, 1869-10-07
Mr.. Grimes Going.
The Recent Party Broils, Arshitestures,
and Fi1inEs-up Of the Capitol.
A Sc2EBeFeuAder.

sJs:
AZ these ststisics stp desIred foe the sole pur.
.osa Of vtbdiest1ng TIC National Bauk1aF sysseG,
I'd shos Log the banks afd, ~ rnlo, visAiy 3D.
snd that they accommodate the d.
p4nd tor suonos fur legitimate bcAlneaa pu1poAes,
ave oniI fa,t margin ior pronta, i u noped lie
tturns viii be m1ao - inil and eompla&s ~ Po$-
Now, supposa soma Of the statistics DO not sir-
iIcate tho National BANKING s5steas-tho sole pur-
,ose Of tho lnqu1rJ-shxn they be sent inf Waen
III. D. 4. Wer1 sta1.c6 On hia osishsated inquiry
nto the cost Of hfe, for which Cnaziea Banner u
lstc day thanked him. he flrnt made the inquiries
Ind then they vipdioAted tne ruth ~ ainpae Aot-
Ion and subtraction. The Comptroller w1u's thu
matter for bis annual report md 1t u feared that
pcvefA tour annual repossa s1u manly uRdo up of
a0ures cited 70 ccunrm pArcsan coavlctiou.
When man goes OF on IA Independent search,
md etf1les soms Startling and unexpocted verdict,
Ike that Of Nj. Wells, 4 dozeo serss'c troRtis-
pieces obey tho tnTocaaion Of "up. o!acaguAsds,
md At smt'
Tno Treaaury u tho subject Of Ill popular in-
qulry and cnftogity. 1t holds the t&te Of tte
peoples prosperity within IL wslls- And yet
tarru .s no department IL Washington 70 d'flca!t
Of Aectss, 10 embarrassing to puEnue Inv obligation
within II, apd 10 little UNDERWOOD b. IL own uoase
ketpers. Excepting General 6pluucF only, could
never Gnd 3body there willing u fAcitAso closo
examination. tako The ssone expression Of the |
bph, OF, thss grsulte lAbJrush. expioro It when |
you WI, lcAyea 4 deeper RIDDLE every tuo. II |
aayo come away with tny comprehensive belief; |
L can sook back now After fnAuy s,dta sod aay |
what c1tuci4m risea mnet lpontAnaouAiy 10 my |
pep. It u this: WhA,evef be tho mcrt4 Of zach
syttem embraced wtthla It, thote IA general |
ANAL stature oi manhood 70 ca1J the &Feasest |
' Bor4ws1-
tho public eupentttion Gomez to tho Eel!af Of
tho pubnc lncapacity TO comprehend huze ma-
ch.te Of tx1es, onada, currency aud sracie tlkA
the TIexsuFy, ard puts It's trust IN men. rather
than In naeasures Just aoH III A1AI d Mr.
Boutwell,. Nj. stesdmau 6nsB hun poem&
et.tor1 wits him down yery Hamilton Tho
superstition u E1a!wArt- II n1s found \ man who
can read the BphJpx. Jumping sangulne Jump
forward. this superstition next assumes that hn
can diAtutef this sphs III and rrTeA the nnanc,a
giant to u in Al It's proportions. By third
boupd .ot The faith, tho conclahoa il
reached That Boutwell, u 8 very great naau,
and on the high ruad to the Presidency.
1t u needless to aaJ that Ia tho estr1ate
Of people rho know him well, VI. Boutwell, Il
precisely the ssne nan he wAs IN Congress-
man Of some mercantile experience. Of defective
education, OF painstakin9 industry and integrity.
