St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-06-15
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent

ANOTHER MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED IN
WASHINGTON.
Washington III bygone days was
known as the ''city of magnificent dis
tances." Before very long it will take
from Il near neighbor the appellation
Monumental City, as we are multiply
ing structures for perpetuating memo
ries of the distinguished dead, far in add
vance of any city on the continent. The
Naval Monument near the Capitol is
nearly completed; something will soon
be done in the direction of completing
the half finished Washington Monu-
ment and now it is proposed to erect
"A monument to the memory of Peter
Charles L'Enfant, who was the civil ell
gineer that planned the Capital of the
United States, and laid out its beautiful
avenues and streets. The enterprise,
if successful, will be accomplished by
private aid from citizens of w ashingtou
CIvIL-sERVICE REFORM BEING INAUGU-
RATED IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Republican party stands pledged
to the country that Department abuses
shall he corrected wherever found. That
there is need of civil-service reform in
many quarters is not to be denied, and
Secretary Sherman is taking the lead in
making efforts to give it practical effect
In this work he is fully entitled to the
support of the Republican pless, for it
has always been maintained that the
party both desires and is resolved to
correct abuses, by agencies organized
within its own ranks.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
laid down certain general rules for re-
organizing the personnel of his Depart
ment, which, if intiexibly adhered to.
will be productive of good results. Fill
ing vacancies from the Republican ranks,
permitting only one of family to hold
an Office in the public service, and fair
and equitable distribution of places
among the several states of the Union
are measures which the Republican
party expect to be honestly executed
If it be ascertained that personal ia
vOritism is to work exceptions in the
application of these general rules, it
will not only lessen respect for the rules,
but will convince the people that the
PRONUNCIATION of them was for the pur-
pose of deception.
EX-PREsIDENT GRANT AS A DOCTOR OF
CIVIL LAW.
The proposition coming from the Ok
ford University, of England, to confer
upon Gen. Grant the honorary degree
of ID. c. l.. doctor of Civil Law is
neither appropriate, nor will it be use
full to the beneficiary. And in addition
to the inaptitude of the Intended honor,
it would be repugnant to Gen. Grants
known contempt for those who claim
distinction to which they are not en-
titled. The eX-President's profession is
that of arms" in which he has gained
a worldwide reputation, and any dis
tinctiOn in that line would he considered
merited and in good taste. President
Jackson was "A lawyer, but the confer
ring upon him of the degree of l.. L. ID.
doctor of Laws) by New England
University was, at the time, ''ridicuIed
to death" We want our English cousins
to send our General back to us without
plastering him over with their titles.
If anything of that kind is to be done,
we will do it ourselves. We know bet
ter than they what will suit him.
FALL ELECTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN
OHIO.
The political prophets who abound
i'll Washington are already at work prog
nOsticating results of elections to be
held i'll some of the states this fall, but
the greatest interest is directed to the
state of Ohio, in which Governor and
Legislature will be chosen. There are
several reasons why the contest in the
Buckeye State will he particularly i'll
teresting. 1t is the home of the Presi-
dent, and his political friends will be
called upon to pass upon the measures
OF his administration as far as it has
progressed. The Legislature to he
chosen will be called upon to elect a
United States Senator, in place of Hon.
Stanley Matthews. The Ohio Demo
Gratis are hopeful that, by endorsing the
Presidents Southern policy, and in view
of the known hostility of Il large num-
Der of the Ohio Republicans to that
policy, they will carry the State trium-
phantly. In this it is to be hoped they
will be disappointed. Ohio is Repub-
lican state, and it should be kept in the
Republican column.
MORMON OUTRAGEs NOT TO BE PUNISHED.
If it be true, as is reported, that the
Attorney General has instructed Dis
trict Attorney Howard of Utah to with
draw the suits pending against certain
Mormons charged with participation in
the Mountain Meadow massacre, the
order will meet with severe criticism.
Lee was tried, convicted and executed
for a crime in the preparation of which
he was only one of many. Now it is
proposed to stay the hand of Justice,
the Government being induced thereto
by fear OF embarrassment in the ad-
ministration of the Territory. The
''twin relic of barbarism" may well take
encouragement, if the prosecution of
these assassins 6e stopped at this stage.
Such succumbing on the part of the
Government will disgust every lover of
law and order in the land. 1t would
much better comport with the dignity
of the Government if the menacing
Nauvoo legion were swept from the
face of the earth.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR GOING
TO WORK.
The Secretary of the Interior has not
progressed very far in the work of re-
organizing his Department, but he evil
IDENTIFY is making diligent inquiry into