Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l, ls7

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DEAR CHRoNICLE;-The Govern
ment is beginning to be itself again
all the heads of departments are here
except Secretary Cox, who has re-
Gently left for a short respite, after
spending the entire heated term at his
post. The President will return to-
morrow. Indeed, Jenkins has an
nounced that some Presidential bag
gage has to-day reached the White
House from Long Branch-that a
white whale has been substituted as a
sensation there-that Ulysses, Jr., has
been safely returned to school, and the
weather being favorable, there is no
reason to doubt that the White House
will again show signs of life.
It is stated on the authority OF re-
l porters that the President is about to
| inaugurate a new commercial policy,
mainly with reference to the South
American States, which will result in
transferring to us the bulk of the trade
and commerce with that country, thus
filling our ship-yards and workshops
with labor, and placing every branch
Of our national industry in a prosper
Gus condition! May such great prom
ises be half realized.
The nomination of Senator Morton,
Of Indiana, as Minister to the Court
Of st. James, is one eminently fit to
be made. Though young, he is a man
who has already carved his name high
among the honOred names of the
country. In spite of i'll health and
physical weakness, he is a vigorous
thinker, prompt and resOlute in actisn
and earnest in support of the right
The Government had no more en-
ergetic or fearless defender during the
war, and he has been equally true
throughout the equally dangerous era
Of reconstruction. 1t is said to indi-
cate a more positive foreign policy,
and the antecedents of the Senator
would seem TO warrant the belief
The new Indian policy of the Sec
retary Of the Interior, is one that
must commend itself to every good
citizen. Heretofore the Indian
Ring has been as notorious as the
Whisky Ring in these latter days of
taxation. Much of the vast sums of
money annually disbursed to, and on
account Of the Indians, found its way
into the pockets of dishonest specula-
tors, and traders, and agents whose
integrity was not above suspicion.
Between them the "pOor Indiansn got
little, except worthless trinkets and
poor food at high cost. Now the Sec |
retary has parcelled out the agencies
among the prominent religious De |
nominations, and invited their Mis- |
siOnary Societies to nominate suitable |
persons for agents, thus combining |
the management with the religious |
and educational improvement Of the |
Indians. 1t is easy to see that by this |
combination much good may be effect.
ed at less cost, and many sources of 1
corruption in officials, and demorali-
zatiOn to the Indians dried up. But |
whether this beneficent plan can
stand the pressure of the politicians,
remains to be seen; already two or
three ecclesiastical heads have come
of, before their owners had got warm
in their seats. Many other improve
ments have been made. The annuity
goods have all been bought under
contract, and inspected under the per-
sonal supervision of the Commission
er OF Indian affairs, who IS now In
the west attending to their delivery to
the various tribes of Indians.
The war is an old story to US, though
terribly real to those engaged and to
the poor people upon whom it has
fallen like thunderbolt. France and
Paris are helpless in the grasp of Bis
marck, though nothing short of an
Inhalation can silence the French pen
chant for bombastic threats, and
promises of deeds that shall be done,
and deaths that shall be died; it
rivals the ''last ditch" patriotism of
BUR rebellion.
The health of the city is not good,
bilious diseases and ague are very
caused doubtless by the
severe ard protracted heat of summer,
md the sudden change to autumn
and chilly nights. But we
ire not alone. The same evils are
of in other cities, and in
Iced throughout the country. But
he tardy equinOctial is now upon US,
md after it We may expect glorious
weather. EZRA. 1