Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11
CUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Test Oath-Sale of CadetShIps-Party Cor
ruPtiOns-'s Honest John Covode-In-
crease OF Currency-NatiOnal Railroad
The Presidents SKINNER Campaign. 90
wAsHlaGros CRY. March S, 1870.

/ Dear .yoasrndl: seuator Ferv's bin for the alb
clifton OF the test oath was reported back to the
Senate with favorable recomua md alton. As
soon all the Southern States are completely in
the control of the Radicals, there will be show
OF leniency by the introduc ion and passage OF
bills similar to the above. This will be done out
of Difference to the change of public sentiment
with regard to the Southern States and Radical
legislation generally.
| Nothing startling has been elected from the
committee investigating the sale of cadetships.
The committee will report that there is not par
tlcie OF evidence against Gen. Mungen. The
charges were made against him on account OF his
boldness in attacking the Radicals in their corrup-
ton and meanness, and it was hoped that he
would be injured by such charges, but the vile
efforts only recoil on the inventors. Honest ("
John Oovode, who was charged with selling his
cadetship, after being dormant for good while
under the charge, comes suddenly forward in a
fit of indignant virtue and demands that the
charges against him be proceeded with, and he
is permitted to select two from the committee
who are to so TO Philadelphia to take testimony
of VIM. Miliward, former member of Congress
| and a ~ell-known politician. whom Covode gave
the appointment of cadet to, and who sold it for
$1,000. OF course "Honest' John gave s'eharp"
William the appointment for nothing, and of
course the subcommittee picked out by John
are impartial and unbiased, and the sickness of
''Sharp'' William at Philadelphia is all accident
al No one who knows the parties would for g.
moment iuPugn their motives The Radicals in
Congress would not dare to proceed with ex-
animation that would lead to the expulsion of
John Covode. He has been too long in Congress
and knows too much OF their inside workings
This investigation after all Is only club thrown
to the whale" The public mind is diverted from
thousand other corruptions in the sale of Off
ces, from the highest to the lowest. Jobs and
schemes Of all kinda, even this investigation,
small as it is. will not proceed much further,
having failed to catch even Democrat in the
dirty business, the Radicals will now smother up
the rest of the cases.
The House Comm ittee Banking and Cur
rency had under consideration yesterday the
subject of issuing an additional fifty millions Of
currency. The Committee are in q majority
against the increase, but are compelled to report
o bill IN compliance with the resolution of the
House. It is most pi obsble that they will
commend the Old " Greenback shape.
For several sessions past there has been per-
sistant effort made by certain parties to obtain
from Congress the right to build s. railroad from
Washington TO New York. This or s. similar bill
has passed the House before, but when it reach
ed the Senate the Committee on Commerce de-
clded against the bill, holding that Congress un-
der the Constitution has 10 power to grant such
right yet despite This decision of Radical
Committee, this bill is again and again brought
forward. So far as L am cerned, they might
build dozen railroads, but in this attempt to
override the rights of the States there is danger
most imminent. The preceden: once made and
submitted to By the States, in two years time
there viii be a bill. already determined on in
troduced into Congress-, taking the entire rail
roads Of the country from the Companies and
giving them into the control Of the Radical party
as g. means Of continuing their power. This
usurpstion ofpower is fraught with great danger
but l trust the >eaate will pause ere they con-
sent 10 do this great wrong in tbs interest of par
ty. The bill has not yet passed the House, but
there is but little doubt it will.
The President is now open for invites to sprees |
publications., celebrations, feeds and junl ings
This Ia Lysses' ''strong holt The ball has
opened He has accepted the invitation of SEN
ator Buckingham, of Connecticut, behalf of
the citizeus of Eastern CONNECTICUT to attend
the great mass meeting Woodstock Common
on the fourth of July next, in honor of the day.
and particularly in honor OF the passage OF the
Fifteenth Amendment. Ben Butter will "speak
piece" on that occasion. When the President
accepted the invitation he said he hoped that !
Congress would adjourn early 80 that he might
go to Long Branch in June. Talk of Nero I'D
ding while Rome bun ming, or of the luxuri- |
ousDess OF the Roman lmperors, this man |
equals them. Here We are il the midst Of the
greatest financial distre4s, every interest crush
ed. except the Radical monopolies the |
poor suffering, business men struggling |
to keep themselves a1oat, hoping for a |
change in a word are in the midst of hard
times, and all the President thinks of is jollty
and recreation. 1t would indeed be a pity if
Congress should detain the luxurious ULYSSES |
from his horse races, his clam bakes and the |
jolly times incident to trip to Long Branch for
a week or over the time proposed for going |
Not that think Congress will do any good by |
their going or staying, but to think of the utter
heartlessnes and selfishness contained in the !
wish that the Congress of a great Nation should |
adjourn from the consideration of National bust |
ness in order to minister to the plesure, ease
and comfort Of the man who of ali Others should |
be wiilin to devote all his time and energies to
the service of his country in these distressing
times.
That BLACK RoLL.-We wish to put in
shape for easy reference, the record of the
Of the Senate who voted last Fri
day to abolish the investigating committee