The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-24

WEDNESDAY s.....I TUNE q. 1868.
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Secretary McCslioch- he Hs & Deoart-
msat s Democratic Nomis,asssosss llssu
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WASHINGTON, june ~ , 1851

p,l;t;cal circles have been excited to-day
over the various statemens0 which haze
been made relative to the position of the
Secretary Of the Treasnry, and 1t has puz-
Fled even his most Intimate friends, as well
as his nearest official associates TO solve the
true status of his Intentions about Leaving
the Cabinet. Mr.. MeC loeb, 10 is stated,
came back Ia: the department. from the Cabi-
net raeeting, on Friday last Id q most plea
sant burnor, and since then had three inter-
views with Mr.. johnson one on Saturday,
Que yesterday which was in response to d
note in the tesident's own handwriting,
and another this morning. What these re-
lated to We are not informed, but taken
with other circumstances, II lis safe to assert
that, ut least for the present Mr. McCul-
loch entertains no notionsof resigning his
position. What he would do in the case Of
q broad intimation from Mr.. johnson that
his resignation would be accepted is an
other matter; in that event he,Would pro-
baby retire. ss ,,f
General Schofeld, in his administration
of the War Department, is winning golden
opinions from everybody who has official
business there. The promptnass and cour-
teey displayed in the Secretary's Office in
attending to public business jig something
new. Politics do not enter into the busi-
ness Of the department. The relation be.
tween the Secretary and the President are
OF q most friendly character, and there is
not likely to be any questions between
them such as were conspicuous during the
Stanton administration of the War Office.
Some Of the prominent leading Radical
politicians in Washington affect to be en-
tirely Indifferent to the nominations by the
New York Cony ention, and IN alluding to
the possibility Of Chief Justice Chase re-
ceiying the nomination for Presiden re-
mark that such a result would be most
gratifying to them, as it would be certain
to distract and divide the Demo cratic party,
on account Of the former record OF hlf:
Chase as a most consistent abolitfonist, and
also on account of his views on the suffrage
question. Whether Mr.. Chase is the nom-
,inee or not, however, it is known that while
he fayors the theory of impartial suffrage
he ia nm advocate Of leaving the Whole
question to the States themselves: that
the great mass of the people North are
earnest advocates Of. The majority of the
men who support Grant would have Con-
gress legislate negro suffrage everywhere,
though they were afraid to incorporate that
plank in the Chicago platform. One thing
is very sure, and that is, the present adyo-
Gates of Chase's nomination will in no event
support the Radical ticket. Within the
past three days speculation on this subject
has been very quiet. There will not be as
bitter fight among the Democracy for the
first nomination on their New York ticket
as there was among the Radicals about their
Vice Presidential nomination.
Representative Schenck, to-day, in pre-
scnting the new tax bill, complained bitter
" of the treatment the Committee Of Ways
and Means had received ut the hands OF
the House, and denounced the action of the
House as unwise and useless, and certain to
result in q loss of time and revenue to the
Government. He was. instructed by the
Committee of Ways and Means to deny all
responsibility for that bill, as it was pre-
pared under the instructions of the House.
The appearances indicate q big fight over
the details of this bill, but as no other bust
ness can be done without unanimous con-
sent, it win be concluded in about a week.
The Speaker rules that only veto mes
sages, enrolled bills, messages from the Sc
nate, and the swearing in OF new mbers,
can interrupt the tax bill .sa TIMOS.