Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-04

WASHINGTON Cry, ID. G., May Goth 100.
In the absence of general political,
newspaper correspondents are bepn,ia
take great interest in the coming MN. 9 "
election. In the years gone bv p0
Washington was quiet, pleasant ' -,
whose resident society was intelljoant IVY
tivated and refned-whose poGto, '"''
conservative-whose morals were ,,,,- we're
fair fame furnished only by the cro ,r' rs
political adventures that Aocloa vi
every session of congress, and who so,ra ,,I'
ever saw any portion of the civ o,os',
Pennsylvania Avenue from the Nav ~ (t'
partment to the Capitol, in those ooo5 ~,
days the municipal elections We're na;1
warmly contested nor exciting. Tbo -"
polled was very small, never reacbirg &c
Thousand III the most enthusiastic canro.
generally from two thousand to twertr 9
hundred. The candidates were all o..
men, property holders who deemed !, ,
duty to keep down taxes as low as poss,I,r.
and to curb any rising partisan feeIin.
from obtruding itself. The assoo;o4,I
press very often neglected to teleoro,l
the result of our election here to the conn
try. 1t is different now, in morals, il
clety, and in politics There are nv.
thirty thousand voters in Washington No,
counting several thousand who went Son,
at the breaking out of hostilities, and WIN
coming back to the homes of their vopu.
make no effort to interfere with the ola.
tive franchise. Many thousands of neoro..
have been imported here that NAV vot.
the Radical candidates in power. El4r
tlon day has come to be sanguinarv ori
lawless one, during whose honrg tbong'
ands of half drunken, yelling, whoopinc
negroes, armed with O miniature arsenal 90
deadly weapons, seeking to inflict violcnce
upon any Conservatives whom thev co,.
waylay. The city has swelled into Iarr,.
proportions, and numbers not less tbo,
from one hundred and fifty thousand f.
one hundred and eighty thousand peopI.
And the municipal contest is not only ry
citing great interest here, but attractipo
attention from abroad. Particularly is i
of interest here just now.
The present rulers of the city ore gen.
orally non-taX payers, and have no Interes
in the welfare of Washington except T.,
make money out of it. They have billed
up an immense debt upon the corporation
and are driving the city credit into banl
ruptcy ; meanwhile they are getting rich
The bona .ttde citizens, the tax PAYERS, N.
suffering terribly under this accumulate
of miseries, and are making great efforts
to rescue Washington from the grcsrr
of the leeches. They have put m
strong ticket, composed of our Oldest
most popular and wealthy citizens, and
will elect it. if the Democratic masses will
be allowed to register thing involved In
doubt, as there arc over seven THOUSAND
qualified voters who thus far have
been kept out of the privilege of registrl
ton by the partizanship Of the Radical
Commissioners. To-day, Monday and
Tuesday of next week are the three daysu.
grace allowed for men to put their name
on the list of voters, but as the negroes
generally have registered but twice, and
they usually insist upon the privilege three
times, I am afraid the Democracy will moi
be better off for the chance thus afforded
The Indian Commission closed It's fin
session yesterday in this city. It's mem
bers are generally keen, shrewd business
men. who unite piety with trade and have
SO far made ''good thing out" of the con.
junction. There are seven of them, ami
receive no salary. But twenty thousGnl
dollars were allotted to pay their expense,
and ] consider compensation of abou.
three thousand dollars for three days wofa
a thousand dollars q day is q very fair
and reasonable one Besides O shrewd and
pious business man could "feather his
nest very nicely, gfAe chooses, by making
upon the goods he buys for
the Indians, or for example, purchasing
those goods out Of his own establishment
Or course do not think for moment,
and certainly would not say that any one
OF the Commission is actuated by persona
but am aware that the mass o
mankind are becoming suspicious now
days of disinterested personal services a..
any object, even so laudable one as uu
proving the condition of the Indians.
The knights Templar of this city ha,,
nearly completed their arrangements f..
in the forthcoming celebA
ton of the semi-centennial anniversary &,
st. Johns Commandery No. 4, Of Phiia
lelphia, which will occur on tuesday, june
18th. The two Communicates here, tn
and the Columbia, will send
delegation each of about ono hundrrl
Knights. and it is said the Knights Tenn
lar of Richmond, Virginia, will also &c
them. A very grand and impoa
ing programme is prepared for the orca
sion, and it will long be one worthy Of rr
by the Order.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
/ set of regulations to govern the empIo'
PES in his department, which breathe all
over the harsh and imperious spirit OF tAr
lowell and Lawrence cotton factories.
Jerks and government employees are not
10 be treated as gentlemen, but as vicious
md unmanageable school boys, who cau
only be kept in order by fogging. The
nature of the "nigger driver" charactcr
yes Mr.. Boutwell, and all of his fellow
No leaving Of his desk by
clerk from 8 a. m. to p. M. no eating oi
unch; no interchange of courtesies with
lis fellow clerks; no speaking at all allow
ID, upon pain Of dismissal. There is one
rood rule, however, which he has made II
can be enforced 30 as to "head of The
lsurers who prey upon the poorly paa'd
clerks Like wild beasts. This rule Is IL,
orbidding of the practice o.,
borrowing money by clerks. AH'
ret it is a despicable and ungentIe
manly attempt to control the private a.
ions of clerks. Boutwell, is devoid OF tf"-
Lightly, and of course lacks the first essen
ials of the gentleman. He delights IN DI.
ng tyrant over those in his Department
ONE of whom are infinitely his superior