The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-12-25
washingtqn correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA, 1872.


The President has appointed Mr.. James
G.. Berret, prominent democrat of this city,
as one of the Police Board. Mr.. Berrett was
mayor Of Washington at the breaking out Of
the war, when he was arrested and sent to
Fort Lafaytte, resigning his position az the
price of his release. This appointment is in
accordance with Grants new policy Of con-
ciliation to which he will adhere with as
much tenactity as he does anything he un-
dertakes. No matter what course Congress
may pursue, think it safe to say, that from
the time Gen. Grant went to Horace Gree
ley's funeral until the end of his next term
he will have acted out the policy Of concilia-,
ton as opposed to the crushing out plan
heretofore carried on. He will do this SIM
ply from motives of policy, his heart, feel
ings or sentiments Of right, ifhe has any,
not being consulted at all in the mattor.-
For his third term he will, in all probability,
be opposed by the politicians for re.nomina-
ton, but with his army Of ofice-bolders at
his back, body and soul his own, through the
civil service rules and the popularity which
he expects to gain among the masses by his
policy, he will enter the lists armed for the
fight. Grant has proven his mulishness and
am beginning to think that he is more than
half fox. We shall see.
CREDIT MoBILER.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges of bribery in connection with
the credit mobiler, yesterday examined Il.
s. Macomb, who laid before the committee
photographs of letters from Cakes, Ames, a
list of stockholders and transcripts from the
books Of the credit mobiler corporation. Mr..
Macomb says he had nothing to do with the
charges published during the late election
contest. He claims to have personal knowl-
edge of one member of Congress getting q
large consideration for his support of the
Union Pacific Railroad bills. Macomb is
said to be very wealthy, and claims S4Oo, 900
of Oakes Ames as due him from the credit
mobiler or the Union Pacific road, which is
the same thing. Certain members of Con-
gress may have good time explaining how
they became possessed Of bonds Of the
railroad. Speaker Blaine stated to the com.
mittee that Cakes Ames, in 1867, offered to
sell him one thousand dollar;bond of tho u.
P. Railroad at par. The Speaker consider.
ed the matter, and despite the knowledge OF
the good investment, declined Blaine is all
right, but Mr.. Ames may have some Difficult.
ty in proving that he was not trying h
bribe him. Uneasy is the M. q. who holds
the Pacific Railroad bond, and cannot make
a good showing how he came by it. y ss
NO LET-Up IN, CONGRESS.
The bill donating $65,00O for the relief
of William and Mary College, of Virginia
which was destryed during The war by the
Federal troops, failed yesterday in the House
This action of the RadicaIsfpreyes conclu.
sively that there is no disposition to dt
aught, but insult, harass aud paffsb the
Southerner on every occasion r0ssibte. Not
withstanding thesfact, which vas called Z
the attention of Houses, that within two
miles of the William and Mary, College there
is aourishing college devoted exclusively t
negroes, the amepdment; offered by,sth'
mean, small souled, pot house politician
Gen. John Petsr Cleayer Shanks, whicl
would open the doors Of this time honoret
institution to negroes, was adopted. Thl
was done to make it obnoxious; to the friend
; of the bill, and then those Radicals who 70
ted forthe amendment voted against til
bill. The littleness 81 such procedure
not at all lessened when it is takel
, iuto consideration that there is probably nc