The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-30

THE Washington correspondence of the Herald
writing under date of August 10, gives tho follow
ing account of politics and politicians at the cap.
tal: -
Nnctoen-twentieths, aye more, OF the employees
of the departments hostile to the policy of the
President. The bureaus, almost without exccp-
ton, arc presided over by his political foes, who
have craInmed thoir respective offices with the
bittercst Of radicals and negro worsllippers With
some few designing exceptions, used for disguise,
qualodly Committed to negro suffrage and Leo equal
it.. and no employee, however efficient and COM
petent, is not promoted who is not of the same
stripe. This prescription and fayoritism has be-
come'a studied system in many of thu bureaus.
Unless Jacobin, no applicant for position can
didate for promotion stands the ghost of chance
stance, as 1 am credibly informed by gentleman
of ability and integrity, in the room in which he is
employed arc nine clerks, eight of whom arc
avowcdly opposed to the Presidents rcconstruc-
ton policy, are in favor Of negro suffrage, and
have no more decency or sense Of propricty than
to hold office under an administration to which
an exception. The bureau is Of the same senti.
mont. Politically, it is perfect Augean stable,
| and should be cleaned out with more than Her.
| culean energy. The issue presented to the coun.
try during the war, viz-you cannot be in favor oi
maintaining the Government and yet oppose the
Presidents administration seeking to prevent its
oyerthrow,-is now discarded by these precious
hypocrites, who profess Union yet oppose an ad-
ministration struggling for it's restoration. Is it
not astonishing that the President should feed
these vampires, who would throw every obstacle
in the way of the success of his Administrations
dissolution OF tho Cabinet would ventiiate the de-
partments, much to the relief OF tho Executive,
tho interest Of the government and the welfare OF
tho country.
EoRNEYs Two-FAcED OPERATIONS.
The political shines Of John w. Forney recently
Though not unused to them) have disgusted even
the few who retained any confidence i'll him. The
Chronicle published and manifestly endorsed Gen.
Coxs reply to tho self-constituted Qberlin Com
frago. Three days thereafter it published approx
ngly the letter Of the exrebel Foote, favoring ne
gro suffrage Tho Jacobins here are confident that
the Chronicle, now leaning towards thenl will
soon throw. off its disguise, and enlist, body and
SOUL in their cause. In last Sundays issue it pub
ollie Journal, denounoes tho rebellion, his son, as
local editor, glorfes it, Disgusting rs this is in
the Journal, it is not more so than the figure cut
by tho Chronicle, which, as q journal, opposes the
Presidents Southern reconstruction policy, sides
with the Jacobins, whilo Forney, it's editor and
fulseme laudatons of tho President personally,
and would slobber upon him II permitted. It is
understood that in order to retain the Secretary
ship Of the Senate, Forney has cast the Chronicle
with the Jacobins WHILE to obtain tho recognition
of tho President, he hides his real character, and
"Bends the pregnant hinges of the knee, r.. ~,
That thrift may follow fawning."
The President Il. Gre long sec the necessity OF
ridding himself x this incubus I verify believe
from day to day, upon the President for Office, &c.
bear letters from Forney-either ns Introductory
or recommendatory soliciting Executive favor.
What audacious impudence, presumption incar-
nate, in one who at tho same time is covertly en-
deavoring to inveigle the President into tile mesh
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