Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-19
Washington Letter.
WAsHrrsros d. C. JAN le.

ATTY Oh the acquiettiOu "a buAt
tefritoryy it has been found on q
Eeoa4tt that there are tbirty.sUven
Senators opposed to the Job. 10
the House the friends of the job
are confident of success. Gem
eral Horace Porter, the Presi-
dents private Secretary and job
agent is constantly on the floor
of the House IN conflau with
Ben. Butler and GEN. Banks, the
chief engineers Of Che scheme III
that body. Postmaster General
Gresweil has also be6n trying His
hand at lobbying for the Prssi.
dent, spending considerable time
yesterday in trying to induce a
couple of Radicals from Missouri,
of the SEIZURE stripe, to go for
San Domingo, but THESE wor-
thies adid,nt see it.s they were
assured that they were consider
ed IN The Radical fold and should
have their share of patronage as
formerly. The lash as ordered to
be applied by the President, by
not recognizing the Schurz Rad
Gals, did not work and now that
q few votes are wanted the con-
ciliatory plan has been adopted.
The talk about d~isplacing Sum-
ner fromthe chairmanshiP of the
COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs
has subsidized. Il has been deter
minedto be dangerous and there
fore his 1Excellency cannot be
Obliged this time. Sumner is as
defiant as ever and will not be
1siyen from his position either
by threats or cajoleries. He suc-
ceeded yesterday in enlarging
Eths scope of Morfoas resolution,
calling on the Presijentso the
Motley correspondence, so that
we will have Motleyis dismal
whine over his dismissal, despite
the opposition of Edmunds and
Morton. The Chronicle of this
city, Grants organ, has been
making the hair of the sIoil"
stand on each end and their
blood 10 almost CONCEAL in their
yeins by recitaIs of the bloody
work of the Ku KIux in the
Month. This old and worn out
aIage il again to be resorted to
in order to furnish o pretext for
reco obstruction. The President
will soon send in his special
message on the subject. Il has
been determined that unless the
Sonthern States again re.
constructed the much beloved
Grant VIII be forced, much q.
gainst his viii, to retire to the
shades of private life aud after
playing OeasaF for the past two
years he cart abide those shades.
To-day however the Chronicle is
out 10 q whine over the sorrows
of the martyr, Holden, who has
come 20 grief. s.1e is to be inn
peached," says the Chronicle,
lfor tuo much zeal in suppress
ing crime in the State" Can
audacity further go than this Z
A delegation from New Eng.
land, la the whaling interest,
who have claims against Great
Britain to the amounts0f four
millions OF dollars were before
the House committee on Foreign
Affairs gsking that Congress
take steps to secure the payment
of these claims. They are WI
ling that Congress should pay
them and then settle with Great
Britain afterward for the ~
mount advanced. New England
either as q section or as q people
always were generous aud con-
siderafe, how kind of them to
FALL into the views Of General !
Grant aud he willing to take
their. cash and got Mr.. Aker~
man, the Attorney General, has
been some time past trying to
figure ont how Il was chat 9eor-
giR went Democratic after he and
his friends had fixed everything,
and had assured the President
that she was traly loil. He has
failed to enthusiastically account
for it, and Grant wants his place
for some one who can carry this
State. The friends of Senator
Williams, of Oregon, who has
been defeated for ths Senate,
called upon the President to
suggest the name OF the Sengsor
for the position to be made va
cant by tue Retirement Of Mr..
Alderman. The President, who
has no use for ..played OUT pc
liticiansy received them very
tol.lIy and said that he knew
williams os we'll as they did aud
that he aid not iced suggssttJlie
a. 20 whom Ire shonlf appoint.
also that the deien ltieit had beH
ter be- IN Oregon Heirihs to re.
duca Democratic Inaiofifies.
Senator Howard. of Michigan.
who hail Just learned OF his de- !
feat in caiieus FIR fIis present pr
s%ition, WAS a sad ant disconsn
bate hooking 5ntect yest rday, hi4
Tower jaw hung down that hc
could scarce holiI the immense
,qui.l of tobacco in his mouth
which he necessarily chews up
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