The national Republican., 1869-01-27
our w..hinston Corrssrendsnes.

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ASSURANCE MADE SURE
Yesterday, action In the House upon the |
then pending Pacific rsilrosd bill confirms |
what wrote you few hours before Its con- |
summation coneerning the probable policy, |
for the balance Of the session Of this Congress,
on the subject OF railroad subsidies. The bill |
considered was undoubtedly the most merlto- |
rious OF the whole batch, and was put forward
in advance OF any other, because likely TO
meet far greater favor than any other OF the
hundred or so designed to be pressed this
winter on Congressional consideration.
TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS SAVED.
So not dollar 10 to be taken from the Ma.
tionsl Treasury this winter In aid OF the con-
struetion Of railroads. So much for General
GRANTS emphasis in urging on Individual
members the fact that II they would have his
plans succeed, for securing greater economy In
thee ,theym themselves aid them
by refusing subsidies to railroads at this time
But for his exertions, explained above, the
Taxpayers of the nation would have had to
pay from twenty to twenty-five millions OF
railroad subsidies as the result OF this sessions
| legislation.
Your readers may, therefore, set down that
much saved to the Treasury by Grant, ere
being sworn into the Presidency.
A"PARDoS" QUESTION.
| The economists OF Congress are much exer.
cised over the question OF the probability OF
the pardon Of Blaisdell and Eokell, (of Bur-
dell murderesse original notorietyJ lately
convicted Of whisky frauds on the national
revenues. No man doubts the Justice Of their
conviction. They are rich men, and were aided
In their defence by the money OF the rest Of
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less be spent here like water to buy their par
don.
THE VALUE OF STRICT JUSTICE IN THE BLAIs.
y DELL AND EcKELL CASE.
The question Of innexibiy carrying out their
sentence is one involving millions on millions
, to the nations revenues. II the whisky rings
realize that Blaisdell and Eekell are surely to
} suffer the penalty OF their crimes, the courts
} will not have hereafter to deal with one such
case where they surely will have ten on their
hands II the punishment 10 remitted.
lnnexibility Of justice In their case insures
pretty general Abandonment of whisky frauds.
That is, pretty general lowest payment OF the
I tax on whisky, which II honestly paid will
} bring twenty millions more into the Treasury
annually than has been collected OF whisky
of late years.
THE EASY FAITH TO REFORM AND RETnEsCH.
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The world will be astonished at the ease and
speed With which our national revenues will
increase under Grant In this way, as well as
by the great reduction he will as easily and
surely effect In the cost OF collecting the rev
} enues.
His well known plan is to permit no revenue
officer to remain in place after It 10 known
that frauds have been perpetrated within such
officers Jurisdiction. Industry, vigilance and
integrity on the part OF such Government en-
ployees, will thus at once become the rule of
their conduct Each one OF them will perform
twice as much actual service as at present,
and perform 1t to inanitely better effect.
THE MARCH TO SPECIE PAYMENTS.
As remarked yesterday, such changes in
the conduct Of the nations business, are to
bring US speedily to specie payments. They
will bring United States securities of all de-
seriptions up to par In the markets OF the
world, and as they rise to par, so will the
country's national banks currency.
THE NEXT SESSION.
The question of holding a session to com.
mence on the +th OF March next, It will be
recollected by the REPUBLIcAs's readers,
was referred to the House Judiciary Commit
: tee. A majority of its members are SAID to be
against II. It makes little odds, II strikes me,
whether they are so or mott as If such a
session be not held, members and Senators
cannot draw dollar Of their salary for service
In the Forty nrst Congress until after the hrst
d Monday In December. They nearly all prefer
= to draw their pay monthly. As to enable them
to do so the new Congress must meet on the
4th OF March next, 1t 10 pretty certain that
they will not adopt any committee recommen.
dations TO the contrary.
REMOVAL or Disabilities.
The House Reconstruction Committee ex.
amined to-day Judges Sheffey and Thomas
and Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, OF Virginia, upon
the subject of The removal OF disabilities In
that State. The two judges named above are
! men OF high character To Judge Shefey,
more than to any other man in the State, 10
Virginia Indebted for her enviable record In
the matter Of the treatment of Union men,
white and colored, within her limits since
Lees surrender. Judge Shefey took tho ir.
itiative In that matter, and In his charges to
grand juries, one aud all, SO enforced the ne.
eessity for and propriety of perfect aequi.
eseence In the changes In the States laws and
, institutions, resulting from the war, as that
! his precepts in the premises became, In effect,
law in every judicial district OF Virginia. 1t
is her boast that the rights OF Union men and
negroes are and have been as secure before
the laws and at the hands OF the people as any.
where in the United States, and Judge Sheifey
Is really the man who has accomplished most
making them so.
REDUCTION OF CLERICAL FORCE.
Senator Sherman's joint resolution, reported
d from the Senate Finance Committee to-day, for
the appointment Of oint committee to consider
l. what changes are necessary In the civil ser
. vice OF the Government. caused hutter among
l. the Governments employees in Washington
this afternoon, inasmuch as 1t looks to an ex
. . tensive reduction of clerical force. Its prompt
passage through the Senate foreshadows III
: adoption by the House ere the session ends.
e loPBIcIAL.l
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHISGTos, Jan. %, lsdD. I
Information has been received at this De-
. pArtment from Mr.. Charles Hoye, the Consu