The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-28

THE ISSUES BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
CONGRESS BEING PRACTICALLY CARRIED
orr-rnE FIGHT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT
TO 90 oN-wHY CABINET CHANGES HAVE
NOT BEEN NApE--THE DIFFERENCES IN THE
COMMITTEES on RECONSTRUCTION, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April &c.
IL Il plain now to the most casual OBJ
server that the issues which have been
drawn between conservatives and radicals
are being practically and Thoroughly
carried out, as far as lies in the power OF
the President TO protect his side OF the
question. The Senate is the CHIEF OPP
posing power, and conscious OF ITS strength
refuses to make any concession whate,.',
RELYING upon a very remote probability
that the President will become exhausted
In his determination, and acccde 10 ils
views. Some profess 10 believe that he
will 40 az but il is rather late in the day
IN foster snch opinions. The fight now is
On the base of confirming appointments.
I, has been given out that where parties
are removed from office owing to their
political character, their successors will
not be confirmed. This will create an adj
dition TO the bad feeling which every one
can see is in existence between the Presi-
dent and the Congressional radicals. 1t is
said that at least one radical Senator who
had expressed his determination TO stand
by the Executive has gone back to the
majority party on account of disappoint-
mcnt in a recent prominent appointment.
Legislation will now be conducted in such
a manner that the Presidents hands are to
be tied, and as many as possible OF the
constitutional prcrogatives which have
been from the foundation of the Govern
ment confided in him, taken away by the
two-third power, which can now pass at
pleasure rejected bills over the Executive
veto.
ns far as Cabinet changes are concerned,
the President does not consider that now
is the proper time 10 make any, and the
delay in this particular has been owing
altog cthcr 10 the certainty that such official
action now would not he productive OF
any material advantage. Andrew john
son knows as well as any one elsc-if not
much better-that the radicals have de
termincd to refuse his nominations in these
important offices. For this reason he has
been content to wait until the adjournment
of the present session; but now that it is
announced upon authority that Congress
willsnot, adjourn, but remain in session
solely for the purpose of keeping up the
fight, it is not improbable that Cabinet
changes may occur before many days. The
people will see what kind of men will bc
appointed in their stead and as they will
be among those whose records throughout
the war have been scrupulously loyal, the
objections of the Senate will he without
foundation, and very apt to rccoil upon
the maddened radicals.
1t is said that although Thad. Stevens
has the credit OF framing the laws and
rules of the Reconstruction Committee,
yet in reality he is not the leading spirit.
he has been powcrless in preventing the
little feuds which have been making disa-
greeable work within the past few days,
and the presence of Fessendcn, who has
been unable to attend by illness, is wanted
The differences which have arisen are
sources of great uneasincsS, and a strong
effort is being made to heal them, will
very indifferent success.
The question Of leaving negro suffrage
to be decided by the States themselves is
daily gaining ground, and there is no pro.
liability that Congress will impose this as
one of the conditions OF restoring the
Southern States to their proper position III
the Union. TIMoN.