The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-14
WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
wA.nlsGros, DC. 10. 1870.

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WASHINGTON, Oct 10. 1870.
EDITOR or TIE Usios AND JOURNAL:
referred in my last to an order issued BY
Secretary Cor Of the Interior Department. de-
claring that time lost by clerks going home 10
vote should be deducted from the regular leaves
OF absence. The attention Of the President wa
called 10 this order and the result Vas IN order
from the Executive resemble the very harsh
rule OF the Secretary. The Advertiser VIII take
uotics Of this fact, but hope 10 will not be 70
unjust a. 10 state publicly that the President
has spotted Secretary Cox. The truth Is. and
Il cannot be disguised. that Secretary Cox Is
not in harmony with the Cabinet or the rvpub-
lean party, that is. II one can judge from the
rules and orders issued In said department and
the eovrse Of the Secretary. IL Is said that there
will be q change In the Cabinet soon, that Sec
rotary Cox will be Superseded by Senator VII
lisms. whose term expires at the close OF the
next session Of the Senate and rs the Legislature
ofOregon Is democratic, he win not be likely to
be returned. As Mr.. Cox has no great desire
to retain the position. having no great real Tor
Office, the rumor seems to 30 well founded. II
Is very certain that Mr.. Williams would odd
great strength TO the Cabinet; Is lawyer be
ranks high, and his service in the Senate has
been such, that Il has reflected great credit up
on the distinguished senator.
II Is undoubtedly true, that the Chinese ques-
ton on the Pacific coast Is proving injurious to
the republican party, and II will not be sur
prising to me II the democracy make clean
sweep.
Hon. Carl Schurz Of Missouri, seems to have
gone nearly over to the democracy Of that State.
Al the republican state convention that nominal
ell McClury for governor. SchurI was one OF the
boilers, and has since taken strong ground
against the republican ticket. Senator Drake.
who Is canyassing the State In the interest Of
the republican party, says that SchurI has gone
over 10 the democracy. IL has been my opinion
for some time that Mr.. SchurI would not have
far to 20 to get into the democratic ranks.
frequent alluded 10 his course during the last
session Of Cougress, especially his position upon
the Georgia question and his attacks upon Sena-
tor Sumner. Schurr has Tor many months past
been .'pitching his tent towards Scdom."
Whenever we turn to-day to look at the po-
litical condition. or party prospects, there seems
10 be, especially In the republican ranks, dis
cord and disatiection. In the west, north and
east, at the conventions that have been held. 50
far, such q competition for Office has been dis
played, and fraud and subterfage and to such
an extent, that boiling seems to be the idea Oh
the day, and IL II continues IL must. eventually.
overthrow the republican party.
Senator Morton, Il Is stated, has accepted the
English mission oonditionally, that Is the
legislature Of Indiana Is republican. The State
of Indiana Is very close and II is impossible to
tell what the status OF the legislature will be,
and as Senator Morton has some four years long
err TO serve, he Is not disposed to resign his
position II the legislature should be democratic
thereby giving 10 Mr.. Hendricks (who would
probably be elected) the balance Of the term
in the Senate. II Is announced In the papers
to-day that Mr.. Morton would be In the city
the last Of this week, and confer with the Pres
dent in relation to the Office. The appointment
Of Senator Morton is considered an excellent
one, and II any one man can effect settlement
Of the Alabama question and bring the Eng
lish government to terms Mr.. Morton can. lie
Is considered one Of the ablest men In the SEN
ate, powerful in debate, clear and concise in
argument, with subtle logic. and above oil eI'
cellent common sense. think he will be abb
10 meet any of the diplomats Of the English
government Still further, at the present time
our government needs great man at that post
II there Is any one thing, that is clearly PER
ceptible at the present time IL Is the fact, thai
the United States has not the standing sbroad
that Il should have, that its representatives ars
not, generally, Of that class that impresses the
foreign powers with the position and strength OF
our government. night allude to our French
minister, Mr.. washburn who certainly has not
strengthened rpublcanism, or gained grea,
honor TO himself At st. Cloud.
This city seems destined to be In q continual
dispute. After settling and harmoniIing the
administration proper there Is now squabbls
over the contracts and jobs that the city gives
out. The paving Of Pennsylvania avenue which
by the way, is q big job, has been looked upon
as fair game, and plots and counterplots have
been brought to light in regard to the giving
out Of the contract At last. however. the dis
pute seems 10 be settled, and the avenue Is TO b
laid with four kinds 81 paving, to be fully COM
pleted In January next.
Next comes the city market, which has beer
prospcctively erected for some months past, but
Il Is stated that the company originally formed
and duly incorporated TO build the market
house have lost their charter by default, and q
new company has organized. IL Is highly prob
able that nothing win be done until Congress
comes together again. and then the market
house will occupy the attention Of that body.
The womsn's Suffrage Association has again
taken the field in this city and has been recent
ly reuryanired aud intends to inaugurate win
ter campaign by Mrs Z. Cady Stanton, who
lectures next week on the interesting subject OF
''Diyorce and Marriage" A new college Is
about to be established in this city, open to both
sexes, desideratum which has been felt for
many years. -.... ."
The amusements Of the season have COM
menced in this city by the announcement Of
VIM. Florence and wife at the National Theatre.
I do not know how II Is in other cities. but here
the drama has been lost sight Of in sensational
buffoonry that has lowered the standard Of the
atrical morals as well As proved degrading to
good citizens who witness the performances, and
the result Is that the best classes mostly abstain
from visiting the theatre
The weather has been delightful during the
week past. and yesterday the various churches
were crowded. Gen. Grant and family were Of
the Metropolitan. 80
Oscar Grant Of South Berwick vas recently
appointed in the Census Bureau.