Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-03
OUR W3*NYN. st'FGs LETTER.
WASHINGTON CITY, D. c., Nov. 20, 1869

WASHINGTON CITY, D. c., Nov. 20, 1862
Dear Journal The cost of the surveys
made by the Government since 1914, with
view to laying out g pro,!,t route for 8
Pacific Railroad, have been over S., 900, 900.
Quite an item,to be added to the actzal cost
of the railroad.
1t is stated on good authority that the
President will recommend in his annual
message the early construction Of the
Darien Canal across the Isthmus of Pane-
ma.
With regard to the appointments of
the nine judges to be made, nothing has
been determined upon. It is rumored
that Justice Grier will soon resign and
that the two vacancies on the Supreme
bench will be filled at the same time
Attorney General Hoar will, no doubt, be
one Of them. I opine with regard to
Justice Gr;er that the wish is father to
the rumor.
The Sub Judiciary Committee OF the
House OF Representatives will meet here
next week to hear new evidence and to
make up their report in TIE impeachment
case OF Richard Busted, United States
District Judge :or Alabama. IF the Com
mittee decide TO report in favor of his i'm
parchment, it will take long time to try
the case, judging from the fact that the
investigation has already taken two years.
The principal charges against Busted
were Ignorance of the law and corruption
in office. Busteed is a carpet-bagger !"
from New York City, and is fair speci-
men OF his kind. If the charges named
above are sufficiently serious to impeach
'truly loil Lacquer" of the Busteed order,
hanging would be light punishment for
three-fourths of the vile scum that were
spewed out from the North during the
war, and who hold place and position in
the South upheld by force and fraud
Busted is too ''loil" to suffer much
A letter from Georgia received here
states that Senator Cameron and Commits
sioner Delano and about thirty others,
mostly Pennsylvania politicians, propose
to travel over Southern Georgia to discov-
er from personal observation the condition
of that country, politically and otherwise,
which they will present to Congress in
connection with the question of admitting
the Georgia Senators and Representatives.
This extreme solicitude on the part of
Cameron ana Delano has reference to SOME
political purpose which at present I am
unable to, determine. Mr.. Christopher
Columbus Delano, who would dearly like
to be Senator Delano, had better leave
Georgia politics alone and attend to the
duties of Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue., which he is paid for doing. Besides,
he is wanted here to decide the question
as to who shall step into the shoes of Mr.
Hedges, late Supervisor for the Northern
District of Ohio. There are over fifty ap-
plicants for the position and to make one
political friend Delano must perforce make
fifty or more political enemies, which ey-
cry disappointed applicant will be, of
course; all of which is good for Senator
Sherman and bad for Delano, who has a
longing for Johns seat in the Senate.
General Tate, the Haytien Minister, was
presented to the President on Monday,
and the reply of the President no doubt
brought Joy to the heart of Wendell
Phillips, Lloyd Garrison and Charles Sum-
ner. He certainly has been educated up
to their plane.
Blacks and whites in the same public
schools as basis for ''mingling of the
races certainly must follow, as part of
the principles of Radicslism, the aYowals