Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 8, 1869.
THE RESULT OF THE MUNICIPAL
EIECTION


veyor, is elected by an average majority
of $500 Every Republican candidate
for Alderman and Councilman is elected.
The new Register is a colored man the
colored people are represented in the
Board of Aldermen; and every ward has
ono colored Councilman. The day was
generally peaceable. In the forenoon a
disturbance occurred at the Navy Yard,
in which one white man, who assisted a
policeman to secure two riotous colored
mon against attempts to rescue them,
was badly cut with razors by the colored |
mob. About p. m, the colored people |
chased an active "Citizeu " partizan in.
to house, and, whom the police had him
in charge for protection, stoned them |
and him, and returned the pistol shots of
the police. A terrible riot seemed to
have had its beginning, when Mayor
Bowen arrived, and talked the distur-
bance down. One negro was MORALLY
shot by the police. Several horses of the
mounted police were shot, and several
of the force were struck by the stones.-
Sup't Richards escaped being shot only
by knocking up the pistol at the instant
the negro discharged it. 1t was a close
imitation of brutal riot by ignorant,
bigoted whites, on small scale. and for
short time, which will go far to dis
credit the colored mans fitness for free
dom. This occurred in the I'd ward, the
opposite part of the town from the Navy
Yard. There was no other disturbance
of Importance, believe.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL,.
With good intent, no doubt, for he is
well-meaning man, in the rules issued
by him on the first of June, for the gov
eminent of his Department, says, "the
practice OF borrowing money in antici-
patton of salaries is regarded as detri-
mental to the public service, and en-
ployees who resort TO it will be liable to
dismissal" lie obviously intends to
say that the Incorporate and other inju-
rious habits of those who anticipate their
salaries, which cause them to anticipate
their salaries, are injurious to the public
service, and the Secretarys worthy OBJ
ject in this rule is to check injury to the
government and the individual. But
he should have said so, fairly and
squarely. That would have divided the
sheep from the goats. 1 know, for ex-
ample, one clerk borrowing to meet his
payments on his house; another, to fin
ish paying for his law-lectures and gradu-
alton; another, to meet the extra outlay
I,s.
~; another, for funeral expenses of a
child, the doctors bill to be paid later /;
another, to meet a school bill; another,
to meet his family's current expenses, in
the hope of a promotion to living wages;
another, to pay for little furniture, TO
keep house as asaying on boarding; &C.,
: &c. Now, it is not just to class these
men with the wLisky-drinlSing, gambl-
ing scamps, at which alone the rule is
really aimed, or well TO increase, as it
tcnds to, the difficulty and expense OF
getting loans. Paying weekly, instead
Of monthly, would improve Matters
l Clerks would have their money
ions, or at worst, to pay week S
, score with, instead of months; and
they could buy cheaper in consequence
n and would keep a sharper lookout fol
9 expenses when the money must be
d planked down for everything, or reelz
/ oning day is always close at hand, and
@ there is less than one-quarter the money
g to anticipate.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION, 9TH OF
o JULY.
a prominent, well-informed Republic
y can writes to a friend of mine in thii
. city, will, he thinks, go 10000 majority
= for Governor Wells, the Republican
= candidate for his present position. Thu
" Governor, he anticipates, will run aheat
of his ticket. A portion of the Republi
can nominees, he is not confident, will
ie be elected at all. The constitution, ties
oath aud all, will probably be elected
Tue only doubtful proposition, in hi
mind, is the test oath. The legislator
is sure. Another active, working, know
X ing Republican, though not so sanguin
y respecting the Governors majority, ex
pressed substantially the same opinio
es personally to me yesterday.
ee PRESIDENT GRANT CUT DEEPEl
ne THAN HE KNEW
I'D When, few days since, as is reported
Of he replied, TO the reference of the que'
IN lion of the discharge of an old clerk
ne the Treasury, on account OF his politic
no "a man who has been a clerk for
I'd years is supposed to have lost all polit
of cal identity, and to have no politics
ls be turned out for, any more than an o
r. ficer in the army" 1t is too true.
,e- man who will stay in Governmel
y, clerkship 20 years through all chang
ne ne of administration, in nine cases out
MI ten must have natural tendency to 70
or silize, and no doubt the process won
SO be fully completed within that time.
r.. But for that very reason 1 would on
TX, him as one who was destitute of the Ell
ly ments of character to contribute an
thing to, or appreciate American citize
ship, and therefore undeserving sha
So in anything the Republic. has to besto'
&C. An army is an unavoidable despotisn
:" it is therefore different thing with
hin officer.
81 SERVED THEM RIGHT.
,me Commissioner Van Aernam has ju
oh ordered another agents name to
l. stricken from the list practicing befc
re- the Pension Bureau, for charging pc
er- Wiuo" an eA'oi'ion''o ie0' ""'
the pension TO be paid direct to
claimant. He has already dismiss
500, several for similar offences.