The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TPuMBULL TO THE FORE.

WAsHiNoToS, March l4.-Mr. Trum-
bull revived the excitement of the past
two weeks by coming to the front and gal |
lsLty pitching into the presidents bea-
giles who had assailed him and his mo-
tives. Ostensibly he was advocating civil
service reform; Grants suggestion |
against Grants best friends, but in reality |
he was defending himself against the
CLIQUE who had deliberately lied about
| his recommendations for Office. Mr..
| TRANQUIL completely reiuted their charges
and iusinuations, and in a running debate
with tho presidents especial champion
Mr.. Morton--he placed them both in Il
rather unenviable light. Morton detailed
story to the effect that Trumbull had
personally appealed to the president TO re
move disabled soldier 10 make way for
his brother-in.law as pension agent. Mr.
Trumbull with that nervous, quick, con-
temptuous manner peculiar to him, sneer-
ingly asked If the senator WAS authorized
10 detail conversations between him (Mr.
Trumbull) and the president, and that il
Mr.. Morton would make the statement on
his own authority or give his authority
(which pointed to Grant) he would an
sSer him very quickly, but the senator
,uld not hide himself behind irresponsible
hearsay. This tilt of the wiry, cat-like,
nervous Illnoisan with the heavy, lumber
| ing Indianian, WAS a bad defeat for the
latter, who had lugged the president into
the debate to be raped about the sconce
without being able to defend him from the
lnsinuatons Of Mr.. Trumbull. The re-
suit was that by "A vote of % to 40 $4,000
was placed in the presidents hands for
civil service reform. l do not wish to in
Innate that Grant would use any part of
small amount improperly, out remcm-
Der that Wendell Phillips openly de.
| clared that Grants chief concern seemed
to be money making, and shat he has
made seven or eight hundred thousand
dollars during his administration, and
that his two great aspirants are re-elcc-
ton and another million" Sumner also
bears testimony as follows; "The presi-
dent is the most ignorant, corrupt and dis
honest man living" In view of such
truly loyal views rs to Grants probity,
would II not have been we'll to have
placed the money in other hands Proba-
o's lle shA'lhe,a of the amount was Sc
curlty for its proper use. The following
IRON the Republican, Of this city-Grant's
organ-wll think settle the ouesti,n os
TO Trlmbulls being outside IN, nIo %
the Grant radical church "The iaao -
Mr Trumbull standing by an orgaO,zo.
ton he had sold out in johnson. tina,
(meaning the impeachment tral.) Fred
Douglas declared there were ten thousand
good reasons why Mr.. Trumbull forsook
repablicanism in 1868, and who knows
how many our upright judge has received
from the enemies Of the government this
time to help defeat the party?"
The article concludes by calling Mr..
Irumeull wolf in sleeps clothing.
Inc charge Of Fred. Douglas, revamped
LOT this OCCASION, that Judge Trumbull re-
ceiVed ten thousand reasons. e. dollars
Tor Young against the Impeachment, of
Andrew johnson, is very small potatoes.
and on ~ shows TO wha, depth the Grant
radicals will descend in order to blucken
the reputation OF those who dare to differ
with the great Mcui.Ulysses.
tbs JOLLY robson GONE ron.
Yesterday in the house, on motion Of