The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22
THE HAPPY FAMILY.
Trouble Brewing at Washinston-A
Chapter OF Interesting Political Cos
sip-Boutweu vs, The President.

Washington letter Of July 10th, to the Gin.
cinnati Commercial, says:
We may or We may not like it, but it is new.
ertheless fact, that o tempest is known 10 be
| brewing in the admin stratiye cir lies. am
going to tell you wuat ls said among those who
| are classed as Radical Republicans, with my
inference as to the weight that may be placed
| on their testimony.
In the first place, it is considered that the
President has altogether too much sympathy
| with the result in Virginia that he prefers
too openly the success Of Senter 10 Tennessee,
| OF Hamilton Texas, and especially OF Dent,
his brother-in-law, in Mississippi. heard an
active Radical say to-day, that the administra
! tion's policy was tO secure the elimination oil
the negro from national politics by adoption oil
| the pending Fifteenth Article, aud leave IIm III
the native white hands, 30 far rs locIl state
affairs are concerned.
1t would appear that Governor Boutwell, is
opposed to this. He is the outspoken ldicaI
IN the Cabinet, and all who know him well un-
derstand that he is O man with definite pur-
poses, and clear and decided intentions OF car
rylng them out If that be possible; and Of not
beiug used to carry ou. any other line OF poll
cy. |, is affirmed Inat the point ia re>cneu
where the latter alternative ls 10 be seen ap-
proschins.
Governor Boutwell, is undoubtedly very much
dissatisfied with the result OF the Virginia eiec.
tion. He has strained his influence to the
utmost to preveLt the early ordering OF an
election IN Mississippi, which could terminate
only IN new Walker triumph. 1t is not tha,
the Radicals object SO much to Walker him.
sef, as they do to those no elect him. 1t IL
| rea ,ouapiy concluded tnat If The MALL bouy o
supporters are from the rebel Democracy, then
| the State administration must be strained ful
| ther bsuehJ. ou with regard to the Candidacy
OF Louis Dent as Governor OF Mlssisslppi
Hc will, like Walker, be In the maui sustained
only by the old rebel IL 1 ,encs.
| It Is declared by peisous e uerllly we'll III.
| formed US 10 the position Of 'he Secretary oi
the Treasury and tho political gvsslp wnlcl
! cIIculateS about him, thai within couple ol
days Secretary Boutwell, aud Judge Dent have
had sUne very warm words over tue Mlss.s'
slppi app ,lntments- revenue and Gust oms
II is understood that Dent ''speke as one
hlylng authority" AID demanded certain
changes. the Appointment Clerk, Mr. lu!.
lo.k, into whose hands Governor Boutwell,
has lntrusted mucn OF the responsibility ol
the changes made or impending. came IL
tor a vigorous denunclatlon. Iuil0ck IL
Radical, and by his intimate kuoSled-e
| Of the South has been able to secure Rad. ca
| appointments there IN most Cases where they
have had nothing to do with the Methodl 4
Church at least. 1t is reported that Governul
| Boutwell, told Judge Dent that he proposed tc
run the Treasury. at least as long as lie was o.
lis head; and Furthermore that he looked
susp,ciously Oh ali political movements tha
felt 1t pecess Try to prefix some word oth'
than was adopted by the party itself to the
title OF The Republican party. It this was said
| it was certainly Q neat drive at the NItlona
OuiDn Repub lcan party Of Mlssisslppi. wnict
is the organ,1,to by whom Judge Dent Ia:
been trotted out.
1t is also reported that at the last two Cabi
net meetings Governor Bou Well has taken oc
l 20 him SlA,f
terms in tavLr uf .ustainidg Republicanisn
pure snd simple in all the Southern 8. ates unt
as being remarkably SUSPICIOUS Of all mUpe
ments that pspdered. under whatever gulse, u
the rebel vote aud support.
30 much deem 10 b. truth in all the ru