Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-15
WASHINGTON.

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Probable Successor Montgomery Blair
/ or Governor Randall.
/ Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirerl
WAsHIEGroE, July II, Secretary
! WELLEs has written a letter to Senator Doc
! LITTLE indorsing the call for a Convention
/ on the 18th Of August Mr. WELLEs says
/ cordially approve the movement which
has been instituted to sustain the admins
/ tratiOn in maintaining unbroken the Union
| Of the States, which you have sent me-the
! principles and views by which the admins
tration has been governed"
The letter is lengthy, and goes at length
into a review of the policy OF the admins
tration and the political history ofthe times.
The question of adjournment, notwith-
! standing the failure Of the Conservatives
! last evening to take definite action, was the
! chief topic of the under-current Of talk in
! the House to-day.
The Senate's summary disposition of the
/ Tariff shortens the session. in the estimation
| of many members, a week or ten days.
There Is a strong pressure setting in for an
! adjournment as early as the 23d, or no later
than the Both in any event.
The idea Of recess or continuous session,
/ for the purpose Of saving the office-holders,
! is beginning to be strongly reprobated by
| some Of the most influential men in the
| House, as tending to weaken Congress be-
fore the country, and to make the issue
merely a strike for Office and not one for
principle.
The committee appointed last evening held
a meeting tonight at the National Hotel,
but their action is not known. The only
! question likely to prolOng the session, will
be the possibility Of admitting the Tennessee
members after the ratification of the pro-
! posed Constitutional amendment by that
! State.
Since Wednesdays adjournment of the
! Cabinet we have had continually fresh and
conflicting rumors Of changes and resigna-
tions, and stormy times ofthat body on the
supposed relations to the Freedmen's Blu
reau, the call for a convention at Philadel- |
phia in August, &c.
1t was known that Immediately after the |
session of the Cabinet on Tuesday, Messrs. |
SIZED, HARLAN and DESNIsON had repair |
ed to the Office of the Attorney General, and |
after locking themselves in the room, con |
tinued in earnest consultation for an hour |
or so.
Rumor had it that this consultation was !
upon the course to be pursued by each of /
these disaffscted members of the Admins /
tration, and it was stated that they being in |
union and perfect accord on the questions /
that had agitated the Cabinet and being in
opposition to the President and the remain
der of his Cabinet, had determined simui-
taneously to send in their designations, and
thus terminate their connection with the /
Administration. 1t was further stated that
the Executive CommiIee Of the National
Union Club had sent their circular to each
of the members of the Cabinet with re-
quest that they would severally signify their
approval or disapproval of the proposed
convention at Philadelphia, and that this
had been subject of much wrangling and |
trouble among the members of the Cabinet,
and it was in fact the Immediate cause of the |
excitement all day yesterday.
We had the report here that Governor
DENNIsoN had resigned, but failed to trace
it to any reliable source. 1t appears now
that very few of the above rumoTs approach
ed the truth. 1t is true that the circulars
were received as stated, that SPEED, HARLAN
and DENNIsON consulted, and the latter re-
signed, but the circulars did not produce
disturbance, nor was there any trouble
about a veto, &c
The causes of disafection are of very
different character from those suggested in
the rumors above set forth.
Yesterday morning Governor DENNIsoN
HSAit ~ Tic AGnlNtul Ills IGSlRudLlOn rs a / ,
member of the Cabinet, to take effect when
ever Mr.. JOHNSON notifies Mr. DENNIsoN of |
his acceptance of the resignation.
As yet no such notification has been re-
ceived by the Postmaster-Ge General, and it is
believed several days win elapse before the
President dispOses Of the matter. The
causes which induced Governor DENNIsoN
to take this step are purely political
lie freely and openly avOws his high es-
teen and personal regard for Mr.. Johnson,
and nssa~ts that no l-rau-a tho proa;dent is
actuated by pure patriotism and a sense Of
duty, as he understands his obligations I'M
der the official oath, and as a citizen Of the
United States
Nevertheless, Governor DENNIsoN, find
ing that the President is opposed to the pro- q
posed amendments to the Constitution, while
the party in Ohio, TO which Governor DEN
NIsoN belongs, and to which he feels bound
TO adhere, is in favor of them; and finding,
also, that the President favors the call for
he Convention on the 14th of August, while
The Postmaster-General is opposed to the
Convention, and purposes of that Conven-
ion, Governor DENNIsON felt that it was r
his duty to withdraw from the Cabinet,
as he does, the impropriety Of
/ member of that body remaining when h 2
discovers that he is not in perfect accord .
With the sentiments of the Executive.
The determination to withdraw from the
cabinet was formed by Governor DENNIsoN
While he was upon a visit to his State some
wo weeks ago, and his action was not gov
rned by any thing that has recently taken 1
lace in his connection with the Admins
ration. -
Nothing Of an unpleasant character had
occurred between him and Mr.. JOHNSON, or
ny member of the Administration, and, as
eiore stated, the resignation of Governor
}. is placed entirely upon political grounds.
S the facts elected have already set forth.
There is excellent reason for saving that l.
lessrs. SPEED and HARLAN viii also send
4 their designations in a short time-proba-
ly tomorrow.
1t is generally believed that Gov. RAN
ALL, the First Assistant Postmaster Cen n
raj, will succeed Gov. DENNIsON; but there
no authority for this belief higher than
)mmon rumor. MONTGOMERY BLAIR is
$50 spoken Of
Gov. RANDALL has been absent from the
tv and is expected here Tomorrow