, 1866-06-15
ls11rcroN coRREsPoNIENcE.
MAnnnaror, D. @, May !, lss0.

,masn the President and Conass. The
-saeb is widening every day, snbe feeling
i,csd on both sides, although Suffered, Is
,seD and terriblei the President snhis prinei.
-, advisers, alone maintaining diguihed
oo,mness. at times discouraging toar Healous
friends and whiting to their enemi
Tbs radicals discovering that tn hmense e1-
nsnditure Of blood and treasure dng the late
,.ar has failed to reduce the Amean people |
,o that seryile condition, which pld induce |
tbsm TO surrender their constitutAl and per-
sonal liberties to the peculiar idedf es'trdtiza-
son. Classification Of tie Shits rGei'd a Hi0"'ed |
1:.,o..,,r which would perpetul lheir power,
have become desperate and are dmined upon
r,l, or destrHetion: The Presidepn tue other
hand, is equally determined t1nAli n'i'nsr
rple or ruin, and in this dSterm pm recslV-
NO the support Of the masses ? every sec
zion Of the country. he mainteeat tns Is .
.,31 ~ -s.-..---s-.-t foe esa-su, that
all persons should have thsiF cttutionaI and |
legal rights irrespective Of biiyr color, aud
that those that govern should I'm with the
consent Of the governed.
CONGRESSIONAL MATTsI
Congress will no doubt sit unhe 3Oth of
November, taking recess; With ew of pre-
venting the exercise of the sppoirg power by
the Executive, thus preventing obstruction
of the Cabinet aud the removal otdicals from
office; the abridging of the appoit tg power of
the President is now being dissed in the
Senate.
The dilema Is an awkward Iand is highly
prejudicial to the recuperati md advance
ment of the material interested the country.
legislation has become poliAl stock-joboing
OpIratiOn, and necessarily abusiness before
th, Departments progresses silly, more partic'
uarly for the reason that lie number of the
employees feel that their term Office is of short
| uration.
| OPINIONS ABOUT OUR NATAL SITUATION.
A thousand and one opinio are expressed in
regard to solution of the esent difficulties
and another revolution hinteat from all quar-
ters. Many regard NationaCouventiou as the
bling of another Congress; eltted by the people
upon the present issues, to btrecognized as the
legitimate body by the P,esn,nt, as almost in
eVitable. Ny own opinion is, tat the President
will simply exercise patience And forbearance
and allow an indignant AMI outraged people tc
demand of these ,0ould-6e achiscts of the fortuRe
Of ne'o Nation TO be buiA ,qoHths ruins Of FREE
government, Il surrender of heir usurped powers
himself acting only as a conservator of the peact
within the purview of constitutions. limits.
Row MEMBERS OF THt cAB1SET srASD.
Quite q protracted Cabinet meeting was hell
today having under discussion the report of tn
reconstruction committee Of Congress, and ru
mortePorts it a stormy one. Secretaries Sew
ard Mccullough and Weles, fully sustainin
the President: Secretary Stanton, in pleasure
and Secretaries Harlan aud Dennison advoca
Ting compromise; Attorney General Sreed being
absent
IMPROVEMENT IN TRIALS BY COMMISSIONS.
Secretary Stanton has issued al order direct
ing that no persons except those in the militar
and naval service be tried b,fote Courts-Martia
or Military Commissions, except by special LAY
of Congress, which is some Improvement in tha
direction.
GENERAL NEWS FENs.
| A bill has been introduced in the Senate b
Senator Williams, annexing ralla Walla count
to Oregon, which is all the a;tion that has bee
taken in the matter. FavinI been much er
gagged in private business, Ytur cOrresponder
has not besn able to form an opinion of its prol
able success.
Senator Nesmith occoPfeshfgh position ber
and wields great influence. Ee is one of ii
Presidents principal advises, and all unite
predicting for him bright plitical career.
The bill in Congress granting subsidytO to Il
Northern Pacific Railroad, rhich would ha,
ensured commencement of the work was
feased, although! Mr.. Denny ONE all that cou
be done for the measure.
Mr.. Holbrook, of Idaho, : fully sustainir
the expectations Of his mani friends, and ht
made good position for himIeH
! have called attention TO be necessity Of
olstrioutlng Fost ONCE at Wala Walla, and II
removal Of the Land Office rom Vancouver
the same place. have sufficient data to secuI
these objects favorable consideration at leas
apd probably successful healing.
v Judge Lander, Judge FitzhRh, Major Tito
land Gov. Evans are here. Collector Moore al
R: N. Walker, ECO, left here few days ago.
Greene Clay Smith, of Kentucky, has been a
pointed Governor of Montana fu. the place
Gov. Bdgsrton, who was relieved on account
his sympathy with mob law. Governor Smi
is man of fine abilities and great decision
character, and his appointment will prove fc
tunate thing for the people with whom he "
reside.
Since writing the above, learn that it is r
mored that Secretary Stanton has given in Fl
adhesion to the Presidents plan of restoratlo
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Vigilance Committee Notice.
WALLA WALLA CIrT, June 9th, 1866
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