Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-14

Wits "A. OAciii anu Svita Ottah. oIAcoD
Tomason and 9. 9. smith. James Turner
and Richard Marler. Isaac y. Daylds and
Daniel Fite. A. w. Cox and ID. I. Knight.
John A. Clark and DR.. IL Ragland. Col.
K. 5. Smith and ii. @. Johns. Z. L. Hen
derson and A. A. Owen. james Shannon
and John Il. Doak. VIM. M. Knight and
james A Hobbs. Cam Ozment and Samuel
Conner. VIM. l.. Clemmons and Lewis
Linsley. N. g. gcCulloch and Ira w.
Fields. u. A. Baird and Alex. Britt. Col.
s. Jarmon and L. w. Shreeye.
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From the New York Wsrld. =
The following washington dispatch was
in last evenings Coniaercias Adoertiscr: ~
breach between me rresiaent ana ne ms'9r
efsorts Of fhe more caations LEADER to effect
compromise.
ltwil q attended y complete Reconstruction
~ seesss unsn;ss;ty 'oH ''' y
as niece of Information this has probably
no more value than the scores of similar ru-
mors which appear from time 10 time: but
as 4 predictions IL has plansibility enough TO
make II probable go
We have always supposed that President
johnson would reorganize his Cabinet as
NOON As the great WOfk OF Reconstruction WHg
contaminated. This superstition has resied
upon two grounds: the right of a President
10 select his own advisers. and the fairness
of a geographical distribution of the great
Offices Roth of these considerations have
hitherto been recognized IN the construction
of tbe Cabinet When. ON the death of
General Harrison. Vice President TYLER be-
came President he made a new Cabinet. re-
4. ~ IL =
Secretary of State until after he had negoti-
atcd the Ashburton treaty. On the death of
General TAYLOR. Vice President Fillmore.
In becoming President, appointed an
entirely new Cabinet So when Mr..
buchanan came into Office as the immediate
successor az President Pierce's Democratic
administration. he ayailed himself of his
right 10 select his own confidential advisers.
without COMPLAINT from any quarter. that
he showed therein any want of party fidelity.
In rood truth Nothing could be more abs,,rd
than 10 hold President responsible for the
snccass of Che government. II he were COM
pelled To accept as bis chief counselcrs. set
OF men with whom he had no personal re-
atoms or political sympathies. transmitted
10 him from his predecessor in Office.
IL Il evident. therefore. that if we were 10
consider President johnson merely as a
member of the Republican party, change of
Calinet was naturally TO have been ex-
pected. and that a change could give his
psrtv no reasonable Ground of complaint.
There were however, solid reasons grow
inc ont az fbe staff az the country. AGAINST
49, fr,,oeS;ase cbar,,,,. IN, bis sudden scces-
ION 40 sbe prea;dencv n might have been
bought indecorous 10 allow an assassin 10
d;snlsce Secretary Seward. or cause n
gnarled change of administration al that
critical ;uncture. More important still. the
war WINS list closing. leaving an unwieldy
mass ~ sunflpished business which could
be hest closed mn bv officers familiar with its
details. which Il would hardly be worth the
while az \ new Cabinet ia master merely for
The purnose az n CLOSING settlement. More
over caograph;caI fairness in the distribr-
f,on ~ fhe Offices REQUIRED a delav till re-
eonst,1,ci;on was comnIete. unless The Pres
;dept were 40 s,,bm;t ~ the Inconvenience az
,,ro r.org,niyations
p,ss;dsca Jobnson Il sin In the earlv mart
NJ b;s term I. and when be reconst,,,cts Ms
cai;,,as ,ss s,,,,,,ose ~ win aim Al conno.a
Il az s3stssran who will 90 tbroueb Win
Mr., a., e. ri,,s. '1f the seve, r,ar,Rers No
Mill do,,btless tale Two on three from the
ce,,,ls,,, Ss.,.. n & wall known that NJ
Tsncoin tried M do tb;s althouyb the marty
that elected him had no existence in tbose
ct.sns. and he fa;Ied onlv because the mar
sr,,s ~ whom ha otss,,sd placss 5eclinad 40
800 ss.s,,, sis,a pres;da,i Jobnson viii
shsrfs,rs hsrs 4. ,,ra,e ,.dI which the Marty
sls.s,5 M H., .,',s ,.,,,, veil ;,',nesc5
s,''s ,' si. aa,s;ao !, - ga annoln,aas
7. s,m ,sy ;nJssd hs an tbas
AZ. Relations az he Southern States
have changed that when Mr. lanooln 1iier-