The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-08
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reasons Tor Secretary 0i TIE Interior
Some q the reasons are the Pacific
coast should lee represented II Tie new
Cabinet Senator CONFESS has been
miner in California, ard has made him
self acquainted with the interests Of the
country embraced by the various bu-
reaus q that Department as ouly sell
made, practical man rising from the
lswest Becessitous condition 20 the high
est cuiueucc 10y force ofnaiise abilities,
can be. which peculiarly fits him tor
TIA, mu,tiarious Department, lie has
done the cause d RePaDlioaBIsm signal
service in largely contributing to the
conversion Of California from Democ-
racy, SO called, TO RepubGeauism in al
single campaigu 81 IS honest aud ca
pablo, hc has the rare distinction among
eminent, stauuch Republicans Of being
an lrishman, and might he appropriate
( ly offered the place in token that the
party DO not, as the Democrats would
\ have his couutrymen think they DO, re
4 Ease substantial acknowledgment Of =
man merits and services because Of his
Hibernian birth. His Senatorial term
expires witt! this Congress, disengaglns
( him Just ia time to enter upon his Cab
met duties without any loss OF his ser-
vices to the public therefor.
L. B. Washburue, who has heen spo-
ken Ct for the Interior, is now confident
1 ~ spoken Of in some quarters, for the
Treasury. Following his economical
instincts in giving his attention to The
subjects falling to the Committee Of
Ways and Means, Of which he is CHAIR
man, he thinks the next administration
can make the p O Department pay its
own expenses, and considerably dInin-
ish the expenses Of the Treasury De
partment. VIII not President Grant
and the Senate give him an opportuni-
! ty to realize one Of these anticlpations
10y his own personal management?
4 have already spoken, in a previous
letter, Of the resignation, so called, Of
s. NJ, Clark, of his position OF Supt. of
the Treasury Printing Bureau. There
is long story about this man, inyoly-
ing puzzle which tbs hoped is at pres
ent in the way OF beng solved He has
been under suspicion ever sin CO he was
recommended by Congressional Com
mittee for dismissal from the Bureau
| of Supervising Arehitent Of he Treas
ury in which he was assistant in 1861 or
! e. Secretary Chase did remove him
upon such accommodation, but only
to install him chief Of Bureau destin-
ed to manufacture all the evidences Of
the Government indebtedno ss, and all
forms Of money issued by be Govern
ment. Now the puzzle is his How
is il that this individual, b aek-marked
/ by Congress six years ago, aud known
to be 9istrusted by man, persons in and
ont Of that body ever since-how is it
that ho has been persis Gently kept in q
place of such immense and delicate re-
sponsibility, for six yes rs, by three See
Iretaries Of the Treasury in succession
4 committee, cousistil x Of Senator Ed
munds Ichairman), Senator Buckalew
and Representative Hlsey Of n. y, alt
of the ReIenchment Committee, are
now making this Bureau their subject
Of investigation. IL is not the first nor
the second committee that has been APP
pointed in obedience to prevalent fear
I that the Government--tho people was
being robbed And although the 9th
ers failed 10 develop any ihing TO the
Ipubuc eye, success may bo expected Of
this.
| A committee Of three exp erts was set
to work about a year ago, oy appoint
mont OF Secretary McCuuoch. After
the committee had proceed ed certain
distance, by regular progr .ssive steps
in their task, but before the, had reach
ed a point where the public question
rs there any rascality in shi s'Bureau ??
could be answered, they were interrupt
cd by an order for a report Of what
they had found as far as they had gone.
That was nothing, 50 nothing was had
from that committee.
That not satisfying anybody, another
committee was appointed, consisting Of
the Register, the LIST Comptroller and
LIST Auditor. They appointed substi-
tutos No report Of the result of their
labors has ever been mace public. a
report was sent in to the S. cretary, and
there remained.
! Finally, about fortnight ago, Senator
Edmands commenced q preliminary IN
yestigation Of this Bureau, while wait
ing for the other members Of tle com
mittee to arrive. During the former
examinations. Clarke was permitted To
20 in and out at his pleasure, \ it'll the
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