, 1876-06-10
Our Washington Letler.


wAsuNgroS, p. c., Nay 81, 1876
EprroR STsrs,IsS ;-Reput iscan papers here, and
elewbere are PREDICTING the defeat of The demoe-atic
party in tie Pr,sdeIlti4l campaign, on tie ground
that Ohio VIII so republican Il j. only necessary 70
say 10 reply 70 tLs, without admitting for one mo
rnent that Ohio viii 20 republican-.hai if cIHE2,
defsat De dewocTa;ic party 4 i7e'- The democratic
party Is not dependent upon Ohio or Iuiana fog sue
oess. We want and intend 10 carry tiose states, but
1t vii he very serions mistake Tor our opponents
10 suppose that the loss Of ether both cs them
viii defeat We VII carry the entire South, With
possibly the ecef ton Of South Ca-oina AMI Flori4a
That, with New York, New Jersey and Connecticut,
IL the Eas;, snd California and Oregon on the Pacific
VIII eicc; a demccratic presiieni. With united
font 10 the enemy and with adistrative reform III
/ Saslied Upon cur banners. lei 10y candidate who
VII command the cOutience Of the people shall
| sweep every one Of those states Ohio and Indiana
| will swell 5ha majority lut We do not Gcf,.ul On
them for sucCess- ln.!eei # We're 10 carry OHIO
aui luls.ua, and i,se SrW York and Connecticut or
! New ork AMI New Jersey, We should be defeated.
Bat we 10 MT intend 20 lose any Of these States and
! our account.
| ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC ACT OF GRANT
wns the nomination OF J. Donald Cameron, son Of
Senator CmerJn, OF Pennsy lvsu 20 be secretary Of
nomination ' TruIy, Grant moves IN a mysterious
| way his wonders TO Ie-formr' Senator Cameron
has frequently SAID that be would secure Ulsce for
Is in the Cabiue, before he died and at last be
hiss succeeded. Ever since H0rie went out As secrc-
ary Of the navy. the Old las comIlaned bitterly
b'eause Pennsylvania had no representation in the
Cab;ue, View York, he was wont to say, s. has
TWO places IN The Cab;net-secretary Of State and
attorney general, While my Stale is ignored. It's
d-d shame :" SO Disguised did he become with
the adm inistration tLat he sulkel for long time.
AMI seldom went near the White House. On one
orcasicn, however, last summer be came TO Vasl-
ngton 20 see the great Ulysses, but found tLa. he
was At Long Branch. lie then peIsiyely weua,d
Ls way % the Office Of the attorney general, and
ouus that iunctiOuary absent also. HE veteran
Prunsy !yaaian was tempted 20 inlulgein profanity
lut ttsistoi IJr lie tine uelnc and WaIkeI over TO
the secretary OF tie tTe.~Ury. On reaching Le
door OF the secretary oio- lie confronted by
messenger WHO sad, Senator, the Secretary is out
Of town his was, indeed tco luch. The old
mans brows became corrugated, AMI turning away
slowly, NJ mutterel away IoEd enough to l. Leard
by everybody around him" Wen, am this he'll
OF TIM. - Ge.ltt has elvrsvs Iurnr,,4 tn. old fl
bow AID put hm on. from time u 'me. with pso1c-
Ises ut what L. ultimately intended 10 for Penn
- vtn', and on The 2-l Hst le Egi= the Q-r;ius-
ccu- Simon hIpTy hyalD7iutiUg as Son- man not
much :orJy years OF age 10 tie responsible posi-
! tiOn @. secretary @. "ar.
MAINLAND IN TIE FIELD.
The friends cf ION Thos. Swami, Of 3iarylaud,
are activeIs anl earnestly gins lin as a SUI; ,l!c
candidate for lie St Iouis nomination Nr Sv.nD
IS m1u @ high oder # ability and ,sul.iesai-he3
perSonaI integrity, and L. experience Is surpassed
Iy very few n this rou-try ~ mayor Of Baltimore,
| governor q NEryiaul chairman os a. important
conmit-e cf t,s House, Vresslaut n s4ycrl nil
r,I Is, he trs Invariably sga',e lei. lIr. Swami has
so Gar, raT-T been rar.r'e' Tith i-irs puddle OF
I private, whenever he was Ia controlling power.
