The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-05-10
Our Washington Letter.
Special 10 tho REPUBLICAN.
WAsmNGToN, ID. c., May. 4, '76

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May. 4, '76
The extradition treaty existing be-
tween this country and Great Britain
was made thirty four years ago by
Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton
and is now likely to be ahrogated be-
cause of England's refusal to deliver
up to the officer sent to bring him
home, Winslow the forger, except
upon formal agreement by this Gov
ernment that he shall not be tried for
any crime other than the one upon
which the warrant of extradition is
based. The spirit developed in the
Cabinet meeting yesterday indicates
that notification will soon be sent to
that very punctilious Government
that Uncle Samuel is desirous that
the tenth article of that long standing
agreement should be annulled. 1t
was also decided at that meeting that
hereafter, copies of any papers in the.
Executive Departments will be fur
nished to Congressional committees
desiring them, instead of the original
papers which can now only be exam.
ined in the Departments where they
are fled The great importance of
many of them to the Government and
the danger of loss attending their with
drawal from the files and careless ex-
animation and handling by clerks at
the Capital appear to furnish good
grounds for this decision. 1t is un.
derstood that the Attorney General
gave it bis decided approval. 1t is
probable that Barney Caulfield is a
good deal dissatisfied with himself
and that the members of democratic
party share this feeling with him, and
include in their disapproval every
member of the committee which IN
vestigated "little Johnny Davenport" !"
They don't want any more such "Bo.
nanzes." Mr.. Davenport's testimony,
according to democratic authority,
would furnish such clear proofs Of the
Presidents guilty use of the secret SER
vice fund to corrupt voters, that his
Impeachment had come to be quite
freely and confidently discussed in ad.
vance of his (Daveuport's) appear.
ance on the stand. Since his examin-
alton commenced, however, almost
every artful resource has been exhans,
ted by the democrats of Caulfeld com
mittee to so restrict the witness in his
statements that no opportunity may
be allowed him to tell what he knows
Of democratic frauds in New York
City elections. When Mr.. Davenport
first appeared before the committee,
the democratic majority decided to
allow him to tell his story in his own
way, with the idea, probably, that he
would convict, not only himself, but
President Grant and possibly other
prominent republicans; but they soon
comprehended the fact that their wit
ness was pretty we'll versed in the
methods of the democratic thieves and
ruffians who have ruled New York for
many years through the most corrupt
and criminal means, and that there
was the most imminent danger that
he would blurt it all out unless means
were al once devised to secure his ST.
lence. TO avoid that danger they in
formed him that he must not talk
more than was necessary to answer
the questions of the committee, in the
most direct and shortest way. Mr.
Blaine's last, supplementary statement
has pretty effectually silenced his enc.
mics and completely satisfied his po.
litical and personal friends of his in.
nocence of the charges and insinua-
tions against him. The investigation
of ofSecretary Bristow's alleged corrupt
action in the case of the bark Mary
Merritt is devoid of interest. So fal
not one iota of evidence has been pro
duced showing any suspicion Of wrong
doing on the part of the Secretary;
find no one giving the least credene'
to his detractors. The scandal mon
gers have got around to Mr.. Morton
but it is not likely that his reminis
csnces yesterday in the Senate, rela
tive to the condition of Indiana du
ring the war, were peculiarly gratefu
to his enemies outside of Congress o
10 his eopperhead auditors in the Sen
ate. The complaint relative TO tn
scarcity Of change has become so gen
eral that it is proposed in the Hpus
to empower the Secretary of The Treas
ury to issue Sl0,000,000, Of silver coli
in exchange for an equal amount 0
legal tender notes. The Insane Asy
lum investigation is still in progress
The Gayorite food of the insane pa