Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-21
From Our MashIngiOn Correspondent.

NlrssRs. EplroRs Those "prophets Of evil
and sccrs of disaster who, taking counsel OF
their hopes, have often and so pcrsistently pre-
dotod that an occasion of difference and separa,
ton would soon arise between General lirlnt ana
the Republican party, are by this time themselves
convinced that their hopes are vain.
The tcnnre-Ol-olicc law, which for time ter
riGcd the timid by its threatening shadow, but
served in the end to show thomhow basclcss were
their fears. lfany further assurance were needed
to convince and cheer the country, the records OF
the past week furnishes it abundantly.
One of the most difficult aud delicate tasks i'm
posed upon President is the distribution Of the
official patronage placed in his hands by the Con,
gttution. and here IL anywhere lay the danger OF
"a rupture between the President and his political
| friends Precisely here has General Grant de-
monstrnted not only that he is, but that he Is TO
remain in full hearty and harmonious accord with
the loyal and patriotic party that elected him.
Precisely here too has he demonstrated that he
] possesses in an eminent degree, those qualities
as Statesman aud executive So essentially ncccs-
-ury to ensure popular and successful admins
tmtion, namely the ability To- select the best
man for the place II II would be saying TOO
much 30 claim that this has been done in every
| instance, it is certainly no more than the truth
/ that in the thousands Of appointments recently
/ made by him, no notably improper or iWudlc0us
|applintmcnts have been made II proof OF tins
assertion is needed, it is found in the fact that the
| Senate has been in executive session Tor just a
week during which time nominations have been
sent in at the rate of nearly one Inundated and
/ flty a day. and that thus far not single roml-
nation has been rejected. Each nomination s
carefully scrutinized and separately acted upon ia
/ the senate after having been referred 10 the app
propriate committee and reported thorclr0m.
| 1he doctrine that d" ~ The ricfOrs bel0Hg
| The Spo'ls is being generally applied IN cases
where the present mcumbcnts are knOWnas John
son men, and the principle OF rotation is being
extensively applied 10 those against whom there is
| mo- political objection Between both doctrines
there is being pretty clean sweep made OF for
cign representatives, cUnsuls, customs and inter-
nal revenue officers, pension agents, &c. IL has
been decided that the latter class Of officers shall
/ be removed, with very few exceptions, and s1l-
dicr- appointed i'm their places.
The heads OF bureaus In the various depart
mcuts here, who were largely in sympathy with
/ johnson have either been removed or have ten
dcrcd compulsory resignation, and the places
/ have been filled with true and tried Republicans.
/ Il appears to have been decided, however that
/ Hon. Nathan Sergeant, Commissioner of Gus
toms. Hon. T. NJ Brodhead, Second Comptroller
| of the Treasury, and lion. \. b French, Second
! Auditor, whose places were strongly assailed ioI
% time, are 10 remain.
The new officers have signifcd their determine.
ton To carry out the retrcnchmcut policy Of Cen
eral Grant and the Republican party, by IA whole
] @tIt INlutllON Oh Tue lOINt@ III kNtlI lt-IfNllNt
bureaus. During the week past, several hum
bred clerks and employees have received notice.
! that their services are no longer required.
Hon r. W. Clark the new Third Auditor 0
the Treasury, has done the most thorough work
In this direction, by discharging about one hun
bred and thirty clerks from his bureau on Friday
and Saturday last The discharges were intended
10 be made up in this instance Of two classes ~
first, those who were reported to him as worth
less and inefficient "a class Of pensioners who had
been covered up and provided for by his prede
cessor) and second those who were known q
be Johnson's sympath2crs, and hostile To tht
Republican party
Mr.. Clark is determined that the administra.
