The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-27
Letter from WashingtOm.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 23d, 1876.
The Cabinet changes made yesterday, trans
ferring Edward Perrep0nt as Minister Plenipo
Tertiary to England, Alfonso Taft as Attorney
General, and the appointment OF James Donald
Cameron as Secretary of War, are prolific
sources of speculation in political circles. The
prevailing Interpretation of this sudden and
altogether unlocked for action is to the effect
that it is a move against Mr.. Blaine and in ia
ver of Senator Conklipg. But there is also an
impression that no one man, not even Senator
Cameron, can successfully dictate to the Penn
sylvania delegation to the Cincinnati Conven-
ton as to the man it shall support there. In
short that the men composing it are not articles
of merchandise for barter or sale.
The report of the House committee on the af-
fairs of the late Freedmens Bank, has not to a
very great extent changed the previously ex-
listing opinion held by nearly every one at all
conversant with its management as to the pro-
priety of Furnishing the heartiess swiEdlers,
who, for their own aggrandizement, robbed and
ruined the thousands of ignorant and poor de-
positors who implicitly trusted their all in the
hands Of it's dishonest officials. But the un-
sparing censures INDUCED in against every one
connected with it, and against whom there is
not the slightest evidence of completely, and
the disposition manifested 20 make the whole
affair contribute to the exigencies of the Dem
ocratic party, will deprive TIE conclusions of
the committee Of any weight that they might
otherwise have had
The discussion relative TO its jurisdiction in
the punishment of Beknap by impeachment
still continues in the SEM tie. A vote, which it
is believed will be very close, will probably be
reached by Wednesday. l cannot find any
one who cares particularly how it is decided
but there is unanmity Of sentiment tavoring
his trial before criminal court.
The election of Barnuih to the U. S. Senate is
Notifying to tue Democrats. 1t is referred to
as the Connecticut auction sale, and is, to the
noble band of reform Democrats in the House
and Senate, subject fraught with many en-
barrassing circum stances and possessing many
ugly features. 1t is regarded as a very fitting
commentary on the professions OF that party
for honesty, and the recent butcheries Of ne
groes in Louisiana and Mississippi is also point
ed at by the Republicans as confirming the
sincerity of Democratic professions relative to
having accepted all of the results of the war.
The testimony of Col. Thomas Scott having
deprived the committee appointed to investi
gate Mr.. Blaine's alleged dishonest connection
with the sale of Arkansas railroad bonds to the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, of all hope
of destroying his character by any ordinary
means, its members have decided to take here
say evidence. more infamous outrage upon
Justice has not been devised this session by
rebel and copperhead malignity. 1t is cor
dial invitation to every liar, scandal monger,
blsckmailer and dead beat to come before the
committee and spew cut the vile connections
with which they are saturated. or course this
throws the burden of dsproving scandals that
can be manufactured in any quantity by the
experts en- ployed in that line who are arrayed
against the accused as one man.
Fitzhugh has met his fate at last The House
yesterday adopted resolution vacatng the Of
fee of Doorkeeper and assigning to the place
temporarily the Sargeant-St-A"ms. II is said
that Fitzhugh threatens to divulge some fami-
ly secrets that will make it decidedly uncom-
Portable for some of his Democratic friends.
Fhe Senate committee on appropriations are
still debating the provisions of the appropria-
ton bills sent to tie Senate FROM the House
1t is generally believed that il will recommend
non concurrence with many of the proposed
reductions, which, II adopted by the Senate,
will precipitate the impending dead lock.
The proposition introd uGed last week into
the House looking to an adjournment On the
10th ofJune was for Political effect only. Many
be}ieye that an adjournment will not be effect
ed befeFs August. Rep.