Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-29
Washington Letter.
WAsaNGroS, D. c. Dec. ~, 20.

"
Washington 10 just now in a
fearful state of excitement, polit-
ically, socially and in every re-.
gard. At tone end of the avenue
the Radical matadors are more
excited that the mad bulls which.
are their principles, if they have
any. The Democrats ofthe Sen
ate and House are mere spscta-
tors and amuss themselves by
urging the common enemy on to
a mutual slaughter. Yesterday
and last night will eve be for
gotten by those whose fortune it
was to listen to the most remark
able debate that ever took place
lin that body, that 10 to say, in
this regard, that it's bitterness,
its violence, its discussion was
confined almost exclusively to
one side of the Chamber, and
that tho Radical side. The
breach between Senator Su
and the President is now too
disastrous to be repaired. He
said harder things of Grant that
any one ever dared to say in that
body Of franklin Pierce, James
Buchanan or Andrew johnson.
chandler, him of blood letting
fame, warned Sumner of the dire
fnl fate of Presidential aspirants
and instanced the cases of Doc
little, Dixon, Cowau and Others.
He shook his fist in Summers
face. Conkling ridiculed him.
Morton denounced him. Nye
covered him with earcasm, and
altogether he was left in . plight
Infinitely worse than that into
vhicL Brooks put him several
years ago. And it was all about
the San Domingo annexation
business, which iIsbriefy this
The President in effect said IN
his message that the failure to
secure San Domingo would be q
great public calamity. Now the
people of that deIsctable Isle are
negroes, and particularly ignor-
ant. They and their leaders
have been Sighting among them
selves tor year. Baez made q
trade with Grant for the Island.
Sumner called these worthless
yesterday "horse jockey" a
treaty was effected-the fgh.
IL on its approval, and on APP
pointing a commission to cover
the retreat of the administration
proposed several inquir-
les in regard 70 the matter, and
on account of an attempt on the
part of the Presidents friends to
squelch this proceeding Sumner
has raised a regular whirlwind.
The best of the Radical Senators
Support Sumner, and CO. far as
this San Domingo business is
coucerueh the Democracy of the
country are generally with him.
Hence the crimson character of
his crime in the eyes of Morton
and ChaEdler.
Attorney General Okerman 1t
is thought will soon retire from
the Cabinet. Grant has fearful
luck in trying to keep a Cabinet
around him. Cassely did a splen
did thing yesterday. He COM
PEELED q square vote on the re-
peal of the income tax. The
practice of the Radicals on this
subject is consistent to the last
and wholly inimicable to the in
terests OF the people.
The trials of the Radical rep
resentatives in Congress, soon to
take place In our Criminal Court.
one for Bigamy and the other
for Forgery is exciting much in
terest. A little highly perfuned
scandal il sure to come out in
Browns case (the pigamJ one),
while those who ought to know
think there is no escape for But
Ter. Whlo great preparations
are going on tor the grand car
nival here on the 21-2 of Febru-
airy next-there 10 also much In>
terest, 1 am glad to inform your
pious readers in religious circles,
Society is in O blaze with balls.
parties and receptions With
THE bull fights in the Radical
camps-the great criminal trlals,
the approaching carnival, the
religious condition of things and
the upturning and paving OF
nearly all our principal streets
We are all in . state of high
fever. BOAZ.