Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
Our Washington Letter

""Nrs iNIN Nt.N 'tcl hululuI III us IIvNteuihH7
calculated 10 excite any interesting discussion, or
TO attract any general attention.
Tie Din providing territorial government
lur the District Of Columbia, which was noticed
at some length in recent letter, after some modi-
hwtIons hy o committee of conference. finally
passed both Houses and now only awaits the
signature of The President to become law.
This give. great satisfaction to the people Of the
District with the exception Of few small local
politicians whose occupation is thereby destroyed
the question as to who will be appointed gov.
crnor under the new law is already exciting ami
mated discussion, and the names of several ex
members Of Congress are mentioned in connection
Herewith The law wisely provides however
chat no one is eligible who has not been bona
fiD resident OF the District for one year previous
uoppoutment.
Tho attention Of the community here has been
divided between the remarkable and scandalous
trial of Hon GU G.. G. Bowen, Representative in
Congress from South Carolina, md preparations
Con thc approaching carnival This character
who - bringing unmea-urcd disgrace upon the
honorable body Of which he is member, was
iHu Boo Rhode island in l-52. but removed 60 The
suulhat tho age Of eighteen lie is mentioned
300 thc Congressional Directory as having stud
iel and praotcel law but his own admissions,
and the testimony of his own witnesses in the
iute tgial, would indicate tlmt he had studied and
pmctitcl tie most direpunbicorts OF the profess
sunil backlog lie was d Major in the rebel
army, blt after the war he embraced Republican
ism n time and ia such manner as 10 secure an
election 90 Congress as a Republican, from the
Second District of South Carolina. twill be re-
membefel tht lc was implicated with White
m9ra and others, about year ago, ia the sale of
o1lot-hips 10 WIS proved that one thousand
dollars had been paid for the appointment made
ty him but he was cleared by the appearance of
6fgd one John MeCarthay, a notorious black
le{ and keeper OF gambling house here, who
testified chat Bowen had girsn him the disposal
u. tlcap appointment, which be had sold for thous.
and dollars, and that he had not given Bowen
amy portion of the plumber
some Time lust summer Bowen was married in
one of our popular churches to Mrs. $ pettigue
King, who prdes herself upon her connection
with the most aristocmuc families Of South Ca
rllina. ltwas well known to many at the time
tuat Bowen already had at least one wife living
lr.,, ,,i,op me- had mover been divorced lie was
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and upon this indictment his trial has taken place
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"H'h me marriage occurred ana that be knew
nothing OIL the SIZE or appearance OF the place
J"nse henderson upon being recalled swore
p',''Ney tnat he never Sa" " ilN'uson before
"n4 '.i'' 10 was ho' nnn OUT bowen wnom he
wen Aue"' 'l"' ne hl'r'e1 % Nirs' f'rNe IN
leuo' soon after " wilkinson lett the court room
N"sg'nl was issued Tor nus arrest Tor perjury,
up'" "rVnp''ng " serve "nlcn " was lounu
''', ne '@' ne' from 'he c''y' t'erS o'oy except
pro ,'s '''e'u"n, ana one Oh ''e jurors, sup
'Se. ,u', pa l'nlneu'",e 'cru'ct OF conviction
"'0'' w. ','"@'' in' p1' "''er D''hs OUT lot
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ep'i''' 'i'' ''''I' WIS no prospect OF agreement
d. aus ''i'i''',' 'I"' 'l'y N'''u ele'eh i'r con-
.'',n u'1 '',e loF n,lu'''a'' before ulsohars-
ing ''0 lu'y 'u's' " Si0 gave ,ueu severe lee-
."''''s' 'N ''' course o' "n''n nc remarked that
~ qua 10, re no" Juror 'oull hesitate ,oF "
'N'.l''' on "nl'ug 'eru'el IN case Hke 'his
'.o'5 3D. ''', '.'' e''''n'' o' TWO witnesses
WHO testified % their own MANY should not
.aya much weight o wretch of that kind ought
mot q, bs believed He ais, p,;ptelly ro,,,rt.,l