The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-12-21
Dur WASHINGTON correspondence.

Administration. Another such week and the
Colossal intellect which rules at the White
House and sits in the Presidential chair" as
Senator Upton facitiously styles the uncom-
municative Ulysses, will be removed from his
present state of anxiety to that OF downright
encouragement. First comes the perverse
Sumner, who takes the Presidents message lit
orally, and he proposes the adjustment of that
immense political machine-the Internal Rev
enue Bureau-which, of course, "will not be
did," Then the over anxious Trumbull, feel
ing that the screws are being put on the dear
people rather tightly, or for some other reason
not mentioned, offered resolution to inquire
into all the robberies now going on by Govern
ment officials. Summers proposition was sent
to the "tomb of the capulets," never to be res
directed. Trumbull, aided by Carl Schurz, the
cantankeroas, as the Radicals call him, and
Upton, the "slasher" when he starts in, raised
such shindy over Trumbulls resolution that
Donuybrook Fair was but patch to the scene
in the Senate chamber during the past four
days. Of course the corrupt and fostering Ad-
their efforts to stiAe investigation into the we'll
known thieving now going on is most dam
aging. At last, after caucus and debate in the
Senate, a, committee has been selected which,
with the exception of Senator Bayard, Demo
crat, will put into practice their knowledge of
show not to do it," and the result will be that
the Radical Administration will be ikened un-
to the purity of the celestial regions, and each
and every one who sups at the Administration
table will be pronounced immaculate, and above
the suspicious which Senators Trumbull, Schurz,
Upton and other Radicals point at them. Yes
terday in caucus the Radicals anticipated pam
demonium, and let themselves loose for time.
Senator Trumbull, with the tenacity of bull
dog, kept up his barking at the Grant ours, and
his resolution Of yesterday instructing the new
committee on investigation and expenditure to
inquire into all the present defects of the civil
service, raised CAIN. Trumbull, however, was
master of the siruation rs the GRANTEES dulU
not vote down his resolution, as it would be
virtual acknowledgment that the Administra-
ton feared investigation. After most excl
ting debate of an hour and halt, Mr.. Trum-
bull carried his point, except that part of the
instructions to the committee to consider the
expediency of amending the laws under which
appointments to the public service are made, so
that they may no longer be used for political or
party patronage, was voted down, as was also
the power to send for persons and papers, and
to make inquiry into the supposed corrupt use
of public money. The victory of the anti
Grant men was somewhat dampened by the Sc
lection Of the committee, Messrs. Buckingham,
Pratt, Harlan, Howe, Poole, Stewart and Bay
ard, who, with the exception of the latter, are
looked upon as quite as good set Of white
washers as could be picked out So ends the
first pitched battle between the Grant Radicals
and the sore-heads.
! The question of importance to the Democra-
cy now is, will all the professions of honesty
and love of right as spouted by the Reform
Radicals in the Senate amount to bolt from
the tyranny of King Caucus, and separate and
independent action in the Senate, and an Inde-
pendent nomination, in case the present de-
fender and fosterer of corruption and robbery
is re-nominated?
Since writing the last few lines, I have re-
ceived positive assurances that at least Senator
Trumbull will bolt from the Radical caucus.
This determination means volumes, and the
end is not yet, and the road to it will be crook
ed, and the gait rapid and rough one. From
the aspect of things just now, the Democracy
have only to grid up their loins, keep stiff
upper lip, keep their POWDER. C., their prin-
ciples-dry, close up their ranks, and the sore
headed Radicals, either for honesty sake, or out
of spite to Ulysses, will drive the wedge now
entering the Radical party clear through it,,
and the people will get their own almost with
out effort despite power, money and patronage.
Ex-senator Williams, of Oregon, succeeds
the brute Akerman as Attorney General.
"The President yesterday" says the Repud-
lcan, "paid friendly visit to Gen. Spinner,
the U. S. Treasurer, and assured him that he
need not give himself any uneasincss about his
responsibility for recent losses" Upon what
meat doth this Grant feed, that he is become so
great? 1 always thought that Congress appro-
priated the peoples money to cover these rob-
berries. now find that Grant assumes that
power
= The Washington Chronicle of Saturday
says: "In the contested election case of Bowen
VS.. DeLarge, of South Carolina, DeLarge, who
occupies the seat, has failed to put in any re-
butting evidence against the testimony of the
crossest frauds put in by Bowen. Additional
testimony from the confession of one of the
commissioners of election seems to have salts
fed DeLarge that he cannot make a successful
contest, and it is supposed that he will make
no further effort DeLarge's counsel, Major G.
w. Buttz, has abandoned the case, declaring it
homeless. The committee on elections will,
therefore, doubtless report that Mr.: Bowen is
entitled to the seat in Congress. Expecting