Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-05
Our Washington Letter.
CoRRESP oNDENCE OF THE
DEMOCRAT.
WAsnINcros CRY, D; g.

that court without a cnse before
1t involving the constitutionality
of the legal tender act, and it
will take more than a year to
bring up a new case. Forney,
who is the organ ofthe Admins
|istration, has not had much to
say about this action OF the Su-
preme Bench. Previously be
had intimated that Judges
Strong and Bradley were pledg
ed to reverse the recent decision
by their assistance. If John W.
Forney had no positive knowl-
edge of such nbargain and sale
he certainly has taken great
pains to blacken the regulations
of two gentlemen by his intima-
tons, but backing regulations
is not new work for j. VIZ,
ind time viii tell whether be
was posted by his master Ulys-
.ses or whether the Forney ma
ture wanted a revel in SANDER
Bntler, sstbe Cyclopean," has left
town for L o days and the Recon
structiun committee will do no
thing with the Georgia question
until he returns. This will give.
the Radicals in the House an OPP
portunity to come to some kind
- nHaaRangemept on thissaRe
ton The demoralized eondf-
ton of the Senate on the admis-
sion of Virginia and of Senator.
Ames aud on tie Georgia bill.
has warned the Radicals that a
continuance of this race for the.
control of the Radical party in.
order TO shape its policy, will at.
the end of this session leave the
Radical party In two parts. The
bitter personalities which were
INDUCED in between those of the
dominant party who think they
have gone as far as they can in
safety, having felt the public
pulse and are alarmed at the fl
nancial and business condition
of the country, and those who.
swear by Sumner, Drake and
Morton, who in their determine
ton to absorb all powerin Wash
ngton and hold it by the bayo-
net, we're akin to those which
were wont to be hurled at the
Democratic Senator's. Senator
Carpenter, of Wisconsin, whose
HRadiealism can scarce be doubt
ed, 4ikeued by SaiatT6um-
afer,fo John @. Calhoun In his
views. This supposed to be crush
ing remark did not disturb the
serenity OF the senator from
| Wisconsin. The House Is also
divided and the same trouble
exists there. The Democratic
memBers have done good work
this session. They carried the
bingham amendment against an
overwhelming majority. They
also threw SypEer the louisa.
ma carpet-bagger back to his
constituents even after he had
been voted in. they have foughi
the appropriations and exposed
the Radical Hypocrisy about e.
economy. they have fought th'
tariff bill step by step and have
strong hopes of defeating it OF
the final vote. Buffers insolenct
has been checked and this dicta
ton to his own party has ceased
mo doubt through the castlga
tions that he has received from
the now active, hopeful aud bet.
ter organized Democratic mem.
beers. Butler will get "boost'
from s. s. Cox, of N. Y. ere the
session gets through that viii
cause his bristles to stand 9rlghi
OUT and the american flag doah
ats stars and stripes and beautiful
coLors will not save him. More
anon. During this past week oil
stupidity and dnllness the atten-
tion of all classes, the practical
man, the curious man, the scien,
tiic man, and last though moi
least the newspaper man, have
been to the examination of the
Hast great invention which is
now in operation at Dnvalp:
foundry in Georgetown. 1t i;
Whipple & Diekerson's liqui6
fuel machine. BY this invention
petroleum or shale oil takes thu
plaee of wood and coal, at a cos
of less than one half the price o
wood or coal. Since the discov
cry of petroleum in large quaint
tiles this has been the dream o
Inventors by night and their la
oors by day. The great Difficult
Ity to be surmounted in all case,
was that the application of fur
mace heat to petroleum caused j
to throw down sufficient carbon
in a solid state to close up the
boiler Tubes in 48 hours, or ever
less time. This has been entire
ly overcome by this process
This machine is quite simple in
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