The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-20
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 fSos !
N oiClo~ Il w.

Stant0nS
The ecnsatlon created by tie Reinstatement OF Mr.
Stanton as Secretary OF War has considerably absted
although il still continues to DO the mos. interesting
topic or conversation dong duty in the rational
capital In all matters rega.ng tue probable action OF
any one of the three branch OF the government it is
extremely difficult 10 obi2n ccrect foreshadowing OF
Contemplated movcmensrowns partly 70 the profound
secrecy with mhicn righ officials mature their plans
and partly TO the nsny runners that invariably arise at
all times Of unrsnxl public excitement The present
difficulty betwcon the Pressd emit aud FIR
exception u The geneey, rule. Statements which
would Indicate the President to have formed
half dozen different p,.ns in as many
hours are passed sToInd, coming apparently from
trustworthy sources 'out the President himself keeps
his own counsel RAJ says eut little Of what no par
poses to do Tho Ae Mr. Johnson has disclosed In
gard to the manr IN which 20 intends TO act towards
Secretary staasro seems e simply .maserly nactlv-
ity." He appears to DO ccntented to let Mr. Stanton
exercise has authority Secretary of War unmolested
but will not mit him tc.he deliberations Of the Cab.
incl rss to him ayousness that appertans to the
War DEPARTMENT. II ss limited by those in the con-
ndencO Of leading svacals Of Congress that Mr. STAN
Ton wss-estored to his position chiefly for the purpose
Of lsr.ng trsp catch the President in
Hagracs violation OF some law. They hopo that
by thus hcapng indgnities upon him he
will DO provoked TO tho commission Of some
act OF indiscrecn which may be classified by radical
ingenuity under the head or ''misdemeanors" 1t is
also said that tho consultations which daily
~ tho War department between Mr. Stanton and the
radical Senator's and Representatives held in order
TO devise soEso of bringing about dead lock
tho businesstf the department through the Presidents
refusal to r7provo the transactions OF Mr. Stanton.
fhorc seems TO be doubt entertained that every effort
will be mde to bring matters crisis the earliest
dSv as Il, hal Inv NJ hn
second attempt at impeachment will be successful
G,hc Virginin state Convention.
gentleman who left the Convention in Richmond
last evening states that the prospect Of forming
sttuoc TO submit for ratification to the people Of the
State further away than The preamble to the
Bill OF Rights is not yet disposed OF, and from all the
indications constitution VIII be framed before the
monetary supplies give out and the members win be
forced to retire to thor respective employ:nens or
remain and trust to luck for compens alton Hopeless
divisions have occurred the radical ranks OF the Con-
vcntion Hali dozen members working with tho
conservatives. and the less of
inex,rcah,e antagonism. IT they succeed 10 forming
constitution II is intended to submit II TO the people, in
dependent OF any nominations for Office HunDicut
end Underwood declared politically defunct and a
paipable change is noticed having come over the
spirit Of the negro dream.
The White and Butler observation-disclosures Of
Fight.
General White, who sent challenge TO General Butler
while in Richmond for words used by the latter
when in command OF the Army of James, is said to
be preparing come to Washington get the proper
satisfaction from the hero Of New Orleans.
PendIcfon ana the Observation-Disclosures
for the BoDdhoidcrs.
Democrats from the West especially from Indiana and
ohio, talk with quite infatuaton Pendeon
president. They say he is their man. and theirs with
out rival with any of the following for Vice Prosi-
deni:seym OF Connecticut; Haghi, of California;
or Stevenson, Of Kentucky. They must have in
the next race who were always damocrats-mcn who
wayered and who 80 in for paying OF the i've
twenty bonds in grecnbacks They declare the green
back question Is, with democrats and republicans
Nuke. tho absorbing issue in the West; that
In fact, 1t is matter Of life death
xIth them. The logic used is, "Pay OF the
6vetwerty bonds in grecnbacks thereby lcsscnng the
gold n.es,s increasing the volume OF currency,
Mi eli ns Ike money; but put the Of contraction
an aud we all 20 under" Pendeson being the expo.
nen OF itls financial theory s therefore, the popular
tho OF the Western democracy.
Arrival of Whi-Iscy Dealers.
A large 1Ggabor OF gentlemen from Philado phia, Ne~
York and the West interested in The manufacture
sale Of whke have arrived in this city for the pur-
posa OF cauys- out certain operations they consider
nececsary father the interests of the trsdo IL 10
said The revisa, e. tho OF change In tho
Lnis r. OF IL Internal Revenue Bureau has caused
the presence or a rye number. while the whoc body
design - attack upon Congress in order 10
secure Each legislation as they think desirable ~
puf the .siiskey Interest on proper footing In
the Goa issionership there taree df-
fereEs asJyratt beng tushed-one ON New York
occupying the pa ition OF DeKuiy Commissioner
and Lhitd from Illinois. who receives tho Western in
fuence- Inresard 10 ts question OF The rate Of taxa
sion ihsSe Is ckersity ofnpinon SoIo advocate the
present Of wo dollars Icr proof gale while Others
demand a Tedso4on The Committee son Ways and
Means OF House of Representatives at -esent advo-
cate chszgc 10 the rate, aud especially In iew Of the
deterrninatoR OF tho sommittceso frame
bill from which the TO BE- derived froH internal
will tie mainly fro spirits att articles OF similar
character. Those claiming reduction mantain That
lower rate, bS presenting less induoeEent 10 fraud will
BIO attended by pToportonsto increase in the
10 be derived from this source. II is PROBABLE deleE2
lion vii wait upon the cenmlttee OF wsys and Mean
and lay before them their views.
The Getty sburR A-yIum Scheme.
The House Committee Gu teEeIehmcni has finished
its consideration Of the report OF the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, giving bis Why the scheme
known the Gettysburg Asylum for Invalid Soldiers
was exempted from the paymsn, OF special tax and
the OF the present week General Van wyck will
with resoluon requesting the Commissioner to revoke
The permit iba, taxes and license DO collected from
said association the same as Il permit had been
given
The Powers Of tho Frcedmen's Bdrcnu.
' - 80 being made 10 prevent contraction
sireps enorss--. IS Dareau in Tennessee
OF the powers OF Tic Freednis- OF Major
and Kentucky, as designed IN a circular Jew.
General Howard, approved BY General Grant, Secretary
OF War ad interim II Is represented q tho Department
that necessity exists for retaining the agents Of tie
Bureau those States Instead Of committing ts affairs
60 tho administration Of army officers exclusively
Within q day or two The members Of the Tennessee
Congressional delegation have called Secretary stan
ton having In the object and he will at
consider the subject petition signed by several hun.
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