The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-10


rr arrsrIoN OF CHANsHs N THE cAniSkr-rhh
srr,crycE or THE pRrsipKSr-wHo THE NE"
x,px COLLECTOR WILL RE, STILL AAArrER or
rxcrprhNrS-roo LArE FOR RADICAL f'
,,xrxsxrs-rHR MODIFICATION OF THE TEsr
o,rs-xKw ENGLAND AID TIRE PRESIDENT : TO
.,,cy--oExHRAl AMNESTY, ETC.
WAsu,x"roS, April S, lS66.
Therc is no question which excites more
comment Just at the present time than that
the Presiden, should keep in office certain OIL
Gals notoriously opposed TO his AdmlniS'ra
ton, or that they, entertaining such views.
should persist in remaining where they are. II
is really \ matter of wonder but, at the sahi'
time. the impression grows stronger that their
tenure will no, last beyond the close o! Inc
present session of Congress, even il nnhi tha'
time, aud no man was ever more retlceh' rs !"
his intentions in regard 10 polticaim moves 'h'h
the present President and III many ihs''"'c>'
almost up 10 the very hour OF nnPor'ah' o''.
cial transac tons. the events nave peth hef'
from General notice. and i'll many instances
even from the chances Of speculation. Inns
may Ice the case with certain Cabinet changes
and il would not be Il matter OF surprise ~
any moment TO learn that sach had been made"
collector i one in point. Notwithstanding In"
almost certainty that one will be made during
the present week. Yet il is not known who the
individual is 10 be- though the belief is that II
will be a conservative Republican 1t is too
late now 10 ask FOR Radical appoin tments.
The Preside has made 4 strong appeal IL
Congress- 10 modify the test oath 81 that the
uublic service may be benefited III the south
ern States In this he Is backed by reports
both from the Secretary of the Treasury anu
the Postmaster General setting forth The alb
solute necessity of such action on the part OF
Congress Notwithstanding this, the hope
that Congress will 50 legislate Is 4 vain one
Fanaticism seems 10 rule the hour, and party
rancor i now at its eliminating point.
Itis not 10 be expected that New England
will endorse the policy OF the PRESIDENT
though the vote i'll Connecticut the other
day has given assurances OF the slrehStil
il has attained. That election, notwithstand-
ing all the demonstrations of JOY 1t occasionea |
among the Radicals, is looked upon rs sub
stantial triumph for the President; ana |
Wade. when he remarked 4 day or two preNl !
Gus that another such victory would ruin the /
country, only asserted the opinions OF Il vast |
number of leading Radicals, who consider !
that they have no cause for congraIulation on |
The result.
There are many who assert that il will no,
be long before Il proclamation Of general am
nesty will be issued by the President, which
will restore 10 the rights of citizenship all
who have been opposed 10 the Government,
with certain excepted personages, who will be
specially named and reserved for trial by civil
court and though nothing definite is known
upon the subject there are signs, which do not
exhibit themselves 10 the public, that such q
move will not be very long delayed. 1t will
he recollected that during the interview held
by the South Carolina delegation with the
President, about the period of the opening of
Congress, with reference 10 the pardon of
Jefferson Davis, the President remarked that
his trial would be necessary TO define the
status OF his offence. That this will soon take
place before Il civil court, is generally admit.
ted. Executive clemency would most pro
baby follow a conviction, should there be one.
Such opinions gain ground daily, and there is
no reason TO doubt their correctness.
TMoN.