The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-24
FROM WASHINGTON:
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun

Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
1t is settled by the Radical caucus that Con-
gress shall adjourn on the 23d instant No
measures have been adopted, though several
schemes have been suggested, for deprivfns the
President of his powers of removal and appoint
ment, though it is expected, ;on all sides, that
immediately after the adjournment sweeping
reform in public Office will be commenced: The
scheme for restraining the President by law was
ingenious, but failed. like the plan which the
rats had for belline the cat Who is to bell the
Cat in this case Z? 1t would require two thirds
vote of each House, and that cannot be obtained.
The President has two Cabi1et nominations to
make. and before the end of the week will pro-
bablg have two more. Besides this, he has
numbe of very important nominations OF civil
aud Diplomatic officers to send to the Senate
II is, therefore, question Tor consideration
whether he will call the Senate TO meet at II
NJ. Oh the 23d, to consider these nominations
If he calls the Senate in special session for that
purpose, that body may hold on nominally till
the next regular session, and thus prevent the
President from making any appointments. The
President may call the Senate, and throw upon
them the responsibility of obstructing the wheels
of the COVE nwent by rejecting all nominations,
or he may decline to call them, and proceed to
make vacancies aud fill them.
Congress has made, at the close of the session,
joint committee on retrenchment. The COM
nnttee will have to pursue the subject during
the recess. and will report at the next session,
after the fall elections over. Meanwhile,
the idea will be held out that the Radicals are,
as party, 10 favor of economy and retrench-
ment. No one supposes that the committees
will have power to stop any of the great leaks
of the Treasury-the seven millions Tor the
Frecdmens Bureau, &c There was once a
great " g retreuchncnt committee, that ended
in picking up the waters scattered under mem
bers' seats. Another one was previously got
up by the Jackson men, and il proposed nothing
but the stoppage of the salary of draughts-
man, which after restored. This Rad
ical retrenchment committee will probably pro-
pose an equally efficient plan of economy
The reason given by Governor Holden for
not igning the call for a Convention of South
ern loyalists is that he does not desire to con-
meet himself with any entangling alliances.
The same correspondent, in a subsequent
letter, says:
cit is dou btful whether Congress will adjourn
until after the Philadelphia Convention shall
have done its work. . 1t is easy to that the
Philadelphia Convention will thus be made
permanent body. That Convention may take
recesses from time to time, keeping a watch on
Congress Nj Hogan, member of the House
from Missouri, in his letter urging the expe.
diency of a representation of the conservatives
Of that State, remarks "that the Convention
may remain in session for some time" 1t will
probably remain in session. or in active opera
ton, with recesses. until its great object shall
have been accomplished-the restoration of the
Union under the Constitution
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