Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-27
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
.SpeciaL CORRESPONDENCE.

Taft as Attorney General, and the APP
pointment Of James Donald Cameron, as
Secretary Of War, are prolific sources of
specultion in political circles. The pre-
vailing Interpretation of this sudden and
altogether unlocked for action, is to the
effect that it is move against Mr.. Blaine
and in favor of Senator Conkling. But
there is also an impression that no one
man, not even Senator Cameron, can
successfully dictate to the Pennsylvania
delegation to the Cincinnati convention
as to the man it shall support there. In
short, that it is not the men composing
articles of merchandise for barter or
sale.
The report of the House committee on
the affairs of the late Freedmen's bank,
has not to very great extent changed
the previously existing opinion held by
nearly every one at all conversant with
its management, as to the propriety of
furnishing the heartless swindlers. who,
for their own agrandisemet, robbed and
ruined the thousands of ignorant and
poor depositors who implicitly trusted
their all in the hands of it's dishonest
officials. But the unsparing censures
INDUCED in against every one connected
with it, and against whom there is not
the slightest evidence of completely, and
the disposition manifested to make the
whole affair contribute to the exigencies
of the Democratic party, will deprive
the conclusions of the committee of any
weight that might otherwise have had.
Some days ago the committee appoint
ed to investigate Mr.. Clapp's manage
ment of the Government Printing Office,
made a report charging him with iucOm-
potency, extravaganza, gross negligence
of duty, and habitual disregard of law
in the administration of its affairs. 1t
was recommended that immediate steps
be taken to bring Clapp before the Grand
Jury and that he be also impeached, if
his offenses were Improbable. Mr..
) Clapp yesterday sent to the Senate a
memorial, complaining of the unjust
r methods observed by the committee, in
D its examination of his office that its
: members were abusive and tyrannical to
y him and his employees; and long list Of
= specific charges are made against them
Y The memorial was referred to the Com
t mittee on Privileges and Elections, anC
It the matter will probably receive due at
- tention. The discussion relative to it
n jurisdiction In the punishment of Bel
,r KNAPP by impeachment, still continues il
=, the Senate a vote, which it is believe,
1t will be very close, will probably b
III reached by Wednesday. cannot fin
l. any one who cares particularly how it
ge decided but there is unanimity Q
Of sentiment favoring his trial before
If criminal court.
The election of Barnum to the L.
be Senate is notifying to the Democrat
90 1t is referred to as the Connecticut au,
II. tion sale, and is, to the noble band ,
-of,rr, Dor,oorots -, AL uou,o onl c.,
,al ate, a subject fraught with many emba
he RAISING circumstances, and posessir
Is, many ugly features. 1t is regarded
cd a very fitting commentary on the profe
sions of that party for honesty, and Il
ian election of a rebel in Texas to like pos
lie. ton, and the recent butcheries of L
IRIS groes in Louisiana and Mississippi
les also pointed to by the Republicans
rye confirming the sincerity of Democra
you professions relative to having accept
nan all of the results of the war.
uld The testimony of Col. Thomas Sec
nor. having deprived the committee appoint
; if to investigate Mr.. Blaine's alleged q
{ is honest connection with the sale of
who kansas railroad bonds to the Union Pac
and railroad company, of all hope of destr
ian ing his character by any ordinary mea
nee. its members have decided to take he
onse say evidence. A more infamous outr
onor upon justice, has not been devised
ting rebel and COpperhead malignity.
a cordial invitation to every liar, scan
monger, blackmailer and dead beat
Con come before the committee and s.
lotto out the vile connections with which t
oDle are saturated. OF course this throws
and burden of disproving scandals that
'een- be manufactured in any quantity by
heir experts employed in that line, who
.aton arrayed against the accused, on one n
lnec- The first two witnesses introduced
Vir- the prompters before the reform com
and tee investigating Louisiana affairs,
his to apply for exemption from punishr
{ his for past crimes, before they dared to
early tify. One of them is in bad odor
char the Democrats (who hoped they
two found some one who could revenge |
for the damage inflicted by Davenp
,nday because he swOre that really all the
tiyes. guilty of bribing the custom house
sident Gals In New Orleans were DemOc
as re. Fitzhugh has met his fate at
epard The House yesterday adopted a re
acinp tion vacating the Office of doorke
En- and assigning to the place, temper;
been the Sergeant-at-arms. 1t is said
r,or; Fitzhugh threatens to divulge some