The weekly clarion., 1869-11-18

WASHINGTON CRY. d. C., Nov. l. so.
The Secretary Of the Treasurer has given
notice. through the Assistant Treasurer at
New York, that the sale OF gold and the
purchase of bonds will be continued during
the month Of November. Commissioner
Delano states that in consequence of the
number ofpersons in Washington who have
business with him. he has not been able even
to commence his annual report. Interested
parties will make great efforts 70 influence
Congress 70 increase the tax on whisky dur
ing the coming session. The President
Secretary of the Treasurer. and Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, concur in the
opinion that such step at this time would
be highly injudiciors.
The concluding accounts of the expenses
Of the eighth census have been audited. and
show the cost Of that work u be 1885,
col 81. The coat oftaking the seventh cen
sus was Sl-3tS,027 SO.
The Constitutional Convention which will
meet in Nashville sometime in December.
wilfhave for its President A ndrew johnson.
who just now Is very busy in Nashville with
members of the Legislature. All sorts of
rumors are afioat with regard to the polit'-
cal movements OF the ex-President. OF one
thing rest assured, he will turn up in some
POSITION or other.
After many Iumors upon the subject 1T
is now stated positively that the National
lntelligencer has been purchased by Senator
Sprague.' Ii this be so il will be the advO-
cate of the workingn.en. growing political
power, and with whom Senator Sprague il
in complete sympathy. His policy is per
manent national financial system based on
an Independent, self-regulating legal tender
currency Gradually to convert and fund
the public debt INTO greenbacks and long
bonds at 3 So per cent. not bank notes, cost
ing US twenty-five millions per annum, short
bonds at usurious rates, liquidation or repu-
diation. | should bail the appearance o
such a journal as the liberality boil of view.
and means of Senator Sprague would estab
lish.
The people of Washington and the mem
berS Of Congress from the North have no
the slightest idea ofthe strength ofthe parLy
in favor of removing the Capital. WheI
the appropriation of $3500OOO is asked fo
at the coming session OF Congress- TO buiIC
new palaces for the use Of the War an,
state departments, the opposition to it will
Dnng some people TO open their eyes to th'
= plain. simple fact that 20 the Capital must
and the Western members DO NOT intend Il
put arguments into the hands of the anti
remoVers By voting any mere money to i'm
prove Washington. Ben. Butier said tha
sensible men would govern themselves al
holding or selling out property here BY the
test vote on the appropriation for the new
War and State Departments.
AS the efnVass IN Miejissippi progresses
the interest increases here every day. Judge
Dent made TaBy friends by his manly anC
outspoken letter TO Secretary Boutwell, err
he was nominated for Governor. He ha,
increased them and gained many for the
cause o. oiConservatiam by his speeches in the
ca npalgn row going on. They are like Iii
letter to Bo twell, calm, dignitied, gentle
manly, never forgetting tor an instant wha
is due TO himself or his opponent and at th,
same time laying bare the schemes, devices
hollowness and hypocrisy of the Radica
party Ia Mississippi. The ticket nominated
BY the Conservatives for State officers ant
tor Congress, stands out ia bright contrast
beside the more than doubtful characters o
the Radical nominees. Ii seems to US to b,
no longer question of victory on our side
but one of majority. We expect at leas
10000 majority, so don't disappoint ms. :
DICTA