The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

decision of the Supreme Court, city
and county officers ale not exempt
from income tax.
Secretary Boutwell, has returned
from his Western trip and is busily
engaged in arranging the details for
Assistant Secretary Richardson's yis-
it to the principal commercial cities
in Europe, for the purr ose OF placing
the new loan in the market there. So
far not q penny has been subscribed
in Europe, and hardly think that
any persuasiveness that the narrow
minded Richardson possesses will
effect o change in the minds of Euro
pean capitalists who thoroughly un-
derstand oil the advantages of the
new loan. The subscription to the
loan yesterday was about $50, ,0O0.--
Something less than this will not pay
the expense of advertising. Bout
wells failure with the new loan will
not only damage him rs Presi'1en-
tial aspirant but will give Grant en-
excuse to oust him, which he,secretly
desires.
Caleb Gushing, who is constantly
engaged by Grant and his admins
tration in doing jobs of one sort or
always with good pay. from
settling Mexican claims down to writ
ing an address. has been giving his
views on the High Commission and
says: "That instead of making
treaty adjusting the Alabama ques-
ton and providing for the payment
of damages, they have simply declar-
ed that hereafter no armed vessels
shall be equipped in neutral ports to
attack friendly. commerce. All
claims go to n mixed court" Caleb
states the case very plainly and truly,
for that is about all this much h-tolked-
of Joint High Commission will
TO. When its provisions are
made known the disappointment and
dissatisfaction of the American peo-
pie will be extreme. This same Ca
leb Gushing has received another
crumb, brushed into his hat from the
Grant table. He has been appoint
ed an attorney to represent the claims
OF citizens of this government against
Spain, in accordance with the agree
ment made by Minister Sickles.--
Many who remember Caleb Gushing
rs a prominent Democratic leader
and Attorney General under Dem
ocratic administration no doubt won-
der. at his being so favored with fat
jobs by Grant & Co. The secret is
that Gushing reviles the South in
manner not excelled by Ben Butler,
and Grant does not forget to pay
him for bis slanders and malignity
towards a section which no longer
has the power to reward rs Grant has
for services. Gushing is free lance
in politics; Swiss guardsman; he
serves for pay and no matter the side
which he fights on. One party's
gold is as good as another. An esti-
mable character is Caleb Cushing.
The Radical editorial snakes, in
the bitterness of their envy at the
unity of the Democratic party, could
almost turn and sting themselves
But in lieu of that they are trying to
cast their venom into the midst Of
the Democratic ranks, and III their
tender care for the Democratic
masses" they warn them that Tam
many Hall rules their party, and say
that the withdrawal of the name of
Gov Hoffman as q candidate for the
Presidency in 1872 is all pure hum
bug. Instead OF healing the dissen-
tiops in their own ranks their sympa-
thetic hearts and widespread philan-
throphy forces them to try and save
the Democratic masses" from the
Tammany Society. Those Tamma-
nyites are fearful fellows to the Rad
ical Imagination, sort of northern
Ku Klux. When ,the Tammany sa-
chems, after due deliberation, and no
doubt for the best reasons, Withdrew
the name of their favorite son from
the Presidential race in 1872, and
expressed preference for Western
man, they did so in good faith, and
all the base charge, made by the
Radical journals, as to their intend
ing trickery and deception, is an in
suit TO their ability and shrewdness.
Let the Radicals call the Tammany.
ties hard names, for they have no rea.
SON to love them, but do not charge
them with being fools, as the world
knows better. Messieurs Radicals,
we don't discord worth darn.
J. FL.
A SOUTHERN exchange has the fol-