, 1874-12-05

Mr.. boutwell, got tho plnco. Hc wanted II,
Tho 1roaHuty Department driftofl iuto poreonal
astsa''ahp' Mr. notwoll ssr I'd to tho sen.
chuaetts. Thonco followed 11'iol,ardsor, nuut-
wclls man Friday; tho aacendc1.cy Of l3utlor;
tho Snnborn contracts; n1,d tho Whoo procession
OF petty soandals wl'ch havc lt'udod tho party
down. ....
Tho Presidents choice would h.So put at tho
hcad Of tho 1reasry MIN tou cautious not to
rebuko tho aroadtobhy. and tue transconsi-
nontal droams Of optimistic nnauoier1. Afr.
Stewart would l,avo observed tho tendency to
oTerptotcction In iron, and chast,aad 1t by recon.
moulding foreign competition. both for royol,lo
and policy. National Danks wo1ki not llaro baen
caitght tlrnino dry by their Dfrcatorn. An Argus,
Stewart. In tho Treasury, might of ltmHolt hava
way1o1 OF flliA ntagnatton.
nut Mr.. boutwell, put ntop to 1lr. Wells who
lad fccbly begun to Inquire into tho probabi!i-
ties OF national deolin0. Ho waB turned out.
Tho port Of Now York continued TO 10 q faction-
al cai,ous. intsteatl Of lh1snc,ts house. Tlle
errorn OF tho Treasury arc tho 6anato'a Wisdom.
What It might hayo been waa Graat'a CHOICE
TIE pHI0fSAL CABINET
contained Gen. Jncnb D. Cox, of Ohto,-h man
Of sincerity, but too foninno liz his nature Ho
was n1atlo tho victim of pseudo attempt to cor
rups him by claimant; tho President ordorod
n atay; Cox went out in heat to repont At
leisure. and QUO Of hH last aots was tooall upon
tho President and renew exchanges OF respect.
Ills euccea6or, Doluuo, llaa Mln,infatorcd the
o!lloo TINT thoro has bocn iea' than the us,iul
tnqlry aud has not acr,lnled to remove to
1na1d. Gonoral pcaco exists AMONGST tho l',-
slta,ls. Tho censuA 'sns takon bottor than ever
before, by Que Of tile Prosident'u rroteges Gou.
Walker, aud would hsvo becu taten better II n
to Rssst him. III rovonge for tho dofoat Of that
Sonntor's nominee. Congress llaH albo widened
tho list OF pensions and increased tho rate. Tho
Patents Office has boen operated without scandal,
~ 1,ou Il
I.nnl-Oflico has beoti nH Hotl administered as
might be expected In railroad Tunes.
WAR. ..
Tho. Secretary Of Wnr, Tonng soldier Of
pulled d robol Colonel over tho broaatwotke by
tho lair at his hoatl, bag maintained tho War
OIlico without u stain. The army. reduced aud
affective. i,as boon put under thn civil arm,-tllo
OF tho Secretary should In tlrno Of poaco. hnpos-
osto tue military Government Of the Qenoral.
This Is tho only explanation. Of q public uature,
of shcrnan's removal to st. Louia- No psr-
1Iaucocl, political rival, las The best Depart
mont il, tho country, with headquarters In New
York; aud Crook was promoted to Erigadior-
thip, for services IN tba field against tho In
dlui,e, wholly subsoquont 10 tho War.
ATronNEy-oENEnAx.
Tho original choice for Attor71ov.G Gonnral. E.
lockwood loar, waa OF tho highest TYPO OF
Puritan 1sopublioSnis'n, tho proedonta , own
cnolce. AFaih, ConeiGEhsss, Gss a!nssou1I1cu s1 ouuSo
partisansnip proforrlng oven Alderman, who had
sorvcd without gcandal; and tl,a Senate, acting
under Buelor'a influence. defeated Hoar evon for
n Jnnticnshfn whfo reuf1ily nassI,,e Nil1iann
whor ft.c rhinf. .Justircshi,1 came m cyorv aeo
ton interfored. Summer supported Calef, Cusl,-
jug Williams retired from the contost on ac-
count Of urosn and brutnl attacks upon his fam
isy, not himself. Tho Ptesideut showed no OBJ.
etinary for any Candidate. aud Ar. Wnlte took
ILp anht Who ia NnrHn off !?
'n' S'"s' "uU rnr 20 srnnnTAnY or STATE
4ttc A.1A - atat1
has heen vltnly Ahnsea Tor all reasons which are
not decent OF themselves: for having como
koeping tho peace tor tho English tronty Tor
racniItnp Sicllcs. and for tho Occupations of hs
A,:ro1os d this Inst chargc, I possees letter
onynr WI ,nntlo uublic, although uuo wear old,
Wien tIiu Arabs wero charging .this Secretary
for tic occupation Of Alr. Sidney Webster, hls
so,,-iu-law, and, with their vulgar malice, woro
ealing him, at Lila years, or tho purchase Of
spapibll gold, I published MI examination Of
Mr. Ejsl, whom did not kuow,-morcly pen-
ci1cd IN bohemian's justico."
1lo following
AUTOGRAPH LETTER
war received:
WASHINGTON. DEC. 8. ts74.
II ..Ga,s !"
DEAr SIN: Thanfs for your letter, aud for the ac-
eeInfa"ysag one % I'VE gH!eAoo ANtnuHE.
a, ho,nrso sencmnn na. iSo nj stir Grof.
eIons sud caiIixa it's biuck slocp; aud from thcao
sa,o come, Without either proyaratlon or 1nHtifca-
tioI,, tho nbuse anu tbs cruel ns!nuetiona which you
have very generously s'nointed: ,....,.,.,
NJ nna Ao pesspnas sa;a W. 20 yonE 1 in1.ssosss1i.'
sor aesoh ~ y. o ~ tro , oso 10 ngy
H. ~ was eo,,5sol to tho Ss,,is Iteration
for Years 6oto1n entered tho Department. Of Sto
snd, eiucc navo bncn IN the Department, canuoi
recall single occasion when he has, either by word
.s bs 1:sr ssssS os = inssssly sssexea to sny M os
tne teae!oa @ ost"esi q ino e"o Of so Aa
V H." ,noet p ncs,nnn. dccocv these matter.
a~a i,re almoyt aono Of s,,5iecta 6r estionns not
all,s,eis 10 in ls lntercourso via, nc.
Receiving iny Acknowledgements, nm, very respec-
fully yours, HAMILTON FISH.
MoEA1.
Tie aclicacy Of 6s1ch q relation between
futher-its.law end son ought to blssor some Of
unr Journalists who deal in ineinuation and
mock the liberty they make alirfclt. Alr. Fish
las won d place anongrt the sterling peace-
kcepcrs OF Tho world. His Miuisteis abroatl
have won golt.on opinions: Waalburno al tho
bon.oardment Of PariB. aheltsSing tho German
Of oSpatliation Da Long In Japan, America n
isiug Tho nobility; Scleuck iu England. settling
tlo Alaban,a claims; md Jay in Austria, cn1a-