The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-10
WASHINGTON, January s, 1867.


WAsuIyoroS, January s, 1867.
Evidences are not wanting to prove that
Ashley's impeachment project will not
GENE ont of the Judiciary Committee. II
has already been found that IL isl bad card,
and hear OF many of the Radical mem
hers who voted In favor of the 'gesclntioh
Yesterday expressing themselves as "
posed in toto TO anything bearing ',e
sIiyhtcst resemblance to actual lnipeach-
ment. They assert that had they no,
voted for it yesterday, the question would
have been opened for debate, and any
amount of Democratic capital made out
of the subject. A poor excuse, truly
but one which is soothing perhaps to the
nerves Of weak-kneed Radicals, who were
afraid to Jump suddenly out OF harness, il
even for time, as did Spalding, Ray
mopd. and others of their party who pre-.
ferred to anticipate the popular disap.
prevail Of the measure, rather than wait fol
the tide of opposition which will IN al
certainty soon rush in. l know from
personal assurances given by several
prominent Radicals that there Is strong
belief that the people cannot be orougn'
to endorse the extreme measures OF i'l,
peachment, particularly when there are
grave doubts even among the most anA'ou'
for that consummation OF being ape 20 az
complish their purpose. Severai lhoino ~, :, !,
of the House have decided TO opPoso ""y
further agitation OF the ;,di.;ary
though they favored gVip6 t'o Thai
charge over the "holo .H','o,,,o IN
Committee will immediately commence Va.
designations, aud Ashley will be their n ,rn
witness for the prosecution; ana II Ino
question is not smothercd inside 'he co"i
m;ttee soon, there will very surrey p1
considerable commotion when II Is o'ous"'
I'D in the House again. ,uoa;a,rt on
The veto message OF the freSucn. vi
Me Negro Suffrage bill for tins DiSliict Is
still a subject Of much comment anu nn
most bitter opponent Is forced 10 y'elu t."'
asa State paper it is one OF tue beSt Pr.
,,red most earnest and rcSpcctlui, tnat
Sos over been presented from the ohlei
Wa,;s,rate TO Congress. AS an evidence
nr how distastcful the measure is 10 all
who must endure il, it may be mentioned
that the majority OF the Radical clerks WHO
ore forced TO reside in this DiStrict-aN0
some of them have purchased property
bere-arc loud in their walls at the action
of Congress in giving the negro power TO
nut the city government entirely INTO the
bcnds Of his own race If desirable. Many
of them are Supremacy Disguised with the
action of their friends in Congress, and cry
ont earnestly against the social equality
which universal suffrage is intended TO be
the base of. But the experiment Is 70 be
tried. Tried, to please the negroes them
selves. if for nothing else !; and so anxious
are many of the Radicals TO commence
operations in that particular, that Vent
worth, Of Illinois, has already proposed
resolution to upset the present city govern
ment and proceed to new election. This
l. probably desired on account OF the be-
lief that the municipal charter will be sur
rendered. and the black public cheated out
of their rights. That is what the su'iraglo's
saw is wanted. The vote on this resolution
will tell who in Congress are S'mon-purc
negro suffrage men, for it is asserted that
there are some who voted for the bill VINO
intend also to use their influence towards
doing away with the elective franchise here
altogether.
Tue Senate is very slow in acting up to
the requirements contained in the progress.
sive bills and resolutions daliy presented
and referred in the House, and II may yer!
safely be said that more than two thirds OF
them will never reach the upper branch o!
Congress, and not one-half Of them will be
concurred in. This is particularly the case
with the various bills prepared under the
express direction of Stevens, upon all oil
which it is nearly certain that the Supreme
Court would set the seal Of distaror. A
very few days must give proof of the fact
that the Senate is not disposed to 60 to the
same lengths as are proposed by the maJo-
rity party in the House.
The fact that the President intends being
present at the banquet given tonight 10y
the resident Democratic Committee Ill
honor of the anniversary Of the battle OF
New Orleans, is seized upon by the cormo-
rants, who areeyer lowering aroundt to seize
the slightest morsel for vit1peration, as
fresh evidence of his untltness 10 DC thelr
magistrate. 1i&oN'