The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-17
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
orysRlL SHERMAN DIsPLEAsED-HE DE-
cLINEs THE HONOR.

Sherman, HOW III Sts AIutos Wy Aiis DEVtlcT,
,be Senator, show anything else than an
snprcciation of the high compliment paid
I'm. The General condemns the nominal
,;on as one which should never have been
made, and being made, should not be con.
armed. But he does not stop there his
;,dirnation reaches such q pitch that he
,elecraphs his brother his determination
70 resign at once his commission. Sena.
tor Sherman Immediately replied to the
General, begging him not to rcsign and
also sent note to the Military Committee
rcouesting, in the name Of the General,
that the nomination should not be con.
Armed. General Sherman in his dispatches
also ventures to protest against being
called to Washington to make this his
headquarters. Sherman's dispatches have
relieved the Radicals of much of their ap-
preheuSion, and they are jubilant tonight
over the turn things are likely to take.
They claim that Grant and Sherman are
sworn friends, and the Presidents purpose
IS, If possible, to ALLEVIATE them. Hence |
the remark that things are fearfully mixed
a, Washiugt Washington Letter IN Bal.
tinore Gazette.
1t is positively known that General
SAerman's political opinions are not such
as TO satisfy the majority Of Congress, and
hence they arc much troubled at this new
movement of the President. 1t seems to
be thought now that in order to carry out
the design of placing General Grant as
military dictator over the South, some ad-
diiional legislation will be necessary. In
the mean time the Conservatives are quiet,
but are largely enjoying "the situation"
THE LEGAL-TENDER ACT IN THE SUPREME
COURT.
Attorney General Stanbery, in the Su-
preme Court of the United States Friday,
read letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, addressed to him, stating, in eff
feet, that the department understood the
question of constitutionality Of the legal
tender act had arisen OF this term in seve-
raj cases between private parties, that
they had been discussed, and were now
under adviSement.
AS the Government had had no opportu-
nifty to present an argument in support OF
the Law, and as very deep interest was felt
in the subject by the Government and the
country at large, it was hoped the Attor-
General would ask and obtain leave
to present an argument in support Of the
law before the cases which had been dis
cusSed should be decided by the court.
The Attorney General said that owing to
bis multifarious legal duties he feared he
would be unable to prepare proper argu-
ment during the present term, and he
therefore desired that the court would
not deliver its opinions in those cases until
the next term. The court took the matter
under advisement.
One of the cases alluded to involves
purely question Of ordinary debt
whether party has right to discharge
an obligation il legal-tender notes. Sc
condly, another case argued by Senators
Johnson and Williams, presents the ques-
ton whether the debtor can pay his taxes
ia legal tenders, the State Of Oregon hav-
ing declared that all its taxes shall be paid
in gold; and the third case, argued by
MessrS. Carlisle and Wills, is from Calilor-
MIA, which has q statute declaring that all
judiciary taxes shall be paid only in gold.
CONVERSION OF sEvENTHIRT1Es.
The sevcn,thirty treasury notes out
standing and falling due on the 18th Of
June and 18th of July next, which are
convertible into $40 bonds, amount to
over two hundred million dollars, and it
will require the full time between this and
July 18th to enable the department to con-
vert them promptly at maturity; and the
public are notified that unless such notes,
which the Government are now offering to
convert, are promptly forwarded to the !
department for that purpose, great delay |
must ensue in the future delivery of
bonds.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The Radicals are awaiting a telegram |
frcm General Meade before pushing the |
bill for the admission of Alabama. Meade |
promised to telegraph his decision to-day,
and dispatches are expected tonight.
There seems to be no fear that the Consti-
tuition will be defeated in either of the
other States. Governor Holden writes
Senator Wilson that North Carolina will |
give 10000 majority for the new Constitu-
ton. Nevertheless, should it become ne
ccSsary the States will be admitted with |
their new Constitution regardless Of the |
popular vote.- Washington Letter-BAti-
more Gazette.
Advices have been received here from |
kentucky, indicating the probable cleo
ton of Lieutenant Governor Stevenson,
Acting Governor of Kentucky, to the
Senate, to fill the vacancy occasioned by |
the resignation Of Hon. James Guthrie. |
The Legislature Of Kentucky will proceed |
to the election on Tuesday next. The
term for which Mr.. Guthrie was elected
expires March 4, 1871. If Mr.. Stevenson
should be elected he will have to pass
through trying ordeal before admission.
The Committee on Freedmen's Affairs
has decided to ask the extension of the |
Freedmeu's Bureau in the same form as it |
now exists, and bill to that end will be |
reported as soon as the committee is called,
which will probably be on Wednesday
next.
The Judiciary Committee seem to have |
about abandoned the investigation into
the conduct Of Judges Of the Supreme
Court. At its meeting morning the sub
Ject was not mentioned.
The work of rebuilding the Calvary |
Baptist church will be commenced as soon
as the weather will permit.
The ADMISSION OF ALABAMA.-The
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser, speaking of tho admission Of
Alabama, says:
"Mr. Bingham had proposition that he
showed to several representatives, but did
not bring hafora thu EouSa although he