! GElsrar o., go or.
| Tl7se VIo know Secretary Drs.a7r know lin %
b. SIS -,lI.su a. se a:.l-= af }is native state He
A.f laa- .r- "a th--1 n -ia side - Gram, AMI has
reE3-3 lin's.f oiI'xinus 20 IRE Ii-j.-ou account
% a.s Fr-s.'guilal asp.st oas and tie ri-cr vi,L
/ which is Irg,e,ut,l t'a whi>key sgiuI'ers Grant
won a. OF course have iurg s5Ure d.ss.'.ss Liza from
lis Cal.uet, lad he not feared that Lis B. clules
Tor lie Presidential nomination yyo-ll BE- increased
ly Lls rlaIt tyr-a,a- When Bsi-t0w was assistant
attorney general ar. a fs.sit.yey o;s-e o.ir.l
ie son she friendship O; a. Uys-sz, ard so became ssc-
re'-y of The :r,,-ry FrS. r:se TO aIlI :s,sleut-
y at the White House of an a-1- i.r social u.v
and discuss not only politics. but matters in general,
over q glass o. Kentucky bourbon Iut when he
dared 10 cherish an aspiration toward tie liz lace
occupied by/ master, charge cme over the spirit
of Grants dream, ans co0,uass las 7gur1 Up which
has culmiuatel in positive tfnui.y n-is,ow mus;
therefore 20 80, just now iTt afar the CiEcun2'i
convention B-i=o. VIII 10; rcsi-a at present and
Grant fears hat, by ieepi.t, him. ie VIII IuiuTe
BIS l.sui GoualiDg's ITo-Te1,s at C.n,iunli Clu-
sqUen-'v. Brstow VIII remain until after the rrIa-
mat 0n When 10 matter what lie issue he VIII It.
required 20 leave tire Cabinet. lie uiii probably
sign lut should be persist IN his laU IN stubborn
Tss lie viil Ire promptly removed by tie President.
IA!S fact Learned from ouieatlal friend o. the
latter, who a-O informs that late rs the Goth
/ inst. Il WIS settled That
IoS CsITrrCS WAS To II SECEETAEY OF -EE TnEas II
/ afcr Bris,ow's : retirement from t!at position
"Why change was made in the programme. can't
imagine sal my informant q for 't vas definitely
settled that Don WAS 70 secretary OF the tIasry-''
Ih:s may srem almost inoe!.Dle but would not such
| IN app int1neut have been IN entire keeping with
! Grants appointment 20 Cabinet positions Of such
o. 'seure trlrste layFy ers as ker-n. esou and
Williams, ard tie elevation Of tAe poz,-trafe- Bel
Irap 20 the Liyl position of secretary Of war, And
!: is 1y TO means certain that this programme VII
| rot be carT5ei cut n tie refinement 0g BEstow.
/ Ho= honest AID etir.eut Ct5iues officer young
Cameron viii make can te judged from tie fact that
lie was dismissed from MS position president Of the
! Northern Cent? Railway couple q years ago, h.
cause Of gross acknowledgement which it Is currently
rpcrtel involved tie -lsarproprstion of The funds
I 0f the company. IS some 0a- SAID to-day '- Don
was confirmed, n. because IRE Is quIl-i Tor tue -
si,io1 uf secretary Of war, bU- tsgs- H. = the sgu
OF his fl'hrr'" Don IS rich, Of a1l-Se - mlst OF
{ Grants ftvor.tas are, having married round nli-
Ion with his WIZ the daughter u James AcCorul-rk,
I OF Harrisburg. los
VIENNA E-FosTiON.-The VUtiished ac-