Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-28
WASHINGTON.

Warm weather and ids EGects-The
President Going 90 she Wesf-Scarcity
OF Southern Men fn Neutrality-suspicious.
rOpean War and the Mexican Question
The Proposed LOan-The Proposed
Aid To the Rebuilding of the Missis-
sippi LeVees ~ Close of the Present
Fiscal Year-A Proposed National Con-
veDfiOn Of the Friends of COnserva-
ttsm, drc., &c.
Special Correspondence Union and American
WASHINGTON. June "a. 1s66.-Thc thermometer
here indicates degree Of heat only equaled by the
fiery nature Of THtD. STEVENS, or the red nose of
your Representative Col. STOKES; in consequence
of which there is a general disposition to abandon
Washington for some more comfortable place.
strong hope is INDUCED that the extreme heat and
sultriness Of the weather will effect an adjourn
ment Of Congress. | am sure no higher consider
alton will bring about such a result.
The family Of the President are preparing to
spend the remainder of the summer beyond the
limits Of this city, and it is understood that the
President himself cOntemplates a few weeks Of
recreation as soon as the business of his Office viii
admit of his absence. A trip to the West, proba-
bly, as far as Chicago, upon the occasion Of the
laying the cornerstone Of the DOUGLAS monu-
ment, is talked of.
We have but comparatively few visitors from
the South. 1t is seldom see a truly represent
alive man from that section. 1t is healthy sign.
1t argues that the Southern people are 5usly en-
gagged with their domestic affairs, and are pre-
pared to await patiently the sober second thought
of the Northern masses, who in little time will
tire Of the excuses Of their leaders, and viii de-
mand the Inauguration Of a more rational and
conservative policy.
In view Of the probable war in Europe the
| Mexican question is acquiring new interest. New
ertheess, there is no well defined policy with anv
of the several parties in interest mere, The
JUAREz Government so called is known to be
unfayorable to the extension Of American inHu-
eDce in Mexico, and yet all know it is not in
keeping with Yankee character to trouble them
selves with other peoples business without due
compensation.
The proposed Mexican loan, though laughed at
at FIRST is seriously talked of and in the event
of an European war. the proposition will become
still inOre formidable. JOIN C. Fremont
and BENJAMIN F. BUTLER are engineering the
matter 1t is said that there is certain
ring" Of prominent Republicans, who are
interested in certain speculatiOns in Low
er California, Sonora and Sinaloa, who are
urging it on, and who have completely won over
THADDEUs STEVENS TO do all that they require in
Congress. As long as the present Government of
Mex co exists their speculation will net be worth
AGENT. The moment the United States intervenes
in the manner proposed by THADDEUs STEVENS.
they will be able to sell any number of shares in
their enterprise at very low figures and thus their
speculation will become Immediately profitable.
If the matter should resalt, as they wish and de-
SIRE n war and if it should terminate, as they
hope in the acquisition of Lower California and
Sonora to the United States each of the specu-
lators would realize princely fortunes. Such is
the motive of the scheme now presented to Con-
gress.
Nothing has been accomplished by the special
Senatorial Committee to investigate the propriety
of aifording Government aid in rebuilding the
Mississippi Ievees. Senator CLARK, the Chair
man, has recently returned from his disappoint-
cd supervision of the new deal for Senator in
New Hampshire and does not Indicate any very
decided energy in the above matter. The Com
missioners sent here by Louisiana to look after
the case are not at all sanguine from present ap-
pearances that the report will be made to the
Senate in time to secure decisive action before the
adjournment ofCOngress.
The fiscal year closes with the present month !;
and il is already certain that the receipts from
internal taxes alone will somewhat exceed Three
Hundred Millions of Dollars, or very nearly One
Million from each secular day. From Customs,
the receipts of the first quarter were over Forty
seven Millions, and we presume tn ose of the en-
tire year Will have exceeded One Hundred and
Fifty Millions; making an aggregate of at least
-Four Hundred and Fifty Millions of Dollars rails
cd by taxation for the support Of the Federal
Government alone during the year succeeding the
close of our great Civil War, and while a third of
the country lay exhausted, ravaged, desOlated. by
four years of gigantic. desperate strife. Whether
the country will be able to keep up this immense
contribution to the public treasury, is extremely
questionable. Nevertheless we see no disposition
to abate the immense public debt with which the
country must be bJrdenedfOr generations to come.
The friends of the administration are warmly
fayuring more concert of action in the
future; and to this end a National Mass
Convention, to meet sometime soon. has
been suggested. 1t has the approval of
such men as THURLOw WEED, Senator DO0tTRfi.E
nd Gov. SWAMI, of Maryland. and doubtless
meets the sanction of the President, Notwith-
standing the unbrOken front which the Radicals
have so far preserved in Congress, there is an
evident giving way in their demands. The great
majority of the northern psORleare growing tired
of the unnecessary and peCniclous strife which
these men would perHetUate, They desire to pre-
serve their sectional power, but at the same time
they are no less interested in a restored peace
and the material prosperity of the country.
If the South viii but be wise and prudent, con-
servatism viii yet triumph over the mad passions
of ANARCHY and misrule. CNIS,