The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-21

An End 10 Neconstruction Btls-AnxieV ior
Immediate Executive Actton-stevens ~
Proxy-Ne More Impeachment Talk etc.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1867.
Again have the two Houses Of Congress,
through the persuasion Of committee Of
conferences, agreed upon additional recon-
struction guarantees, and as the bill win
be sent to the President tonight In the
hope Of immediate Executive action, so
that an adjournment may be had by the
end of the present week, 1t is fair TO pre-
sume-though by no means does IL Ioilow
as q matter of corse-that Tor THIS SESSION.
wa shall have no moro talk about project
ine this Government against the wiies OF
the late rebel leaders, which the high
toned natrjots who have been SO assidu0us
in preventing the restoration Of the Union
propose to do by keeping the States out
altogether, or at least until AFTER the
next Presidential election which some
among the Radical members of Congress
have openly proclaimed their purpose
to do. 1t only needs active work on
the part Of the people in the South
to show up the dominant party In their
truest colors. They can play tt game
Of deception no longer now; and when
next the question Of the admission OF
the non.represented States to their privi-
leces as members of the Government is
discussed, IL must end either in their I'M
mediate representation or else in the open
announcement that it is not intended TO
have the Union restored in any manner.
II isperfectly apparent that the object In
imposinp additional restrictions upon the
States arose from the fact that the deter
mipation of the people land particularly
with reference TO representations from
yirgipia) to acquiesce in the hard provi-
sions of the Sherman hellabarger bill
friohtened the Radicals into the belief that
they would be prepared to have their
members here by the next session, where
as what was really wanted was o strong
protest, when the harder provisions which
had been promised in case the first mea-
sure was not adopted would have been
thrust upon them.
The reading of Stevens's printed re-
marks in the House to-day on the subject
Of general confscation in the South, which
was performed by Clerk Mcpherson from
printed slips of the speech which had been
set up at the Chronicle office, was not pro-
ductive of any unusual interest or excite
ment, and beyond the fact that it is only
isnot likely to have any effect. Had its au-
thor intended it to have any practical
value, he should have let it emanate from
the late notorious joint committee OF
fifteen, which is now in its grave. Evil
dence sufficient has been brought forward
Of late to show that the agitation Of any
such idea is thought by the majority of the
Republicans in Congress to be fraught
with disaster, and as the main object now
is to keep the party organization intact,
not bakers dozen Of even the most vio-
lent will endorse anything looking to con-
fiscation.
1t seems that many of the important
offices throughout the country will not be
filled until after the adjournment OF Con-
gress, and it arises from the fact that the Pre-
Sident is determined not to allow his enc
mics to have their own way entirely in
regard to the parties who are to be ap-
pointed. The Senate steadfastly refuse to
confirm any important nominations unless
they are at the instance of parties more or
less radical; and the President is equally
determined not to give way. The result
will be in great many nominations being
held over until after the adjournment,
since former ones have been rejected, and
thus, unless there is future harmonizing
between the President and Congress, pave
the way for further warfare between the
executive and legislative branches of the
Government during the recess.
Impeachment may be regarded as dead
letter, as there actually seems no DISPOSE
ton to take it up again. 1t is astonishing
how very mild the adherents of that dogma
have become since it became evident that
the more sagacious members Of the party
were not inclined to favor it.
A prominent Radical, late member OF
Congress, who has recently been on visit
to Connecticut, arrived here to-day, and
is very gloomy about the prospect in that
State. He thinks that the chances at pre-
sent favor Mr.. English, the conservative
nominee for Governor. T1MoN.