Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-09-04
Letter from Washington.
MlsHiN0ToN cnr, August III, lso.


To ihs E1iiss sfihs Dallas iisFsil'
Yesterday afternoon Especial Cab,
met session was held, in which all
the members were present except
the Attorney General and Secretary
Of tho Treasury. A great deal q
conjecture was had last night and
to-day nbbnt the subjects discussed
/ but all the correspondents in Wash
ingl0n seem TO DO at fault about the
precise nature OF tho matter under
consideration. The Cuban question
Nas brought up by tho President
himself Secretary Fish was opposed
TO introducing the subject, but had
TO bear his part in tho conversation,
The President is in favor Of an ear
ly recognition ofthc Island rs sep
aratc government, IN which seele'
tary Rawlins coincided with him,
but the rest of the Cabinet were dis
posed TO agree with Fish, who says,
contrary TO tho facts and figures
Which have adducod TO prove TINT
scvcu-cighths ofthe people oil The Is
land are in sympathy with the Re.
bcllion, that il has not assumed
proportibhs sufficiently large TO en-
title il to recognition. The question
Mas left open for ftfthor considcra-
tion. The President will DO back
here in two weeks when probably
the cause of Cuban independence
may have assumed new phase
can only likcn this Cabinet to n
set of wilkins Micawbcr's, "waiting
for something TO turn up" and when
the inevitable comes they like Bar
kis "aro willin." Such temporisinB
policy is very discreditablc to us and
will ultimately weaken us abroad.
To day tho name of American citi-
zen is no longer panoply and n
shield to protect from insult and op-
preston abroad. We arc only fiat
tered because of our foolish extrava-
Edhce, and the Hotel keeper only
has to cry to the American rs he
hlights ut his door, this way, mi
lord, and the fleeing of tho lamb
follows easily and he rathci likes it.
Once our power, and wc have
tiiore pluck than strength, was res
pectcd, now alas, things hnve chang
cd. So low have we descended on
account of our wavering policy,
that mono fear md few RESPECT to.
The correspondent of the New
York Tribune still contends TINT
General Grant is in sympathy with
tho Radicals who swear by Bout
We'll, in Washington Wells, in Vir
ginia; and Stokes, in Tennessee
How any we'll informed newspaper
man can be cheeky" enough to ut
ter such stuff is past comprehension,
but I have the key to the tritk.-
While Horace the white hat Philos-
oplerj is siding With Graht and the
conservatives in his editorials, his
correspondents from Washington
are with Boutwell, and attack Grant.
So that either horse can be ridden
after awhile, not that Greeley cares
much about making sumersaults,
but in, this case he wants to Jockey
q little so as to "hedgc."
Admiral Poor has been assigned,
and will shortly depart to relieve
Admiral Hoff, in command of the
North Atlantic fleet. 1t is current
ly reported that Poor is warm
sympathiscr with tho Cuban instr
gents. Ifso he will represent the
views of the President and Secreta-
ty Rawlins. This is a move against
Fish and the rest of the Cabinet,
and also @ trump card in favor oe
Senator Horton, who has o game of
Cuba with Senator Sumner. 1t is
doubtful who will win, as matters
before this Cabinet are more than
doubtful. |
There is an organized effort being
made by the personal and POLITICAL
enemies of Dan. Sickles, to prevent
his confirmation by the Senate, as
minister to Spain. Senator Sumner
is to be his champion in the Senate,
and light worthy is the emasculated
son Of puritanism with the peculiar
ideas of his section to be the defend
or of. as the. World" says, murder
er, thief, pimp, pander and butcher
vide Gettysburg. The history of
Daniel Sicklcs is that of the vilest
creature of earth. Why send such
a character abroad as our represent
ative? 1t is an insult; aye and a de-
liberato one, to every American cit
izcn. lhold those who sent him,
knowing his reputation, as person
ally responsible, but then, they but
sent representative of the domi-
nant party, and Daniel Sicklcs it
seems, is one of them, and hence,
fitting person to send abroad.
A.