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attire decked most gaily for the fete. The
day is clear and the air as balmy as q day in
May. We are in the midst Of horse racing,
goat racing, tournaments, masquerading and
a thousand and one develtries, etc., etc. The
city is filed with strangers and the streets are
crowded. The avenue during the evenings
will present most brilliant appearances from
the calcium and gas lights with which it will
be illuminated. Congress a. usual holds high
carnival on Capitol Hill, but with the jollity
going on 10 the streets it is not to be expected
that they will remain long in session, but will
soon adjourn from their digni6ed pIsces and
join the carpivalers. 1t is not expected how
ever that the Radical portion Of them will cut
up any monkey shines which will out-do some
of their capers while in Congress.
The President denies that the administra-
ton contemplates submitting proposition to
purchase portion of the British territory on
the American frontier The Presidents denial
is not worth the paper on which it is written,
SO little does his veracity amount to. But to
acquire British territory to the north Of US
was the prime motive p Mr.. Summers rejec-
ting the Johnson Clarendon treaty; that part
Of the programme may be, and probably is,
changed on account of Summers fall-out with
his Excelency; again, Senator Howard intro
duced resolution on Saturday to recommend
ing the High Commission to provide for the
cession to the United States, of so much, at
least, of the British possessions as lies to the
westward of Hudson's Bay and the main
channels connecting it with the Arctic Ocean
and the outlet Of Lake Superior, with the
right of free navigation through the naviga-
BILE waters to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
Senator Howard is one Of the Presidents
mouthpeces in the Senate and this may, or
may not be, plan of the Presidents, but it
purposes the very same thing with which he
is charged and denies.
The High Commission will organize for bu-
siness about the first of March. It is thought,
on account of this Commission sitting here,
that Congress 1.-THE next) will be in session
until May, at least. 1t is spoken very plain
ly, by both Radicals and Democrats, that the
itching palm of the President has contrived to
make the settlement of our differences with
Great Britain another job, similar to the farm
ing out of the Cabinet at auction, the gold
panic swindle and the San Domingo job, and
that "there's money in it." The thing will
bear watching. A job, . jpb. for ducat {.
job.
seuatur-elect Vance, Of North Carolina, who
has been here for some time past, trying to
get his disabilities removed, has gone home.
A number of leading Radicals would vote for
him but the rabid ones, who are largely 10
the majority, will not. In view of the GER
tainty that be will not be permitted to take
his seat and the efforts of the scaly, carpet
Dagger, Abbott, to retain possession Of it, on
the ground that be received the highest num-
Der Of votes cast for an eligible candidate and
is therefore entitled to the seat, Governor
Vance should resign and give the Legislature
the opportunity to elect an eligible candidate.
There is quite an effort being made by the
Radical newspapers to cover up the charges
which were brought against General Parker,
Commissioner Of the Indian Bureau, BY stat
ing 10 advance of the report of the committee
who Investigated the foul business that the
Commissioner is not implicated; but it will
not do, SO far as the public are concerned.
TheroSbery of the Indians. on . fearfully
large scale, has been proven, and Gen. Parker
either is utterly incompetent or is one Of the
thieving ring. On which ground, Mr.. Presi-
dent. will you remove bimi Or, as this is
the season for congressional white washing,
will it require more than one coat to cover up
the black villainy OF incompetency with which
the honest philanthropist, Mr.. Welsh, of the
Peace Commission, despatched him by the
clearest of evidence? This case calls to Hea-
ven for punishment; it is worse than the
usual Radical robberies, as there was down
right barberous cruelty in fleeing the poor
destitute Indians.
The action of Congress in the West Point
outrage case was, it seems, a farce, as it was
intended to be by those who desired to screen
Cadet Grant and the first class. The action
of the House alone has neither legislative nor
executive force and the Senate will have no.
thing to do whatever with the matter. The
House dealt directly with the Secretary Of
War, which debars him from going to the
President on the question of ordering court
of inquiry, as recommended, and yet, by the
laws of Congress, DO one bat the President
can appoint such court, except upon the
application of the officers who are to be
brought before it. So the thing sticks for
want Of jurisdiction just where it was intended
by those who engineered the thing, as these
embarrassments were made known to the
committee by those who foresaw what would
I happen. This case very clearly illustrates the
truth of the homely saying that "there's more
ways of killing dog than by choking him
with butter"
| Senator Sumner is really sick, no sham this
time. No reelection near. His doctor says
he will never be himself again even if be re-
covers. hope be will not leave US until he
has settled accounts with his dear friend
| Ulysses.
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