The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30


or by letter without first obtaining
consent of her parents; 81 penalty for
the first offence; 10l. for the second.
and for the third, imprisonment during
the pleasure fIhe court.
Married persons must live together,
Or be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according 10 a cap
Honorable Richard II. Dana, onenf
the most eminent journalists in the
United States, and one of the warmest
supporters of Grant and Colfax in 1868.
depicts the president of the United
States in The following terms:
Jefferson died poor, and Monroe was
indebted to charity for The stone that
bore his epitaph. To think of our
president dying poorl Let the admi-
rers Of Grant rest assured that no such
calamity awaits his final exit, if it can
be averted by the laying in of a large
supply of lands, tenements, houses,
bonds, stocks, plates, horses, carriages,
and other valuables, The gifts Of grate-
ful ofiice.holders, and of hungry expcc-
tants who wait for his re election to
thrust their hands into the treasury.
On the Sd of March, just before he
assaended the capitol steps to take Tie
oath of Office, Grant accepted gift OF
$4,000. On the 9Th of March, with
| the pledges of his inaugural lingering
on his lips, he appointed the largest
contributor to his fund secretary of the
treasury, and the two most active
agents in raising it, sub treasurer and
collector of the customs at New York.
Jefferson, with an instructive sense
OF propriety beiitting the high station
Of president, during his eight years
term refused to appoint any of his res
lations to Office, however worthy anl
eminent. Grant in the first two years
of his term has opened the way for
forty one or more cf ~ii;s relations to
thrust theirsirrulgar noses into the pub,
Inc aib. Does not such a president
/ beioul the cbait once filed by WASH
incton, jefferson and jackson, ?
If these things are done in the green
tree. what will be done in the dry?
When the root rots, do we wonder that
the foliage dies? When the executive
mansion at Washington is converted
into an exchange tor the barter and
sale of offices and contracts, do we mar
val that the minor departments of the
national government are nests of rogue
nv, that the State legislation are sink;
of corruption, anIi that city municipali
ties are dishonesty administered
Were Grant driven from the White
House with the brand of mfamy on hi
brow, we might hope that the mark
! like the characters traced on the wal
before the eastern ruler, would dete
Others from The commission of offence
against official propriety and integrity
! A Western steamboat captain ,impor
tuned by lfe insurance solicitor, sci
tied matters by renarking, "Lool
here, my friend, never bet on an,
game where I've got to die to beat it.
The Grant and Greeley wings of til
New York Republican party seem
be as far es ever from uniting. Ii
deed, the breach daily becomes vide
and it is very probable that, to Il
next Republican National conveniio
New York will send two sets of del
r gates. On Thursday last platfor
t was adopted by the Greeley wing viii
y recognizes the Iigin OF all natioualiti
It and societies to parade, deaomccs t
extravaganza and corruption in the cit