The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-21
rrrER FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondent q the Richmond Dispatch


,vai, about Grcelcy's Action Quiet IN To
ii,icaI Matters Chance OF ann
.ion The Impcachucn Men -AnN'cp -" 81.
,hc Presidential ampai 1.-The 'oi'''"S ~
Mon on Reconstruction. - ,ec-
WASHINGTON, May ~, 1901.
A. croo,ev lost few Of his qaonddni
.,;rs here by his manly action in the
80 of Mr.. Davis, and Is rs mucn con
S,,cd nv a certain class of political NAL
"e ~tnnts as Mr.. Davis himself for making
oo"oct;cal display of his faith upon the
p,;,,.;onal obligation relative TO speedy
coz ;mpartial trials. The cry OF rage
",,: come of these men--and women, too,
".I WIZ bov, heard them talk-who age In some
~" Ton, aenartments, and otherwise employed
0, ~ ,b;s city. when the news came that
AZ nsv;s had been released, and that Mr..
nIo,nv was one of his bondSmen, is yet of
SniIv repetition but the par ercettence
,"p;as are finding out that there is no
.,'nr n be made by il, and are conse-
',nntlv thinking it Just as well to hold
,fho;r ncacc. OF course the old spirit must
ION ont occasionally, but it can do no
nm, and as Time is beginning to "set
Ill ,binos even," the friends of just Co.
".rnment can afford to wait little longer
f,r the recognition of those principles which
n,n only insure the prosperity of the Anne
rir,n Republic. Political matters here
urre never more quiet. The only ripple
-, the surface of the great calm Is the lit
,In farce of impeachment investigations,
which are still going on daily, III small
sos.s Inv the Judiciary Committee,
mich, from the small amount of conclu-
,:,a evidence it has on hand, is becoming
rather tired of the work.
The idea of July session OF Congress,
vrb;cb was revived with some force when
,bc ;ndcfatigable members OF the impeach-
,nrpt clique gathered together here ABOUT
month ago, has about exploded, ana IL
seems very certain that there VIII DE no
,nrrt;nc of Congress before December !:
Ian ;pdrirc from the predictions OF
law roliticians, long session VIII com
n,ance and one which must be very differ
nn, rom anv of the past, as then the ques-
,;nn of southern representation must De
set,Ied. definitely, and also the matter OF
universal, suffrage in the North.
There is not q little anxiety among the
,-or;nrs narties Of the Radical persuasion
with regard 10 the next candidate Tor 'he
PRESIDENCY: and now ii is OF no account
whatever in the way of speculation. Inc
NEGROES will want TO be consulted, ana
have il is said. already expressed their
nrefprepce for Wendell Phillips, and as 1t
looks as if they will hold the balance OF
mower. their demands, If perslstently
rrced through their white co-workerS,
NAV defeat the chances of some OF the
others now prominently urged. AT present
there is no disposition to hasten a nomi-
mating convention. That will be put of
until the last possible day. There IS very
little talk now about nominating Genera
Grant, and, indeed, 10 no one does II ap
pear that that officer has ever gwen any
definite idea as to his wishes in this par
!icular.
It's not vet certain as to what partlcu-
lar day during the present week the
opinion of the Attorney-Generai on the
reconstruction law will be made public
II Was thought that the matter would have
been ready before now, but the great mum
Der of new features arising upon tho
rough and searching legal examination OF
the various provisions contained IN the
law made an unlooked-for amount OF adj
ditioual work necessary. Every day i"l
the past two weeks letters from the south
ern States pointing out cases liable 10 De
affected, ana asking for advice and lnlor-
nation concerning them, have been re-
ceived at the office OF the Attorney-Gene-
raj, and as each case is undergoing that at
tention which is for the purpose OF dlspo'
sing OF it in a general though PLAIN ana
unmistakcable sense, much time and worF
las been the result. 1t is probable tina
the opinion will be ready for distFibutloI
10 the officials for whose use it Is intended
early this week, though that is not en-
tirey certain. IIMoN'