The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-03-24
NO. 10.

reason gwen WAS the one so often found
in the Fog-bank, Don't like him."
I Then again, when the gold investiga-
ton came of, and drove the dirty busi-
ness TO the very door of The Executive
J mansion. his EXccllency found u politi-
clan he had ridden over in the appoint
ments OF his district with the inlensest
; contempt. held his reputation ia his
hand: and forgetting the past, and look
ing only 10 the good name Of the Gov
crImcnt, this politician carried The Pre-
sident safely through.
Experience is an expensive school, but
some Presidents will learn at no other.
As his Excelcncy reads no papers, and
permits no one 10 approach him who
can or will tell the truth, he is forced to
drive his unhappy executive skull
against the stonewall of experience.
i For the first time in the history of tho
United States. we have President who
ldraws his salary with healthy regularity.
and is in every sense of the word The
King Log of the fable. We had been so
troubled with King Stoik and his inter
nal policy. that TO have q President who
knows nothing. and did not pretend to
know anything. was refreshing. But,
since King Log has turned all the pow
'icIS vi tiic dtiIiihlNtfdtlou ONcI w otNCi
gentlemen, and these not the wisest in
the land. and we find ourselves possess
led of seven different policies, some Of
them conflicting, the change is not SO re-
fire -hing. =.
For ii time here the all-absorbng ques-
,ltions were, who runs the administration,
/ who is Grants confidential adviser?--
: Tho conundrum died out for lack of in
4 f..s. Iiscnx-arpH
: lhad nothing TO do with the administra-
ltion. The King smoked and said MOTH
: ling, and Government rum itself.
4 IF this matter belonged TO CoS's De-
I pariment." said an influential gentleman
t to ne one day. "he could accomplish
e ls.mc,hing. but it pertains to the State
c department"
!. but can't we get some influence TO
!. bear upon Grant,"
e 1T would not do any good. He would
: turn it over at once to Fish, aud that
iwou!d be all end of it,"
Y ':But. are not grave questions like this
I discussed in Cabinet. where Cox snd
b Belknap can have an influence
-.'Well- ves, when trr i'enu vf Depai,'
rim, ent sees fit to introduce it. But each
h sslcnber feels that he is running his own
IS machine, and there is an understanding
: not to interfere with each other"
# On further investigation I found this
t 10 he the fact: We have seven Prcsi-
:. dcnts: Fish controls the State Depart.
:Imcnt. without reference 10 any one !;
i Eon!wcll is lort. Of the Treasury: Cox
X conducts the Interior. and Bciknap the
: War Department and so throughout =
aThc President is d solemn, silent, sinok-
n ing igurchead. with abundance of timc
d to put OH white chukcr and swallow
IL tail aud attend every entertainment to
e w hch any one may invite him. ] meet
y him frequently upon the street. incoming
l. Ialong. with cigar in mouth, and ung.ov-
c, led hands behind his back.
y When we come to look further. We
i find that the State Department is work
led hy that learned old mutf. Caleb Cush-
ling. whose soul. If he ever had one. was
= sold long since to the devil fora price in
Igod and WHO regards onr Govcrninei
t-las lis oyster, to he opened By his pen. -
is lie takes retainer, from foreign Govern-
le lIncnts 10 prosecute their interests, and
accept fees from The State Department,
h that he may, with better success, benefit
N his clients.
icl ltis believed among very respectable
W people here. that Caleb is the legal advi-
in scr OF The Spanish Minister. and we all
to know that when The niorbosc Fish finds
= himself in trouble, he calls on Caleb. :
c. Caleb walked up friend of mine to read
al him that famous Alabama dispatch, and
j. tried after 10 wake up tie venerable s'ar-
rs dine for the same rurpose. but failed
Ill We can not lie said 10 have any foreign
!. policy, but we have Caleb, and that j.
&c quite as good
In If the rcsurrcctcl statesman Of TIC
np State Department could only be induced
as TO call OF that other old case OF pigeon
M holes. called Governor Black, and add
lie The crudite sumner. they would fetch
ry the department 10 within about Il ccniu-
ry Of the present time.
lis The breezy Porter is master Of the
)n navy. while IN absurd law and an unjG
,ir rank makes General Tccumseh obnox.
cr ious 10 the War Department.: and lt
= would he master there. bnt for Bciknap
IS, who stands very obs!inately Oh his own
IL heels.
he For the first time. say. in our history
H. we make an approach 10 the burcauoc-
of racy OF France, under the monorchy
of such Il Government means routine ri
home and drifting abroad. in our for.
C. cign affairs we have no policy, and nj
ut home, his serene iIighncss fires another
TO cigar, and says: Better move on with
nd out change FOR another year, although