The Portland daily press., 1870-11-23

these is at Bucksport and has been completed
since Sherman went to England with Rev.
DR.. left. 1t will be remembered by our read
ers that Mr.. Sherman is young man who
was formerly blacksmith, but was at the
time OF perfecting the invention clerk in one
OF the departments at Washington. He has
made one of the most wonderful and valuable
discoveries of the age by accident, as we are
informed. His good fortune can hardly fail
to make him something more than million
aire.
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Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10th, 1870.
THE ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT.
1t is very evident that the withdrawal of
Gov. Cox from the Cabinet is only stepping
stone for some Interior purpose. 1t may not
be so, as far as the Government is concerned,
but those who have constituted themselves
his defenders are using it to some purpose
which aims ct political results. Talking to-
day with prominent western correspondent
here, who has been conspicuous in his attacks
on the President, in connection with the Cox
matter, expressed myself surprised that he
and his paper should be party to the reven-
ue reform scheme of breaking up the Repub
lican party. "That's not our purpose at ALL"
was the qnick reply, "not mine at least. I
believe the Secretary to have been altogether
right in the McGarrahan business. The Pres
ident is not corrupt, but he is weak; and in
his anxiety to be re-nomnated, he has al
lowed himself to be used by set of weak,
fifth-rate men. 1t is necessary to break him
down now, or he will destroy the party. I
don't care how it's done, so long as it is ac-
complished."
give these remarks in order to show the
animus of the criticisms now being sent out.
On the other side the main purpose of the
other critics, is that of fomenting disorder and
aiding the Free Traders. There is power
full importing lobby already installed here,
and you may expect to see its effects all
through the ensuing session. Whether Secre-
tary Cox is or is not, a party to the purposes
of those who are using his side for their own
purposes, it is certain that he has allowed
gross Misrepresentation to be made on the
President which might easily be refuted, if he
| SO chose. 1t is also certain that that he is an
| ardent Revenue Reformer or Free Trader
| rather. 1 am credibly informed that the Sec
rotary wrote here sometime since deprecating
the efforts then being made by one of his ar
dent journalistic supporters to procure the
publication of the McGarrahan correspond
-ence. 1t is presumed that he feared that his
own credit might not stand as we'll as it did
| then.
| Nothing more disgraceful has TRANSFERRED in
my experience here, as it seems to me, than
| the attempt now being so systematically
| made, by inuendo, inference, insinuation, ETC.,
| to make it appear tina. the President is par
| ty to corrupt practices and is using himself
| Tor enabling others to do sol his high position
| for personal enrichment and corruption. By
confession of those engaged, it is evident that
| two motives only animate the Republicans
engaged therein. One is to pave the way for
some Presidential intrigue and the other is to
change the present fiscal policy Of the Repute
lican party. 1t is the "rule or win" policy,
and embracing as it does such mean ways Of
accomplishment, is sure to recoil on the abet-
tors.
OHIO POLITICIANS AND ASPIRATION AS A
| DISTURBING ELEMENT.
| Ohio Republicanism has always had scaly
>and Indifferent side. 1t once held Salmon p.
Chase, long since mourned as "lost leader
of righteousness. John Sherman is another
one, not to be trusted too far. One cannot
easily have forgotten that he is the only mem
Der of the United States Senate, of either pol
itics, who so forgot his manhood, as to DELHI
crate propose, when the discussion over the
arming of colored men Twas progressing that
such soldiers, who when enlisted, were:claim-
ed as slaves by persons that could establish
loyalty, should be returned to slavery at the
end of their term of service. One cannot for
get that with all the distinguished services of
General Sherman, that he never Heartily ac-
copied the emancipation and arming of the
| slaves, and that he is on record as declaring
himself as fighting for a strong government
and not for ideas. Taking the reconstruction
| struggle and it will not be forgotten that some
Ohio Republicans in Senate and House were
the chief obstacle to the adoption of thor
ough policy. Bingham and others in the
House, Sherman in Senate,!Gen. Cox as Gov
ernor,were hindering and hating all through.
If l am not at fault in my diagnosis, it will
be found 4hat this Cox imbroglio is made
part of a scheme iof certain Ohio influences
to regain aud retain power, which they have
lost, in whole or part. The personal influence
of the Chief Justice over la certain Clique of
political aspirants in Ohio, has been bnt in
different. One decided effect has been to
lead them into personal partnership, and to
hold strenuously to the theory of personal
leadership and wisdom.
1t is noteworthy that in the Southern
States, Ohio influences of the peculiar stripe
referred to, have all been used for the purpose
of melting dissessions. Take Alabama for
example. We have lost that State simply be-
cause Of the rule or ruin ambition OF Senator
Warner. He is an Ohio man, a pet of Gen.
Sherman's, and an egotist of the first water.
Secretary Cox took him from the outset I'M
der his wing. All the patronage of the ad-
lninistration by means OF Cox and Gen. Sher-,
man, was used for Warmers reelection. Pre-
viously he had in the Senate, taken a semi
Senter shoot, and declared that everything
and everybody was reconstructed in Alabama.
w udI was TIC consequence d lukeWdfIuueSS
in the party ranks at home, and then be-
trayal, through boiling, in two of the Con-
gressional districts, OF the nominations. The
boilers were led by Ohio and other carpet
| bag Federal officials, appointed in Warmers
interests. In each district they led off from
$50 to 300 votes, just sufficient to defeat the
Republicans and through the Legislature into
| the hands of the Democrats. Senator War
ner could not be elected, so no other Republi-
can should. Yet Secretary Cox aided and
| abetted this TO the last, and used Mr.. Delano's
bureau to aid the work. With regard to
South Carolina every attempt was made to
commit tue administration against Governor
Scott, and chiefly, as will be found, by the
Ohio Sherman-Cox influence, who know that
Scott is in national politics, being originally
from Northern Ohio, not at all inclined to
adopt the views of those referred to.
In other States the same adverse influences
have always been felt. 1t will be found that
from the outset, in reconstruction matters
Secretary Cox leaned towards the movements
designed to injure and destroy the influence,
OF radicals in the South. SPECTATOR.
Letter from NorridRewock