The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-03
WARRINGTON ITEMS.
Mr. BINGHAM PALS INTO A TRAP.

MR. BINGHAM FALLS INTO TRAP.
During Mr.. Bingham's speech to-day, he
sent to the clerks desk copy OF the NorfoiR
Wal Post, containing an article rejoicing In
the widest terms over the veto OF the FREED
mems Bureau bill as greater victory for the
South than the first battle OF Bun Run.
While it was being read, several members who
had learned the secret of the thing, rushed TO
MIR. Bingham to inform him OF the Trap lnto
which he had fallen. As the Norfolk Post is a
radical paper, was started by General Butler S
money, and is now edited by former member
of his staff, the article was ironlcal In It's tone.
But Notwithstanding Mr.. Bingham was so
informed by his own friends, he insisted that
ii should be put upon the journal and 60 before
the country as true evidence of Southern
feeling .-Neao York Times, Republican,
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TEST OATH.
The President looks upon the test oath at
the present time, when peace reigns through
the land. as unconstitutional, ana he is, tnere-
fore, opposed to it, though perfectly willing
that Congress should decide the matter when
admitting the Southern members for them
selves. If it chooses to exact both the test ana
the constitutional oaths, so be IL, tnough the
President regards the latter as the only proper
one that should be offered Washington Corres-
pondeace Philadelphia Ledger.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT RUMoR.
There is a most important rumor afioat this
p. NJ, to the effect that Thaddeus has buried
the hatchet, and in future Will work more IN
harmony with the President. His first act OF
repentance was to forward 10 the President a
letter soliciting the appointment OF postmaster
in Pennsyvania for a friend, whom he (Ste-
yens) endorsed in full and which the Presl-
dent received in his usual gracious manner,
granting the favor asked for within an hour
afterwards.-Ib
TAX on COTTON AND INCOMES.
The report of the Ways and Means Com
mittee upon the income question and the sub
&c
mediately The tax upon incomes Is TO be
reneral-fiye per cent.-all under one thous-
and dollars exempt; while that upon cotton Is
to be raised from two to five cents per pound,
with drawback of two and nan per cent.
in fayorof home manufacturers. ~.
THE WHITE HOUSE GUARDED.
The fact that one hundred men are regularly
detailed to guard the White House-as in Pre-
sident Lincolns time-lndicates that certain
threats and anonymous letters nave not peen
without their effect, and that 1t is believed
necessary to guard against the attempt OF any
crazy fanatic or daring assassin to emulate
Booths unparalleled crime. Correspondence
Boston Post.
PRESCRIPTION COMMENCED.
Ouartermaster- eneral Meigs has COM
menced the work of removing those In ms de-
partment who entertain different views from
those expressed by the President In his recent
harangue and veto message. Yesterday 1lVe
clerks were discharged on this account, ana
others threatened. A movement was set on
foot 10 day in the Department OF the interior
to exclude the Daily Morning Chronicle from
circulating among the clerks ana empioyees, oi
tendence of number CT Copperheads, who
have been allowed to remain in the Depart
ment ever since the administration of James
Buchanan.-Forney's Press
SENATOR WADE FURIOUS.
Thursday Senator Wade made a furious
speech. He said that the war upon the Radicals
is no war at all; it is tempest in a tea pot.
The great party with which act chained It's
principles to the throne of the Almighty ana
is as indestructible as He is. What folly,
then, for such miserable Copperhead sheets as
this holding up the Baltimore Gazette to
assail us. am an Abolitionist, and l glory
in it. and You are all Abolitionists because you
cam help it. We have grown from an lnslg
nifcant minority to have two, thirds OF botn
Houses of Congress. 1t will not be one
month from to-day before every man here,
who is not Radical, will wish to God ne
was. The gates of hell cannot prevail against
us. had not intended TO saya word on THIS
subject, we are strong enough, but when such
miserable things as this Shaking the paper
violently issue the base forgeries refute
them / do not care who assails me, Presl-
dent or anybody else. They may call me trai-
tor I do not care !; / am as the eternal rocks
of granite
All. STEVENS TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
A letter from Charlottesville, Georgia,
states that Alexander III. Stevens will soon
visit Washington, his parole having been
amended by the President to allow him TO DO
SO.
THE RIGHT-HoUR SYSTEM.
great mass meeting Of the mechanics and
workingmen of New York city was held at
Clinton Hall on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of taking final action on the eight
hour question. The hall was crowded, and
the meeting was addressed by many OF the
most prominent members of the trades organi-
cations, all of whom favored the inauguration
Of the short-hour system on Monday next