Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WAsIrNGToN, u. G., Oct, r. 1890

wv eoei'o" 1"o00Au@J' hb present tho,
is bnt very little currency, either in ~
tender or fractional, III the Treasury VI ca
The demands of the banking COM.
throughout the country cannot ba
piled, while business men in the lo,~
cities complain of the Inconvenience nS'
are compelled to endure on account 90 a.:
deficiency. It is thought this scaroi,, -,
small currency will seriously affect ,La
business interests of the country,
We have had several meetings held h..
by the most prominent merchants w.,
leading men of the country residing h.
without regard to party, with a view :,
grand international Industrial Eynos;tio,
to be held in 1871. Committees b..
been formed and the worl; is prooroos;,
promisingly. The draft of charter Lo.
been prepared, to be presented 70 ~
gress for its enactment. If Coppross
disposed to look with q kindly eve mo,
the enterprise and will contribute towo,,a
its accomplishment, there is no roooon
why the Capital of the United States mas,
not equal in magnitude and grandeur orJ
surpass in mechanical invention thoso ~.
hibitions held in London and Paris.
The signs of tho times clearly inIic,t,
that for the better general health and -,
prOvement In the tone of morals Of am,
Legislators as well as to avoid those noisor
Gus blasts that are waited here from t,..
East, the early removal of the capital i,'a
! foregone conclusion. Just so so0n no tIa
West and the SOnth have maioril0 =,
Congress it will be done think the nrn
posed elbow ont n capital idea; it will
bring money to the business men hern
and this will enable them :ho better tn
stand the loss. incident upon the removal
of the seat of government.
! The Long Bridge over the Potomac
here is now i'll good condition, having
been permanently repaired. The travel by
railroad Is now open from Jersey CITY to
Memphis, New Orleans, all points in Iir.
ginia, Tennessee, Alabama. MisssSippi
Louisiana, Georgia. Florida and TeXas
via Alexandria and Lynchburg Tho crcr-
gy Of the Southern railroad managers in
| thus opening u continuous railroad To fin,
South deserves success.
/ The Sac and Fox Indians are now heinz
them by the treaty Of 1868. They arr
now located in Kansas. In 1868 they
numbered 23l men, 2J2 women and 90,
children, making in all G93 souls. These
Indians are quite civilized.
! The case OF the iornot, alias Cnba, re-
mains in Statu q,,o. 1t i5 thought that the
government will be able 10 sustain III,
charge of violating, or intention to yio
| late tho neutrality lave frha ,,uC,,I Ill
remain in tho custody of tho United State
until regularly ana authoratativelyc claimed
by the Cnban Government The capture
of the Hornet will be OF advantage to the
Cuban cause in one way. The ADMINISTERS
ton have been playing fast and loose with
the Representatives of Cuban indepen
dence ever since they came into
| power. General Rawlins, late Secretary
of war, was unreservedly their friend. Mr.
Fisk has had no policy at all, shifting am
turning at every change of circumstanrr
claiming to be friendly to the Caban~.
while giving the Spanish Minister til
heartiest assurance of the good will Of on,
government for Spain; and to cap the eli
max, after the administration had been
winking at repeated violations Of the noa.
trality laws, and after the deliberate III
suit offered by the ''pimp" Sickle
to the Spanish nation, and the detention
of the Spanish vessels and many other in
stances of which the Spanish Minister j.
thoroughly cOn7ersant; Mr.. Fisk come
out In newspaper article, which he fun
ishes the press, and says: our relation,
with Spain are of the most friendly char
acter and have been so all along. L thin
che" is the only word that cxprcss"r
what the ''old fogy' Secretary OF State hs
been guilty of, but it seems to be thr
course of this administration to have uu
decided views on any subject, but to hcs
tate and prevaricate until we are lau%.
ing stock for the rest OF tho CIVILIZED
world. So if the administration can be-
forced to some definite policy will
regard to Cuba, either for or against
it will repay them for the loss Of the lIor
net
must give the Secretary of the Trea
ury some credit. He, at least, in his DE-.
partment does not 'halt," hesitate o.
vacillate. He is body and soul in the N
terest of the Bondholders and You knowcS
actly where to find him, AMI when occasion
requires he will 60 to Philadelphia ana
make q speech, in which number of H.
ures are given to prove something ana
no doubt satisfied great many; but
very much doubt if he understood the
himself. And the barefaced lie that TIL
Democratic party were in favor of repudl
alton passed current among his loyal hear
ers. Reputation will come as sure as IL.
sun shines, if the present mad course j.
continued-nothingi in the world can pr.
vent it. 'The Devil take the hindmOst,
{" or after US the deluge," is the motto q,
the present Radical administration.
The elections in Iowa, Ohio and Penn
sylvania took place yesterday. The Rad
Gals claim that they have carried Ohio by
5000 majority, and Pennsylvania by G,Oo4
We can give no distinct idea as to what
are the true results. General Grant car
ried Pennsylvania by majority Of nca'
20, 900 and Ohio by 41,O00 If, as tLa
Radicals claim, they have carried the
above named States by 5000 and .0'"
majority respectively, there is bnt lit.
cause for congratulation; hO70 u1mtV "n.
such 0ictOries can they stand If Genre
Grants administration is endorsed by d.
loss Of 81, 600 Of majority in Pcnnsyha
MIA and 10y a loss of 81, 600 in Ohio, wh"r
his policy with regard - the iinancea la'
the fifteenth amendment were fully ur-
cuaaed, where will he stand in about TN.
years from this? 1t is more than prom
bile that the Legislature of Ohio Is Den
ocratic, and Senator is to be elected IN
winter. Pennsylvania was lost by the J"
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