, 1866-10-19


history in which public man has bccn
called upon personally to answer before his
constituents for private vices, occurred In
the Republican caucus at Maiden last night.
have tclcgraphcd you SO comprehensive q
summary Of this meeting, md tho facta
which led to 1t, that fuller resume by mail
would seem stale to your readers. But may
write few details Which will give better
understanding Of the matter. Before
the war, Governor Banks, as We then
called him, Was a strict temperance man,
both In principle and practice; but soon Of:
ter he entered active service 1t was whls-
pcred that the temptations Of army life had
led him into habitual disregard Of bis for
mer rules Of lie. From his headquarters at
New Orleans; from Washington, during his
residence there as q Representative last vim
ter; from various points which he has visited
during tho recess of Congress, come stories
Of the same tenor. and all wlu have met him
lately know that his fnce may be rcckoned
as one o& the witnesses against him. Now
a1l this might be SO and very little come Of It;
for 1t is n sad fact that many Of our public
men are addicted to social indulgences, and
the constituency which wosshtpped Daniel
Webster llyirg, and bows before his statue
In bto onze, should be the last to throw
stone On this account. But Gcncrnl Banks
cneln3te, who are neither few nor weak, were
not slow in circulating these reports In the
district where Ac IS candidate for renoni-
hatl9n+ patton LIVING prominence TO case OF e.
ieseu E1oss lheo4leat1ou III FoFt'apds VIII
nesseo ,Ssse ~, " many prominent men men
premises the nomination Of Mr..
iooch, who permitted the use Of his name
VT tne purpose. NnGaesef W. .has IieL tnGsc
reports ~ conversation: 1cnefat links,
never saeh'ns III u.S.itullaaehcg anu personal
arnea1es' M,l! nus seneinehtN denlso lheM.
~. nus !Ga T'. u tne l'noalc tcanaat iast even,
nahks. mee, III oren caucus 10 Naiaen ana
the Gehcrai eemm1ttea hiinse!l 20 an en-.
part, Indignantly asserting that ne never
Was ahi2S1catea 10 hl5 ,iie; anu I'll laet
nsFer d!u anything WAish ne would
WISH 1s conceal. by tnis pola staua ne qutte
carried 1he meeting with hlnl; bat bis oppo-
nents assert mat hs has onty "aisGa aseI,er
mo tue 6,o"Th "llieh u 70 ehsull nun. II.
,mey fGf hS na osst fa9 oGtcSn int Sn an n
l,t!t your llnscF nl,on. an instance IN past or
future where public duty has been neglect
ca, 1t VIII PC time enoilg9 to call me
=, q, account ior ny rfratc lna'sefctions,
U.S. 1se95a ira w1d aHe seo ,e eGPa'ayey
y to 1eny Ana ehallenEc investigation on
| iacts which can DC proved Desond ths shauoW I.
! oI !" doubt ~ eo1ehs 81 nilt'nEenenn'ie VIII
m:ssc,' he nas commit1eu oolh 1no1al anu po'
htIcal hniciuc:
the matter. that think General Banks will
Ic rrno,nlnatcd hy Ills convention almost
unanimously; hut ms that body meets on
Tuesday, beloIe so" eau 1'ut ahis letter IN
| PRINT, IT VIII !'e useless 10 attempt TO
tnrics j,arca n ,snn,] rycusn which inv Entilv
| lnrkcl bcfore' for giving their accusations
nrwsnn ,n.r n,1tiicltr: nt!.l If tic;r nrrJs arc
viii he difficult for Tic i;cnerni to retreat
cyru viii so ,nucl, homer as he lid in thc
Shenandoah Valley. or in the led Klycr
country.
OTHER POLITICAL MATTERS.
| Our Interest lust week was mainly given
Wrst, anl there arc very few loeal political
Incident to record, Tic evening after the
electiuns tllc Republicans Ind jubilee meet
iuE in Fanruil Hall. Listening IL .lcsl,at clcs
n1id speeches, alternately singing songs, cu-
i"yln: some rather bread. Jokes bearing
in.tnal gnnd time gcller1liy The "work-
'ngucn'r :" cliuu. have rut their candidates It,
nnllsiMntiun In tic two I,osthn Congressional
ntrtrlrts, but very little will hr heard Of
them nt tic polls. The Democrats
srciu to dro.tp, and have dane
l,ur.liy nuytl,lng to either nominate cantli.
slutes uf sitr np enthusiasm. Only fur
wrecks rr,ua,n lufnre t,l,r election; hit very
1lttlc will i,c done On either si,lc, ana wi,
n,ay l"3k fnr I'M unusually snMli vote. We
lenr very little about Executive appoint.
mrrta. 1t ii snit} ti,nt General CunciI will
nnly mike lew changes III tho Custom,
| 1iui,ec md there In no lnnrpr n1,y tulk Dl
m Immediate change III tic l'ust i1iIlcc. 1t
il repeated from mouth to mn,,th, AZ O
to1rrably gootl like, tisnt Sroirurd. tue
lratlcr If Inc Democratic minority lit the
state, and confidential friend. nf the Prcsi
dent. fmtronlsjurlv said to Rcuator Wilson d