The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-15
From the National Canitnl.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

fiua, result. tits The Investigation Committees.
however that are grinding particularly "small"
aud some of the unhappy victims nre being
crushed wonderfully fine. General Babcoc6,
who came from hts triunphant acquitted at ST.
Louls With flying cOlors, nnd resumed his place
here with the air of n man who had passed
through the fiery furnanoe aud come Out un'
scGthed, has within the past few Gavs been
scorchcd all over. Few people now believe him
to have been Innocent. for hs course was that
of a guilty man, and the means employed to so.
cure IN acqnittnl We're IN themselves crimes, #
snything more contemplate than the first of.
fense About a cord Of testimony has been
taken on the subject, n review OF which would
not be profitable. The matter is chiefly import
ant now for what It reveals Of true inwnrdness"
IN tho Admins traion. The evidence OF the de-
tcctive Bell who was employed to steal papers
from the prosecution. etc together with thar Of
Distr ct Attorney Dyer ana ex-senator Hender.
son, tho discharged prosecuting attorney, all
goes to show that the President knew BaOcOck
was guilty and resolved to stop Mt nothing 10
save mm. Bel bv Grants order was placed up
on the payroll Of the Interior Department
whhe he v ent to work up the case, and $4,000
was r0lsed among the faithful TO use where II
WOnld do the most good. Secl et1rY ChNhdler
out Z .tGJ into tins fund as he tesulies Himself
The night after Bell gave hls testimony he was
attacked on the street aud neaten with Club
by r man he never saw before. 1t would be
Interesting to know to a certainty who paid for
the jJD, though Que careful guess would prob
ably name the man. AT last the one achieve.
meut Of the Administration in which its tteuus
take pride. namely, the prosecution of the wins
kew ling hecumes ike a 1plce in theatre The
frauds sprlng out OF Official dishonesty. They
were excused because they contributed to party
support. An oVerzealous secretary of the
Yrt usury undertook 10 punish them with no
commission but the glittern@ generality, Let
no guilty man escape" lhe subsequent story
OF tiIe TRIALS at st. Louis. the dismissal of The
lawyer who had the knaCk Of securing convic.
tons, n Presidents confidential adviser at the
par q Government detective agent working in
behalf oi the prisoner III the District Attorneys
Office and n spy III the Grand Jury room all
tins is now familiar IA a twice-told tale. Brls.
tow might do his best to convict Bubc0ck, but
Chandler had pensOn-agent on tao Warpath
to assist the accused and drew his own check
for eco to furnish the sinews Of the law. Was
there ever such party on the lace OF the earth
The House is discussing the Indian question
ct some length, the most important speech thus
far on the subject having heen made by Mr.
CuX on " Wednesday. The Committee on indian
Affairs IN its report, divided i've to four on the
question If removing the control of the Indians
| from the Interior DeparuneuC 10 the War De.
| partment The m0joTiy urge the removal as
| tendinp to economy, eiticlencyi the maintenance
| OF peace, th0 retention Cl tnDes upon Ghclr
| reservations and the ultimate cVir2atlon of
! the saVages. The minority dlstrust tn" army
as an agent of civilization, and make no delenSe
| OF the Interior department. but favor the crea.
tIun of a new department fOr Indian affairs, with
! new Cabinet Minister at its head In the M
tue OF things the War Department is more lit
| for she management OF indian affairs than the
| observation-disclosures is Overcrowded with
| duties, and which has shown itself in the past
an Infamous nest OF rOgnes. Wltn Belknap at
| the head OF one department ana DelanO NJ the
| heId Of the other; II would have made very lit
tie difference TO the Ind ans whI ch one h9d con-
control OF th II destn.e5. rhey would have
| been robbed aud oppressed by both Between
Chandler and Taft, however, thrre is ceolce /;
and tho after Is the man to wnom to Gu
| tfusl the tGte of his deprnNent llOw-cteauTts e.
| II there be an appearance OF sacrificing The
| prace policy in handing tho lndHns OaCR TO
| with those who made mo gospel OF peace o
| clonk L pluuurr. and sent thieves among me
| tribes instead OF cvungtliSts. / the mhgHtuue
of the interests at stake, and tho miSnhla2e-
mcnt which they nave heretofore received Onel.
cd good grounds for crcatlnR new department.
| for lnd1an AFFAIRS, then there Is some sense III
| tho proposition OF the minority but tile pres
ent rs a bad time lor tne experiment. Wh ca
| must be costly ONe 10 Elve INTO GRANTS
| hands new CaOinet office ana all the admins
| tfativt machinery OF new department Wond
| be mere madness. 1t won be boring another
| auger hole in Il sinking ship.
