The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22


will be appointed tor the sole purpose
Of overawing Democratic voters. The
bill passed by n party vote aud vii
also pass the Senate.
The Dauton Of the Senate, Morton
of Indiana. spoke on the joint resoln
ton of the Indiana Legislature with
drawing its assent to the ratification
of the 18th amendment. it vas hi,
old reconstruction speech rehashed,
which is summed up in hate to the
South and might is right. Senator
Blair, of Missouri, made his mcijer
speech in reply, and was listened ts
with marked attention. His remark:
were directed to the eonstit ~utional as
pect of the question, and in conclusion
he gave the Radical party a severe
going over with regard to their dupli
city, peridy and disregard of every
principle of justice or honesty. Mr..
Blair, spoke like a statesman, and moi
rs a revolutionist, as WAS fondly hop
ed he would by the Radicals and their
disappointment was great.
The message of the President on the
repeal Of the test oath, which was re.
ceived while Senator Blair was telling
the Radicals some very unpalatabie
truths, did not serve to illuminate the
malignant, forbidding and jaundieed
! countenance of the black hearted Nor,
ton, who felt n defeat in the President
permitting the bill repeating the test
oath to become n law without his sig
nature. This much of clemency was
gall and NORWOOD to his cruel nature
and when Senator Sawyer, on receipt
of the MESA re, offered a bill for the
unconditional repeal fthat tyrannous
act, his face grew black and demon
like with i'll suppressed hate and rage.
Yesterday was a bad day for the next
Secretary of State.
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi,
who was elected over a year ago to
succeed Revels, on the 4th of March
next, has announced his intention to
decline the Senatorship.
The cry is, still they come. The
Secretary of the Treasury was before
the House appropriation committee
yesterday adding his small deficiency
which is greater than the navy, postal
and Indian bill altogether, to the 13.
600, 900, which the deficiency bill for
the fiscal years 1901 had already
reached. Mr.. Boutwell,, also wants
more clerks and Of n certainty larger
appropriations. The Rrlical cry oe
economy and reduction of expenditures
is a capital dodge at election times
but increase of clerks and millions OF
appropriations after the elections are
over to make up the deficiencies is
somewhat rough on the tax payers
who also happen to be among those
who voted for those who continued
this condition of things. When will
tIeir. eyes be opened?
Judge ". a.. Richardson, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, who has
been in Massacl. usetts ior several
months past occupied with his Judicial
duties, arrived here last night and WI
at once resume his duties in the Treas
ury Department. This is from a Rad
ical newspaper here. This ssme Rich
ardson has been playing Judge in Mass
achusetts one portion of the year and
assistant Secretary of the Treasury in
Washington the other, for two years
pas. This is the Radical Yankee
trick OF holdicg two offices and draw
ing two salaries at the same time.
At the request of Mr.. Fish, Sec. of
State, MI. Sumner, as chairman Of
the Foreign affairs committee, has Civ
en- his views on what he deems should
be the basis for entering into negotia
lions with Great Britain on the Ala
bama question. First That Great
Britain should apologize for recogiii-
zing the belligerent rights of the South
and for the aid she gave them. Sec
ond. Payment of the Alabama claims
and others arising put of the depreda-
of the Shenandoah and other
cruisers, all on the same footing; and
lastly, that Great Britain should agree
to retire from this continent.
The last clause is a full explanation of
the rejection of the treaty made bv
Reverdy Johnson. New England
would be willing to purchase the Bri-
fish possessions to the north of us and
we pay the Alabama claimants. They
more Senators and Members to
sustain their fast waning power. Mr..
Sumner, is bold in his demands and
at the present juncture when Boutwell,.
the New England cabinet officer, is out
of favor with Grant. and Sumner him
self at dagger's points the New Eng
land policy will not prevail. Grant
wants the credit of settling the Ala