The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-28
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
THE QUESTION OF nEcoNsTRUcT1Na THE CABINET
THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTs-THE aRANT-JoHN-
SON Observation-Disclosures sIoKLEs' ADMIN
IsTRATIoN-THE CONGRESSIONAL POLICY OF THIS
wINTER-THE NORTHERN ELECTIONS, ETC.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-WiH there be re-
construction Of the present Cabinet? and if 80,
how long is the world to- await the new order Of
events ? are questions which are daily under con-
sideration here at this time. The journal Of this
city, which has the name, whether correctly or
not, do not pretend to say of being the organ
OF the administration, has been clamorous of late
for wholesale display Of Cabinet designations, 80
as to leave the President free to choose over again.
his constitutional advisers. So steady has been
this cry, and so widely repeated, that some are
disposed to believe that there is no doubt Of other
changes occurring before many days. H..
Now, in the State Department, there ID not the
shadow Of doubt that Mr.. SEWARD has been for
some time contemplating retiring to private life;
but If he does, it will not be because, as some Of
the wisescres would have it believed, the President
relieved MIR. STANTON. Taken all together, the
situation in the Cabinet is puzzling one at pre-
sent. Forsl1 the most prominent offices, the War,
Navy, State and Treasury Departments, there are
end to the aspirants for the chief positions, and
probably the Treasury Departm ant would undergo
change sooner than any other, were the outside
clamors to be heeied. At present there are no
evidences. that Mr.. MoCULIooH will with
draw notwithstanding charges against the
Department, and his administration OF it,
which have been, time and again, proven
the veriest Of false charges are once more in for
midable use. With regard TO the War Office, the
soundest opinion that can be expressed is that
Mr.. STANTON will be reinstated when Congress- re-
assemblies His friends promise this, and there is
not the slightest reason for believing that their
word will not be verified. csome people talk of
mo re- national Cabinet; that cannot be, ct least
until some time in the future. No statesman Of
the South, no matter how able or worthy for the
posi- tion he might be, would stand the slight
est chance for confirmation. II MIR. JOHNSON
should appoint q new Cabinet entire, the MEM
bers would Of necessity have to be al men
from the North. Public attention is excited just
now on the subject Of the correspondence between
the President and General GRANT, with reference
to the removal Of General SHERIDAN, and hints are
thrown out that unless it s made public before the
meeting of Congress resolution will then be in
troduced to draw it out which will be for the pur-
pose of ascrbinga positonon the political Issues OF
the day for General GRANr, which at present no
body seems justified in doing. Neither the Presi-
dent nor the commander Of the armies has as yet
given any one an insight into this correspondence
and the refusal to do 80 causes increased specua-
ton, as well as increased desires on the part OF
newspaper men to get copy Of the documents.
Now that SHERDAN's removal is du fat dcooTpt1
all eyes are turned to the Second Military Distrct,
and watching with .eagerness every move Of
General s1cKLRs, since it has been more than
once limited that he also is to be relieved from
command. In that connection the friends OF
Mr., JOHNSON assert that his removal would
be for no other cause than persistent disregard
of the Supreme Court-as represented IN the orders
of its Chief Justice. Some have gene very TAR in
their assertions that General S1cKLEs would be re.
moved shortly, but there has certainly been no
definite indication Of any such disposition on the
part of the President 80 far. ~, .',. 80
Very little is being said as to what will be the
policy Of Congress on its meeting here IN Novem-
ber Tho impeachment men have not been idle OF
la te, but it is rather questionable as to whether
thor theory will be pursued any further, although
il is claimed by the advocates OF that measure that
the late action Of the President has been the
means Of supplying that extreme party with much
additional fuel for their fre. Upon this question,
however, there has been little or no discussion
of any moment here Of late, owing to
the fact that the members OF Congress and
the interested outsiders who have that scheme in
charge are now absent from Washington, and will
not convene again in their committee rooms at
the Capitol for scme time. But leaving that mat
ter out OF the question altogether as it deserves
to bo lett, there is every indication Of the next
session Of Congress being from the very start one
Of great interest and sensational scenes. These
will doubtless be much enhanced, should THAD.
STEVENS be well enough to lend his aid in dlsposing
of it's affairs but the friends Of that representative
are not feeling altogether certain that he will be
present. His declining health and advanced age
are more than ever telling upon him; and it ap-
pears probable that when next the House OF Rep
resentatives is called together it will be found
without its leader.
The election to take place in Ohio this fall is be-
ginning to attract the hvelest interest be-
tween men. Of all parties. The Republicans
are working very hard, aud without the most
sanguine hopes OF being able to re-eect
Senator WADE to the United States Senate,
although they claim that there is no doubt Of the
election Of General HATES, the Radical candidate
for Governor Of that State. The issue will before
long be narrowed down to the question Of negro
supremacy, one that has already commenced to
work, and il is not difficult to perceive that the
people OF the Northwest will begin to think seri-
ousiy on that subject. It has already taken
hold Of the foreign element, particularly tho
Germans, who have hitherto always, or gen.
orally been Of the extreme Radical type OF
voters, and the "new issue" together with other
circumstances which has been brought into play
in local politics in New York, Ohio, and other
Northern States, will most assuredly work change
from the present status. There ia light breaking
ahead, and it will soon burst upon the people OF
this nation, in manner which must leave no
doubts of the great good which is to be realized
by the Northern people, acknowledging and RENE
dying the evils that are now resting upon the
Southern section of the country. HAL.
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In THE YEAR 49, Tale of MeckIcnburg Life By FRITZ
REurER Translated from the Pstt Deutsche by CHAs.