The Morning herald., 1877-12-29
WARRINGTON lETTEA.

W wAsHINGToN LETrEA.
(From our Special Correspondent.la
WARRINGTON, D. G., Dec, IS, 1877.
Itwould be Interesting TO know just hov
far the Hon. VIM. E. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire, was trusted by the Republican
politicians who, from the time the Electora
Commission was suggested to the time 4
made its to decision, represented thu
cause Of Mr.. Hayes. The substance of Mr.
Chandler's statement first published,s Is
that the friends of Hayes promi>eda une-
quivocally that Packard and Chant berlaip'a
governments, In Louisiana and South Caro-
lima, should be sustained; and at the So me
time the same friends AZ the same Mr..
Hayes promised southiin represepsatiye
men that Packard and Clanbsrlaia should
be got rid Of. Chandisfla politician who
has been for years the trs9ed friend Of more
Republican leaders than sny other m an out
of Congress. When the inefi1cirney Of Mr..
Mccormick, "a Secretary Of The Republican
National Committee becsme apparent, after
the November election, udler,xho h ad
held the same Office for many ysars, was
srnt for, and, afteB d stay at headqua,1ers
IL New York, wss sent to South. Carslius
and Florida, 70 look, after the fraudulent
claims Of the Repshlaean party to! 1.-THE votes
Of theae stl.fsk fsran As4he lnsw
ass1fth{ W. tir. !. Ia. time,
A{sAs4s S&itsly employed
~ ne insa Ssems 70 me likely
Ast J. ys rhe speaks Of af-
lslrsw6ich he knows all shout. He is not
. weak person, and 1Tdonet helieve he al
lowed Messrs. Sherman, Matthews, Foster,
and the rsst to Use Inn. unless he had def.
mite prouises. y. iA -.
Let Mr.. Chandler tell all he knows He |
has made royal beginning. AS be is un-
qusstionsbly speaking III the interest of
more prominent meSs and dictates for them |
the plan of the fight against Mr.. Hayes, bis
letter should have . wide circulation.
The story, j. 1eSitst tBat Senator Patter-
sons Resignation u Ii writing, aud that he
will never again. eppe.r IN the Senate. He
is still very Ill here, and his physicians are
not confident Of his recovery.
Among all the papers that have exam.
ined there has not been one which has
spoken in full commendation of Senator
Blaine's utterencss at his St. Louis inter.
visw the other day., II should, DO remem-
bered that he spoke-of The Southern people
ss hypocrites, who pretended to recescili.
alton that was not real. Men who thus
loosely stigmatize . whole people, bstrsy
recklessness, which Blaine, IN his better
moments, would be ashamed of. It is well
to put such statements on record. |,
The dissipation. and crime which attended
the celebration OF Christmas here, wa.
with out precedent. Efeesses on this and
other holidays were formerly attributed to
the custom Of "recstvins"son such days,
but as there has beer Of late notable de.
sresse in the number OF families who keep
open house, the social philosopher will have 9
10 look elsewhere for the esusso Tuesdays =
1isgrsce.
It will be remeQbereda by paoy that Ben
Butler, years ago, seured the passage of q
aw providing that houQrably discharged b
iis.bl.d soldiers .hos1a have the preference o
nihe selection Of 19 ior the POSITIONS in o
he Dspartmtpts Insome cs.es this law v
as been conpli,d with, but y Is po claime.i e'
hat the proportion Of this class employed
ince the law was passed has been greater G
ban before. IL fact, so III ar:as the Depart p
nenis are concerned. the law, like Hayes il
ivtl service rcfsrm, has hem a eeAd letter, a.
1o~. however, secretary!sher man adds iu~ "
nls to Injury by passing the following In It
he Treasury Under the Significant heed Ct :
No Vacancios l.
Persons hoMorAbly lisch=rg'd from ih
Military or nsv~ffrrvire, by reason OF dis
l.