The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-16

WASHINGTON, d. c., March IL, 1877.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

Oesr VashiHgfon Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL, 1877.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
As several versions Of alleged differences
ia the recent Senate caucus have been put
in circulai ion, il may be proper to give :he
facts. The question was as TO what should
he the status of the Democratic Senators
toward Gov. Hayes as the occupant OF the
White House. Some advocated that there
should be a systematic resolve to abstain
from all personal intercourse with Hayes.
or from any action which could be construed
to recognize him as the rightful occupant of
the White House. This gave rise to a
lengthy and excited discussion which indi-
Gated a proftlcss result. a motion was
then made to limit the debate. Judge
Thurman, who had been doing good deal
Of talking, took umbrage at this aud de-
nounced it as an attempt TO gag. The
Senator who had made the motion there
upon withdrew it, but another Senator,
who had just come in, renewed it and it
was carried, to the great disgust of Judge
Thurman. who does not like to be cut off
in his remarks. After this a Northern
Democratic Senator intimated that the old
line Wings of the South would be captured
hy the ''loaves and fishes" and sell out the
Democracy. This brought to their feet in
indignant contradiction a half dozen of the
Southern Senators who. in ante-bellum
days. were classed as ld-lne Wings. They
resented any intimation of want of fidelity
to tho Democratic party by those with
whom they had been allied, whereupon the
subject dropped. The caucus did not ar
rive at any formal decision as to what would
be the relations between the Democratic
Senators and the occupant Of the White
House, as it was thought perhaps more
proper and expedient that the determina-
tion of such "A question should be left to
individual opinion aud judgment. So far.
however, with but a single exception, the
circumstances OF which are such that il can
scarcely be so denominated, no Democratic
Senator has put his foot inside the portals
of the White House since the fourth of
March.
DON CAMERoN's DOWNFALL.
Had Gov. Hayes been disposed, for per-
sonal reasons, to retain Don Cameron in the
cabinet, he would have found such retention
incompatible with the carrying out of hIs
new Southern policy. Don took the most
decided stand Of any member Of Gen.
Grants cabinet against the slightest relax
alton of the federal grip on the South, and
even declined to sign the modified orders
sent by Grants direction to Gen. Augur.
Hayes was made acquainted with these
facts, and realizing the necessity of his
cabinet being n unit i'll accord with him
self, lie withs:ood the immense pressure
brought to bear on him by the Cameron in
terest,
CARL sCNURZ
has stated that his administration Of the
Interior Department would be that Of the
utmost impartiality, aud that while he
should aim 10 carry out the true principles
of civil service reform, he had no grudge
against any of the aprointees Of Zach.
Chandler but from the manner aud style
of this remark we look for a cleaning out
of the mary rings i'll that Department, par
tcularly SO since he was pleased to add that
he would have no conflict with machine
politicians as he did not propose to run a
muck with them.
THE KELLOGG CONTEST.
At caucus Of Republican Senators, held
at the Ebbitt House. a disposition was
shown to drop the Kellogg matter until the
next session. The continued illness of
Edmunds and the uncertain attitude Of
Conkling on this question make it very
doubtful whether the Senate will ag'ee to
stay in session solely for the consideration
of Kellogg's case, OF whether, If the ques-
tiou comes to the vote now, Kellogg will
get his seat. If Morton sees fair prospect
of succeeding, he will undoubtedly try to
dispose OF the matter at once, but just now
he finds little to encourage him.
GARFIELD,
at tle request of Hayes. has concluded to
remain in the House ius.ead of going for
the Senate, thinking hat he can be more
useful to the administration of his Fraudu-
leucy where he now is.
THE oDIUM JUDGES
of the so called Supreme Court OF the
United States will make their official call
on Returning Board Hayes to-day ut the
White House. Justice Field will not ac-
company them, as he went to New York,
and Justice Clifford has not signitied wheth-
er he will be of the party or not.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CHURCH.
Quite an exciting contest is being carried
on between Parson Newmaus S metropolitan
congregation and that of the Foundry NJ
T.. Church. as TO which will have the society
OF his Fraudulency and family at their par
ticular synagogue. The thing is becoming z
So heated that we expect chromos of the
Returning Board will be offered as an extra
inducement. a delegation from the Met
ropolitan, where for eight years Grant said
his little pdter noSter, waited Oh his Fraud
ulency and renewed the invitation made to
him by letter, and earnestly pressed it on
his acceptance. There were brought to
the attention of his Fraudulency the claims
of other churches besides that of the Meth
odist denomination. This church bidding
for the visits and attendance of a man who
went into the White House under cloud
of rascality doesn't speak well for the
morals os the Christian community.
A BIG HAUL OF RADICALS.
Among the persons arrested in a gamb-
ling house on Saturday night last by the
police were ex-Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Sawyer, prominent radical
Judge of South Carolina, anex-U. S. SeEa-
tor, and any number Of radical ex-memb bers
of Congress, revelling in their ill-gotten
gains, plundered doubtless from the Gov
ernment. They were taken 10 the station
house and discharged yesterday Sunday
morning. upon leaving collateral security )
to appear at the police court this morning
and answer for their crime
PACKARD's
pronunciamento that he twill be Governo,
n.