Ellsworth American., 1869-04-29
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Nspotism-The coiored ssas-Non,-
| inafions-- Spanish Mission - DR..
Boynton's Church-Gen1 Howard
Cleaning ont-Fosai Office Hoiders-
| INIT Promotions-CUrious Orthog-
r"pAy- General Kslpatvick- North
ern Carpet Bogeer- Precipitate Re
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WASHINGTON, April Esd, 1869.
In no one thing perhaps has the Pres
ident shown more real genius than in
adapting himself to the requirements Of
the party, through whose suffragcs he
was elevated to power. As il well
known, he never assumed to be poll
tician. and commencing his official ca
rccr less trammelled perhaps than any
preceding President, it is not matter
of surprise that he made some errors,
aud that men who suffered thcrcirom.
were momentarily indignant thercat.
But the anxiety to correct these errors,
manifested whenever pointed out to
him almost disarms criticism. The
White House is no bed Of roses for an
experienced politician accustomed to all
the annoyance of political life; how
much more must 1t try the patience Of
man who has had no political experience
whatever? Grants original Cabinet
was blundcr. and il Is but little better
as at present constituted. The nomina-
tion of Washburne as Minister to
France. and the display Of Nepotism.
are mistakes which can he overlooked.
and which time will correct Where all
true Republicans expected to find Grant
the weakest. he has proved TO be the
strongest.
Reference is now made TO the status
Of the colored man. lie WAS harras.cd
almost daily. Tor weeks, by Southern
delegations to secure his influence for or
against the Ricc-Butler Bill for recon-
structing Georgia. In regard 10 this
matter, hc has taken advanced Republi-
eau ground, by approving the bill before
Congress (but not passed for want OF
time, at the last session. and next prac-
tically endorsing il by nominating col
orcd men for Office not only in Georgia,
but elsewhere. thro@hgouf the ~orid.
Two Of our representatives abroad are
colcrcd men, and each one Of the South
ern States has one or morc colorcd Off
cial..
In practice, General Grant saws TO the
malcontcnts Of Gcorgia-rtrace your
stcps-give the colorcd man all his
rights. or else expect special legislation
Ia recover their rights.
The great rush for Office l. over. and
Washington has assumed its normal
condition-a quiet. orderly city. The
names OF some fifteen hundred persons
have been sent TO the Senate, Of which
number about thirteen hundred have
been confirmed.
The Senate has nearly completed all
the work laid out for the special session.
and will adjourn by the end OF this
week
A Senator made personal application
at the State Department yesterday for .
foreign appointment for friend, and
was told there were no vacancies at
present. and il was not certain there
would be any af all. II has been sup
posed that the failure of the Senate TO
confirm successor 10 Mr.. Hale, our
Minister at Madrid, would, doubtless
necessitate the detention Of the present
incumbent for another year at least, but
| have good reasons for believing that
Gen1. Sickles will be sent TO Spain very
shortly. Mr.. Hale. whatever the merits
of the contest between himself and Mr.
Perry. the Secretary Of legation may be.
has outlived his usefulness. and should
be recalled forthwith.
The long and bitter contest in the
First Congregational church of this CITY,
Of which the Rev. Mr.. Boynton is pas
tor. was settled by the majority headed
/ by Mr.. Boynton taking letters Of credit.
and Withdrawing, leaving the minority
Of whom General o. o. Howard is the
recognized leader, in charge Of the ef-
; fects Of the visible church. Thus ends
church controversy, which has per
haps caused more hard feeling and more
unchristianlikc conduct than ANYTHING
that ever before disturbed a society be-
longing TO this sect. 1t is understood
that the retiring members will immedi-
ately organize Second Congregations
nj Society" and secure temporary
place of worship until funds can be OBJ
tanned, and q suitable church edifice
erected. This whole scandal has grown
out OF wilful misunderstanding be-
tween Boynton and Howard, and had
both been expelled in the first instance
it would have been TO the advantage Of
all concerned.
The work of cleaning out the Depart
ments here goes on apace. Already
some five hundred fossils, Democrats
and Rebel sympathizers have been re-
moved. and as many more will be be-
fore the lst Of next month. Some of
the first class mentioned (fossils) had
been in Office for different periods vary
ing from ten to fifty years each, and had
fully pursuaded themselves that they
had lifelong sinecures. They had out
lived their usefulness. nearly all of them
sympathized with the rebellion, and all