Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-20
Letter from Washington.

boughs when notified of his nomination.
ing his ordinary official business when the
usher announced the fact to him that the
President and Vice Pres ident of the Phila-
dclphia Convention were in waiting In the
ante-room. The President replies "wait
a minute" and handing a paper which he
had Just endor sed to General Rabcock.
said, IL have not made practice of max
Ing recommendations like this. but in this
case the woman is n poor widow who lost
her husband IN the army. and | have en-
dorsed her application" and turning to the
usher he said. rising, 'show the gentlemen
in" An account of the interview which
followed has already been published. but
there are several interesting facts in con-
nection with II which have never appeared
In print and which may be interesting
Your correspondent was present.
Throughout the interview the President
was Ia great good humor. and several
times INDUCED in a joke which ELECTED
great laughter. Affer the main portion of
the delegation had withdrawn. the Pre>i-
dent said, In response To delegate who
had remained to tell him of the unanimity
OF his nomination at Philadelphia. Mr..
Sumner. l suppose. thought the other day
(,eferring to Mr.. Summers spcech) that he
had split the party. but guess" he added
good humoredly. he did not split II In the
middle: he took only very little piece off
one end-he probably thought he took the
head Of" A. soon As the delegation len
the White House the President hurried to
the Capitol building and proceeded to his
| room in the Senate wing; where. IN the
presence Of several members Of his Cabin
ct. number of Senators and Others. he
wrote hi- letter accepting the nomination.
lie wrote rapidly with lead pencil on a
half sheet of letter paper, and when he bad
concluded. read the letter aloud aud re-
quested the opinion Of those present rs to
IT, fitness. Everybody expressed himself
pleased with il. but one hypercritical per-
son suggested verbal change. which he
ing approved by number present, was
accepted by the President. II will be re-
menbercd that the President letter of ac-
ccptance concludes with the following:
with the expression Of desire To see a
speedy healing Of all bitterness of feeling BE-
tween sections parties. or races OF citizens. ami
the time hen the title Of citizen carrie, with
4 all the protection and privileges 10 thc hum
ble>t that II does To the most exalted. ! sub
scribe myself &c.
As written in the original dran Of the
| letter the two last line, read. protection
and privileges TO the most humble that 4
does to the most exalted" g.. The sug-
gestion was thafthc words most humble
! be made most humbest." There l.. Of
course. no inaccuracy In the clause. most
humble. in fact 1t Is dramatically correct
1 since grammar teaches that words oi two
/ syllables are compared by prefixiu-
! more and most" There are exceptions
| to the rule. but 1t cannot be justly charged
/ that in this case the President ri giual cx-
- s-..s.-- $780,. e>.- .-..----.
Ing made for the sake of enphony alone.
IL will be remembered that about a year
since, General Spinner. United States
W IL Htiu
bic Tor the defalcation Of several OF his
clerks, the amount Involved being between
$4,000 and $4,000. II was thought tina,
Congress would pass a special act for his
relief. since the defalcation did not occur
through any negligence or want OF care
on his part, but that body adjourned with.
ont any action on the subject. The rea.
son why such an act was not passed has
never before been given to the public
During the last session large number oil
members of Congress. Democrats as well
as Republicans, waited upon the General
| and expressed their entire willingness 10
pass an act for his relief, but he replied.
wait there is no hurry about the matter
let il go until next session" The appar-
emily inexplicable action Of the General
In matter so deeply affecting his own In.
terest, was explained by him to a friend
! the other day. Said he: If Congress.
should pass a bill for my relief the fact
would be used against the Administration
during the coming campaign. Unscrupu-
lous opponents would charge that the de
falcation occurred through my neglect,
and would herald it throughout the coun-
try rs an evidence Of the gross corruption,
of the Government. would rather loose
the whole amount than to have the Admin
istration maligned on my account. Here
after If Congress chooses to reimburse me
| shall certainly offer no objection. The
eelf-sacrificing spirit exhibited by the Gen.
eral is worthy of emulation. During the
war Of the Rebellion. General Spinner and
Edwin NJ. Stanton were doubtless the
hardest working officers in the Govern
ment. General Spinner worked OH an
average seventeen hours per day. on sun
days as well as week days, and in the four
years of the war never once len the city
to visit his home and friends In New York
He slept in the Treasury building to be
convenient to his work. and the moment
day dawned was at his desk. while his
clerks were still locked in the arms of
Morpheus. While there are. doubtless.
many drOnes In office there are more who
do their work well and conscientiously. but
none who work harder or who are more
careful Of the interests Of the Government
than the Treasurer of the United States.
Senator Wilson's letter of acceptance. al
though, hastily written and short. is con-
sidered the most comprehensive letter that
could possibly have been written. and even
his opponents cOncede that it is sock.
dollerger.''
The bill TO refund the cotton tax for the wear
| '66, 81 and '6s il still with the Committee on
Ways and Means ofthe House, and will doubt
less be reported BY it In the early part Of De-
cember next. The defeat Of Morrilps (Vt,)
Amendment to the deficiency bill, limiting the
| adjudication OF claims Of whatever description.
had the effect Of stimulating action In favor Of
refunding the cotton tax and therefore rs re-
suit Of this effort. the Secretary Of the Treasu-
~ In the Amendment Of the Omnibus Bill re-
Gently passed, 10 prohibited from collecting the
two per cent. per pound ON cotton, which is
considered sudcient to predict its passage in the
early part OF next session. LIFE.
Some of the political prophets of the
country have not Onlv elected Mr. Greelsv