The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.
(From Exchanges.)
Aug. 6.
ANDY's CHANCES.

A private dispatch received by a
profinent Tennessee politician here
to-day foreshadows the election of An
drew johnson as United States Sena-
tor from that State without doubt
The dispatch states that the majority
of the Conservative members elect are
already pledged to the support of John
son, and adds that the only prominent
candidate against him for Conserva-
tive support is Colonel Bailie Peyton
1t also states that measures have been
taken to secure Peyton's withdrawal
from the canvass, and that the RadI-
Gals are divided in opinion regarding
their candidate. 1t is not probable,
however, they will run Stokes, their
defeated candidate for Governor.
"wHEN RoGUEs FALL OUT" &C.
The pamphlet war now progressing
between Generals Blunt, of Kansas,
and John Wright, of Indiana, regard
ing the alleged Indian swindles, will
undoubtedly result in a Congressional
investigation, and the exposure of gil
gantic frauds in the payment of bonn-
ties to the soldiers of Blunt's Indian
brigade. If one-half that each says
of the other party is true, the result
of the investigation will complicate
both of them. AT present public opin-
ion is about equally divided here, but
citizens of Kansas now here, who are
interested in the matter, unhesitatingly
indorse Blunt's statement.
JUDGE DENTS VIEWS.
A letter is printed here p~urporting
to give the views of Judge Dent re-
garding the anvass in Mississippi. 1t
is addressed to the people of that State
and is quite lengthy. Among other
things the Judge says that, as a MAJ
tional Republican, he is opposed to
the extreme prescription of his party.
He places himself unequivocally upon
the Walker platform, of Virginia, and
advocates universal amnesty with uni
versal suffrage is opposed to repudia-
ton, and in favor OF internal improve
ments. In all these positions he
claims to be in unison with President
Grant, and declares that it is upon
this basis that he recognizes the fact
that the discordant elements of the
South are to be harmonized, and upon
which the conservative men, of all
parties may unite.
INTEREST IN CUBAN MATTERS.
The late news of patriot successes
from Cuba has freshened the hopes of
the insurrectionary junta here, and the
additional news of the reception of
Gen. Sickles by the Spanish govern
ment is received by them with salts
faction, as they claim that q speedy
development Of the policy of our gov
eminent in regard to the Cuban ques-
ton will follow. Senior Lemus is eX
pected to return from New York OH
Wednesday, when it is presumed the
Cubans themselves will take some i'm
portrait steps toward the accomplish
ment of the object of their mission.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The contemptuous tone of the re-
ply of Judge Gilmer. of Virginia to
the overtures of Judge jenkins, chair
man of the radical Republican party
of that State, for a reconciliation of
the differences between the two wings
of the party, attracts extensive COM
ment in political circles. 1t is well
known that the President earnestly in
dorsed the proposition made by Mr..
jenkins, which, however, did not
originate with the Wells men, but was
invited by the supporters of Governor
elect Walker. 1t is therefore evident
that the Walker men succeeded in de-
ceiving Jenkins by making him be-
lieve that they would accept their
overtures, when in fact they did not
intend to do anything of the kind
1t is not improbable that the future
course of the administration will effect
a complete transfer of the power of
the two factions, when it may be ex-
pected that Gilmer and his friends will
be compelled to make o~vertures to
Jenkins.
TIL WHISKY TAx.
1t is understood that the National
Convention of liquor dealers, which
will undoubtedly be convened in this
city during the latter part of next De
cember, will urge Congress to repeal
the present tax on whisky, and re-enact
the old law requiring a tax of two
dollars per gallon The friends of this
movement claim that under the pres
ent effective system of collecting the
revenue the two dollar tax can be col
lected. The question naturally and
pertinently follows. Why should the
liquor dealers be so anxious to increase
the tax on their products? And it is
answered by the desire of large manu-
facturers to crush't the small distilleries
who could not afford to pay a heavy
tax. The large manufacturers claim
that the present low tax has encour-
aged distilling in a small way, and
that small distilleries are guilty of
nearly all the frauds discovered since
the reorganization of the revenue bu-
reau. 1t is generrlly believed, how
ever. that the true motive of the liquor
dealers in seeking an increase of the
tax is the prospect of realizing profits
from advance of prices by the sale, af-
ter the passage of the proposed law,
of liquor on which the present low tax
has been paid.