Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-03
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPON-
DENCE.

as to-day--so say scores of reliable cores
pondents of the Democratic Congressional
Committee here; and so it is concluded by
the Grant officials, in private conversation,
although their newspapers and stump speak
ers are still working hard, but fruitlessly, to
sbear" Greeley stock in the political mark
ct, Special messengers from Cameron and
Morton arrived this morning at the office Of
Provost Marshal Gen. Grant, with dispatch
es that have caused the most
INTENSE CONSERVATION AMONG THE AID
MINISTRATION LACKEYS,
whose bread and butter depends upon sue
cess of the nefarious schemes by which they
had hoped and expected to fatten upon gov
eminent pap during another presidential
term. Cameron boosted, when he was last
here, that Democrats had never been so
cheap in Pennsylvania as during this cam
paign, and that he would have no difficulty
IN buying Just as many as he needed, at his
own figures. But change has come DER
the spirit of his dream. His dispatch OF to-
day TO the Grant Congressional Committee
states that every speaker and every dollar
that can be raised must be sent into Penn
sylvania Immediately, or the election of
Buekalew is inevitable.
SMALLPOX IN POLITICS.
Cameron also complains bitterly of the
carelessness of the Government clerks here
who were detailed to select and forward
negro coionists to Pennsylvania. He says
that large proportion of these negroes had
the smallpox, of which they have died
since their arrival In the Keystone State,
that their funeral expenses had to be paid
out Of the campaign fund-a dead loss to
the Great Moral Reform Party,-and, worse
than all, that the dreadful disease which
they imported from the infected suburbs of
Washington is spreading rapidly round the
neighborhoOds of Pennsylvania to which
these colonists have been assigned, causing
great alarm and indignation among the
permanent residents.
MOTIONS BEGGING LETTER
is even less cheerful than that of Cameron.
Morton has given up all hope of carrying
Indiana against Hendricks. He only
promises that If sufficient funds are for
warded to him, and ''some means can be
devised of making Greeley keep his damned
mouth Shut" the majority Of Hendricks
will not be so large but that it may be
overcome in November by hard work and
management" Similar demands for men
and money for Pennsylvania and Indiana
have been made by Cameron and Morton
on the Grant National Committee in New
York. But it is too late.
THE PANIC IN THE GRANT RANKS
has also extended to Ohio. A month ago
few persons thought that Greeley had any
chance ofearrying that State; but the late
accession TO the Liberal cause of Nassau
rex, editor of the Cincinnati FOlkSblGtt,one
-Es a.. I'D f,NArr al
journalists in the United States, together
with the wide distribution Of the many
brief, pointed, and comprehensive speeches
of Mr.. Greeley during his present tom, have
had an almost miraculous effect upon the
voting population Of the Buckeye State,
more especially, perhaps, upon those Of the
Germans who have hitherto uniformly
voted straight Republican ticket, and
whose support, up to ten days ago, was con-
fidently relied upon by the Grant party.
But am not so sanguine on Ohio as on
Indiana and Pennsylvania. hardly think
the Liberals will carry the State on the Sth
of October, as many old and experienced
members of the Democratic and Liberal
Committees here anticipate, and as Mr..
Greeley, himself, thinks: but / do think
that the majority of the Party Of Hate and
Discord viii be so largely reduced in that
State, next week, as to give us reasonable
assurance that we shall carry
OHIO FOR GREELEY AND BROWN
in November. Ali things considered, how
overall we have to contend against-the
vast sums of government money, the nume-
rous army of ofice-holders led by those pi-
GUS old frauds. Wilson and Harlan, By all
the Credit Mobilier swindleTs and other
Administration "beatsn-we should be
thankful, think, for Indiana and Pennsyl-
rania, 10 which States there can be no rea-
sonable doubt of our success. And this
will turn the scale go heavily in our favor
that Grant won't have ghost Of a show in
| November.
| PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF WASHING
TON.
There is every prospect of a gay winter
in Washington. Already two theatres are
| IN full blast, and new opera house, now
in process of erection, will be opened Ii
| December. Washington has much i'm
proved in appearance during the last year
| thanks TO the Board of Public Works and
| has got to be one of the most desirable
| cities in the Union as a residence. 1t may
! perhaps, never become a manufacturing
city, as some people wish to have it, but
there is no doubt that it is in fair way o.
becoming the intellectual centre of the
! United States. We have the Smithsonian
the Congressional Library, the Patent or
fee, the National Observatory, both Houses
of Congress, the Diplomatic Corps, etc.,
etc., as so much capital to start in upon
Many wealthy families from various States,
attracted by our mild and genial climate
our broad and well-paved streets and ave
nues, and the various other improvement
lately made by the Board OF Public Works
have already purchased winter residence
here, A. F. 3.