The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent,

WAsHINGToN, d. c., Aug. y, ~
Ever since the State of Carolina fell
into the hands of the shot gun DemOc-
racy. the course of the leaders IN that
State towards prominent Republicans
has been growing more and more ineon-
sistent with the pledges made by Hamp
ton to the President last Spring; and the
prosecutions foreshadowed against every
one ever at all prominent on the Repub-
lican side IN State politics, or whose in
telligence promised to become a stumb-
ling block to the re-establishment of the
aristocratic ante-war regime, have taken
such definite shape, that many Of the
most earnest friends of the Presidents
efforts to restore feelings of fraternity
and good Will, have become alarmed and
Justly indignant, feeling, as they do, that
his kindness has been abused and they
made the innocent abetteTs of Il cum
.ningly devised system, under cover Of
law, to drive into banishment or impris-
onment the men who have stood be
tween the unrepentant secession leaders
of the State and the masses whom they
would regulate to a practical state Of
serfdom. II is understood that delega
ton is now here to lay before the Pres
dent tincontrovertable evidences of these
designs and to invoke national protec
ton.
The charges of ex Pension Bureau
official Kane, against the former and
present Commissioner of that Bureau
Baker and Bently) and also agains;
some minor officials, which he laid before
Secretary Schurz nearly three months
ago and which have just come to light
through the Republican, have served to
increase the feeling Of distrust enter
tained relative to the crooked manage
ment of public affairs by many of our
Departmental officers Baker is circum
stantially charged with having allowed a
claim which he had previously rejected,
| knowing it to be fraudulent; and that he
received between 5000 and $1,000 as 4
bribe for his action; that the present
Commissioner is aware of Bakers Grim
inality, and has labored to defeat any in
quiries by which it wou become
known, and that in pursuance 10 that
purpose he had dismissed officials whose
honesty and knowledge Of the facts rem
dered them dangerous, and replaced
them with Bakers friends ignorant Of
his crime, and with others whose lack Of
virtue insured their silence when that
appeared most profitable. II Is felt thai
it ought to be an easy matter to prove
Kane a liar if he really Is such
| As indicated by general expression,
General BOynton has not helped his side
much by his latest bull against Mr. Moore
who is TO, on trial The charge Of an
attempt TO black mail has not been sat
lisfactorily refuted; and the publication
bv Boynton Of two confidential letters
written by two different officials 70 Pres
ident Grant, and BY him referred to
Secretary Morrell for his information,
naturally excites much curiosity as to
how Boynton came in possession Of them.
particularly as he has offered no explain
alton IN answer 10 MoOres averment that
thev were stolen. And the contents OF
those two letters will strengthen the
wide spread suspicion that there existed
prior to the Cincinnati Convention. 4
Bris.ow ring, ramifying through every
Bureau of the Treasury Department.
formed Of his adherents among the en-
ployes; that the public business wa
: made subseryient to his interests, and
. that there was established jesuiuca
system Of espionage over those subordi
mates who refused to identify themselye'
y with the Bristow movement and IT vii
require more than General BOynion
statement to the contrary to convince
many of those brought into contact with
Mr. Conant, that he was incapable Of the
violent bullys part when he deemed such
: a departure from the character Of
e gentleman necessary to the success d
! his schemes.
Texas has really gOtits spinal column
d in state of excessive curvature over the
Il expected refusal Of the Mexican officials
10 return the Rio Grande City raiders
Some of Diaz's friends profess to be able
TO see in the reported purpose to raise an
n arrny of 25OOO by the Texan authorities
p a movement in favor of Lerdo and an
nexation, the raid beng used as con
venient pretext. At all events the a;e
8 movement of the Texans can hardly fail
to dangerously complicate affairs on our
!. Southern border.
General Howard, despite the criticism
of our able civilian military authorities
/ is in high standing at the War Depart
l. ment and after hearing what is said there
+ of the obstacles be had to overcome IL
. his pursuit ofJoseph, one leaves with the
: absurd impression that the officials there
E NAV really know something about it.
n Notwithstanding the intimations 0
1t members of Congress, that they woulC
feel much obliged TO the President ifh'
would revoke the call for an extra session
al it is not believed he will think of hu
q. noriuo them MAXWELL.