The New York herald., 1865-03-23

conciliate opposition at time when dssensions are
pension Of the writ were conjectnrAL the deliberate
judgment Of Congress was expressed ny It's silence on
the subject TO be regretted that the Executive
does not conctr In these views and again calls on Con-
gress revisd.s aet6n and TO suspend the writ Of
habeas corpus measure almost indispensable TO the
confidential message alluded to by the President be
the basis OF the opinion that the suspension OF tho
wal" the Congress docs not concur in that opinion
The writ has not been suspended since August last Is
not perceived that the military reverses Of the country
since that period aoned by the absence Of the
legislation asked for.
In regard impremmens Congress At the present ses
sion has passd bill declaring that the terms ust COM
pcnsation used In the constitution entie the owner
whose property impressed TO the market value thereof
at the time and place Of impressment This legislation
cisons IN some Of the Sats and because OF the difficulty
Of procuring supplies on any other terms Indeed was
clusion, a. the Commissary General on the Goth OF De-
cember 1884, had advertised that he would for sup
in fact the market price The President in his annual
message Of November last, did not call the at.
Of csnssss %
The present messsgs for the first time during this
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respectful consideration Of Congress II may be well
doubted, however whether the present specie value,
payable In the future will induce the owner Of property
10 part with IT, and whether the passage Of such mea
sure would not result in general conceament Of prov
sons, and consequent starvation OF the army.
II IL apprchended by the President that degree Of
embarrassment In the management Of the finances will
be t In consequence Of the inadequate provision made
by Congress; and IL s inmaed that some Of the mca
commended by him were 20 retarded A. TO lose
much OF their value, and Others after being maured
were for the reason abandoned, being longer
applicable 10 altered condition Tho only financial
measure abandoned after being matured the
currency bill recommended by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and endorsed by the President in
his annual message. may DO remarked that
the failure TO enact any Mccall measure which has not
sufficient vitality 10 render valuable and applicable for
the short period Of four months docs not deserve much
regret The Currency bill recommended 70 Congress,
and based the condition Of the nnances presented by
the President his message apd by the Secretary OF the
Treasury in his report II abandoned without regret
because subsequent period OF the session was ascer
tancd that the Of public debts constituting cash
demands the Treasury exceeded by nearly four hun
drod millions the amount originally reported TO Congress
BY the Secretary OF the Treasury The Currency s con
tempacd the reduction Of the currency 70 one hundred
and nfiy miiions by conversion Of the Treasury notes
into tthe cerncatt payable after the war and by an
annual application Of portion Of the taxes IN the
nature OF sinking fund. The treasury notes 70
cetyed Tor tthc certificates 70 he cancelled The
military feycrses, which impaired the credit OF the
government 70 such an extent 10 destroy tbs
ssitabty fany OF It's bonds left little hope that trca
sury notes would BE- exchanged for tths cehcacs A.
soon as NE en3rno fcreas The Arcsrs or debt
discoycret ~ shove mentioned oil gdea OF reducing