The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-08
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wAsKwaTox D. O. April, 1870.
II win be one Of the grand distinc-
tIons Of President Grants admins
tration that the 18th amendment was
passed and ratified under its auspi-
ces. This amendment ompletes the
new epoch in our political, and con-
sequentislly our social condition,
which the emancipation and the l4th
amendment began. ! would like to
call the attention of you readers to
the PresidenFs message on the rati-
fication, Of this amendment. If his
proverbisl rcticcnce has left the i'm
preston that he is merely an iron
handed soldier passively waiting to
do-though well-only as the duty
is placed before him; taking little or
no part In the thoughts and feelings,
the hopes and fears, the pleasures
and pains, Of the nation; the perusal
might help them to justeP opinion
Of him.
The President il reported to have
expressed himself warmly, and with
well-considered reasons, in favor Of
the acquisition OF St. Domingo.
The news here, of the death of
Gen. George H. Thomas, (at San
Francisco, on the asth ult) inflicted
q genuine shock on the heart Of the
capitol, peep down below all hypo-
crisy, sycophaDoy or selfinterest,
Joint resolutions Of respect we're
passed, unanimously by both Houses
Of Congress, and a meeting Of about
fifty gentleman, formerly officers Of
the army of the Cumberland, under
Gen. Thomas, was held, Wednesday
evening, to initiate preparations for
an appropriate observance Of the
event. Gen. J. A. Garfield was cal.
led to the chair, and committees on
resolutions and arrangements were
on motion, appointed by him, and
the preparations for the future oc-
ession committed to them.
Gen. Thomas was a native Of
Virginia. 1t is now pretty widely
known that he, with singular persist
ency, refused all presents. Some OF
his admirers were at one time rceiv.
ing subscriptions, for testimonial
to the General, His sister heard of
it, and volunteered to say that she
would contribute something for a
s,cord if it could be made to reach
his treacherous hearti That is the
story told me. So sacrificed he
whatever was incompatible with the
call Of his country.
There is a delegation here from
various National Banks, to represent
to Government the crippling effect
the new funding bill must have upon
their institutions. They have had
an interview with Secretary Boutwell,
and Others. They state that banks
will be absolutely unable to do bust
ness upon the basis of J per cent
government bonds; and they give
apparently very conclusive figures in
support of their position.
Georgia is now the only State not
represented in the Senate.
Allen Rutherford, just confirmed
Sd Auditor ofthe Treasury, went in
to the army as an officer early in the
rebellion, from New York City. He
has always borne himselfwith credit;
and his advancements from time to
time, have all come of solid, unmaq-
nified merit
Some time ago, it may be remem-
bered, remarked upon New Hamp
shire men running the Internal Rev.
nue., especially in the 32d District of
N. Y. the business portion ofN.
Y. City, Wall St. and ncighborhood.
Bailey the absconding collector, is
one Of them.
tits to be hoped that the others win
turn out better, or New Workers
may take it into their heads that they
can run the machine as well as that
themselves!
The local politicians here are ac-
lively preparing for the biennial city
election at which the Mayor and all
the chief officers are TO be chosen.
The colored leaders exhibit RS much
interest and manipulating proneness
as if the ballot was theirs by inheri-
tance, and they had learned how BY
seeing their fathers at it before
them.
Some one local question or other
Of magnitude is constantly agitating
US, and lift is only one at time we
are lucky. Just now fight is going
on before Congress, between two par
ties, the one contending for the In
corporation of company to put up
an immense market house on the
site of the old Pennsylvania Avenue
market, and the other, that it ought
to be done by the city. Meantime
meetings, and now and then process
sions and serenades, for and against
Mr.. Bowen the present Mayor, for
and against a Territorial form Of
Government for the District. for
more railroads DC, continue to be
interspersed through our evenings,
and sometimes to disturb the silence