The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
,,..uo.ro,depce Of The Richmond Dissateh.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. :.

ICnTrrsrondencc OF The k'chn'"Ho b'~
'''' WASHINGTON. Feb.2.
,r,,o most important bill before Congress
1..i,,,n southern interests now Is lilat
-, ~" Southern Pacific railroad. Actloh
has hrru nostponcd for the purpose VI nai
,,,onizinc the different intcrests anu
otherwise pcrtccting those arfanEeniei.S
,;',,nd NV the Commercial Convention at
ii;nrinnati last fall, to memor'ai,zc Con,
,,,ass on behalf Of the Trans-contlnentai
r,od have arrived here. and their memo
10y vill soon I've presented. This ROAD mas
t',a,, consolidated with the others. ana all
,,o,.n = crncd TO support the bill passed last
~. Ty the Senate rather than leopard
","' .ho success of the measure.
~ will come up in rev
,i,v~. and If the southern members unlte
IN lt> support there can scarcely DE oouo.
Il its passage. 1t appears, however, .uI'
,herc arc a few members from the south
,,hn are rather indifferent in the matter,
.,rt these not carpet-baggcrS either. ms
r,,,.t I've regarded as not looking TO the IN
.,~as,s of iNcir constituents. who, II they
,,rhtlv understand the matter, Will call
,,,nm n account Tor it. 1t Is likely that no
cher railroad bill will go through Congress
mis- session. This one Is national IN us
,,hargctcr. and its passage Is conceded 10 De
nnIy fair - the South, and it will therefore
receive votes that could not be obtained lor
any other measure Of this character.
AGAIN, the regular, legitimate rulnor OF
CABINET changes Is revived. MS t'llie
thoy come in wholesale shape, and the re-
norris are that half the Cabinet, or more
properly speaking. the majority thereof,
yill' retire to the shades of private lite upon
thc ides of March There is positively
,,round FOR crediting this story. which. al
tbourh hcralded without executive sane
lion. comes vet under the protection OF
confirmation hv prominent political friends
nr the Administration. who will be glad to
have a change. The design is to strengthen
The Administration. and rs the PRESIDENT
has placed himself under the guidance OF
Senator Morton, ii is 10 he inferred that the
West more than any other sectlon Is TO De
satisfied. PcnnsyivanianS insist that their
STATE cGuag, lie overlooked any longer. The
fine has arrived Tor action, and unless that
eI,l,. is dignited by Il Cabinet appointment
rhay have no hope. The report that Bout
,yen is to 90 out Is least credited, but Is
mol without reason. Grant Is western
man. end on the financial question takes
aides against New England. At the same
time he considers that the Republican party
have no reason to fear that that secllon VIII
rrnudiatc The regular nominee. Let Bout
we'll br lntCtU ont vi tuc Nh'lli'', oho ~
will he seen that he reckons without host.
have heard many kind words spoken
Us Democrats, as well as by prominent and
influential Republicans, OF Repre- sentative
platt. because OF the strong stand he made
yesterday IN defence OF the bill for the re-
peal of the tcSt-oatn; and while that gen
ilcman occupies political position directly
antagonistic 10 the Democratic party, 1t is
meet that he should have that credit which
j. due him for the earnest expression OF
s:QteSndEi.kc views which lave cha
ractcrizcd his action whenever dls'
IIanrhiSing clauses have sought to be
retained on the statute books. 1t is proper
70 assert that Plat eXerted great influence
anon. his own party in the House when
the vote was taken yesterday. There is
another Republican In the House of Repre-
sautat!veS who has been friend 10 The
southern states. and that Is General Farms
worth, Of Illinois. No one couversant with
The truth can FORGET how he fought in de-
Icncr OF the bill 10 restore Virginia to her
Y...!ls IN The Union, and how ably Bingham
aa> seconded il defence Of his bill for that
purpose By Farn>Worth. Such men are
iqs,. and cannot but he admired even by
the most vehement Of political opponents.
TIaoN.