4 bitter paftsAn, and without Imagination. He
viii administer the Treasu1y upon the plane pre-
pared for him, With such assistance ~ hc chooses
10 Command. well and doggealJ. Bat ne has not
The Qualifications Of very great hnaue4er nor
Rrrai 6tatssman, and bis cptsodcal adventures
VIII be lucky or uniucky or untuky, according to
his adv1sers or aocordlug to circumstances llis
balance sheet looks veil cvery month, and this
| could not he Otherwise, Naoa both johnson and
| Mccullough have both departed with theis jsnl-
xn1jes. The appearance OF Nj, Boutwell, bears
| cut tue ttadenAn.ike qra1t!es Of aiA EnlndA
stozekecper. modified By political ambition he
has the highea, place In responsibility In tho Caol-
nes and h1s friends got It tor him b. much clAmor-
1 LEE At tlne when the President, balked in gel
| tlnR a. +. SLewAzs, had no second eaolce Tae
county sbould suasnin MI. Boutwell, heartily, yet
rot {e.eext III 7ssuanee, and, above als, not ian
into the arns Of merely supersutlous security IN
| some fancled great poseFs which ne may oe H.
legged TO poase1A he Is an Active politician
asill, and II supposed to divide Win
| Cresren the extreme partisan mlnoHsy OF the
cahthet, uoar, F.sn and Cox being men Of nj
tniatnttpn at present rather than Of strict party
ptet1a4ces, The most mtSchlsvoua element oi
MI, Bousxe1ls character may b. called EvefI-
thlrg.an. From beginning lite Democrat, with
the presumption thAl' ne arc governed TOO must, y
he has arrived u to4i nodoieeo1neneas WHICH
eupposea snat everything ougnt TO bs immediately
CORRECTED, and b. himself uence, Ike soldlei
breaking ranks, you rec him NOW plttiog In ~
| appearance on Wall Atreet, and now prescribing
| rae proper EAutlQ8kG lux NAtG4A1t ~
lie would hustle eTsIJ offender into hA HOLE IL
The Sly, and tu5n tho .bat1artes Of ine TreaeuE,
upou The ICON Il Il rarDed tbs wrong edge II htn'
1nraa1pe for tits unoompfumaslnX gentleman
black haired, blaek.c3 Cd, email headed, amal
| boq,ed, clssetiy- -eutreatlnR person, VINO n'gn
/ easily be tfAnsferred from tho Treasury bench q
to the pulpit Of the most anssese dsnosainat1ou
and yto have, dressed Ill lu black, Iii. Boutwell,
; Que OF the many Risen men
! The resignation Of Senator Grtmea Was expect
i | ed. but Is rot the Ices rcGrrtted. Ills tnoguet
: was consulted lnsuDcttyesy By ali VINO had mao
the Sepate md leglalRtlon study. Ihefe Hcf
pore anxious nen around him, and men more eli
. quent or fonder Of elo1oence: eui ne hAd paase
: The tapgulue tine OF lie; h1s experience OF POI
tca was lurKr; hl4 !.fe ad ntlcd the full meAsul
. Ct wealth, hopora aud digutttes. AID populafi
= ! wss not more than I'D echo 10 him Whea maj
. thought tha, be might oo moved By tue little q
. ] OF fsctjpp, lie wss the only Republican SENATE
T. whose Judgment had been 10 truc from the ls
: that en- The Impeachment sz,A be could sAJ:
; "N Il ta.d TINT In our legAlatlse capacity '
hare several sincs decided this questton. nna o.
judgments On this tr1al arc therr!sec ioreclose
ar tor nysen, hazc done no act' Rsseo no sol
y uttered no word, inconsistent with my pfcse
J. uoaition I never believed MF. Stanton car
within The prov,sIonA Of the Tenure Of onlce &C!
"a Ilts WarytA tetuling 10 vote Tor conviction 4
z the key, botl 10 thr, purpoee Of the tDpetch'ne
u,al and the Justice OF Its de'cat: IL can
nothing which, b. Implication. may be eoas1ru
n into an approval Of IN Pcaehmeuts - psrt OF
=" iu.e political machinery"
" 1tmay be remarked Of Senator Grimes III
though he was stricken with = light paralysis
The critical part Of this trial hs tnsated upon Il
h. inn hs ptsce to rote, aud whilo Fowler and otu
y, we1c merely passive or conctnaaufJ IN their n
ao nef, be voted uith sun denance that deter