Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-02-18
WASHINGTON SSlP.
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correspssde.ee Of the Standard.
wAsuIsofos, d. c., Jan. 10, 1871.
he Sss Dooisgo seheoe vss the stsf
pises ~ Sbrsh to be performed b Tie
Hose yesterday. The ooly wonder i,
that the piece Vas not complete seeces
- there vss eorps Of prowpters on hand,
they bsisg detsiled from the White Hoase
aud the Csbises for this special occasion.
The Presidents man, and so-called Secre.
tsry, General Horace Porter, Senators
Chandler, Morton and Conkling. Secreta.
ries Boutwell,, Robson and Creswell, we're
prominent, cooking, buying, wheedling
and threatening members in the interest Of
their masters grand speculation, the San
Domingo annexation scheme. Mr.. Shell.
don, of New York, whose term of congres.
sional honors expires this Congress, who
Was opposed to San Domingo, must have
been called upon BY Grants friends, as he
Topped over, and this, in the absence Of
Mr.. Wilkinson, gave the San Domingoites
4 majority Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations this gave them Eve to four and
. favorable report. Mr.. Orth, who desires
to be one Of the commissioners, led the
forces of Grant and San Domingo, while
Mr.. Fernando Wood, of New York, led the
forlorn hope of opposition, and made q
strong, forcible and logical speech against
the job. After considerable debate and
voting on different propositions and dila.
tory motions on the part of the Democrats
and the small body Of Republicans who
cannot 60 the barefaced scheme, it was
proposed to allow debate until 2 o'clock
tomorrow, when vote will be taken, and
the resolution as it came from the Senate
will pass but upon the question Of annex
alton. should that question be brought be-
fore Congress this session, it is most doubt.
full IL it could pass. The disgraceful be.
havior Of those who we're on the floor lob.
bying for the passage Of the resolution
never was equalled in any legislative body
before.
The rivalry which was beginning to
spring up between the East and the West,
in regard to. the next Presidential candi-
date of the Democracy has been entirely
dissipated. The East having had the last
two Presidential candidates-General Nc
Clcllan aud ex-Gov. Seymour-the West
very naturally claims the right to the next
one. The glorious success in New York
in the late election, gave Governor Hoff
man great prominence, and his claims were
freely cauvassed, but his friends, with o
correct sense of justice, have ended the
rivalry between the East and the West by
Withdrawing his name from the contest
This action is sustained BY the whole Dem.
ocratic press Of New York, including the
New York World, New York. Telegram
and the organ Of Tammany, the New York
Leader. They all agree in desiring the
next candidate Of our party to come from
the West, and the Leader names ex-Sena.
tor Hendricks, of Indiana, whose State
achieved signal victory over Radicalism
in the recent elections, rs their choice. as
he was the choice of New York 10 1868,
in the convention in Now York City.
The Senate remained in executive SEES.
sion only short time yesterday. Admiral
Porter's nomination came up, when . mo.
ton was made to postpone it till the House
bill abolishing the grade Of Admiral could
be acted on. The question was not decid-
ed. The chances are very much against
Admiral Porter's occupying the position
which was 80 creditably and honorably
filled by the Old Sea Viking Farragut.
It is rumored that Secretary Belknap
will shortly resign aud accept the presi-
dency of . Western railroad company.
The Secretary sees how uncertain the
tenure Of Office is under the great Ulysses,
and is looking out for newberth.
The Fish. Motlev correspondence has
been given to the puolic, and, as We antic-
pated, the motive for Mr.. Motley's being
recalled was TO punish Mr.. Sumner for his
opposition to the San Domingo scheme by
hitting him through his friend Motley.
1t will require close attention in the read
ing Of the correspondence to detect it, so
covered up IS it is by Mr.. Fish, who natu-
rally kept the real motive out Of sight as
much As possible Those who will recall
to their mind the appointment Of Mr..
Motley, and by whose influence he was ap.
pointed, and the date Of Mr.. Sumner's
opposition to Grants big job-San Domingo
and the time when Mr.. Motley grew OBJ
noxious to the Administration, taken in
connection with the letters Of Fish and
Motley, just Published, there will be no
trouble 10 coming to conclusion IS to the
iueffable smalluess and meaness Of Grants
behavior, and the subservieney Of his tool,
Secretary Fish. 'e' ''9 'hio..
We are having foretaste Of the great
Carnival which is TO be held here on
Washington's birthday and the day sue.
ceeding, February % and %, BY having
al Washington on runners, and all crowd
Cd into Pennsylvania avenue The snow,
which fell to the depth Of several inches,
has furnished excellent sleighing, and the
broad aud magnificent avenue, which has
Just been paved with wood, is scene
worthy Of being seen. Sleighs Of Ill kinds
are flying past to the merry jingle Of the
bells. Pennsylvania avenue during the
Carnival will present ose Of the most brill.
liant sights ever Witnessed 10 America, and