The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-12-14
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 9,

On Tic Ways anu NelHS OOulHlllCe Ill Iue
House is a mere political dodge to soothe the
iratc Western Radicals who are opposed to
protection of monopolies, one Of the cardinal
principles of the Radical party Nothing
practical will come of it. That is Grants first
trump card. Carl Schurz has been punished
for his opposition to Grants pet scheme-San
Domingo-by being deprived ola chairman
ship; the Retrenchment Committee, of which
he was chairman, being, discontinued. An
effort was made to have Senator Sumner rein
stated as chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, but Secretary Fish would not per-
nit it, and said if it was done he would,resign.
AS soon as it-was discovered that Sumner must
remain sacrifice on the altar Of Fishs wrath.
the very Senators who had been. foremost in
urging Summers claims, including Senator
Wilson, Summers colleague and friend, were
the very first to sign letter to Fish requesting
him to remain in Office, which he will most
probably do, as the President desires it. Sum-
ner may we'll exclaim with the fat knight,
"call you this backing of your friends ?' It is
rumored that he will not accept the chairman
ship of the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, to which he has been assigned.
Irregularities to the amount of S65, 900 have
been discovered in Treasurer Spinner's depart
ment. The names of the irregular ones are
F. A. Marden and Seth Johnston. Heretofore,
the Treasurer was supposed to be liable tor
monies lost or stolen by his employees, but the
legal acunlen of Ben. Butler has determined
that as the clerks are employed by the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, General Spinner is not
responsible. Benny Butler is a precious prop
of the Administration in its troubles. No
doubt Buffers view will be adopted in order to
screen the Treasurer, who has been very un-
fortunate of late in his clerks.
Senator Trumbull most emphatically denies
the sensation which the Louisville Courier
Journal has gotten off with regard to his being
interviewed, and his stating his preference for
Gen. Grant for the Presidency. Trumbull,
like all the sore-headed Radicals, are very re-
ticent with regard to what they propose doing
in the coming Presidential contest. The DEM
ocratic members, though generally opposed to
the passive policy" will not make move un-
til the discontented Radicals show their hands.
At present they seem inclined to play fast and
loose; it is so very hard to break with even the
chance of enjoying the flesh pots
The Income Tax expires with the end of the
present year, and the Committee of Ways and
Means are generally agreed that it is neither
wise nor polite to continue it; so for the last
reason, if for no other, it will not be again
galvanized into life. Thus one by one the
tyrannies which grew out of the war are being
repealed, but only in Difference to public senti-
mcnt when party policy demanded it, and not
from any sense of right or justice, as expedien-
cy and might rule us to-day.
suppose ere this, thanks to an independent
press, everybody knows about the Seneca Stone
ring, which bids fair to rival the Tweed ring
of New York. Our President is largely inter-
ested in the Seneca Stone Company. So is our
Governor-Hcnry D. Cooke-sois is our Tweed
Alex. Shcphard-so is every one of the Gov
ernment ring which runs Washington. Find
ing the stone unfit for building purposes, it was
determined to build at least the foundation for
the new State Department of that material
The result is the cold snap of the last few days
has split up the stone in the foundation walls
in fearful manner. Will this splitting up of
the foundation prevent further progress in the
work of placing sandstone under massive
building? or will the work go on, that the pro-
fits of Seneca" may not be diminished? The
latter, of course, for rings, like corporations,
have no souls.
1t is now beyond question that the Russian
Minister, NJ Catacazy, has figured as news
correspondent. While l disapprove of foreign
ministers trying. to- manufacture public opin-
ion by means of letters7to the press, cannot
help welcoming the ilustrious representative
of the Gar irto the ranks of correspondents.
No doubt NJ. Catacazy could get position at
once on the World or Tribune of New York,
as neither Greeley nor Marble despise man on
account of his position in life. While the
minister acted very indscreetly, if no worse,
the causes Which led to his recall were other
than assigned by the President in his sleek,
cunning, canting, hypocritical message, written
to order, no doubt, by Caleb Cushing, who is
good in that line The President omits any
mention of the fact that his brother-in-law,
Judge Dent, is counsel in the Perkins claim
against the Russian Government, which Cata-
cazy pronounces fraud nor does he hint at
the combined attacks of Mesdames Grant and
Fish on Madame Catacazy. Verify women,
the dear creatures, are at tie bottom of all
our troubles, and SO in this case.
SPEECH OF Mr.. WILKEs.-The Columbia
correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel thus refers TO the snecch deliYered bY