The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04

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WASHINGTON, Nay 8, 1867.
1she Recsnseructisn Iujunesien Cases-Opinion
:. or Caleb Gushing.
Tho srrument ON the reconstruction injunctions, Is
sxpected. yin bs concluded on Monday next when At
torney General stanbsry viii reply 70 Asssrs 0Conor
and Walker There u good deal Of speculation a. to
what win bs the decision Of the Court, but nothing
really reliable is known the subject The opinion Of
most people here and particularly lawyers Is that the
Court viii mot Jurisdiction Of the bills and will
refuse 70 make any order IN the premises Caleb Cush-
ing l. responsible for some remarkable utterances
ON this subject He says the South will gain
people, he declares lost al through the total want OF
moral courage in General Lee and when Lee made his
captuaios he surrendered his whole people the
der mersies OF New England. Proud in the hour Of
triumph over her ancient but fallen foe the South
u now PROSTATE county lying like headlsss body
iexposed 70 the spurn Of the paser BY New England
has NE rsins and while she holds them shs will drive
roughshod over the conquered sase and place the cup
she has prepared 70 the lips Of her hitherto North
srn alisG But the hour cometh, says General Cush-
ing and he thinks IL NO further away than the
next administration when the awakening people
Of the West who have in the past fol-
lowed the lead Of the East will assert that
giant strength whose estble power is to control the
future Of this country The East may at present have
the cultivated genius and refined intelligence but
these Il cannot always claim; while the West VIII
wield that ponderous common sense which Is to wipe
the 1msy cobweds Of iegislaton now being spun
In the land, and, with that mighty sngleness Of pur
pose which flows from that fountain re-establsh
The Union and found that more perfect Unon'' con-
templated by the consultation. The West will
b just, but the West viii also be gen.
erous; the West will exact, but. II will
also concede. Tho fact exhibiting the want Of moral
courage in General Lee General cushings opinion 10
that he did not ater stating 70 JEFF Davis that further
resistance useless and finding Davis still defiant,
take II upon himself 70 procure settlement Of the
entire questions involved BY obtaining convention Of
all the States, North and South, to determine them.
which it is believed he could have accomplished at the
time he reported having made such
to his er-o6scio Commander In Chief
The Cabinet Session. ....... f
The Cabinet meeting to-day was of brief duration,
lasting scarcely an hour All the members were in
attendance except Secretary Browning, who yet too Ill
70 leave his house, and Attorney General Stanbery
who spent all the day the Supreme Court in arguing
the Georgia injunction Owing to the time taken
up the preparation Of his Argument in the injunction
other matters pressing upon the attention Of
tho Attorney General, he has not yet completed the
ever that the opinion will be ready for consideration at
the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday next. ..
The Impenchment Question.
Representative Ashley, Of Ohio has returned to Wash
ington on business concerning the impeachment qucs-
ton before the House Committee the Judiciary.
Testimonial Of Esteem from New York Mcr-
chants to Collector S,nyfhe.
The following is the letter OF Now York merchants to
Collector smythe, which alluded to in former dc
spatches:- rs.f..
New York, April rs 1867.
HENRY A. SMYrHE Esq., Cui.ectsr, Nov Y,rk -
SrR-The undersigned merchants ~ Nev York feel 1t
70 be duty which they themselves and tho
commerce OF the country, well you, express
their entire ssiIsfAction al t'c which you
have administered the duties of your Office you
were appointed Collector sn. necessities of busi-
ness IN New York bring us INTO ruin.se relations with
the Official head Of the Cusonfs OF this port We have
been witnesses or your ndeity interests
government vol the rights the mercantile
munity and take pieasorc saying that the con-
ndepce originally rsponss inyoa. has been fully con-
hrmed. We now offer yoa, SIR ths brief aud emphatic
testimonial Of esteem, end beg you believe
most respectfully and warmly your friends and fellow
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