The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-28
Our Washington Correspondence
Tin Babies-Want 'their Rights
The lIessnge-'ahe stOnewal 10 be
Shot at-DeiectiyesL Looking after the
Feuians-CIement e. Clay, &c.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.

WASn1NrlO-Nj NV. SS'
The high rate of tariff charged upon
everything now imported has elevated
smuggling into one of the fine arts The
business is now extensively carried on all
along our Northern frontier, and many
are the devices reSorted tn by the traders
to derive a good profit at Uncle Sans
expense. One Of the latest lodges has
recently been reported to the commits
sioner of customs here. 1t has been OBJ
served that very large proportion of
the women coming over from Canada
have babies in their arms. Ii has also
been observed that these babies seem re-
markably quiet aud very few OF them
have ever been known TO cry. This pc
culiarity attracted the attention OF some
of the officials and they cultivated Il more
intimate acquaintance with some OF the
remarkably good specimens, and what
was their astOniShment to discover that
the SO called infants were made %. tin
and the only spirit they contained was
that vulgarly Known as whisky. The
bearers Of the counterfeit Juveniles were
nolitely informed that our venerable I'm
Gle demanded slight fee for the impOr
tatiou of that kind of spirits from the
vastly deep or from Canada or any other
place equally near the Internal regions.
The "colOred gemmen' Of the DIS.
trict are looking up. They are exceed
iDgly clamorous for their nights aud
threaten almost as many things as the
q i 4 lNr.y n Nav
have been persuaded by the radicals to
make fools Of themselves, and the pro-
cess was not al all difficult, and they arc
now Disgusting some who are really their
friends by tho insolence they manifest
and the air of superiority they assume.
Political affairs are comparatively qui-
ct The VI Cs. are gathering in slowly,
but not as early as usual, because there
is no special excitement about the organ
ization. Colfax will pro bably be speaker
aud MCPHERSON clerk bat there is host
of candidates for the minor Offices.
The message has already been printed
and the proof sheets are, III the hands
of the President for alteration or cor
rection. Ilearn that copies will be sent
to government agents in the principal
cities who will give it to the newspapers
as soon as il isread to the Congress here.
The famous ram Stonewall has arrived
and is by no means q sheepiSh looking at
fair. 1t is considered quite formidable,
and the Craven court martial will prob
ably acuuit the gallant commodore of the
charge of cowardice, now that they have
seen the monster themselves. They are
going to anchor the Stonewall and fire
Shot at her from gun as large as
those on board of Craven's YES
sci, the Niagara, so as to deter
mine whether the Niagara could have
whipped her or not. They seem to for
get that the Stonewall used to give blows
az well as take them, and they leave out
of the calculation entirely the fighting
qualities of the Southern crew that man
neo her when the Niagara very respect
fully declined the proffered combat:
Against the earnest opposition OF Sec.
rotary Stanton, but in accordance with
the emphatic orders of the President, a
large portion of the detective force has
recently been musteredout That which
remains devotes itself to detecting snug
glers and counterfeiters, and also exer-
cises slight supervision over the move
ments Of the Fenian brotherhood.
Hon. Clement c. Clay is to be tried,
and will not be paroled for the present.
This decision will cause general regret
among the admirers Of the ex-senator.
His trial will certainly result in his &C
quital, but it is q shame TO keep him in
prison so long while many more guilty
than he are at liberty to so where they
will.
The departmental report, are in the
hands of the printers. Postmaster Den
pison recommends q modification OF the
money order system and the payment OF
fees inSted of salaries TO many Of the
clerks in the chief Offices.
Yours, &c. QUILL