Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-05-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence orthe Bulletin.

the SccfcC well IL must De confessed.
The great men of Boston, that class
of men that Daniel Webster used to
address, as eye solid men ofBoston,"
who away back in the days Of the
revolution, were led by the eminent
Chilly Gray" and who are never
without leader of that name | be.
lievc, came down here to find out
how the thing was going, but they
got nothing, that is, nothing they
wanted. They may be good mer-
chants, but as interviewers can not
be called q success. Eli Perkins
would give 'em twenty points, and
then beat easily. The New Workers
came and tried to smoke out the
White House Sphinx, but Grant
called i'll Logan and Carpenter, and
they smoked unconcernedly in the
face of Cyrus Field, and as though
that was not enough, he uncorked
the bottle which held another dis
tinguished infationist and let him
run around the room without re-
straint, much to the surprise of these
gentlemen who not only would con-
tract the currency, but also contract
the influence of the ubiquitous Ben
who is supposed to manage the
Boston Custom House, the Chair
man Of theWays and Means, the
Sanborn contracts and even the
White House itself.
The presence Of three leaders Of
imitation, at the interview, gave the
impression that the President and
they understood each other, and
when he complained of Billy Gray,
and his anti Butler associates from
Boston, they were seized with fit
of the mulligrubs and went home
disguised, reporting to their con-
stituents that their day at the Exc
cutive Mansion was not a feid day,
and that Cyrus was of the opinion
that he could lay a cable and get a
message from the other side of the
Atlantic, easier than he conld pump
out of Grant anything he chose not
to tell. As regards the muscles of
his own mouth they found Grant
a decided contractionlst.
Logan aud Carpenter pulled away
at their cigars complacently, enjoy
ed the disgust of Field and his men,
and went their way satisfied that
they had obtained q solution of the
riddle, and that all was right. And
yet it was veto.
The reader can hardly imagine
the stunning effect of the Grant
bombshell. Senator Morton made
a remark about "trying to dam the
Mississippi with a straw" and
others used the pivotal word Of the
sentence, in a more emphatic and
interiectional manner. Some OF
the members of both Houses found
themselves unconsciously trying to
initiate the style Of Henry Clay,
when he invited Tyler to cmigrate
to considerable warmer latitude
on his veto Of the Bauk bill, but
tits said with indifferent success, for
the days oftall swearing have meas
urably gone by. What the ultimate
result will be, no one can tell, SO
soon. Some predict an immediate
collapse of the old parties, and a
new dividing line. A few talk OF
making it sectional issue; the West
and South against the East, and
some say it is to be a struggle be-
tween capital and labor. But it's
funny to hear Cox and the old line
democrats commenting Grant, and
to hear the champion Morton max
ing uneomplimentary, not to say ir-
reverent remarks concerning the
means Of checking the movement of
mighty waters, as illustrative of his
idea of the comprehension of the
President.
The chances are, that knowing the
stubborn nature Of the President,
Morton and Logan will yield their
extreme views, and try to pass some
measure of free banking, which will
give more currency to the states
which complain of scarcity.
The excitement over the veto,
has furnished so much material for
sensation, that it has not been found
necessary to report Secretary Rich
ardson as about to resign this week
Representative Starkweather, of
Conn, has introduced a bill proyid-
ing for levying tax of one-twentieth
ofone per cent, on all sales of bonds,
stocks, gold, and promissory notes.
This bill has been carefully consid-
cred by the Ways and Means COM
mittee, and it is believed if honestly
collected that it would yield $780,
600 a day in New York alone
This is thought would be more fav
orally received by the people than
a return Of the tax on Tea and COT
fee.
The first step looking to the es-
tablishment Of the Postal Telegraph,
was taken in tie House on Tuesday,
in the passage of a bill appropriating
100000 to build military tele-
graph along the northern and north
western frontiers Of Texas, as a
means of checking Indian raids.
The agitation of the question OF
postal telegraph will gain fresh
start under the impetus this legis-
lation will be sure to give it. Mr..
Cresswell has succeeded in abolish
ing the ranking privilege and as the
postal telegraph has long been, to-
gether with postal banks, objects
Of his fond desire, the public will
not be surprised to find prejudice
and assurance give way before his
persistent efforts. Gardiner Hub
bard is still hard at work pressing
his scheme called a postal telegraph
upon congressional consideration.
This is only one step in the right
direction, and provides really for
the creation Of another great corpo-
ration to take the place of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Co., giving
the government few cents on every
telegram sent over the wires. There
is growing feeling in favor of the
Postmaster Generals plan Of gov
arnnent pOstal TELEGRAPH simon pure