The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-27
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or rat HERALD.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of Tat HERALD.
| A vexed Question settIed-A Clerk with a
Cabinet Omoer's Pay-The Effect OF ,he
| Reconstruction Biii Upon Individual Rights
Crisis In the Presidential Question-Itivnl
| Aspirunts-I.ack of Social Harmony-Popu-
lar Levees-yanity In tho Way of Dress.
wAsBiscToS Jan. Is, 1868.
The case OF Mr. Stanton. Ii seems Is At last settled
comfortably. The correspondents have proved up their
statements isaenng General Grants agency In reuves
ing the suspended secretary with HIS portfolio aud the
Cabinet reconstructed ~ and with the consent OF the
Senate. The President has made up his MIND 70 1910
the arrap cement for the excellent reason that ne
has no alternative. As only hope u in the resignation
Of the obnoxious minister, and OF this there Ia not
enough prospect TO ssva.s the executive thermometer
even to the Mark Tspey temperature Of cheertuinsss
The mon who placed MI Stanton back In tao War
Department designed that he should romAin there. II
| was - much part Of the new programme or recon-
sructlon - that which conemplatss tnvalidating the
civil governments Of the southern States interfering
| with the jurisdiction OF tho Supreme Court and swel
loving up the whole power OF the government in Gen.
oral Grant The mon who conoide with this view make
daily pilgrmagss the War Department. constant
ana. confidential intercourse with tS bead and he and
sbs, perfect understanding TO the relative op-
cations A. .saoh to the other.
Th., ., u a. 'trsry 10 tbs notions OF honor snd dell
c,cy !, f.m.r.s Grant and Sherman for stanton TO
main 4. NOT o~y infefabis but has boon demonstrated
TO the sa,lsfs,ts,n Of many but the fluctuations Of
modern poIItics have wrought change in the old sese
iopsd code or homo, srd dignity and office has bscome
valuable for its smousnsAs and its convenience
aid to partisan schemes NhsN Mr. Stanton resigns I,
will be from suggestive impNss shat VIII not brook re-
sistancs and In the meantime hS wy continue to OIL the
place II the solitary capacity Of CLERK; with tsoiHet
officers saary.
The Senaes spirited opening upon th Reconstruction
bill forsshadows . protractsd and exciting Ssmpagn
Against the powerful argument OF Senator Dgolss they
sot thor heaviest man Senator Morton. me crowded
galleries of the Senate the Of the
debate IN indication OF the interest felt In tbs subec
and little episode that occurred when Senator Nye was
speaking yesterday revealed the sympDss Of shs audi
peculiarly dsmonssr..vs style and At isnSh ss became
inQuis,vs and propounded several question: TO Senator
bat He insisted upon Knowing With vha. GLASS o. mon
the Senator would rank himself would IL ~ with Vat
enrol himsslfs And this question he repsa.e ausng
for an answer Senator bootus rose, aud WITH calm
Tndsr tho asg " with tn s.rs And the
galleries came down with round Of stamps that Benny
Wade with the nery indignation that inspired his vgor
GUS raps. could not for the moment shhe.
There are some points In this bill which, aside from
to innct Individual wrongs Its primo object u.s. rst 70
nvaidate the existing State governments, and thus
Governor and Secretary of State OF North Carolina have
recently issued grants for State lands entered aud
come void by the new Reconstruction bill the acts Of
the present State officers would also DO void, and the
purchaser Or the land become the sufferers on these
He bought them from the State OF North Caroline Ia
good faith and has paid nj: money a for them 20
tiers and TO induce colonies Of foreign omgrants 70 buy
and sGs ~ the ss sS 10 @ bill MS
would suffer pecunary embarrassment and heavy loss
We have reached peculiar and somewhat psrplsxing
crisis on the Presidential question. IL Ia impossible 10
conceal the fact that the constantly accumuls.ng poll
tcsl complications have materially deprecated the |
that Of Chass The programme seems be Graut
for purposes Of reconstruction and to kill him by the
the Supreme Court aud Congress In subordinston 10
him In proportion 70 the unpopuariiy Of the measure
so It Ia inferred viii Grant become unpopular. In pro-
portion Congress receive condemnation for pass
ing H. according to prophecy, Grant to be con-
dsmned as It's designated and unrssstng Instrument
He may reconstruct the ten States upon the negro basis
save them for the radical purpose Of perpstason while
partial to this measure. They count upon his
radcaisn. OF which they have daily confirmation by
and sympathy with Congress- and they foresss In this
contemplated elevation OF tho Gsnera-in.Chei polt
cal advantage that will BE- turned TO good account
That the present condition OF the Presidential oues-
ton ID regarded with uncommon interest by the rival
aspranis need only refer thoir social relations
connrmation The receptions n General Grant are open
10 the public. They are popular entertainments 30
which access gained wsGo' ms inc C Esas "a
the popuIacs but he does not avail himself of his
social .dy.nas. and his sceSmpsssd daughters. s,s
receptions OF the future dictator. The receptions OF
Judge Chase somewhat exclusive and are attended
by the courty people Of the capital on tho days sp
pointed the street 10 front OF his mansion Is throDgsd
with carriages with liysried drivers and rootmen but
the Grant turnout Is never among them. And 20 We
infer that the Presidential rivalry has created social
GOODNESS.
er-Juisn quarrel has not yet been accurately soted
MT Chanler ntimatsd that Mr. Julian was troubled with
the nalady OF cowsdcs but then Mr. Julian rstorted
with challenge for Mr. Chapier to the question for
himself st any tins, and Mr. Chauier promised 20 IN
Hosss adjourned Mr. Julian hurried OF under tbs pro.
lection OF his wife in direction and Mr. Cbansr
ss "a rs%na.s or s pn.s and |Sss
In the "Picswick Papers" aud from present appear
sncss en- adjustments no less amcsos thar ,h,s which !.
TO In the OF beirorept rsoonstructors.
The unsettled Of political affairs Goes add to
the social harmony OF the capital Tho receptions
well attended, but there 10 exolusly snoss that was
noticeable IN the times when there prevalence OF
some"hs, arbitrary sway. he wb,. Hoas. ev.ss ara
accessible thai thsy usually lhronged,
those Of General Gran but the receptions Of Cabinet
officers aud Senators sslse and dsnos with no
| little accuracy the political bisa Of the hosts aud
guests.
The prevailing vanity IA the way Of trs1 for adiss
black velvet heavily trimmed with laos. The contrast
10 this style II white silk but hosA Who dres. sxpcn.
svsy avoid variety ~ 70 oclors The lsdss ssy ihsrs
has been such exhibition " sxtrayAgancs Ia
ths o,hss "A. hs.y strsnS soryobors,s ss.monv M,
there want OF cbesrfainsss society tha, 10 ircon.
sissni with the costly JspAy. The routine OF stately
Formally st ali The ssy assemblies mpsrss dunsss 10
them that 10 soothing
Southern Appeal 20 Consrcs.-R-.iss.ncr "a
Nesro Supremacy,
wA.MyetoE, jan Is, 1867.
csnno, the politicians In Congress Do something 20
arrest the wild work Of rain new nsng "a rapidly con.
sammstsd In ihs ten states composing ths great plant
ing soCon Of the nation III time 10 prevent tho
catastrophe Of Isusrsl sss'ruc,on inrough the utter
wreck Of ns cotton tobacco, rios AMI mgsr r,glcr /.
We should b. sorry 20 believe DOi possible
establish she usion 10 The interests Of industry com.
msres aud sivissiiop, and sound principles Or con.
sstutional is~ We shsad 10 sorry b. bslisvs Il hAd