The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-15

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch

Mississippi Injunction Case-Dead LOCK "'
tween PRECEDENT and Senase-Politieai ne
cou.truction Impartial Suffrage Ncrh-
Internal Revenue-Pacihc Hoiiroa"' e'''' e"'
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1867.
Tho arguments of the Attorney. General
,,a Hon. r. ]. Walker on the Mississippi
Injunction case before the supreme Cour y. OF
the United States form to-day one Oh 'he
principal topics Of comment, ana various
opinions are expressed upon the merits Oh
the different addresses. Many are enter
tanning the belief that the question VIII De
disposed Of on some technical point, and
thus do away with the necessity OF deliver
ing a decision, which, II given, these par
ties insist, must, from the force Of the argu-
ment presented yesterday by Mr.. Walker,
be favorable to the petitioners. The
Attorney General feels deeply the position
upon which he advocates his cause, and
will resist to tho extent Of advising the
President to take no action In respect to
non enforcement Of the law should it occur
that the court decided in favor Of the petit
TONERS. The Radicals are not mixed mp in
this. They hope for something to grow
out Of it which will give them chance to
make moro capital but as the indications
favor, as have mentioned, the disposal of
the case on technical grounds, they will
not likely receive much encouragement.
At the same time, 1t appears very evident
that should the court decide against the
constitutiopality of the act of Congress, it
woald be heavy blow to the defenders of
the reconstruction programme now being
enacted on the political stage.
There does not seem to be any chance
of the dead lock between the President
and the Senate with reference to the APP
pointments to official positions being
ioosened in every manner. Many of the
extreme Radicals are condemning the
policy which has had sway of entering into
compromises with the Conservatives for
the sake of obtaining few Radical APP
pointmentS, and favoring their nominations.
They contend that no concessions should
be made to the friends of the Administra-
ton.
Whether Congress meets in July, or not
until December, ii is certain that when
they do meet, questions will be introduced
which will have the effect Of producing
dissensions in the party. The most promi-
nent will be the topic of impartial suffrage
everywhere within the limits of the ma
tioual domain. There must be new shift
ing of the political situation commensu-
rate with the new issues which are now
maturing. There are many Radicals who
insist that unless those States in the North
whose constitutions will not allow impair
tal suffrage repeal the disfranchiSement
laws the party is bound to be ruined
others believe that if this is done destruc-
ton s.apparent. The question will be agi-
tated in the States during the recess, and
will certainly be introduced in the next
session, whether it is practically consi
dered or not. There is strong pressure
being brought to bear for placing Mary
land under the same ban as Virginia and
the other southern States, and it is not
improbable that in July or December an
attempt will be made towards her recon-
Struction.
The public income derived from internal
revenue sources to-day is 1888, 500, which
is considerably below the average esti-
mated. There can be no ground for dis
however, from considera-
tons that pertain alone to the national re-
Venue, as any apprchended deficiency will
be made up by the annual lists Of income
tax. The receipts for the last week
amount to over $2,390,0OO, which makes
the total for the present fiscal year to date
more than two hundred and twenty-five
millions and a half.
Captain Philip +. Fendall, Jr., of the
Marine Corps, has received orders to join
the United States ship Guerrero, bound |
for the South Atlantic squadron.
A communication has reached the Sc
cretary of the Interior advising him of the
Of the third section Of twenty
miles of the central branch of the Union
Pacific railroad, formerly known as the
Atchison and Pixies Peak railroad.
1t is strongly asserted that unless Mr..
Davis is tried next month the President
will release him on his own recognizance.
There are reasons for believing that this
is strictly true.
The weather to-day is delightful, and
splendid displays Of early spring fashions
are being made ON Pennsylvania avenue.
The President, Assistant Secretary
Chandler, and Thad. Stevens, all of whom
have been for few days more seriously
than was generally understood,
are all able to be about, and are getting
we'll TINON