Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-17
POLITICAL BREVITIEs.

might resign. de refused 70 do So because
says he, ''if.I were now to make use Of the
permission accorded to me to resign Il would
seem that did so in order to avoid removal
which knew to be just, and to escape \ stigma
which felt to be deserved" Mr. Fish saws
the recall was ordered because Dir. Molly did
not follow the instructions sent 70 him. Mr..
NJ. denies this in toto There are n great
many cords in the letters which passed, but
this is the sum and substance Of the CORES
pondenee.
Gen. Halleck joins Gov. Gsary and 9th
ers in denounsing military usurpations. He
says that they do more harm than good at
the South. In his report as commander Of that
department he says:
81 respectfully repeat the Recommendation
of my last annual report that military officers
should not interfere in local civil troubles IN.
less when called out in the manner prescribed
by law, and that the Tequisition Of revenue
officers should be accompanied by afidavits or
some other proof that the case comes within
the provisions of the law authorizing or re-.
quiring military interference. As the prac>
tIce now is, the revenue officer Is the sole
judge OF the necessity of military guards and
escorts. II may be proper 70 remark
IN this place that l have been assured by
federal civil officers that the use Of troops in
executing judicial processes, and enforcing the
revenue and other civil laws, seems to increase
rather than diminish the apparent necessity
for using such force. The badly disposed be.
come more and more exasperated at being CO.
creed by force which they think has been
unconstitutionally employed against them, and
the better disposed relax their efforts to punish
local crimes"
Vice President Colfax has written let.
ter warmly espOusiug the claims of Gen.
Grant for the Republican nomination for Pres
ident in 1872. His nominations would be 40,
ceptable tothe Democratic party, inasmuch ~ il
would bring directly before the people Of the
country the question whether or not they in
tend to support the Republican party in its
hlgh.handed usurPatiOns Of power. Grant is
certainly representative man of the idea of
a consolidated Military Despotism. If the
people wish to abnegate the Democratic theory
OF government aud maintain its alternative, as
presented in the policy aud action Of the Rad,
ical party, why let them say so.
"A letter from General Butler to an an.
nexatiOnist in Canada has turned up, in which
Butler urges annexation on the ground that,
once united, tue Catholic Church of North
America will be the largest BODY of iptellipent
Catholics Of any one nation in the world
Indeed" says the General, '.in view of the
troubles in Italy, it is not among the impos.
slbllltles that the keys of St. Peter NAV be
transferred to this country" In that case.
suggests an. exchange, who knows but Ben
Butler may put in bid for the Papal tiara
Some of the newspapers call the move,
ments said to be in contemplation in relation
to further reconstruction in the South, ga
new war against the Southern States" It's
rather threatened continuation of the var
Waged by the politicians ever since the close
of the war with arms by the surrendes at An.
pamattox. And it will last until the ultra
Radical party is defeated or until that party
obtains the civil power from Virginia to
Florida.
Gov. Hoffman, of New York, in a recent
Message to the Legislature of that State, has
fOrcibIe review of the act of the Admiuistra.
ton in sending troops to New York city, at
the recent election. The appointment, of
thieves and felOns as Deputy U. s. Marshals.
and their equipment with navy revolvers from
Federal armies, aud the utter ignoring OF the
police and civil authorities, rs If the State
were in rebellion against tho Federal au.
thoTity, is dWelt upon with severity. He
stigmatizes it as a bold attempt to control
the election, and speaks Of the terrible results
which the continuance of such policy, BY the
Federal Government, is likely to produce.
The Lexington, Ky, papers announce
that on Monday last Hon. Cassius NJ. Clav.
who may be regarded as the father of the
Radical party in that State, made speech in
Richmond, in which he bore with terrible ga.
verify upon General Grants administration.
and expressed his determination to CO operate
with the Democratic party for the election of
his successor. This is a very heavy blow to
the Radical party, which seems to be rapidly
iaInng to pieces under the corruption and i'm
becility which marks its sway at Washington
1t is reported that the United States and
England have arrived substantially at settle.
ment Of the fishery troubles, and will probably
agree to adjudge the damages by an interua.
tional arbitration, though the expenses of such
n commission, it is said, will be greater than
the amount of damages claimed by the Amer.
lean fishermen from the Dominion cruisers
The settlement of the principle involved is of
course most important.
- After much trouble and vexation Of
spirit the Commissioner to Dominica have
been appointed. Bishop Simpson, of the
Methodist Church North, declined the honor
of being one of them, for reasons best known
&c himself General Sigel, after first accept
ing the post of Secretary to the Commission,
concluded that he did not know sufficient of
the Spanish language to make him entirely
useful, and, therefore also begged to be excus
ed. The Commission, as RECONSTRUCTED"
consists Of Ex-senator Wade, chairman -
Professor Andrew White, President Of Cor.
nell University, New York, aud DR.. Samuel
G. Howe, of Boston.
- Some Ofthe Washington correspondents
sneak well of the colored CONGRESSMAN .Insenh