The national Republican., 1869-01-14
Our Washington Correspondence.

snur, Woe hoIitne. HoWoNcr unsAcepuouhDle
Mr. Pafsons may be for the position, the
chances are hundred to one that he will fail
to be confirmed. The Senate are determined
to confirm no one to be Commissioner Of In.
ternal Revenue In place OF Mr.. Rollins until |
Gen Grant may have an opportunity Of &c.
leeiing his own appointee to that most impor. |
tant place. To confirm any one until Grant |
makes his selection will be likely seriously to |
embsrrass the reforms In the internal revenue
service he eontemplstes. Hence the hesitancy
of the Senate upon the subject.
rHR osAoE TREATY.
A considerable Kansas lobby have recently
arrived here, and are hard At work urging the
members Of the Senate 70 confirm the osaEe
treaty, which the Washington corresp ondence
OF the Cincinnau Gasens has made 90 unen.
viously notorious Of late. They have . hard
task before them from present Appearances.
oxs. BUrLER's SPEECH.
The speech delivered by General Butler yes
terdsy IL topic Of universal conversation to-
day among the politicians In Washington.
while none appear TO coincide Ia his views Of
the eternal fitness Of paper money, under any
and all circumstances, all attribute great i'm.
portance to his sdemonstrstion, In view Of his
remarkable emphasis a. public man. It seems
to be conceded that II is but necessary for him
to throw himself earnestly into anything bear
ing upon public Affairs, TO concentrate on his
views upon II at once public attention TO a re-
msrkable extent. SO much for being emphatic
in everything.
| THE ST. DOMINGO QUESTION.
| Yesterdays speech of General Banks, urging
an United States protectorate over st. Do
mingo, also attracts large share Of public at
tention here. To say the least Of It, Il was
very able eTpo0 Of the importance OF new
policy on the part Of this Government with
refercnce to the West India Islands. We are
| no longer q feeble nation, and must prepare to
obey the Inevitable law OF national existence
or progress on grand scale. Acquisition
accession OF territory-has been the rule gov
erning the career OF every nation or power
that has become rs great as the United States
are now, ever since history commenced to be
written and preserved. The conservative and
timid may depreeate 1t, but it will be In vain,
as 1t is an inevitable law OF the nature OF ma
tions. Our Constitution and system, made
for a condition Of our national Affairs not
dreamed OF when this Government was framed,
must surely give way before the changes that
time and altered circumstances thus work.
Such has been the invariabie history Of ma
tional progress. The requirements and imme.
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different now from what they were when the
Constitution was formed. To crib them now
| by ideas and rules OF government that were
applicable to our condition Atty years ago,
| would be folly such as no real Statesman would
| be guilty. Of
| THE cHoCTAw DEBT.
The Choetaw Indian tribe have delegation
here urging an appropriation by Congress to
pay the balance due by the Government before
the rebellion to that tribe for lands purchased
of them, and long since settled up by whites
The attitude OF the tribe during the late civil
war stopped the Governments payments fol
the property In question, which have moi
since been renewed, though no pretenee IL
made that the right OF the tribe to the bslsnc,
due is not valid. l hardly think they will gc
their money this winter, owing to the pres.
sure on Congress for time to legislste on 1t
as well as to the growing indisposition o.
Senators and members to take q dollar from
the Treasury at this time, except for the abso
lutte current expenses OF the Government.
rERBA BEssA IsLAsp-MoRE SUBSIDY PoH
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Ex-M. O. Mccormick, OF California, is her,
opposing the Senate bill donating Yerbi
Benna island to the Pacific Railroad Com
psny. This island lies In San francisco bay
q mile and . half from the city. 1t 10 alleget
to have been In the possession OF an American
nsmed Bowling ever since 1895, though IL
1857 1t was declared an United States Govern
ment reservation. Its actual money value II
variously estimated at from Eve to ten mil
lions OF dollars at the latter figure by Ere
mont, when examined before Congregational
committee on that point. The Governmen,
have from time to time paid Bowling consid.
cradle sums for rock obtained from the island
In question for building forts, docks, &c, and
thus-as he claims-have Acknowledged his
title to 1t. The Senate bill now pending be.
fore the House proposes to donate 1t to the
Pacific Railroad Company for a depot, and q
location for car and machine shops, &C., sc.
Much feeling 40 arising against the bill, prin.
eipally through the growing Congressional
impression that the Pacific Railroad Company
has already received far too much from the
Government. From present appearances II
can hardly pass the House this winter.
THE VIRGINIA CONTEXT.
l see no reason to change my Impression
previously stated In this correspond ence-tha,
Congress will decline Interfering to give tn,
Virginia Conservatives the desired opportu
nifty OF voting on any other State constitu
tion than the one pending In that State. II
the meanwhile, the two delegations In th
lobby here are contesting deroely over tn
pending propositions to relieve leading Vii
ginians OF their disabilities under the lat
amendment OF the Constitution. The Radies
delegation hold the question to be: shall Cor
gress remove disabilities simply to enable Al
:, | pirants to hold State and county Offices,
which they will not be eligible without sue
: Congressional action The Conservatives, c
the other hand, contend that the applicant
while opposed to the adoption Of the Radic
!. State constitution, are willing to support,
Z good faith, the reconstruction policy Of Co
Q gress. The Radical constitution, your reade
will remember, goes much further than Il
!. reconstruction laws In its restrictions al
8 disabilities on account Of participation In II
rebellion.