| hr ,dOrtOn's Mississippi smelling committee
| is mhGinE preparations for start IL Is saiu
| tnat the committee does not qu t. suit the great
| 'ulUOuV-shlr" orator. Mr. GunlhcFon I'll Ms
| cOnsti. Is rather too independent ana hueal ior
| n paltlcan report, ana Morton Tears that he may
JON senators BHrHrd and Mcdonald, the TWO
! Democratic members, thus making majority
against MOrtOn's schemes. Bat Mr. BOutwcll,
the chairman. is d Cungcmal spirit ahd wlll, the
AID Cf Ben. Butter, father -ii-lHw OF thr deposeu
Governor Ames, IS EXPECTED to get up report
that wlil answer the purpose Of a campaign
crOss-DOnes and collins without plates on them
Will soon he Unearihed and displayed i'll EIeat
confusion. II has been suggested that Br,
Boutwell, might be more appropriately EN-.
plOyed III explaining whaC he knows out al
tenng debt statements as Secretary OF the
Treasury, ana now it was that Butle,s friend
AMI client, Jayne, got S2i 600 that didn't belong
to MN ms u condition preliminary to General
Ben's aid to Boutwel in his senatorial race.
secretary BrlstUW has just left for kentucky
and it s whispered that his return Is matter
OF some doubt. 1t is said that he has gone tC
consult with old friends as to whether he ought
10 remain III the Cabinet III view Of all the reve
lations concerning the course of the Adminia
traton touching the whskeY pIOsecun0ns. Tho
President has OYerru ed BrlstOw entirely o.
late, and the latter appears to / ave succumbeC
to che higher authority. He attempted to re
move corrupt official in the Pltusburg custom
house, but senator Simon Cameron was tOI
powerful Grant listened to the wiley Simon
and BlistOw was defeated. He IL not gaining
ground in his Presidential aspirations bccaus,
the gang are all against HIM, and Vo o.untarl
, retirement might heD HIM. There is not par
tcle OF doubt that COnkling is the favorite ant
+, thnt faysS movement in Ohio, as well as th
harJranft talk in Pennsylvania is in his inter
est. Morton Is 1Or himself II he can MAKE lt,Du
) when hls own chances vanish he Is with Cam
, erOn and Grant for Conkiing If the home op
position to the latter proves fatal to his hope
the tIinity will concentrate on Morton. Thel
are ali against Blaine, and nothing but adverse
new man will defeat the nomination OF Conk
! ling or Morton. This is the way 1.-The machine,
, : as Geo. VIM, Curtis expresses it. is running.
The Impeachment business is at last assuming
! definite shape, and the country has reason 10 r6
JOlCe that this important case will soon be Jakel
from the jurisdiction of irresponsible newspape
, correspondents and be tired by n court that vii
deal with the facts of the matter as nearly n
they can be ascertaiDed, and render 1ust LeCi
: sion according to che law amt evlCence. Ol
, ! Wednesday last, on motion of Senator EdmundF
, | OF Vermont, the Senate resolved Itself into
Court OF impeachment, and each Senator wa
sworn by the Chief Justice Of the United State
to do impartial justice i'll all matters pertainln
to the impeachment. The usual summons
the accused was issued and made retprnaOle o
| Monday, the l7th instant, when the trial Wi
Degiu, unless Gen. BelRnap's counsel shout
then ask and be granted further time In whic
| to prepare their defence 1t is stated that the
> | Will ask nl extension OF TWO weaks, and II tn
I request be gTantDd, which is pR0Dable the tria
! | Will not commence until Mofidny, Mav list.
a | Messrs Black, Carpenter and Blair have bee
. | retained as COUNSEL tor the eX 1ecret2ry. 1hes
able and adrOlt lawyers as thor first move, Wi
= plead want of jurisdiction on the part of IN
senate, sitting as n Court of lmpeaehnept, o
: the ground that thu accused ls not an officer Z
! the GoveTnInent. What line OF defence the
Will pursue II this point rs decided against lhe[
y ! ID known only to themselves. No doubt IL Wi
= be very ingenious and full of legal teonnlcaltle
! ana all the keen devices for which the abOv,
q mentioned ornaments OF the bar are famous.
An examination of the status Of the YgriOu
y | Appropriation bits shows that the WORK of Coz
= gress 8 III very backward condition, conside
| ing tne length Of time 1t has been in session
= The appropriation bills are the main work
7 Congress and must all be passed before the ~
u 1Ourn ment or the wheels of tiOVerIlmeut mus