Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-08-03
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
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lii private quarter | hear it stated
that Commissioner Delano is undecided
to continue in his conmissionership. No
special reason was assigned, other than
that the Office sought him, not he the
Office; he did not need it, sc. If the
opinion had not come from person ac-
quanted with the Commissioner and with
his family, l. should not have thought
enough Of it to repeat it. An opinion,
| call it. The acquaintance spoke Of it
as an inference warranted from the tone
and temper Of what he had heard, from
time to time, and not from any positive
declaration on the subject But, the
gentemans acquaintanceship with the
Commissioner held in all due respect
nevertheless | do not think the opinion
sound. 1t is not Mr.. Delanos disposition
to look back when once he has put his
hand to the plow He was not sought for
the place because he was supposed to
have that disposition; and he was not Sc
lected by gentlemen w.o did nct know
him. My informant opined that be was
selected as good organizer to rc-start
the Bureau and the service /; and that the
Commissioner feels that his special task
is done. Can't see it. A hundred men
can be found ingenious enough to contrive
the machine, for every one capable OF
getting satisfactory work out Of it. The
latter was the purpose for which Mr.
D1lano was singled cut to take the place
And he will stick to the place one while,
to carry out that purpose or miss my
reading OF the character Of the man.
The Typographical Union here (lolj,
at their meeting last Saturday, voted tc
allow the Govt Printing Oaice to have
20 apprenticeship number determined
upon by the Superinteudent--nstead o.
10, the old allowance. The fual vote
stood 2l6 to 20. The black Doug las
matter is put over to a January meeting
Meantime he will continue to work on hi.
card. Mr.. Ciapp cannot fail to have the
whole practical and moral. sense Of thv
entire nation with him on both questions
| | ain ashamed of the printers Sho can
deny these plaiuest rights. A poor viii
owss son | went into a printing office as
the ppoor boys college" and, although
1 dindt 90 through an apprenticeship
have set up great many types, and al
ways found printing Office u source o.
information and a promoter Of reflection
[ have considered myself, if not of the
taken pride In the superior intelligence
as | $ opposed, of the fraternity. 1t is there
fore notifying disappointment to me tc
see printers, in delberative assembly,
after their attention had been called to
the matter, aud their minds sharpe1ed
upon it, go almost to man--exccpt Of
have direct interest in going the opposite
way--dead against all the light Of the
age. Is it possible that printers, through
whom all light mut come to the rest OF
thc world, will decline all illumination Of
of themselves2
Sec'y Fish permits the landing Of the
French cable, subject to Congress. ~
The Washington Sapgerbuud having
been awarded the grand prize piano for
their singing at the recent Sangcriest in
Baltimore were received by delegations
Of several German societies, at the rail-
road station here, on their return Thurs
day afternoon, and escorted through our
streets. past the Executive Mansion, tbc
piano in procession on 4 decorated wagon
Drawn by four horses, in triumphal style
finally arriving at the ball where refresh
rntnts were waiting to be served. Before
reaching the edible entertainment, the
piano had been discharged at another hall