The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-23
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.


- - " ksHfSGIOS. ID. G. De-. - t<.5
In my last letter, speaking u the newspaper,
~ me capital, no nrnfion WIS m-de N fsyr 3
EreniHg ReDuJlicgn. which has today a .picy .
article on the subject Of fcvitfng. the pfa.lc ~
Gensral in the United states army. AIR.
WAsHBUBN. II Illinois, who seems 70 have
had Lieutenant Gehcral GRANT IA al. keeping
from the fr-t, not satisfied with the distinc-
tfons alreEly Conferred upon his jg0fe1e,p pro-
pc-ts tii,to reSive the-Er1-'e of 'tftmera n
position once flied by GEORGE WAsHSGToN) F.
doubling tlr pay Of ths Lituienant General,
and transferring the stan Of the present Lieu
tenant General 10 the General; evidently mean
ing the position for l. :. GRANT, and none
other, n the gra,lr-is-to ccssc with fhe-feath
or the vacation Of the Office by the General who
shall nil ~. The bill is nov before the Com
nfttee on Military Affairs, but does not seem
% receive the favor which many might have
anticipated. The whole matter is a political
scheme, for the be EFT q persons who have
pinned their expectations 20 the skirts Of Gen
eral GRANT for future power.
I find, also, another paper, the fir,t number
Of which only is out. which promises more
srIrft,, IL not more real nierit, than any Ii0w
published here. TT, called the Rscoastruc-
aonist, edited BY JANE swIsifxfM Raafcal,
Of course: Intensely so, The first number
overhauls HENRY WARD BfEcHER for agree
ing with President JOHNSON. and has sharp
article on the subject Of . Female lClerksf
J NE has no hesitation IN speaking out" and
her pen. j.. Pointed-ou wlats.ser obieef4sbe
touches. She promises, however, in this new
paper to I" draw IL mild !" In short, 10 be as de-
cent az she can.
General FARSswoRrH's (of illinois, amend
nent 10 the C1pstittrten, declaring that nei-
ther the United States nor any State shall ever
levy any tax or make any appropriated for
the payment Of the rebel debt, was reported
back TO the House to-day and passed. This
+ amendment will pass the senate, and another
amendment will follow. providing for repre-
( sentation in Congress, and consequently in the
Electoral College. ybe based upoa the ne
tual voters, instead Of population Of the
States. So you see Constitutional Amendments
are the order Of the day. The object of the
joint committee on tlIe subject of Reconstruct
ton becomes more manifest. The object Of the
party in power is TO postpone action on the adj
mission Of members from the Southern States
until such constitutional amendments shall
have been made a. will secure the political
ends Of the party, which the Southern states
will have to adopt, under the pressure OF adj
ministrative power, or remain " ont of the
Union" so long as the present party controls
the Government.
This amendment will reduce the representa-
ton in Congress from the Southern States
about one-third; and leave the South the alter
native Of giving the negro asote, displace the
negro by introducing white laborers, or remain
>horn Of their political power forever. Not
withstanding all this, there are members I"
here from some Of the Southern states, waiting
for admission, \ good joke on boarding house
keepers. asked the proprietor of M obscure
hotel. Yesterday. if he had any Congressman
boarding with him. yes" he said five"
What State!" North CarOlina." could
notresist a "a SMILE" understand they all
agree with Mr.. JOHNSON.
\ mass meeting was held yesterday in the
city on the subject of negro suffrage. (which
will be acted upon in Congress. so far a. the
District Of Columbia is concerned, in which
violent sentiments We're expressed-bitter de-
nunciatlons Of the proposed encroachment
upon the ancient rights and immunities Of the
white population Of Washington, uttered
the first resolution passed endorsed Mr. JOHN
SON. Even JANE swrssnEIM speaks OF him as
a stern Republican--noble patriot---an exam
plar Of all the domestic virtues. etc. etc Never
was 50 popular a President. l have heard but
one dissenting voice, and that was evidently
malicious --tinetuPed with a disposition to
seandalize. 1t was the voice OF ..strong-
minded woman who said, "Mr. JOHNSON was
a fool of the first water" Curious to discover
the animus of 50 strange a disagreement with
the rest Of napkind, j Instituted an Examina-
ton. and found this emphatic opinion was
based in envy. some other wemen-were sup
posed to have gained an ascendancy over the
stern will of the good President; and il is
reported" one or two la,fies of the South
ern persuasion are on such terms at the
" hite House "a almost to insure the
success OF any applications for pardon
passing through their hands. 1t is said. -
also, that these ladies are growing visibiy pros
porous out Of the gains which gratifed clients
shower upon them. OF course nobody but n
woman would believe such reports, or BE- Of
Tended If they were true. Yet il is essential TO
every court to have its little subjects of gossip,
and WI Know that great and- distinguished
rulers Of empires have been Influenced in some
respects by designing and lovely women. Wash
ington II not vet what may be called -gay"
The :" season " does not commence until after
the holidays. The weather has reented and
the clouds have been in tears all day. Tonight
an Eng,ishTan might have mistaken this
BLASTED country, you know" for his native
/ cir fh.f no IA int IT,.
be as bright A. the sunniest day of Nav. as
balmy and delicious. Street ears are an " i'm
mense thing en- such days As this. in so
wide city. Hackmen and umbrella dealers
arr their only enemies. You can not ride In
one in Washington. however, II YOU are
"squeamish" on the subject Of - compan-
ionship. Every allegorical wood -pilen-and
every legendary . fence-corner seems TO have
given up their ancient dcnizciIs and sent them
all riding on the rail-" There can be moth
inc more unfortunate in the life Of woman
than the discovery that She has nerves; equally
unfortunate the man. who brings with him 10
Washington preiudices Of color" As for
Your correspondent. nothing dlstilrbs his
stomach but the want of his dinner cos
mopolite in habits. and disposed not to assume
the burden or responsibility Of reducing the
whole world TO a single plane of sentiment
however the whole world or any portion
thereof may differ from him. Indeed. if we
think of 1.-THE world itselfis not a fiat sur
face rejecting but one appearance is in
stead perpetual angle. which YOU see con-
>titutes circle, l would not fiatten out the
world. If oculd-ncr wish every body TO
tN.s
not; why should suffer for their stupidity:
.. the infinite conccit Of men, Front seat. re-
served for the-Ioltician~
Your. ATTECIo.