The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-04
LxrrER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
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wr WASHINGTON, June Q, 1866.
The extremists in Congress are sosely
perplexed with regard to the time Of closing
the present session. The small Conserve.
tive minority, thoroughly convinced that
every days prolongation more and more
ieopardzes the tranquility and irreconc'ia-
BILE feeling so long indispensable for mar
monious cementing Of the bonds OF the
Union, are ready to adjourn now, especially
as the real business Of the session. Is already
perfected. Not SO, however, with the
rcvolutionists, who, with their drivers, lnot
leaders) Stevens and Sumner, are seeking
to prolong the session 80 as TO ouiu up
new. ipcongruous, and unconstitutional
policy especially designed to perpetuate
then, in power at the expense OF the rights
and liberties of the people. It's true that
a norton OF the ruling cabai would be glad
TO have their drivers let up" and assist
them in Matching up some kind Of truce, so
that when confronted with an indignant
constituency they might hope to avert their
displeasure and reputation but such Is
the venom and spite Of the lords that they
are to be allowed no such relief. The aim
and purpose of the high priests is to pro-
tract the session until, by constitutional
tinkering and unconstitutional enactments
overriding Executive vetoes, they hope TO
SO arrange matters as to make sure Of the
next President and the next Congress.
II is industriously whispered that the
reyolutionists are maturing plan by
which they design to abrogatc the rights OF
the States entirely as expressed through
their State Legislatures. OF course TINS
can only be done by changing the form OF
government. As the majority OF the States
now represented seem TO care nothing tor
stable government Republican in form
and democratic in substance) provided
they are in the full tide OF pccuniary sue
cess, this gigantic attempt at uSurpatlon Is
Of course intended to apply to certain nom
represented States. Congress is pursuing
apolicy precisely in accordance with that
inauguratcd by Santa Anna in Mexico III
1885, the tendency of which Gf not the
purposs) will, it is apprehended, lead 10
the same result. The general tenor OF
their legislative projects is to estabiisn
central consolidated government, when
will enable the General Government, with
an acquiescent President and Congress, to
act entirely Independent OF the States OF
the Union in their sovereign capacity.
More than a few Radicals have expressed
themselves very sanguine lately that Colo
RADIO will be brought into the Union not
withstanding the veto. When the Senate
manipulates reconstruction to its entire
satisfaction, probably the former question
will be taken up again.
The Fenian question, now that II seems
to have some practical Importance is again
exciting the inquiry as to what our Go
vernment will do in the premises. How
far they may be permitted to so without
the question of violation ofthc neutrality
laws comes up may at least be determined
by some notice from the State Depart
ment. Military and naval commanders in
the troubled sections have had instructions
given to them.
Several Republican members of Con-
gress were at the Executive mansion to-
day, and such was the pressure upon his
time that the doors were not opened, as is
usually the case for the admission of less
distinguished individuals. TIMoN.