Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-05-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
Our washington correspondent.
" WAsHiNeToN, d. O., |
April 80, 1872.

OF so-ealled Liberal Republican movement |
has fallen completely under the control Of
the Democracy, and is simply Democratic |
Convention run by, to say the least, very
doubtful Republicans. As specimen of
the type Of gentlemen who will compose
this body Of reformers | would merely
point to the self-constituted delegates who |
are expected to represent Northumberland
County, 1i}1F H3aSEtEEBf lt
When it was called, some weeks ago, the
country was told that it was to be q Re-
publican "mass convention,n ~ which should
have nothing to do with nominations for
the Presidency or Vice Presidency that
its sole business would be to consult about
the coming campaign, and, if possible,
bring such an influence to bear on the
Philadelphia convention that Grants re-
nomination would be out of the question.
Democrats were notified that they were
not wanted that it concerned them in no
way. Now the programme has been
changed. August belmont is in Cincin-
natl, and has the wires 30 arranged that
Charles Francis Adams will receive the
nomination for the Presidency by that
mixed convention, leaving the old Chap
pauua farmer out in the cold Already the
old gentleman is complaining, and in late
number OF the Tribune says: 1.-THE men
who have the management Of the prelimi-
naries are not altogether such as the cause
demands, and without unceasing watchful-
find oi6er THAN naffssi@tRle fgsi@8t ne next week may
them. Three or four States, protesting to
enjoy superiority by dint of numbers,
claim the right to name the candidates.
There is q widespread conviction that
some of the wire-pullers of these State del
egations have formed a collusion for the
swamplng of the preferences of the less nu-
merously represented States, and the foist-
| ing by acclamation of candidates repug-
nant to the popular voice" And again,
the same paper says :: The complication
arising from the incipient attempt q. fixing
! things eliminated tonight in something
like quarrel between the adherents of the
J Illinois leaders, Palmer and Trumbull.
| These are the things the malignants are
breeding, and between now and Tuesday
| look out for direful rumors of war aud dis
seusions. Even the city papers have given
way to the general decentralization. Most
of them threaten general failure unless
| Adams or somebody else is taken as a con-
cession to the Democrats, or the Radicals,
or what not.n g.. ..4
The Cincinnati Convention in May can
| in no wise affect the action of the Philadel-
| phia regular Republican Convention in
June. Seventeen States have held conven-
| tions and unanimously indorsed the nomi-
nation OF General Grant. In the only two
| States where elections have been held this
spring, where the people have had an op-
portunity to decide upon the issues before
! the country, President Grant has been tri-
umphantly vindicatcd. His opponents
have been everywhere routed and discom-
| flied. lie is to-day the strongest man in
the country, no matter what Mr.. Trumbull
may say to the ccntrary,-a man who lost
! his fair fame by casting his vote TO save
Andy Johnson from mpeachment-proba
! bly, at the time intended as a bid for q
Presidential nomination py Il sorehead con-
vention.
The Republican party again commands
General Grant to take the field, as it COM
mandcd him to lead its armies ia the re-
bellion; as it commanded him to lead its
victorious columns in 1S6S-this command
is but request of the people that Their
chosen leader will lead them to victory in
1872. only Cqualicd Ny that at AppomatoX.
Trun.6un, sehorn, Tipton % 90. hero
been making a terrible fuss about the New
York Custom House frauds, and after al!
the rumblinS Of Tie mountain have scarce
ly brought forth mouse. While these
Liberal Republicans We're looking anXiOus!y
after the interests of foreign merchants, the
toiling millions were neglected by the want
of proper legislation, viz the abolishment
of the tax on tea and coffee. AS differ
ence in the collection Of revenue in the New
York Custom House | would refer you to
the following record from the Treasury De-
partment
During the last six months Of Johnson's
administration, that is from October |,
1868, to April /, 1869, there was collected
at the port of New York total of S5S,- :
! 9G5, 233.Sl.
'During the last six months of Grant,
/ that is from October !. 1871, to April l !,
| 1872, there was collected at the same port
a total of S72, l02, ,O31.79, making differ
ence OF over thirteen millions Of dollars IN
sac months. -
OF the chairmanships of the Committees
of the House, Massachusetts, has six, Penn.
sylvania six, Ohio three, Illinois three,
Michigan two, Mississippi two, Indiana
two, Connecticut two, Vermont two, New
Jersey two, Maine two, New York two,
and Louisiana two. OF all the other
States none have more than one chairman
! ship. These facts are presented to show
/ the weakness ard folly Of the policy pur-
sued by many of the States in keeping in
the National House of Representatives al
most an entire new delegation in each sue
cessive Congress. Massachusetts, with her
ten members, by the wisdom Of her policy
! in selecting her experienced members,
Dawes, Banks, Butler and Hooper, wields
more influence in the legislation before
| Congress, than the great State of New
York, (which has returned nearly all new
men from Republican districts, and has but
two chairmanships, and an influence equal
to that of the Keystone State with her
twenty-four members. Could stronger ey-
idence be presented of the wisdom of re-
turning to Congress, for succession of
years, every faithful and efficient represent
ative. 1t is impossible for new member,
for the first term in the House, to accom-
plish for his constituents, and for the gen
eral good, what he might with experience,
and thorough acquaintance with parlia-
men.ary rules, be able to do as chairman
of an important committee. Hon. John
B. Packer, member from the 14th Con-
gressional District of your State, was paid
the rare compliment of the craftsmanship of
a committee at the commencement of his
second term, position seldom reached
without longer service, which may be tax
en- as proof of the fact that Mr.. Packer is
one of the rising men in Congress, as well
L. a a