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WILMINGTON COHfbsfOSDhSsN
q, wAruSoros. April. 70, 1869.
Enron USIoxS JounsALs--The excitement
still continues in the various departments una
bats,l. The work of''wecling OUT the admirers
Of Al, IN the Treasury, Is nearly Completed,
and this week the Interior and Post ofice De
partments will receive attention. The manner
OF dealing with that class, who for years have
had no opinion Of their own, but only reflected
the opinions anil the policy Of the powers that
be, has been very summary. One instance will
suffice. In the 81 Auditors Office connected
with the Treasury, there has been q large num-
her Of my policy men. The present Auditor,
who has succeeded a johnson nan, Is an earnest,
upright, and conscientious Republican. In TAX
ing his position, he found this class referred to,
and he was determined TO dismiss all such, be-
lieying that clerk who would change his polit-
ieal opinions f6r the purpose OF holding his po-
stion Is not safe to trust IL was soon discover
al by those employed in his bureau that such
was his intention, and one clerk feeling the in
security Of his position, waited upon the audi
tor. and asked him what was the probability Of
his remaining in the Office. The auditor asked
him what he was politically; TO which the clerk
replied that he was no copperhead, but that he
was called by some a democrat. He was in
formed that that was bad. The clerk was then
asked how long he had been in Office; to which
he replied, twenty-five years. The auditor said
TIA. was bad. The clerk was then asked, how
he voted; he replied that for twenty-five years
he had not voted. and had not talked politics.
lie Was informed that thai was bad. AT this
juncture the clerk asked what he had better do
under the circumstances, and was told that the
best thing he could do was to write out his res
ignation Immediately, and that il would be &c
eepted; which was done. .--al. -
/ referred in my last to the difficulty existing
In the Congregational Church, and that IL would
probably lead 10 division. The struggle has
terminated nj last in division Of the church.
The party opposed 10 DR.. Boynt0n has been
naturally increased recently, giving them there
by decided majority, and by the aid Of this
majority the pastors salary was reduced to
$500, and the result was, the resignation oil
DIR. Boynton 10 take effect the first Of May.
About one half Of the church and society will
leave and Organize new church, not Congre-
gstional, but an independent organization to be
called the Plymouth Church, over which DR..
Boynton viii be settled as pastor. The origin
Of the difficulty was the status Of the colorei
people In relation TO this church DIR. Boynton
Anu u DOIUOu VI tut CuulNh NuDh knt ktouhi
that il was bort for the colored people TO organ
i1e by themselves. Gen. Howard and others
have taken the contrary view that the church
should be open to oil without distinction Of race
or color.
The new building Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association win be opened the latter part
Of this week. IL Is very fine structure and
very neat and tasty in architectural style. The
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when they take possession Of their new rooms,
which In addition TO the small one which they
already have, viii make library Of some ten
thousand volumes. II may not be generally
known that this city has no public library
The Congressional library is not free to the
public Il is true that we may call for books
and sit In the library room and read them, but
books cannot be taken from the room except by
public otticer-such rs a member Of Congress.
You will perceive by this that this city in some
respects Is somewhat behind the age.
Senator Sprague Is still on the war path, and
took occasion near the close OF the Senate 10 in
flict another speech upon them, in which he
made personal attacks upon Senator's Nye and
Abbott; Nye he called huge, oyergrown mas
til, which by the way, is not 30 demeaning, but
Senator Abbott he compared TO a"Mongrel pup
NJ, WHICH was hOt ptOaoahk W NaANs -'As az
bott has asked Spngue to retract the language
used, or TO apologize. and so far the latter gen
tleman has refused to comply. II is rumored
about the city that unless Sprague retracts,
there will be hostile meeting Of the parties. Ii
is stated that Mr.. Sprague refuses to make any
apology, and in this condition the matter rests
at present. IL was certainly surprising that
such language as Sprague used was allowed to
pass by without objection, and the only ny
pothesis by which can account for IL is, that
not much attention was paid to his speech by
Senators upon the floor.
Ii seems now evident that this decision given
by Atty. Gen. HOar in the eight hour law, viii
remain for the present, although 1t seems that
II was intended when the law was passed that
the eight hours should constitute days labor
and for which there should be no reduction in
nav. The letter Of Senator Wilson in relation
TO the subject sustains this view and have no
doubt that the next session Of Congress will, by
appropriate legislation, sustain the working
classes. II Is rumored however, that the sub
ject will be brought before the Cabinet meeting,
and II 50, think the opinion Of Attorney Gen.
eral Hcar will be revised. .......
The National Division Of the Sons Of Temper
ance hold their annual session in this city the
coming month. The interest in the cause Of
temperance has been kept up during the past
winter by weekly meetings, and yesterday out
door meetings were inaugurated and will be con-
tinued rs long as the weather will permit, There
was quite an effort made during the last session
20 influence Congress to pass u prohibitory law
for this district, but without avail 1t will be
more strenuously urged at the next session and
l think some action will be taken.
The National Dress Reform Society Is also to
meet here the present week. This society Is
composed Of strong-minded land might also
say, Of weak-mindel) women, who are DESTROYS
Of influencing society to adopt some style Of
dress more becoming las they say) 10 females.
The great light Of this association Is Mrs. DIR.
Mary Walker, who was q surgeon in the late
war, and IL Is said that she performed the du-
ties Of n surgeon well. The subjects Of dress
reform and female suffrage seem intimately con-
nectcl Cor those who are prominent in regard
10 dress are the leading advocates OF female suf-
fr1ge. In regard TO this question Of suffrage,
they present some strong claims to the right
claiming to be American citizens, they ask for
the rights OF citizenship, among which is, that
citizen, by the common dehni-
ton, is one who has the right TO buy and sell
real estate, and who has the privilege Of exer-
cising the elective franchise. The question,
therefore, arises, Is a woman citizen Of the
United Statcsl would recommend this TO
some debating society for discussion. The Reg
istration Board Of this city was waited upon by
a delegation Of females, who demanded that
their names be put ON the list Of voters Of this
city. The board was taken somewhat by sur
prise, but notwithstanding the arguments pro
duced, their request was not compiled with.
PRESriSs.