The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-01
Tbe ReyoIutIonists and the
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Senate.
Washington Correspondents of the Anti
Glavar,- Standar,l

as proof of ths justice OF the structures it
contains True to It's instincts, the Times
eongratuates itself that my letter is an
| evidence of the Conservative reaction in
the Senate. Nothing so respectable even
as our conservation eau be set down to the
credit ot the Rad cal tr lders in patronage.
| Onl, mere greed for lart,r and sale; the
merest dregs or corrupt intent is at the
bottom of their action | am not writing
| for the sakl of rhetOric-nOt ranting mere
! fustian-when | say that the majority of
! the nominations sent in since the present
| extraordinary session began, have been the
result of "a trade between thi Executive
and Senators. Take an example. One
| Western Senator, prominent as Radical,
sent an Illinois politician tere, supposed to
| be in g0od standing at the White House,
! t tell the President that he would oppose
| a summer session of Congress, provided he
| received certain Offices. The Senatorial
bartcrer did not get the Offices, hut did
most strenuously oppose the proposed sum
mer session Gen. Garfield, of Ohio, was
| smarter than the Senator, for he got his
pay. Perhaps the General was considered
worth more for future purposes than the
| Judge After the adjournment, as the sto.
~ goes the Ohio Representative got Gen
| Gordon Granger to represent TO the Presi-
| dent that ha, Garfield, so acted as to mate
| rally aid the defeat of the sumner session
! movement rs first proposed by General
| Schenck. 4 certain post Office was the re-
ward wanted for this service, and General
| Garfeld's S man was nominated and confirm
| ed. The character of the service for which
| post-oficc was considered fair reward
| ought to be known. When, on Monday
preceding the adjournment, it became evil
| dent that the advice Of high officials against
an adjournment without day was having its
effect in the House, Gen. Schenck Offered
resolution providing for four days between
the day to be fixed ard the regular time for
reassembling, on which Congress could
meet and adjourn over, if no cause demand
ing session had, in the meantime, arisen.
Gen Garfield voted and worked against
the demand for the previous question, and
when that was sustained, left the hall, thus
dodging the final vote. i..
That was one way Of sustaining the Presi-
dent; another was when, on the presenta-
ton by Sidney Clarke, Of Kansas, of pre-
amble aud resolution setting fort the action
of the House on the impeachment question,
and requesting the Judiciary committe to
report at the reassembling OF Congress in
July, Garfield killed the preamble by
cowardly criticism on its language, as com
| init ing the House to the impeachment of
| the President. There were other services,
as for instance the very coarse attack made
by the General on Thaddaus Stevens during
the debate on the original Military BILL
But the illustrations l. have given are surely
sufficient to entite the Representative to
as much bread and butter as a second
Gloss postoffice will obtain for an ally
Among the traders Simon Cameron is
conspicuous. He has entered into coubi-
nation with Buckalew, Cowan, Randall,
Boyer & Go. The latter do the out door
business attend to the White House and
Departments, while Cameron and Buckaew
run the Senate. Judge Kelley's Thaddeus
Stevens, Koontz's and Covode's districts
have been the especial subjects for Senatorial
trading Let me mention another iilustra-
ton Of Cameron management. Every
body here knows that Isaac Newton,
| Commissioner of. Agriculture, is uncommon
ly incompetent for bis position. With all
who support him it is a question not of
competency, but ol how much they can
secure from his Department for their sup
port. | am in any of the rings for or
against Newton. The President has nomi-
mated Colon ! Capr1n, of Illinois, who is
very generally pronounced fit tor the place,
n good soldier and reliable Republican.
Cameron is chairman of committee on
Agriculture. Only four members are pres
cut, Cattel, of New Jersey, uniting with
| Cameaon, agreed not TO report on the
nomination, so it is killed. Newton made
a great many promises Of places ard seeds
| TO accomplish this. ..t
The New York Senators are in the trad
ing ring. The Brooklyn Offices have been
the great bone OF contention. Conkling
wanted the postoffce for State Senator
who voted for him Morgan wanted the
Assessorship for the Sd district for another
who voted for him. Let us see how this
works. Gen. Roberts was nominated by
President for the postoffice OF the city of
churches. am assured by prom inent Rad
icals that Roberts has always been an anti
slavery man, and was an excellent soldier.
Yet be is rejected because of the trade
agreed upon. The two Brooklyn Represen-
tatives, or the johnson cliques were to
have the balance of the offices, provided the
Senators got the two they desired Was
| not correct in declaring that tie rule was,
$50 much for 50 much, and that no prin-
| ciple governed either nomination or confir-
nation? f.-l y ..rt
Morton, of Indiana, is another promi-
nent trader The list of his harters would
fill column. He was especially active in
the support Of both Rousseau and Mere
dith Support Of the latter was quite in
| keeping, since it is well understood fact
in Indiana politics that Meredith has always
had the support of the Morton influence in
his attacks on George w. Julian, not even
excepting his brutal assault on him by ruff
fans hired for the purpose. l.aas.
Governor. Yates is not free from censure,
and even Ben. Wade voted for Steedman 8
confirmation. This latter was engineered
| by Sherman, Fe'senden and Sprague, and
| doubtless an understanding was arrived at
for support Of Presidential spirations by
such Conservative Republicans as Chase
and Fessenden. The former will never
make the Chief Justice he is capable Of be-.
ing while tie Presidential bee buzzes un.
der his bonnet. He ought to get rid there
Of at an early date>--for nothing is more
settled in the pc pile $ mind than that he
cannot De removed from that bench.
Sherman takes care of his own with great
assiduity. am informed that some eigh-
teen members OF the Sherman Ewing fami-
Hes are IN olIce. lHlS IS nep0tiSm on
large scale. Charles Sherman, the Sena
tor s brother, is United States Judge of the
Northern District Of Ohio. His son Hen
ry, is deputy clerk therein cen. Thorn
as Ewing, Jr,, the Senator's brother.in law,
is lawyershere He gets good deal of
profitable business thrown in his way by
the connection. General HughsEwing, bis
brother, is Minister to the Hague. His
fitness for the position is demonstrated by
his chronic condition Of intemperance.
Charles Ewing another brother, has COM
mission in the army. Hampton, b. Dew
man, a brether-in-law, is Superintendent of
Indian Affairs for Nebraska, .Dak otah and
Montana. The Senator himself isreported
to bea member of the firm of Jay Cooke