards were Immediately doubled
ound the magazines, and the workmen were
once directed to leave. nj
rial se ' s%ans in a ths in
rye pile OF boxes was extinguished, prevent. at
g another building, in which Il large amount de
ammunition was stored from taking fire. -
The terrible scene Immediately after the ex-
osion was only eQnalled by the scene at the ~
posiOn in June, 1864, some of the corpses
ing burned, blackened, and torn as to ex. SUI
Sc the entrails, and none being recognizable sn
)m the features. -
There We're seven found dead. The follow
3 are known to have been killed jeremiah
lhOney, Patrick ReardOn, James Moran IS
chael McDermott, John Feely, Marshland In
hiteley, John Meehan and Peter MEGA Hi g
hey. 60,
Iahoney's body was recognized by an ac- :;
mt book in Il pocket of his pants Martin ers
lie was taken out horribly burned and S
tngled, and was at once removed to the hos me
tai.
James Lawler, who was near the building re
the time, was badly burned, and Charles Or,
nm, who was setting on the powder cart S
ar by 1T the time, was so badly burned that dis
is not expected to live. He, with the mule
cart, were thrown short distance, and s
: mule was also badly torn and burned. Sta
ohm Crane was severely burned about the & L
I'd, hands and feet. One of his feet is badly .
4red by splinter. Hopes are entertained ch g
he deceased, as well as those injured, have Hs g
been in the army and discharged, preference roe
ng given, in employing men, to those from 81
army. sch
olonel Benton was promptly on the ground, 81
d snperintended the operations to stay the lnf
mes, and the Two Hundred and Fourteenth =
nnsylvania regiment, On duty at the post 10
ldered valuable assistance, =
SMALLPOX, III
he small pox is prevailing to considerable nat II
ent among the colOred population, and a Aid
nber OF deaths have occurred. Several have Ci
n picked up in the streets in an advanced U
&c of the disease. The Freedmen's Bureau lbs
attending to the matter, and slcr
pting measures that will Obyiate ALI cansa spti
uneasiness. he
ne
SECRETARY STANTON. Vte
ncretary Stanton left the CITY On Saturday oes
ming o., a visit tn his mothar a. Ca,nhr;n ylin
~ xvhora no ;utands - rnnd -. ,s .' She
~: -, ~ -; ~ sa W sl'cnu tne noAoayS' efu
ing III "pstnce, Assis tiht secretary Eek emel
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