The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-26
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
THE REvoLuT1oN1srs AND TEE SENATE.

| POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
| THE REyoLuT1oN1sTs AND TEE SENATE.
! The following rather interesting Washington
letter We take from the An'i-Slaueyy Standard,
the organ of WENDELL PHILLIPS. Coming from so
sanity source, it is deserving of the considora
tion of our s'unrecorstructed" READERS:
The New York Times gives undue prominence to
my last letter sent from here That it should do
may fairly be set down rs proof of the Justice Of
the structures it contains. True to it's instincts,
the Times congratuates tse'" that my letter is an
evidence of the Conserr. 9 reaction in the
Senate. Nothing so respectable even as our
conservation can be set down to tho
| credit cf the Radical traders in patronage.
Only mere greed for barter and sale;
| the merest dregs Of corrupt intent is
at the bottom of their action am not writing for
| the sake of rhetoric-not ganting mere fustan-
when say that the majority OF the nominations
sent in since tho present extraordinary session be-
gan, have been the result, OF "a trade between the
Executive and Senators. Take an example. One
Western Senator. prominent as q Radical, sent an
Illinois politician here, supposed to be in good
standing at the White House, to tell the President
that he would opposes Summer session Of Con-
gress, provided he Received certain offices. The
Senatorial barterer did not get the offices, but did
SESSION st Gon. Gared Of Ohio I was smarter than
the Senator for he got his pay. Perhaps the Cen
cral was considered worth for future purposes
than the Judge. After the adjournment, as the
story goes the Ohio Representative got Gen. Col
don Granger to represent to the President that he,
Garfield, acted as to materially AID the defeat OF
the Sumner session movements as first proposed
by Gen. Schenck. A certain postofice was the 1e-
ward wanted for this service, and Con. Garfelds
man was nominated and confirmed. The charac-
ter of the service for which q postoftce was con-
sidered fair reward ought to be known. When,
on Monday preceding adjournment, it became eyl-
dent that the advice OF high officials against an
nnf dow hoS1 nffnrf
the House, Gen. Schenck offered o resolution pro-
viding for four days between tho day to be fixed
and the regular time for reassembhng, on which
Congress could meet and adjourn over, If no cause
demanding session had in the meantime arisen
Gen. Garfield voted and worked against the de-
mand for the previous question, and when that was
sustained left the hail. thus dodging the final VOTE
That was one way of sustaining the President;
another was when, on the presentation by: Sidney
Clarke, IF Kansas OF preamble and resolution
setting forth the action OF the House on the i'm
peachment question: und requesting the Judiciary
Committee to report at the reassemhling OF Con-
gress in July, Garfield killed the preamble by'a
cowardy criticism on it's language, as committing
the House to the impeachment Of the President.
There were cher services, as for instance the very
coarse attack mado by the General on Ihaddeus
Stevens during the debate on the original Military
Bill. But the illustrations have given are surely
sufficient to enttle the representative to as much
dread and butter" as secondcass postotfice will
obtain for on ally.
Among the traders Simeon Cameron is conspl-
cuous. He has entered into combination with
Buckalew, Cowan, Randall, Boyer & Co. The lat
ter do the outdoor buNness-attend to the White
House and Departments. while Cameron and Buc-
kalew ruin the Senate. Judge Kelleys, Thaddeus
stevens, Koontz's, and Covode's districts have
been the especial subjects for Senatorial trading.
management. Everybody here knows that Isaac
Newton, Commissioner Of Agriculture, is uncom-
monty incompetent for his position. VITA alwho
sur port him 1t is question only, not of compe-
tency, brit Of how much they can secure from his
department for their support I am not in any of
the ssrings" for or against Newton. The President
has nominated Col. Capron, Of Illinois, who is very
generally pronounced fit for the place. good SOL
dier and a reliable Republican, Cameron 10 chair
members are present. Chattel, Of New Jersey,
uniting with Cameron, agreed not to report on the
nomination, so ii is killed. Newton made Groat
many promises Of places and seeds to accomplish
this.
The New York Senators are in the trading ring:
The Brooklyn offices havo been tho great bone OF
contention. Conkling wanted tho Postofice for
State Senator who voted for him Morgan wanted
the Assersorshp for the Third District for another
who voted for him. Let MS see how this works
Gen. Roberts was nominated by the President for
the Postofice of the City of Churches. I am as
sured bf prominent Radicals that Roberts has
always been an Anti-slavery man, and was an ex-
cellent soldier. Yet he is rejected because OF the
trade agreed upon The two Brooklyn representa-
tyes or the Johnson cliques were to have the bal
ance of the Offices, provided the Senators got tho
two they desired. Was l not correct in declaring
that the rule was, $50 much Tor SO much! ana
that no principle governed either nomination or
confirmation
: Morton, of Indiana, is another prominent trader,
The List Of his barters would fill o G ,lumn. He
was especially active in support Of both Rousseau
and Meredith. Support or the latter was quito IN
keeping, since it is well understood fact in Indi-
ana politics that Meredith has awa 8 had the sup
port Of the Morton influence IN his attacks on
George W. Julien, not even excepting bis brutal
assault on him by rutiians hired tor the purpose.
Gov. Yates IS not free from cersure, and even
Ben Wade voted for Steedmans confirmation.
This latter was engineered by Sherman, Fessen-
den and Sprague, aud doubtless an understanding
arrived at for support OF Presidential asplra-
tions by such Conservative Republicans as Chase
and Fessenden. Tho former will never make the
Chief Justice he is capable OF being while the
Presidential bee buZzes under his bonnet. be
ought to get rid thereof ut an early date-for no
thing is moro settled in the peoples mind than that
he cannot be removed from that bench.
Sherman takes care OF his own with great
assiduity, am informed that somo eighteen
members of the Sherman-Ewng families are Ill
Office. This is nepotsm on @ large scale. Charles
Sherman, the Senator's brother, is United States
Judge of the Northern District Of Ohio. His son,
Horny, is q deputy clerk therein. Gen. Thomas
Ewing, Jr., the Senator'S brother-in-law, is .
lawyer hero. He gets good deal OF profitable
business thrown in his way by tho connection.
Hague. His fitness for the position is demon
strated by his chronic condition Of intomperance.
Charles Ewing, another brother, has commission
in the army. Hampton B. Bowman, q brother-in-
law, is Superintendent OF Indian Affairs tor Ne
braska, Dakotah and Montana. The Senator
himself is reported to be member Of the firm of
jaw Cooke Go The Importance, therefore, of
being Chairman of tho Senate Finance Committee
is very easily to be seen. Fessendea has about
as good thing Of 1t as any Senator. He is always
ready to dofend McCulloch, and is known to be
opposed to impeachment. much rroferring to have
Andrew johnson remain where he is until the
term expires. lie can get all he wants at the De-
partment
The Luxemburg Difficulty.
Tho following ssauthor.zed" statement Of the