The New York herald., 1866-02-28
Our w"'hinstor correspondence.

LErrBRs TO NEMBERs OF oosGREs
The members OF Congress receiving letters by tho
SCORE by every mall from their constituents urging
them TO support the President These letters pour
Ing IN from all sections OF tho country and having
decided effect Even Massachusetts, begins 10 speak In
this way in behalf Of tho immediate restoration Of tho
country Tho President also receiving scores Of lot
tors by every mail, thanking him for his manly stand
They written by of all shades political vision
from heretofore radicals to the dyed in the wool demo-
Gratis Those republican Senators who sustained the veto
have already received sufficient numbers Of cpIsolary
endorsements to all doubt Of the Of their
action, If any such necessary These men are there
fore, daily bo oming firm in their position while
the other side exhibit unmisiokabe evidence OF quak
Ing under the revolution which is now moving forward
with rapid strides Some OF those who the
most r-npant aud violent in their opposition 10 the
policy Of the President admit all occasions that
they have ruined tter parv and hope for It ex.
cept in healing tie WOUNDS Inflicted by change Of
ta.tlos
They sorely troubled Longer faces and more
di4cOusoiate copntenancos were never before
on Tue faces Of public men. They wardcr around
asking ea.h other II this breach has become 20
wds ,ha' Z 70 impossible 70 heal H. What can
We do ask they, 20 save orr Tnrty1 These gentlemen
are looking about trying TO fnd some leader In tho
Worse around whom they can rn'y aud Gu. loose rom
ssYfsS Snt hs he's .c lnfiSeoG ltP qfiAh sdd pE
nc "a Sc AIN 40. ~ the eouserNatlve norton oc the
republican party, ana endorsed by tic democracy, he
VIII carry With him almost every NOithcrn state. The
radicals were matur ng tier plans 10 na The oaum 81
he Prosd nt when Tie breach came rs they saw u
must; but The President has been too shresd. Ho
has exploded n ir hemes too soon for them, and
they now efi IA th' lrch They have been caught
10 ne trap winch they set for Johnson hence their
h0wis aid lamentations
Governor Cox Ohio, Is here, aud does not hesitate
b sate that 81 'ohsress es IS n rs coarse that state
viii be rcvulntonized. Al this "a having decided
effect upon Congress sany oi The members have lef 70
b absent f0 EcyCr'l days. as % be urtl pubic
opinion fuzzy developed other3 pr pairing TO
follow suit, and thus avoid committing thcmsolyos 10
OF her side Tho admr-ion 81 the representatives, from
tennessee has advocates IN Congress today than
other day tho OF the session,
ana al th. i now wanted 10 secure the complete over.
throw Of the power Of the radicals Is TO find leader
among the conservative republicans In the House of
Representatives who has the and tho confidence u
his a.scca'es to stem the tide and com
pete change will take place. The President,
by throwing away power and refusing u ac
c pt that patronage which could have made hun
nvincibie, mas made himself formidable With the
people aud the radiras that they will soon bo
powcrlcas. The extreme portion, however, are deter
mined 10 continue the war and are feeling around 70 ee
n they pas, law preventing the President from
removing any peron from oce without the consent Of
Congress 10 this they hope 20 keep the patronage
Ia their hands hut they cannot receive sufficient
numb Of votes 20 ths measure over the President
veto: and they ara cbec mated then The nrmness of
such as Morgan. Doohttle, Dixon, Cowan aud Stew
art In the Senate ha spoiled their schemes and they
arc completely nonpluss-d Whai 70 do " now tho
they must from the very nature of things, grow weaker
aud weaker ever day.
There have been gresi many runots abon Se~1rds y
excusicn to the tropics but VI them have
hi 81 the real serrot Ono ~ the main points of hs
mission was q harbor amoug the West India
isi.ads for veaols ~ IN ~ an emergency
where veeels could pat In, repair and rcnt vhen
uocesary. II u prAtiy generally Understood that
present Congress will not make any appropriation 20
bs expended IN repairing ~ creiing f0rBcations along
ths Southern coast II becomes, therefore, Decessry
IN The event % foreign 20 have q place
the SouthrrH coast where our war vessels can
rendezvous Otherwise foreign Powers would have
tho decided Advantage OF 10, and iniict inesti-
mabie damage along the coast without this fore IN
feet could sadly secure foothod shores, and
cause immense outlay 10 remove them. One % the
principal objects o. MS mission, therefore, was 20
a station at the island ~ - Thomas for that
purpcse Ia this he has been, Il b. saii succesfu and
has cusred into negotiation with the Danish govern
bv which the object has bcen c'onpil-hed Thus,
IN addition 10 securing the repnbnc Of Dominica
ally he has obtained harbOr the island o - Th0tna
which vll enable our government In the event Of
foreign war meet the fleets u other nations without
the delay and expense 81 returning ~ Northern port n
rendezyOls and repair damaae1 This furn shes point
Of observation which viii prove exceedingly valuable n
such emergency An application will BE- made "a
Congress with short time Tor appropriation ~
carry out the objects contemplated securing ths
harbor Here We have, at lat, The secret OF seward
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