Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-15
Our Washington Letter.
CORRESPONDENTS OF tn.
DEMOCRAT.
WAsHIk0ToH, D. c.. Dec. 8. &c

Inv " HAYA NI9nnA
have decided TO call Secretary Boutwell,
before them on Monday next m orier
that he may explain regarding the bill 10
lpxovide for the issue Of three hundred
millions of Eve pes gent. gold, p~rinci-
pal and interest bonds, in which 10
fund the old boads under the funding
uct.o Of last session. The committee ale
not disposed to 1oO& faVeBaAy on The
bill, but may be induced 10 let tho
''Groton hnobcier" have bis swing thu
time. The President and bis San Do
ningo job clique met with q defeat in
their FIRST novel the Radical Senate
caucus yesterday. The sttempt to pack
the committee on foreign relations by
~displacing Senator Patterson, Of New
Hampshire, in favor of the Presidents
special friend, ContlinR, in order that
the San D,miugo scheme, in its new
dress, would be acted favorably ppon
was barefaced and bold. Mr.. Patter-
SON, who was looked upor rs being the
easiest to be got rid Of, could not be
honeyfugled by being offered the chair
manshiP of the District of Columbia
eammiItee, but with q persistency which
did him credit would remain Just where
he was, and his deterninstiOn Was
warmly endorsed by is. Samner, and
Mr.. Wilson while the ps oposed change
was urged by Chandler and Morton. A
grcal deal Of feeling was manifested BIZ
both the San Domingo annexatiouists
and their opponents, finally it was de-
cided that Mr.. Patterson shouA remain
on the committee Ct foreign affairs
much % the ehargin and disgust of the
Presidents job friends. Mr.. Sumner is
growing very loud over his victor
which his seems to think 10 but the
lEr,-.nro- ~ Iolook - -
nexation of San Domingo to this coun-
try. The plaa as proposed BY The an
nexatioRists was shrewd, they dsaircd
to get rid Of Carl Sehurz, and - the
same time pay him off for his detention
in Missouri. but u was thought to be
.limpolitic, and so Patterson va. he upon
as being the victim and Il " o net dream
ed that be would not gladly ehenRs Fis
position as a member Of one committee
for the Craftsmanship Of arother, but
1.-THE best laid plans Of men aud mice
aft gang agleo" and the chicken which
was so confidently counted upon never
will be batched. Senator ConkliDg, Of
New York, who was Grants engineer
to carry hat State aud who wal so ter
1ribly beaten in the recent eiection, Is on
the war path for the scalps Of New York
Al Custom HoHse sppointeeS, SOM tWeuty-
five already ore dsngling at the belt or
the blonde sachem. On course the
scAlps belonged to the friends and APP
, pointees of Senator Fenton, between
whom md the blande Saohem there isa
war Of political extermination, with the
, President on the side OF the blonde
The reason assigned by the knowing
ones for Grants hatred OF Fenton Is
that he considers lenton as a rival for
the Presidency, and he must be cru shed
out at all hazards End n. any cost but
the probabilities are that the engineer
win be hoist with his own petard. The
next raid will most probably be n do
by Drake, Of Missouri, against the
. lfriends Of Carl Schurz. When the
,lPresideat does not permit chiefs IN his
2 party to differ on minor questions, bat
uses his political rover to punish them
! for such diderances il is the best evil
) dence Of his insane tyranny and am6
lion aud little knowledge Of things po'
l%titical. Grant is trying to run the Rad
icJ party as he would u squad Of T zvs rRr
.%lcruits, by the time they are drilled np
Ito The Grant. standard the only essential
they will lack will he numbers aud IN
the fight At the ballot box, Numbers gVn-
orally win. The President in his milk
and water mixture yelept his message
takes occasion 10 IN the pur-
osed revenue reform psrty. From q
r Adical stand point tkis reform move.
ment is alarming and they capnot afford
to dcspise it. Should they form ethird
rarty. its whole strength would come
from The Radical party. they will be di'
vided in twain, as AL the disgust and
dissatisfaction exists IN the Radical
ranks, while the Democracy are intAeG
without any question 80 distract Them.
A third party is death TO Rsdica6sm.
and il no third party is formed the dis.
c~ontented ones must perfor..e 20 into
the ranks Of the Democracy; in either
levent their days are Numbered. Those
Radicals who are opposed to protection
to moBopoies must necess Irily DRIFT to
that party whose principles on this
question, the great Issue Of the day, is
-~Inearer IN aecoYd With thsir own, and
the Democratic party ever has been and
the many Journals which have given
this reform movement their attenlon Is
2 TIE Bal. imore Underwater, an iphueu-
ltial mercantile journal. In IN article
endorsing the movement. they present
the name of John W. Garrett, Fro,
President OF The Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad. as a reform candidate tor the
Presidency in 1872 The Underwater
very truly speaks OF Mr. CARAT IN the
highest terms Of praise. or his greet
ability, long experience his successful
career, force OF character, liberal states
manship and the accomplishment Of his
> great eesigus Of public improvement
] over obstacles almost nnsnrmonntable-
as President 81 the Baltimore Il Ohio
I Railroad. The Uader1rifer however
makes a slight mistake, Mr. GarTati is -
Estannch Democrat aid not at all likely
to be dazziet by any such donbtlsl eE'
IpeIIDent' Mr.. CARAT is fully nppre,
lciated by the Democracy of Maryland,
who's, ! learn, PHrpOse TO present his.
E name to the Democratic Convention ~
A their choice for President in 1872. Thus
will his friends add another nams to the
list of those DOW prominent for the POI
|, lsition. Such as Hendricks, Hoffman
! Thurman and n ok; that Of g w.
Barrett. of Maryland. snd from which.
the Democracy IAN choose q ieHder IN
the next csmpaigh- The next sensation
: lin the shape Of letters will be the Publi.
, cation of some of Admiral Forter's on
Z Ben Bntler written during the war.
tiThav Ill he IN Dortera haat akVle. Rama