The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-10
What a Caucus Determined Upon.
A Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial SAYS:


In the last radical caucus, the conneii Of
war where such a wonderful victory as has
since been claimed was Matched, a great
many things were determined upon.
| Among the rest it was agreed that the sue
! cessor Of no man removed by the President
for opposition to his policy should be con-
/ firmed; in ether words, that no political
! pet Of radical Senator should be disturbed.
Mr.. Chandler, Of Michigan, let this cat out
| Of the bag day or two since, when Col
/ LOOMS, Of artillery fame, called upon him
10 know what objections there were 10 his
| confirmation as Assessor of Internal Reve-
nue. at Detroit. The phlebotimical Senator
was c0ndescending enough to say to
Loomis that he held no objection to him
| personally, but that such had been the
''rule" adopted in the caucus, that to con-
firm him (Loomis) would be to violate it.
| IL is well enough for the country 70 know
this fact. Ny own impression is that the
Senate will not dare to refuse to confirm q
man with the splendid army record Of
| Loomis-a record which ought to be a
| great recommendation to one who had such
! great faith in bloodletting as Chandler had
q few years ago. 1t is believed, however,
that sometime after Chambers memorable
| prescription for tho country's malady, in
1861, he changed his medical faith from
national phlebotomy to individual bibu-
losity, and has since adhered to the latter
mode OF treatment with great vigor. How
ever, let him use his influence to defeat
LOOMS, If he dare. Let the EOomis Bat
! terry that lost so many men and so few guns
| IN the gallant army of Sherman and Grant,
and that has the name of forty battles and
forty victories inscribed upon its banner,
be defeated now by-Heaven save the
mark-Zachariah Chandler, Esq.-and then
let the radicals talk of their love for the
SOLDIER, and their appreciation of the boys
in blue.
Another thing agreed upon in the
caucus was the passage of a joint reso.
luton to amend the Constitution by
providing that the President shall hold
his Office for four years, and not be re-
eligible. This was presented by Mr..
Wade, on the Goth of February last,
Immediately after Mr.. Johnson's
speech to the Virginia delegation,
which was construed by the Radicals
into bid for reelection. 1t was re-
solved in the caucus to take it up and
press it to vote as soon as possible af.
ter the adoption of the pending propo-
sition.
1t was also agreed to override the
Colorado veto, and admit the new
State despite the Presidents objections.
This win not be possible without the
disqualification of at least half doz-
en- Radicals-Sumner, Fessenden,
Grimes, Poland and Edmunds-and
Others, believe, all of whom voted
twice against the bill for Colorado's adj
mission. 1t is said by some that suf-
ficient number of thoss opposed to the
bill will be induced to absent them
selves, when the final vote is taken, to
give the requisite two-thirds in favor of
1t. This manner of lodging won't suit
the people, though it may lead to the
acquisition of two Senator'S The adj
mission of Colorado, for party purposes
may prove, before long, an example
ruinous to the dominant party of the
present Congress. The Democratic
party may find itself in the majority
one of these days, and, anxious to in
crease its powers, may look around for
new States. : 1t will find material for
half dozen in Texas, and for as many
more by a division of other Southern
States. Better leave Colorado out I'M
til her population at least doubles A
State with fewer inhabitants than one
of the wards of Cincinnati would be
very much ike an absurdity.