The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Dec. 2Sth, 1876.
When my Republican friend Jones con-
strUcts cabinet, for President elect Hayes,
he puts Gen. Comfy, of Ohio in as Post
master General, always; and the equally
elected Mr.. Tilden has Mr.. Hewitt ready
for the same office. Both of these gentle
man are we'll fitted for the place. General
Comfy would make an annual report as in
teresting and lively as novel of Charles
Reade's, and Mr.. Hewitt has paid particu-
lar attention to Post Office affairs. But 1
mention the coming Cabinets only to sug-
gest citizen of Washington, Mr. w. W.
Corcoran, for the office of secretary of the
Treasury, and express hope that, wheth-
or Mr.. Tilden or Mr.. Hayes becomes Presi-
dent, this one appointment will be made.
Mr.. Corcoran has been familiar, as a bank
er, with Government finances for thirty
years, and more, and has the confidence of
everybody on this side the Ocean and of all
the capitalists abroad. / am not one of
those who think the country's credit de-
pends, at this time, on any one man, but it
is reasonable to suppose that such an ap-
pointment as is suggested would add to the
confidence felt by all the world in our Sc
curities. Mr.. Corcoran is, l believe, a
Democrat, but is not politician.
There is danger that Congress, in it's de-
NOJlOu W bu6 buUJ6Cb VI buo IC6Slu6uCy,
may delay the usual and necessary appro-
priations. Except the Pension bill, no
appropriation bill has, SO far, been reported.
As the present Congress goes out of power
on the 4th of March, and all existing ap-
propriations expire on the 30th of June, it
is feared the President will have to call an
extra session prior to the regular session in
December next. The expense and confusion
incident to an extra session may be avoid
ed if our law makers will drop purely po-
litical matters for awhile and do the
business they we're elected to do
One of the party leaders in the House
was yesterday led into little extravaganza
in discussing political affairs, and was fit
tingly rebuked by number of the other
party. The rebuke was so much deserved
and so well administered that give pas
sage from it: 81 very, very deeply regret
that my colleague, in time like this, when
the country needs all it's wisdom, all it's
equipoise, all its fairness, all its calmness
saw fit to say that the people would defy
the authorities of the United States in a
| certain contingency. *Idon't
hold commission to speak for all the peo-
| pie of the United States, but venture the
| opinion that the man who is most likely to
receive the rebuke of all good citizens of
both political parties, just now, is the man
who suggests violence as mode of settling
any national question ; and it is of the very
essence of violence for Representative to
appea! to the people to resist the plain
| processes of law. In an hour like this, the
man who shakes brand of fire among the
trains that lead to the magazine of public
| passion is the man that ought to be most Sc
verely censured by the fair minded and just
people of the United States" And every
word of this is truth.
This city, in the absence of Congress for
the holidays, is agitating itself over an eff.
fort to close the gambling houses that from
time immemorial have been open to the
principal streets. | do not know that this
city is sinner above all Others in this re-
spect, but certain it is that all gambling
games have been carried on here without
interruption and in the most public man
ner, in defiance of the plainest of anti
gambling laws. 1t is believed the present
effort will result, at least, in confining "tht
tiger" to less conspicuous quarters.
Tho Daily Uronicle,a Republican paper
here is offered for sale. 1t was started il
1869 by Col. John w. Forney, now of the
Philadelphia Press, and during the wal
was power with the administration anC
with politicians throughout the country
OF late years its circulation and influence
have declined and it has been run at g
loss. In a future letter / will give you in
teresting particulars as to the other papers
here, their politics, profits, losses, expenses
editors, &c. SAXON.