, 1876-07-22
WASHINGTON SENSATION.
The Resignation OF i'OsImasirr General
5eWeli.

'4 " ~ Al Jewell EAnA-
I'd great sensation in Washington to-day and
Is the engtos-ing topic OF conversation to-
night. S9ecula,ioas a. 70 its real cause ara
remarkably numerous and conflicting, even
IN circles which are usually best informed re-
gard NJ political subjects ard Capital gossip.
The semi official rxplHuniion of the matter
falls short OF presenting Iis isner history and
full significance. /; Is. NJ doubt. true that n
sotiic'-E' political motive for replacing Jewell
with iyner Is found IA the great Importance
stTeng 'hening The party in Indiana for the
OctoSrr election. especially Us General Grant
also thus propi'i1tes Aurion, who felt sore
because the President side,i against him at
CincInna'i, snA .,r..tifi~s CoukliBE, who has
been SecoHdIng Spencer Efforts Tor Jewell 5
Removal, in part Of payment for Spencer =
/ ~nPP'rt of oi hIs tCrsji n:ial aspirations. Il
i l. nl-o tue that Jewell removal and Tyaer =
I promotion haVe the Wy Tor the displacing Of
/ f's prr> mt Fl 81 assistant PusiInasier-CSen-
Z eral, ly The appointment of sume skiliiul pol
+ i'ie'an, probably frpm Ohio, who will run
the post cttice appointing bureau as part Of
the great csmpaiLn machine 10 carry that
aud her doubtful States, IN the coming con-
These eEplans'ious however foil the pub
lic curiosity for information why JEWELS
resignation has not been allowed to appear
voluntary or in Other words. Why both he
and the Prrsid-nt have given publicity to the
fact OF his dismissal. Oue solution Of this
nys'rry i, that jewell voluntarily does 50,
In Crier 10 show his Ill usags AT rants hsnds.
lie stys TO night thtt although the President
gave 10 reason, and be- asked for none, he at
'rIbu'ss Grants ac,iou TO his lJswells) hav-
iug Gro I'D The path Of certain OF Grants per-
sOusl and political friends. as follows.
First, Shepherd, Mulle't, and the District
OF Columbia coordination in general have
fought him because he insisted upon the re-
moyal Of District Attorney Fisher for in
efficiency Or corruption displayed in the fail
ure 20 prosecute Kinds ana others concerned
in postal frauds. Shepherd wanted his
friend Fisher retained IN Office, but Jewell
ovcrctmc him By threatening 10 resign last
year II Fisher was not immeGiately removed
and carried The rsaint SI!h the aid of public
opinion expressed u newspapers throughout
! the country.
Secondly. during Jewrll's temporary ab-
s'.nce, the President appointed one Alfred
( Morton as Special agent Of the pos,ofice
I depar Elent and >-nt him 10 Virginia in the
! interest of CopkIiDg's Presidential aspira-
tipn-- Senator Morton, hearing of this. came
twice 10 the department aud demanded bis
namesak- removal. Jewell replied that he
| ii not think It necessary as he had not him
| -rii appointed Tins special agent but at the
| LeglnlnI Of the fiscal year, a few days ago,
! hc had dropped him from the rolls without
/ consulting the President, and when question
! Il about The mailer, assigned without hesi-
| tation the reason that he had done no work
except political wire pulling.
| ia the nrAt Piaee, St,o.-oe- L~~i-s -~ss-t
| ly demanded the removal Of al pOstmasters
1 who took part in the movement to reuryanine
/ the republican parry IN the Alabama, against
/ JsXel. informed the President that he
Wuull not remove any os them excerpt for
good cause. Spencer fight was especially
bitter against WicGershal. the Mobile post
master, VINO was an -utI-Spencer delegate
az the Cincinnati eOnyt 4 ion. Colonel Mos
~ U4s Jewell says. an eff ctive worker for
hi- removal, b-caus. some reconstructed
Eirgini4ns were no. shown The consideration
dr;uau led for hrn III the pUsfOfiics de-
pIrtmrnr. Jewell therefore claims that he
falls ~ victim TO his efforts for rrforme. On
the other hand. many persons hold that
jewell l. NJ, entitled to sympathy as a mar
rvr. bur rather for compelling Grant TO re-
quest d resignation which self respect should
have made him off-r long before.
TIE d MtsssL OF JEwEIL.
W,sulSoroN, July II-Friends Of the President
say ! we'll anuOuHoei the fIt that h. wts dismissed
l.s-.us he iouui Griut N0uii make known, II he
all MT the chsr- that he h4s for hong pur-
suel 2 dOubIe-ftCe course, tlkug IN favor Of Bris-
toe splr, au aequirscIug With tie Presiisnt's
view. Lsld- OF Cabinet meetings. regard TO Bah
o,ck tr removal eie.; moreover, that he has said
things Of a eOut-mptuous and disparaaing nature
concerning he President, which have come 20 Grants
kuoSl-l,- on uuqu--tIpnthle authority, and that
as le rr7yu such JrecierOHs talk he had made him
self off-5 -v- by putting air- the value OF his
IrSeuc- ia the Cabinet giving u, N connection
wiih IL eyg others a TtaI tone and character: more
OYER n be the habit 1t zno ,iking fJr the
.lf4it-str7 .ion irls;.af OF iefeuiing IT. JEWELS
critics now REAL. n Q oaly nttne ins
which n aliIE-i iins 1: TO he oy u d, as or IL
stana- IN rystrl 10 -- rem vtl Of B =, h B'ston
pustUltst-r, bat asu isfan = here b quits pub
l. y ,ulbJ.l by ie President; they n.rrtte that
tI- o-,is On Of the uEyriiing 0f tks emancipation
stature last April, he AMI BrsiOW sat the plat
rorn thrO tgLOut the ceremonies, totally ignored by
Grant SbO exchanged geA Il with every one else
ne r. him ar1 they that the President mani
n.s-ri 70 hin peTsOnily an uHmistakabe des 70 ioT
his re,i~e the Cabinet during the last SIX months
past, Hut ttt jewell was ~ IN lOFe Win his psition
a. 70 arr-tr 10 h Insensib 10 all hints. II thus
,7im- - pass that Grant n -dIal-y forInsi dislike
for Jewell. winch changed 10 contempt, AMI nniIng
mat 10 a-,-iCr y - Ina-- By the hints and snuts,
uIrh VIA q persons accustomed 10 siynliY their
dI-i.sei 2 q suF Innate Ee E1-ly applet the toe Of
h;. boot
Following l. CIV JEWELS Litter Of rssis nation:
L---l.y Tn l-r my - a.tiOa Of the Othss CT
stuaasts--Ggu=rai Y0gT o5it. sgysHt.
sIllsII L. JEWELE-
10 the P.erilsut.