The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-02
FROM THE FRONT.
The VacillatinS Policy OF the Admin
fstratlon--Grnnt,B Butler and the Gold
Gnmblcrs-Thc Alabama Claims-Dc-
pnrtmcnt Rcpor,s-Thc South Caro-
linn Contested ELECTION Case.
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| WASHINGTON, November /.
That the policy OF this administration is n
vncillating one IL conceded by some Of the most
| prominent Republicans. II aims TO be positive
ana Radical in Mississippi, but puts It's foo, down
OIL Conservative basis in Virginia. IL is doing
lis best to secure Radical triumph in the former
State, while the President informs the Radical
malcontcnts OF the latter that he intends to
recommend Congress to endorse the Conservative
result there, even TO removing the 'politicai dis
a6illtics'' OF one of its senator's elect. well
known Richmond Radical who has just learned
TINS from the President, &C fesscs his inability 10
see the justice or going :Ach bitter extremes
i'll Texas ana Mississippi, h!d yet be able to warm
~ embrace the Conservative part Virginia:
while Mr.. Senator Wilson, who R>hcrc the
other day, thought that tie best blow would he
TO endorse neither, but provide for fair election
In the last two States and, whatever the result
might be, allow Congress to decide such
issues rs might arise. Wilson, like Greeley, thinks
IL very suicidal policy to remove Republican
oflcc-holtcrs for supporting Hamilton and Dent,
| and warnc'l Boutwell,, the other day, OF the fate
that overlook Buchanan when lie turned the
anti-Lccompton lncn out Of olllcc. I,ut I'm the
virginia case, Butler and boutwell, will hardly be
able 10 carry thc day In Congress aginst the
President ana will huvc 10 swallow Conscrva-
tism sugar-coated, with the Radca lism shown in
Texas.
The malice OF Old Ben nutlcr never forsnkcs
MIN In high places. lie had quite long inter
view with the President ON Saturday, ana natu.
rally enough the gold ring ana Isutterneld's
course were talked over. Tic President content.
ell himself with general denial Of the charges
duplicating him, while Butler pressed his point
that the Administration ought to make a search.
ing investigation, declaring TO the President
that nothing else would satisfy the public mind
The President did not seem inclined In that way
Dut Butter even went so far rs to offer his ser
vices, and followed the offer by declaring TINT
nothing would please him better than "to got
after the Wall street gamblers and such fellows
rs had made nn unauthorized use OF the
name OF the President and his Cabinet
In their spcculations." Mr.. Grant was n
little sharp, however, and did not sccm
inclined to he caught In that trap. or all men
whom he desired to make such an investigation.
Butler was the last one. lie knew him ps a dam
gerous man, and Is afraid OF him; and pcrlinps
Erahts most fcrvcnt wish Is that Butler will not
start such an inquiry, ms lie threatens I'm Con.
grcss. II the appointment Of Buffers nephew 10
n saaried position OF live thousand dollars n year
un god) viii prevent II, it VIII bc prevented for
such an appointment was made at the conclu-
sion OF the interview spoken of. But il will be
found at the next session that Butlcr's love for
August, 1867, when he wrote to Wisconsin poli.
tican thus: "Grnnt's election would bc n n,isror.
tune, because 1t will put in a man without II head
or heart, indifferent to human suffering md I'm
potent TO govern"
IL the homo policy OF the administration ia va
chlating and untrustworthy, what can be said In
behalf OF Its foreign affairs 70 Simply nothing
lts lamentable failure in Spain through Sickles,
dlsgraccful course is patent to ALL and has re.
suited substantially In an abandonment OF the
Cuban situation. Nearly year has elapsed since
Reverdy johnson negotiated the protocol In the
Alabama claims matter. Mr.. Motley went over
TO England impressed with the views OF the
Senate thereon, and, in addition those OF the
new administration; but beyond one or two CON-
munications, which can hardly be characterized
rs rcopcning OF the negotiations, nothing has
been done. The President will hardly have
enough OF facts 10 base paragraph i'm the an
nual message ON "our relations with Great Dri-
tain' The apologists for this delay say that the
administration is waiting for British temper to
cool down before renewing the subject. BY the
way, good plan of cooling would bc to renew
the case and ask the Prime Minister to read the
lftccn ponderous volumes printed by the Con-
gressiohal printing Office on the Alabama claims
AN additional instalment of which Is just out
Inc annual bureau reports, synopscs of which
IL
this yeaf-morcs so than usual. a great str.,ininr
Is made TO show retrcncllment, reform and In
creased revenue during the four months OF the
fiscal year belonging to this administration and
such tricks are resOried 10 as claiming credit for
tic additional revenue obtained from the compul.
sorry lax ON bonded whiskcy in April last or
course, this tax expired ;hat month, was a special
one levied for that purpose, and does not run on
10 ahother year. The Postmaster. General, like
his predecessor, makes the annual recommends
iion for the abolition OF the franking privilege
and wants legislation to make the department
self-snstainlns. All OF this has been asked OF
Congress u dozen times heretofore. The princ.
pal feature of the Navy report will lie an exhibit
showing large amount OF sales OF iron clats,
wooden vessels and naval material during the
past season, amounting TO millions Of dollars
Senators ana members who are here nre full
OF financial resolutions ana bills The finance
question will be tinkercd up not n little during
the coming session. Wilson, OF Massachusetts.
ms bl TO prohibit all gold sales where the
actual delivery of the cash gold Is not made
lhs, nc thinks, will prevent all speculation. lie
forgeis that In 1854 Congress passed just such an
act, and that the premium ~ gold rose, I'm two
days thereafter, some forty per cent /! On the
third day the Inv was repealed.
South Carolina has one contested election case
among the many pending In the present Con-
gress-;hat Of Wallace against Simpson in the
Fourth District. just before the adjournment OF
the last session the Election Committee, pending
tic taking OF evidence In the contest reported
resolution declaring that Simpson was p,Iaa
Jacfe entitled to the seat but he was moi sworn
IN. Tile Louisiana cases are ahead Of IL for the
coming session, ana IL will hardly be decided be-
fore the middle of the winter.
5. T. Adnmson was yesterday appointed mail
route messenger between Camden ana Green
vile, South Carolina.
The Cuban Junta have returned here, ana will
remain quiet I'LL Congress meets. Leinus silil
signs himself minister OF the Cuban Republic
hut docs not find very brisk sale for his bonds.
The new Arlington Hotel opens on the 5tlI.
IL has already caused Its rivals 10 renoyatc, re.
furnish AMI reycntilate.
The weather Is colder a month earlier than