The union Democrat., 1871-05-20

WAsHIxernN. D. c.. Mar6.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 6. 1871.
Commissioner OF Internal Reveuue-P leasan-
tou-yesterday decided that. under the recent
decision Of the Supreme Ccart. City and
Cocnty officers are not exempt from Iacome
Tax.
Boutwell, returned from his Western trip,
and as daily here expresses ii, "a day ear
lier than he expected, so as to examine the
treaty made by the Joint High Commission "
The newspapers in B,utwell's interes, speak
ternationai Law. Why he knows much more
of Astronomy, having discovered "hole III the
sky" He is in quite futter over the fail
ure of the new loan which he was so sanguine
he could manage. The subscriptions ycster-
day were down to $50 600. Should they fall
much lower they will not pay the expenses
of advertising. As dcfnier ressort he has
determined that Assistant Secretary Richard
son must follow General Spinner, United
States Treasurer to Europe, and try and place
the loan on the market there. am afraid
that neither the bluff, but handsome Spinner,
nor the narrow minded Richardson can con-
vince the European capitalists that small
rate of interest is better than larger one,
| the security being the same. The failure of
Boutwell, in this business viii destroy bis
prestage with those Radicals who fancy him
a Hamilton or Colbert, and it will pave the
way for Grant to let him down to the posi-
ton of private citizen, a position lie never
should have left. if he cared at all for his
country's welfare.
The Joint High Commission have not yet
signed the treaty, waiting to see if the Cab
net in their wisdom shond suggest envy
amendment. 1t is positively known that the
treaty provides for the recognition of the
claims Of British subjects against the United
States which have arisen since the mixed
Commission of 1858. Senator Cameron,
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign AT
airs, with his tutor-Senator Morton had
long conference with the President and men,
bers of the Cabinet at the White House yes
terday with regard to the treaty, if such it
can be celled. Cameron, who is mere fig-
ure head as Chairman o. the Foreign Relation
Committee, has given into his Jurors hands
the task of carrying the treaty through the
Senate, which be will do if possible with the
whip and spur, backed by all the power of the
White House. which we have seen is so very
potent with Radical legislators. The treaty
will be worried through at once, as the ad-
minstration are aware of its weakness and
do not wish it to be made public until ratifi-
ed. Its passage in the Senate il expected to
he stormy and that is why Morton assumes
Cameron's place for the nonce. The Radical
leaders are at their wits ends to suggest some
thing to destroy the symmetry Of the Democrat
ic column. It's unity and soliditv is source
of great uneasiness to the discordart Earring
and fast disintegrating party of loyalty and
high moral ideas. The last dodge is for the
Radical journals to try and throw an element
of discord into our ranks by constant re.ter-
alton of the story that Tammany rules the
Democratic party of the country. The New
York World complained of these unfair charg-
es when the administration organ here, the
Republican again makes the charge, ana fur
Their says that the withdrawal of Governor
Ilofman's name by the Tammany organs.
from the list of Presidential aspirants lis all
pure humbug, intended to deceive the Derno-
cratic Masses" On behalf of the "Demo-
cratic Masses" take the liberty of return
ing their thanks for the kindness and solicit
tude displayed by thu party of moral ideas
and negro superiority, in warming them
against the great Northern Ku-klux-Tam-
many Ilall-whict has committed the unpar-
dnnabe crime of carving New York State
for the Democracy. When the sachems of
The Tammany Society determined to with
draw the name of their able Governor from
the list of Democratic candidates for the Pres
idency and expressed preference fora West
ern man, | opine that they knew exactly
what they were about, and none bet asses
would so insult their intelligence as to charge
them with breach of faith to their fri.nds |
in order to accomplish a nomination Just on |
the eve of an election. Let desparing Radi- |
cal editors call Tammany hard names, as
they are wont to do. but to intimate that they
are fools is not wise, to say the least of it. |
The Democracy do not strust them, not |
withstarding the fear of the Radicals. who so
dearly love the Democratic masses'
Caleb Cushing has been appointed an at.
torney to represent the claims of citizens of |
this government against Spain, in accordance |
with the settlement made by our Minister
Dan Sickels. Grant has chosen the attorney
with singular fitness; as at each end of the |
business he has two renegade Democrats, |
who fairly disguised Southern members of |
Congress by their subserviency, in days gone
by. The history of Sickles is we'll known.
Cushing has of late years, from being an alb
iect cringer to the South. that is when it paid |
to be so. has turned to be its most bitter and |
relentless maligner and BY that means he has !
been taken into the confidence of Grant 4 |