, 1876-09-30
Washington Letler-

EDITOR STATEsHAN 1t Is generally sup
posed that letters for publication from any
particular place s-e supposed and expected to
contain interesting intelligence from snd
about the place from which they emanete
but when you have really nothing at all, not
even sentencee that viii interest the gene
raj reader, why E;- the horse that has eaten
mp all the pas,urnge in ole field, jrmp into
another. Or TO put it in plain Saxon, when
you have no news It home you must seek it
abroad. The truth Of the old dogma that,
One must 20 abroad 10 learn news about
home, was never more fully demonstrated
than in the fixed fact that you may fiud
more news about Washington III the papers
of distant cities, particularly those of New
York, than ear lie found in the pepeTs pub
lisbed here. D: course l mean news of gen
eral Interest, as regards little petty matters,
that only possess local interest and arc not
regarded IN the lrust outside Of the city
limits, We have them aa gGAsGm.
The chief topic now Is the reported arrest
of Tweed. That he has been arrested at
Yigo ,une Of the extreme Northwestern ports
of SPAIN gud Is held sui jet 10 the demands
Of our government, appears to be more gen
eraliy believed Yesterday the idea was
laughed at, but to-day it receives more sarr
Gus consideration, and the leading papers Of
both political parties are speculating as to
v hat effect any disclosures o. statements
he may make viii have upon the election IN
November. The Nv York Slm, paper
which always speaks by the record, in It's
issue.cf yesterday says: " Some Jealous re-
publicaIs v ho do Not know much about the
interior history Of their party n this State
express the belief that when Tweed returns
he viii MT only tell how he got away, Int
VIII expose the names Of all the prominent
pcrsous 10 whom he paid considerable SUNS
| of money as br.bes III the days Of his pros
perity We have no idea what the fallen
Boss will do if he lands ON cur shores. But
Ue are sure that if be should open his mouth
he oould tell a story that would inplicate
few more important democrats and drag in
long lls, Of prominent republicans whose ras-
ca.i'ies and beneficiaries Of Tweed have not
yet been brought 10 light. Tweed shoue in
his greatest spleudor in the legislature when
the republicans had a majority in one branch
OF the other and generally IN both, and II
the Board Of Supervisors Of his county when
it was equally divided between the two par-
tirs. l; was through the former body that
he carried the laws which gave him the power
to rob this metropolis; ani it was IL4inly
through or under the shadow OF the latter
BODY that be carried the schemes whereby he
put that power to practical Use. In the legs
luture It was TWeed's wont to claim the sup
port Of the Gtmccra'ic members On party
grounds. Not su>p,c'inS his thisyiug o5-
icctS, he generally got this support, with
some exceptions. TO make up the necessary
mai Jrity to pass his bills he used 10 buy re-
publican senators and as~em5lymeu with
money, and with Offices for themselves and
their friends under our city government.
He generally paid In cash. He more than
once gave $4,000 for DEe vote uf re-
publican senator. IL bought some Of hem
for less than this. lie filed fat offireS in
this city with republicans from the rnTai dis
iric,s. as compensation for Legislative j,bbery.
He paid muuitic mt sums 20 republican edI-
tors for giving him helping hand IN the
/ lobby at Albany Tweed worked out MANY
OF his pluud, ring schemes, and especially the
con; Tract for Building the court hOu-e, paving
the streets, and places of that productive soTt,
through the old. board Of supervisors, herr,
as already stated, cne-hslf were republicans,
| In consequence Of the Peculiar law under
! which the board was eircted. II was ad-
( mitted on all hands that this board, with she
possible exception uI the republican lrslsla-
! ture Al Albany, Was Tn most corrupt body
| in the country II contained some hoHes',
7 fearless men. but the majority we're shame
! fully corrupt, and the republican members
were the rottenest part Of the mnjari'y. To
| consuulare hi- PROJECTS, Tweed used to buy
! these republican scUuudrv!s right and left
| Finally Jhe board became 50 Infamous that
/ democratic legislature, while Hoffman w..-
/ governor, bloted l. out OF existence. With
/ all these facts before them, are the reputlI'
/ cans ANXIOUS 10 hear Twesd's story -
! Yours, DEN