, 1867-11-22

Washington Correspondence.
WAsHIxerox, Oct. 2sd, lst.
EDtfoR SfArEsMAS:-The Fall electiousan
over, and doubtless long before, this reshe
you the result will be known. by all your rad
ers. Following in thewake of California, Piun
sylvsnia has redeemed herself, and she IL 70 bd
found on the side of Constitutional Liberty. Tha
Gibraltar of radicalism (Philadelphia) has elect
ed full democratic ticket. In Ohio, the ne
gro suffrage amendment was defeated by SO ooel
the Legislature democratic, thereby defeati1
Ben. Wade's reelection to the Senate. - Th
above is the result, and naturally the question
arises, why this great reaction in public senu
meut7 For one who has been observing th
situation, the answer is easily to be found. Tk
reconstruction plan of Congress has thus fr
proved decided failure, after wastefui expeP4
diture of the peoples, money, by Congress, D
the endeavor to foist negro supremacy upon II
people of one section of the country. After rss
peated violations of the Constitution, the cous
try has at last been brought to see the state
affairs in the true light 1t has determined tha-
the rulers, in whose hands they have place.
the legislative branch of the government, art
totally unfit for the positions they occupy, and
10 a voice as if from Heaven, they have declated
this to be a white mans government. Ignorance,
when forced against intelligence, will alwaysbs
compelled to retire with defeat marked upon "a
banners CongresSs. sas q Of the
and by numerous acts has eudesvored By eoA6s
tinually UNDERMINING the other OtAaebes Of
the government, to destroy their power, and
thus make itself supremes ThankrGod, the peo;
Pile have given them such rebuke as Will eatl
them back to their senses. Let the menof Or,
egon and Washington Territory, when they are
again called to speak upon the questions that
are now agitatiDg the country, be prepared to
add their voice to the great cry. of condemnation
which has been uttered by the States of the At
lantic slope. - ,5-
STANTON AND THE PRESIDENT.
Various rumors are afoat as to the probable
successor of Mr.. Stanton. Gen. Grant has been
prepared to turn over the portfolio of the War
Department for sometime past, in expectaton'of
the appointment of some gentleman to that PO-
sition. have good authority for saying that
the President is now busily engaged 10 examins
ing the qualifications of several gentlemen who
are being urged upon him for the position of
Secretary of War, vice E. NJ Stanton removed.
1t is the purpose of the President to make an
absolute removal under the law as it existed
prior 20 the passage of the tenure of Office bill,
which is held by the administration as being
unconstitutional, and was so regarded BY Mr..
Stanton at the time of its passage, and in fact
be prepared part of the veto message denying
the authority of Congress to pass such an act.
On the removal of Mr.. Stanton as here tudtcs>
ted, the President will send bjs-message to the
A or/1v forQ Ey of
War, Vice Stanton, removed. Of course the
nomination will be rejected. Mr.. Stanton may
claim that be shall be Fejnstated, but being out
of Office he will be COMPELLED to seek legal
remedy. This will bring the question as to the
consti utionalIty of the tenure Of office act be-
fore the Supreme Court for adjudication, and by
its decision the right of Mr.. Stanton to hold Of
fee will be decided, So stauds the case. STAN
ton is very tenacious, and will make bitter
fight for the office.
THE SUMNER SCANDAL.
For a considerable period back, it has been
generally known that Senator Sumner and wife
had separated, but from what cause, was un>
kuuwu. A thousand stories 1sro i. oirSsIA ,i;.L, ;
but no one could get any deinite idea as to the
real cause. 1t las now trauspired, and the
community have been satisfied. Senator Sum
ner, about year since, married a very beauti>
fh and highly accomplished widow OF Boston
The lady, in marrying the Senator, was com
PEELED to relinquish very large fortune, left
her by her first husband, with the proviso that
if she married again, the money went to some
relative of his, The Senator brought his wife
to Washington, and during the session Of Con-
gress she formed the acquaintance of Baron
Gerolt, who was connected with the Prussian LIE
CATION. The Baron paid her great attention,
aud was wont to visit the Capitol with her to
listen to the eloquence of the Senator. Thus
matters stood when the Hon. gentleman wrote
II note to the Prussian, calling him to au account
for his attentions to his, the Senator's wife. He
even went so far as to insinuate that the atteu.
tions to the lady were not honorable. The
Prussan was enraged, and demanded satisfac.
tion.. ln the meantime the Senator bad de-
spatched letter to Bismarck, asking the recall
of the Baron. Bismarck complied with the re.
quest, and the Baron was requested to return
medistely. The news reached Mrs Sumner
who became very indignant, and packed her
trunks and started for Europe, where she Intend:
to reside under the name of her first hus ba nd
The Senator has given up his residence 10 this
city, sold bis carriages aud horses, and will take
a suit of rooms for the winter. H
MAIL AFFAIRS.
The manner in which the mails are transmit,
ted across the plains is perfectly disgraceful
Not day passes that the department is not ir
receipt of some complaint in relation to this out.
rage. The mails are supposed to make the "trip
10 given number of days, but if a letter ever
reaches its destination it is a wonder. 10 az
affidavit received at the PostSofice department
great stress is laid upon the fact that the mails
are carried BY Wells, Fargo CO., who run, ia
connection with the mail, an Express. II ap.
pears that when the express matter is large,s the
mails laid aside at some station until all The
express is put through. In some cases it is as
serted, that bags containing pail. matter are
used to fill up ruts along the road, there Io Law
ard rot or be spoiled by the Indians. The de.
partment is investigating these charges and will
undoubtedly regulate the matter to suit.the
community. g,.
TELEGRAPHIc REPORTS.
A person on this side of the continent, on. IA,
king up paper published on the Pacific coast
is often very much amused on looking over the
the teleRraphic news purportiug to be a syuop
sis Of the important events occurring East. n
strikes me as if the individual who concoet
these reports endeavored to see how ridienIo,,