/ ton OF his office shall cost the government no
more than is absolutely necessary that none but
thorough and efficient clerks shall be employed
therein, and that he will eudcayor 10 find such il
the ranks of the party rather than outside OF IL
A little of his zeal and spirit, however, is sadll
needed by some of the other bureau officers.
several important treaties have been dispose,
of during the past week By the Senate, among
which b, the ratification Of the naturalization
treaties with Baden, Wurtemburg, llesse an,
! Belgium, and the trade mark treaty with Belgium
The treaty recently negotiated by Hon. Caicl
Cushing for a Ship Canal across the lsthmus ID
Darien has been postponed until the next scs
sion
The treaty with Denmark for the purchase %
the Island Of ST. Thomas, and the reciprocit,
treaty with the Hawaiian Islands remain 10 b,
considered Notwithstanding the ridicule tina
has been heaped upon the former treaty, a. bein.
the purchase of an earthquake hy Secretary Sew
ard o. offset bis purchase Of icehcrgs in Alaska
there is "a growing sentiment in favor Of its mtit
cation among the most careful and consderau
Senators, and there Is q strong prospect that i
will be ratified during the present session
On Tuesday the 18th inst Mr.. Sumner from
the Committee on Foreign relations made tn
formal adverse report upon the Alabama claim
treaty with England, and enforced the views o
the committee in a two hours speech. which vii
shed additional lustre upon his name a. an orat0
and a statesman
Although moderate in tone and position, il
clear, logical, earnest and eloquent arraig nment
England WIS such as 10 awaken thousand echOe
in the popular heart, and 10 show how shameful
~ we have been misTepresentcd and well mig
cheated by Reyerdy johnson. cannot mention
Sumner IS, but would earnestly advise every reade
OF tins letter tOprOcure the speech and read it
Immediately upon its completion in the Senate
SO profoundly were the Senate impressed with Mr.
sumner S presentation OF the case, that the in
junction Of secrecy was removed. In order Inn
the speech might be printed and 90 to the people
The treaty was then rejected by a vote Of hlty
four 10 one. Senator MCCreery Of Ky. being IN
only one to vote in its favor The more Of
icctually to stamp the condemnation of the Sen
ate upon this national disgmce, and 20 expres
their utter repudiation of its author. the nomiua
ton of Hon. j Lothrop Motley as minister I
England in place Of Reyerly johnson was IMAM
mOusly confirmed, there being none 50 poor as :
do him reverence. When will politicians lear
that the interests or the honor Of this nation can
not be betrayed with impunity
y good deal Of talk was excited here on Wed
nesday last, by the report of belligerent inter
view which took place between the President an,
a nil -.
bered as one Of the notorious seueH who vote,
against impeachment. Relieving that Senate
Pomeroy was getting the lions share of the pat
! ronage IN Kansas, and cOnceiying that be was no
sufficiently consulted inregard 10 its distribution
! he sought an interview with the President an,
and preferred his demands in tone, and in Ian
guage, neither c0urty nor diplomatic. As hi
| department became positively disrespectful. IA,
! President ntimated TO him that he desired tn
| interview 10 terminate; whereup0n Ross angri,
exclaimed, You, and your desires may 20 {,
hell, sir.
Rising exoitedly, Grant Numbered out. Leay,
the room, sir. Leave the room, or shall fore,
you out"
Selling his hat, Ross beat hasty retreat nnt
huuiedly left the White House.
| on thursday evening there was the grandes
exhibition Of the Northern Lights ever seen il
this latitude. The heavens were at times fairly
golaze with their glory, and the street lamps wer
| uiihlou ny the electric hght which seemed 10 ill
/ the atmosphere Hundreds Of citizens who bnf
never seen its like before, gathered upon the cor
ners and open places, and gazed in wonder upor
the blazing sky. During its continuance th,
Western Mon Telegraph Company worked thei
lines from here to New York and Boston, withou
the use oiany battery whatever, using no othe
motive power than that which was supplied b,
the auroral currents. fHovAs
senator Sumner ON the Alabama Treaty.
! The only speech made in the Senate to-day on
the Johnson-C Clarendon treaty, was BY Mr.. Sum.
ner and occupied nearly two hours in the delivery
Mr. Sumner took the ground that instead of re.
moving any existing grievances, it left nothing
but heart burnings, and therefore could not be-
considered settlement. Ii offered no semblanc,
OF compensation, and it would not be for the in