The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-12-11

lncllnaLl0n TO study tne lesson OF the
3rd of November, he will scarcely
fail to perceive that the same force OF
circumstances which drove Liberal
Republicans to Cincinnati, produced
the result so unexpected to the Ad-
ministration. The third of Novem-
ber, 1874, is but the logical conclu-
sion of the Cincinnati convention of
May, 1872, and if President Grant is
really sincere in his assertion that
che will have no other policy than
the will Of the people, " hewill recon-
struct his cabinet, so as to have it
conform as nearly as possible to the
"will Of the people," so clearly ex-
pressed.
To the remark that the twill of the
people" appears to be very positively
Democratic, and to the question: How
is it possible for General Grant to in
vite Democrats to seats in his cabi-
net? General Banks made answer,
that in the reformation of his cabinet
it was not necessary for President
Grant to call to his counsel table any
other than Republicans, Gen. Banks
believed that the selection of Charles
Francis Adams as the Prime Minister
of the President would give entire
satisfaction to all New England; for
Attorney General, Hon. VIM. M,
Eyarts, or Judge Pierponts, would be
eminently satisfactory to New York;
for Secretary of the Treasury, the
Hon. Hugh Mccullough would
doubtless be the first choice of Ohio
and Indiana; while for Secretary of
the Interior, your own great war
Governor, Andrew G.. Curtin, the
man whose magnetism makes all men
his friends, would crafty the people
of the old Keystone State, Republi-
cans, Liberals, and possibly Demo-
Gratis. From the far West such a
gentleman as Hon. James F. Wilson
would doubtless be very agreeable to
the conservative people from that
section, while from the South, there
are many gentlemen in whom the
South have great confidence, such as
Hon. Henry Stanberry of Kentucky,
Hon. 7. A. r. Nelson OF Tennessee,
and Hon. Lewis e. Parsons of Ala
bama. a-uI e.a
General Banks however is Of the
opinion that no attempt will be made
by the President to construct his
cabinet in accord with the present
sentiment of the people.
Father Gerdiman, the priest who
violated his vow of celibacy, men
toned in my last letter, was caught
in Baltimore just as he was about to
take passage to Germany, and he and
his wife were both brought back to
this city. A hearing has been had
and the Rev. Father has been placed
under $40, 600 bail to stand trial in
the Sessions Court for the larceny Of
from sixty to seventy thousand dol
lars. The ex-priest may possibly be
convicted Of the crime, though have
my doubts, but if placed on trial for
violating his vow Of celibacy, and
running off with Maggie Wittig, he
would be instantly acquitted. No
jury could possibly be found any
where-made up Of men-that would
not applaud the fellows appreciation
of femenine beauty, for the girl is as
handsome, as it is possible to fashion
hesh and blood, and nature has Law
ishad upon her q bountiful share OF
each.
The mania for leaving for an un-
certain destination is not confined to
Catholic clergymen, for ] blush to
own it that a newspaper editorin this
city left here just as Gerdiman was
brought back, taking with him q
married woman, the wife Of a sea
captain. The madam was very rich
and the editor very poor, and with
the $50, 900 in Governments she is
said to have taken with her. she can
purchase nomination for Congress
for her man in some Of the far Of
territories, obtain divorce from heI
old captain, and possibly spend The
remainder of her life in-regretting
her insane act.