The Republican journal., 1873-03-20
Washington Matters.

| OUR RELATIONS WITH BRITISH AMERICA
Senator Morton is Il candidate for the
| presidency and is likely 10 be Il very
| prominent one At any rate he aspires to
! be the leader Of his party, ana will at
tempt to direct its policy. His forthconl-
ing speech on the political relations Of
Canada to England and the United States
! j. thought to point in this direction rather
| than to reflect the opinions of the present
executive. 1t is well known that. however
! eccentric Grant may have been in his
recommendation OF foreign policy. he has
never advocated a course looking 10 an
early union of Canada with the United
States. This is understood to be the object
aimed at by Mr.. Norton He believes
that the time has come for the total separ-
alton Of all the provinces from the mother
country, separation of interests between
them being already almost complete He
looks upon the union of Canada and the
| other British possessions with the United
States as sure to be brought about sooner
or later. He is understood to be in favor
OF SO shaping our foreign policy as to ac-
complish this result at an early day and in
Il peaceful manner.
WAsHINGToN, March 10 The great
question here has been: Who is to he
Secretary OF the Treasury? Certain in
tluences from Massachusetts have oper-
ated to destroy in a measure the claims at
Assistant Secretary Richardson for the
position, and if he is appointed at I'll it
VIII be only temporarily. His friends are
indignant at the mere suggestion OF q tenn
porary appointment. and declare that be-
viii not accept it. Ex-senator Morgan of
New \ ork Columbus Deano and Drexel.
the Philadelphia banker, are among the
names mentioned for the place. hut the
President is so reticent that even his Ctbl-
net advisers are not consulted Secretary
Boutwell, declared to-day that he had not
the slightest idea who his successor would
be, and said sharply to numerous inqlHr-
ers that he was not the appointing power.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
The annual returns received at the sta
tistical division OF the Department or Agri-
culture show u decided if not heavy. IN
crease of stock during the past year. The
increase il in horses, cattle and sheep
The aggregate OF swine is nearly equal ID
the total of last year The ncreasp OF
horses is mostly confined to the New
England States; mules, mostly to the
Middle States, while the decrease in COWS
is confined almost entirely to the Southern
States. Those in which there is no change
of the number of COWS are Delaware,
Mary land, Virginia and kentucky. The
prices OF farm stock are better sustained
than the rates obtained from other pro-
duets OF the farm. The price OF horses
has advanced in nearly all sections OF TIE
country. Sheep are somewhat higher il
certain sections, and tr1e lower in
others The price of milch COWS has a1-
yanced in the South. but declined slightly
in the North. Horses briu4 the average
highest price in New Jer- oxen "a
Maine, and mules in Southern States \
continued advance in the price o sheep IL
apparent throughout the country, whjla
that OF hogs has increased III New Eng
land. The increase in numbers j. most
marked III sheep amounting 10 nearly one
per cent, or about one mi! lion in all The
increase in horses and cattle is about rwo
per cent.