New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-26
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The Presidents Veto-Fecling Among the
Rsdicals-Rvents Of the 2Sd-The
Presidents speech-Ets manner-Cop-
perhead Alarm, OF COngrrss-The War
between the President md the National
LexisIature-A Gloomy Prospect.

perhead Alarm OF Congress-The War
between the Presidens md the National
LeyisIature-A Gloomy Prespee'.
From Our Special Correspondent
WAsnHGroS Feb. -, 1866.
Tie events of this week could not fail to pro-
duee profound impression upon the public mind.
When il had become known that the President was de-
termned 10 veto the Freedmens Bureau bill il was stu
hoped by many that the objections would be confined
TO some practical features OF the bill, aud that, by
amending IT, a ground might still be found upon which
the President and Congress could cooperate. There
we're many men, among those who are designated
as Radicals who would have gladly avaied themselves
OF any opportunity by giving evidence OF On accono-
dating spirit 10 prevent permanent rupture between
the two branches Of the National Government. Even
Mr. Fessenden declared DE floor OF the Senate that
under such circumstances he would have felt inclined
10 sustain the Presidents veto. That coneila,ory
tendency went far TO affect The Committee OF w
teen which was on the point OF introducing bin pro-
viding for the admission OF Tennessee, measure con
sidersd by many earnest men here as very dangerous
IN il effects upon the future action Of Congress with
regard 10 the Rebel states Sill the Introduction OF
such bill was among the possibilities
Bot when the Veto Message appeared IT bees me clear
at once how useless all suol attempts al reconciliation
yond be- ar long Congress not ready 20 formally
renounco all its power the question or Tcconstrnc-
ton in favor Of Presidential Dictatorship The sweep
ing character OF tina, message which denied 70 Con
eress al power to pass laws affecting the Rebel States
while those States not represented destroyed at
once all hope OF meeting upon a common ground OF
concurrent action. Still, Congress- although fny de-
termined 10 assert and maintain its Co"'.'t'loi' P
os,ive. ,yas s,. Disposed 10 End at the bottom OF
oh or
convictions
The events Of the ed Of February have she'd new
light upon the subject. That the day would be taken
advantage Of BY the Copperhesds and Rebel sympa-
tzers Of this city 10 give their feelings Of tn.
pmuh and exutaton and 10 parade before the world
the Identification Of the President with their ideas ana
aspirations had become clear 10 all who Witnessed the
demons rations OF the night following the readDg OF the
Veto Message 1t was bu, too well known here that
men whose hostility TO the Union cause during the war
had been notori0us, had for long time been the MOST
assiduOus attendants and among the most conhdenai
commanders Of the President IL was known that some
% the most yirulcD attacks upon Congress IN Cop
perhead paper Of this city had been revised and ap'
oyed in the Presidents private Office II was expected
therefore tina, if the President appeared at all IN public
on the 22d Of February, be would not be sur
rounded by those whose names are most honorabiy
identified with glorious struggle FOR the Union
Knt nobody except perhaps, those who are in HIS EI
ce encys secrets Was prepared to see HIM mount the
rosrur attended by two Of the legal defenders OF Ny
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against Congress aud OF its most prominent mem
hers which would have beep considered hitting only In
the mouth Of the interruptions politician the and
Tho be presented stands alone IN the history
| Of thi. country. Before him surging crowd with
wild and excited faces; among the number many VINO
during the were potorions for Their diso!ay 10
the country; interrupting the President with those
boserous and coarse ordinations which are familiar
10 the hsbitue5 OF the prizerng and OF drunken Wad
meetings: and before that crowd the PRESIDENT OF tne
United states talking in loud and excited tone grit.
ting his teeth and bis words with vioent
gesticulstons denouncing the majority OF congress IN
unmeasured terms, INDUCING 10 vulgar ATTACKS aemhs.
persons he called by Nance speaking IN style when
Marshal Rynders would hesitate TO claim as his own
and in accusing bis political opponents OF desire 70
assassnale him playing trick Of densgogubm whch
would be amazing only but for tho sad circumstance
that the actor the Chief Magistrate OF THIS coun
A per,ormapce like this could not but have . very
serious effect upon the relations between the Presdent
| and the legislative branch Of the Government The
speeches addressed 10 the multitude during the day BY
some OF the most uDscrupulous leaders OF TIE copper
head party baa all consisted 10 violent dennhciutons OF
Courress and expressions like this The stable on
the hill yonder must he cleaned OUT had been used
more than once When after al this the President FOL
lowed in tfe same strain prooaming himself the mar
tyr OF the Of popular rights that was ~ BE- sssa.
sInaed the provocaton about direct o. 1t could
be ude without actually raising the cry that Congress
must be driven out aud designating the victims Inc
whole proceeding was only the grossest violation OF
proprety but it disclosed in the Chief Executive OF the
Republic recklessness and violence Of temper whch
times OF thooc w ~b"''
| without alarm.
IL ia indeed not opprehended here that the President
will 70 so far as violent measures against Coz
gress for even IL IL possible that ths idea OF
coup deai should. under particularly exciting cicum
stances his mind his Immediate advisers would
not permit him TO forget that he alone could not execute
it, and that other people love their own heads be,tct
than himself But It is appreheDded by many thas the
fear OF assassination Which, ridiculous a. IL may seem
he is said really to entertain, and the great exc'aDly
OF bis temper might at last far uusette his mind ~
TO render him completely unfit TO judge OF the subjects
he has TO deal with Had there been reason TO be-
eve that Mr. johnson had been under the influence OF
strong drink when he made strange exhibition Of
himself IL would indeed have boon humiating en0ugh
TO those that elected him But the fact he could
cuiustsnce Of 90 alarming nature to mako people
even Ia the case Of tho President Of the United
States that intoxication available apology.
1t Ia natural that since that occurrence people are
entirely at sea to what TO expect from him That
tocia Intercourse which, untii within lev days was
still taking place will necessarily be In great measure
interrupted and confined 10 few individuals And
even would DO continued II would be OF niue AVAIL
inasmuch az 1t IL now generally acknowledged 70 Dc
useless to express 10 tho President opinion not coin
Gliding with bis The alienation OF feeling which
already existed before will necessarily wider and
It probable that the two branches OF the NatlonA
Government will have conflict nearly as oten - there
10 chance for one The struggle 10 already engaged
on two fields The President has commenced vetolng
the bills presented By Congress- and yesterday the Sen
that the Presdsnt cannot have It al hb own way with
That this state u things Il vssy sd sebody dsniss
II Vlat "A lAad IN noh0dv tan. Thar n only