Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. %.

"AShiNDION, rIuayi fep. %.
Mr.. sEwARD on THE SITUATION.
The following despatch has been received in
Washington from Secretary Seward
Ne YORK, Feb. %, 1866.
It is all right and safe. The Union is restored and
the country safe. The Presidents speech is tri-
umphant, and the country will be happy.
(Signed) W. Il. SEWARD"
THE PRESIDENTS sPEECH-DIsNAY OF THE RADICALS.
A desperate effort ~wassmade here last night by the
Radicals TO create an impression that the President
had made an outrageous speech. Dispatches were
sent all over the country to this effect, for the pur-
pose OF prejudicing the minds OF the party leaders
in advance against il. Three or four dispatches
were sent to Mr.. Seward, stating that the speech Of
Mr.. johnson was a frightful one, and a speech that
he could not endorse, also begging him not to speak
at the Cooper Institute meeting, 1.-The could avoid II;
but, if he did speak, to be careful how he committed
himself TO the President. Similar dispatches were
also sent to Mr.. Raymond and other speakers. The
game of the Radicals was a bold one, and shows the
desperation TO which they are driven when they are
compelled to resort to that dodge to bolster them
selves up.
The correspondents of the Radical press, both East
and West, are Boosting to-day over the cdaGrdS
thew manufactured and sent to the journals that
they represent, and are vain enough 10 believe that
an of this will counteract the effect of the Presi-
dents speech. These dispatches may have had
their effect in some quarters last night, but the nu-
merUuS uespdltutS VI dppIONdl IcCclNGu lOm
ing republicans, from all directions, this morning,
prove that the false stories sent from here have ac-
complished nothing against the speech. II MIR. Sew
ard was inclined to hesitate and doubt last night he
was of another opinion this morning, for he Is
among those who telegraphed to the President his
endorsement of the speech of yesterday.
RADICAL u OF scuENCK's ATTEMPT
TO DECLARE WAR on TIE president.
The published call in this mornings Chronicle for
a caucus of the Republican members of the Senate
and House Of Repres NATIVES at half past seven
o'clock this evening astOnished a majority OF those
embraced. The Conservatives held a quiet meeting
during the day, and resolved TO attend and resist to
the utmost all attempts 10 precipitate Congress into
an open quarrel with the President. The attendance
was large and remained in SIS i'm about three no, r.
1t seems the caucus was called mainly at the insti-
CATION of Schenc6, who submitted resolutions and a
plan OF action by which Congress was to assume
the aggressive attack on the Presidential policy
whenever and wherever revealed, and withhold
all material and financial support to the administra-
ton. The resolutions fell like a cold blanket on a
majority Of those present. Mr.. DelanO, of Ohio,
moved as a substitute a resolution that the TenneS-
see delegation be Immediately admitted to seats in
Congress. Washburne was outraged and declared
for war. Thad Stevens grinned sardonically, but
maintained comparative silence. Senator Wilson
expressed his opinion that no good reason existed
why the Tennessee delegation should not be ad-
mitted, and deprecated all attempts to widen the ap-
HllEuk ulCdNA NV AANNuNlNN AN NOukANco
Ashley rose with a pocket full Of resolutions, but fl
nally decided to retain them for some future occa-
sion. Banks saw no reason for extra belligerency,
and quietly intimated that certain gentlemen had CIV
en- the President unnecessary provocation, whereup-
on all ewes were turned upon Thad, who sat serenely
unconscious of the fattering allusion, Schenck
yainly endeaYOred TO press his programme. Wash
burne reiterated his purpose and policy to carry the
war into the Executive Africa, but numbers were UNI
mistakably against them, and the Hon. Chairman
D 80 tLa Mflftarv Ipmm itfaa finally Withdraw his
lutions in extreme disgust. The affair proved a dis
aStrous failure, and may be written down a Radical
Waterloo. 1t failed utterly in accomplishing the
designs vi its callers and inStigators, and after APP
pointing u committee of one from each State and
Territory for the distribution OF documents and the
conduct of the next campaign, the caucus adjourned
noiselesSly at half-past ten O'Clock, ?. NJ.
THE CABINET.
hear this afternoon that Mr.. Stanton has been
invited to resign, and that Mr. Harlan's resignation
has gone in. The former is probably correct,
THE RISDERPEsr,
Thomas H. Dudley, ESQ.,, United States Consul at
the port of Liverpool, has to the Depart
ment of State an elaborate account of the rinder-
pest. now raging in England. The despatch is ac-
cOmpanied by cOpiOus extracts from English papers
in reference to the plague, and contains much valu-
able information TO farmers and graziers of this
country.
The despatch has been referred by Secretary Sc
ward 10 the Agricultural department.. lue OOHsul
says that the belief seems to be gaining ground that
vaccination, as a preventive, is u failure noverthe-
less. there are writers, said to be good authorities on
the subject, who affirm that vaccination, properly
performed, cOnfers protection, One OF these writers,
a Mr., Tollemache, says that the animals should be
vaccinated in five or six places, so as to tho
roughly impregnate them with the virus. He also
thinks that, owing 10 the great demand, much of
the matter used IN vaccination was impure and
worthless, The Government has, at length, taken
hold of the matter, and is importing vaccine virus
from France. The Consul states that the plague is
not confined to England alone, but it prevails upon
the continent, in Belgium, Holland, Prussia, some
of the German States, and in part of Russia. The
plague has almost disappeared from Edinburg,
either exhausted itself or has been stamped out but
before it had run its course four ;ffthS Of all the
cors in Edinburg hare died ruth ii, or hare been
killed. The disease is increasing at a fearful rate.
The reports for the week ending January announced
llT+5 new cases, being an increase Of l,704 cases
over the previous week. The whole number of cases
reported is 100, 74O, of which l4,l62 have recovered.