Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-03-02
LErTERs FRl5M W1sHINeruN.
(From correspondenoe OF the Toledo UonmeIclAI.J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2lst, 1866.

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TrOm correspondents of the Toledo Commercially
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 2lst, 1866.
| The conflict between the President and Con-
| gress has at length commenced with full force.
| The storm has been long gathering, and the
| evidences of its certain and rapid approach
have been multiplying daily. The Message Of
the President vetoing the Freedmen's Bureau
| Bill has fully opened the conflict. The B;h
was supported by every union member OF both
| branches of Congress, receiving In the Senate
the very significant vote of 30 in the affirmative
| TO 10 in the negative. And yet strange as it
may seem, humiliating as the fact may be, there
were found no less than six Senators who sup
ported the bill on its first passage, and were
willing to acknowledge themselves the syco-
phantsof the Executive by voting against its
passage on yesterday. By voting Jor tne on plii
on its passage, and then against it simply be-
cause the President disapproved IT. they de-
clared more forcibly than words could express,
| that they were wholly committed to the
dictatation of the President had no opinions or
principles of their own, and were willing to sac
rifice themselves, body and soul, upon the
altar of Executive patronage They were
Senators, Dixon of Connecticut, Doolittle,
of Wisconsin, Norton, of Minnesota. Stew
art of Nevada, Wiley of West Virginia
and Morgan, of New York. Thank God, Ohio
QdO no part UT IOl III bhlS IA WI
or coxardice.
The Presidents veto has impaired new life to
treason. and never since the Inauguration OF
Lincoln. have the enemies of the Union been so
defiant as now. The vote in the Senate has
but increased that defiance and those recreant
Senators, the instruments of the President,
whose willing duty it is to do his bidding, and
the extent of whose official duties is to record
his will, may congratulate themselves upon
having done more to blast the hopes OF the ma
ton friends, and sacrifice the golden fruits
won by our army, than all the combined force
of both Northern and Southern traitors could
have accomplished unaided by Northern syco-
phants like themselves. The picture is dark and
revolving, and we turn from it with mingled
feelings Of humiliation and disgust.
Old Ben Wade fired sixteen inch Column
biad into the Executive camp yesterday, IN the.
form, of a Constitutional amendment, rendering
any acting President Ineligible to reelection,
and the characteristic speech which he deliver
ed in its defense.
Mr.. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, has drawn a
resolution instructing the Committee on Judi
ciary to inquire into the expediency OF report
ing a bill declaring all offices vacant that are
held by persons to whom the oath of office was
administered while in a state OF iDtoxicatlon.
II has not been, and probably will not be pre-
septed. but waving the humiliating reminis-
esnces which it recalls, it is an enjoyable joke,
and withal an original and suggestive idea.
MANY rumors are afloat respecting Cabinet
designations, etc Mr.. Stanton is reported to
have said that he does Lot intend to leave the
Cabinet until he is "mustered out" Secretary
Harlan and Stanton, and Attorney General
Speed, are said to be decidedly opposed to the
Presidents policy as developed by recent
events '.All quiet on the Potomac d.