Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-03-19

WAsHIEeToN, March 15th 1870.
OF an causcs Of sfistccracy In this country
probably none y 90 permanent and enduring
as The Mhiihry Academy at West Point The
utistocracy Of the army always commences
there But this feeling receives hard blow
this week by the nomination by Gen. Butler Of
negro boy from his district for the next va
cancy. The boy is the first scholar in his class
at Salem, Mass, is about II years of age and is
well qualified to enter. His father fought well
during the war But pity that boy unless he
Is boy Of pluck as we'll as of ability. His
fellow-soldiers win I've down on him in all the
snobbishness of social pride, and unless their
superior officers interfere, will certainly persc-
cute the life out of him. He bears the Sena-
torial name, so well known to every Massachu.
sctts man, of Charles Summer Wilson.
Gen. Garfield, desirous Of extending the ben
efits of the postal service, has introduccda sug-
| gcstive resolution into the House, insructing
the Post Office Committee to inquire into the
propriety of authorizing small express packa-
ges to be sent through the mails.
INDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
A Bill has just passed the House without an
oblecting vote, diminishing very considerably
the number of officers and reducing their sala-
rics. Gen. Logan states that while England
and France had about twenty privaos to one
officer, the U. s. army had two and one third
officers to every ten men. There are now 500
officers unemployed, While the Vice Presi-
dent received $500 year and the Chief JUS
tice so, ,J00 the General received $l0,27S, & the
Lieut. Gen. SAILS. The saving by this, bill
which passed the House almost unanimously,
will bc about $3,000,O00 year. 1t is rather
hard for an officer, however, only traind to bear
arms and expecting TO be supported by that
profession all his life, suddenly to find himself
cut off from the army rolls and thrown upon
his own cxcrtions for a living But 1t is one
of those hordships that man must sometimes
meet for bis country's sake.
| RECONSTRUCTED GEORGIA.
A Bill has also passed the House admitting
the State of Georgia TO representation on the
floors Of Congress This means rc-admissor
to the Cuior. To this oil Mr. Bingham, by
4emocralic aid succeeded in appcnding an II
mendment, making much easier terms fol
Georgia. 1t has passed the House and has now
reached the Senate. Here Senator Revels is t.
make his opening speech against II, There l.
something wonderful to me in that retri6utiv,
justice of God that should make the cOlored
successor of JEFF Davis the exponent of the
views Of the colored race on the floor of tho
Senate. Should that amendment succeed ir
passing ii will not only consign Georgia to thu
Democracy for number Of years but will
l,l
back in the hands Of their old masters.
TIE INDIAN MAssAcREs
of the Picgan tribe by Major Baker, in Montn
ma, are attracting much attention here. Ii
February last, in the coolest of cold weather
Maj. Baker surprised an Indian camp, com
posed chiefly of women and children, in whicl
the small poX was raging and succeeded il
killing 173 of thcm--thc majority women ant
children. II is an atTocous crime that canno
be sheltered even by Gen. Shcrdans name
who not only approves the slaughter, but re
commcnds Maj Baker for promotion If sucl
butchcry as this, the slaughter of unoliendin!
women and children, when cnleebed by small
pox, not in open warfare, but by surprise, is It
be rewarded by promotion, then the sooner tn
army is done away with the better. If sue
massacrcs are to be justified, no gentleman o
Christian can be an officer Of the army.
A LOAN OF $1,200,000000.
The Funding Bill has passed the Senate b.
32 yeas to 10 nays. During its discussion go
continually dropped off, and on its passage b.
the House will go yet lower. The bill pre-
vidcs for n loan of 81 200 600 900, Of which 40
are ut per cent. interest, and nrc redcemabl
after 10 years 400 at A. per cent interest rt
drennble in 10 years and the remaining 400
100000 nre Mt per cent redccmabc after
years. 1t is supposed that the longer the tim
before they can be- redeemed the lower will
the rate OF interest at which money can he bo
rowed. II Is expected that most Of this none
will be obtained abroad, and the Secretary
the Treasury is allowed one.hnf OF one pc
cent to pay the brokers who will negotiate tn
loan. But there will be no money required i
the transaction. The holder of an old bond wi
bring in his paper and will receive his intercs
in gold and new bond In exchange. Th
only change will be that government will aver
age AZ per cent interest in its loans, instea
of six us now. WORCESTER.