, 1877-09-15
Orr Washington Letter.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1871.
EDITOR STATESMAN - Arrangements for
the next political trip of Mr. Hayes are per
| fected. He leaves here on the 9th of Sep
! tember, visits large portion Of Ohio goes
| to Louisville, Nashville, and returns through
Virginia Doubtless this trip IS expected to
have happy effect on the coming election
in Ohio, in the result of which great interest
is felt. It is not known what members OF
the cabinet, except postmaster general Key
and attorney general Devens, will be of the
party
Tossrsrtis hargc.aga,nss the Pea,ion Office
a reply is just published by the head of the
detective branch of that Office The reply,
aside from an unsupported denial of the
charges, is of the "you're another" order,
and rather confirms the general impression
that the Pension office has been and is inefii-
ciently and corruptly managed. If secre-
tary Schurz Will give US square, open in
vestigation of every bureau OF his great de-
partment, he viii either satisfy doubting
public that everything is conducted rs it
should be, or viii himself see the need of
changes Let there be light.
Opinions among democrats naturally diff
fer, for the present, as to the expediency Of
opening, in any form, the question as to the
title of Mt. Hayes to the presidency. The
New York World, and the..democratic candi-
date for governor Of Maine, are Just now
conspicuous In their opposition TO any such
action. Let me suggest that it is early in
the term OF four years to make such decis-
ion. The candidate above mentioned, while
depreciating action, insists that Mr.. Tilden
was elected, and no one would think he could
afford to defer, at least until congress meets,
any final acqriescence In a proceeding which
led to the Inauguration, not of Mr. Tilden,
but of the man defeated by Mr.. Ti!den-
Renewed activity on the Texas border is
having its effect Oh spectators here. A few
years since, one Col. JohnsonScame to this
city with claims for Mexican depredationS
on citizens of Texas, of the face value oi
$50, GOO, 900. Their character was such that
neither the Mexican claim commission, then
sitting here, nor Congress, would have any
thing to do with them and the colonel has
since waited around for something to turn
up. Having lately sold sonc of the claims
for two dollars on the hundred, and been
swindled out Of even that modest percentage,
he took his grievances to court, The fate
OF this particular claimant, or the man who
despailcd him, is not OF consequence, but the
enormous amount Of the CLAIMS, and the fact
that johnson IS only one Of many WHO have
trunks full of such papers, show how large
an interest is looking hopefully for Z war
with Mexico in the expectation that our gov
ernmcnt would in such event assist them
In collecting money from that country. The
actual losses OF border Texans are large, but
for every such honest dollar claimed there
ere fictitious claims for 4 hundred times rs
much.
A report appears in this mornings papers
that CHEF justice Carter, of our suprme
court, will refuse to honor requIsItion from
governor Hampton, of South Carolina, for
certain offenders against the laws Of that
state. now living here. The Judge is All ex-
ccilent lawyer, aid, thong very radical, has
never allowed politics to interfere with the
discharge OF his duties. There is probably
no foundation for the report
Dr. Chancellor, though he seems IN some
cases t. have Over-stated, if not miS-statcd,
the extent of existing evils, in his report on
the condition OF the aims houses and prisons
OF Maryland, has undoubtedly done much
good by arousing public attention ont of the
state, as well as within it. to an important
subject. 1t is not to be believed that Mary
land is behind the other states in her care of
the destitute or criminal classes, and doctor
Cs arraisnment of her authorities seems to
be very properly considered IN other states,
as making necessary AZ thorough mvestiga-
tons as he has made. 1t is now said that
the people arrested by our district police on
Saturday, get no food until Monday, unless
able to purchase it. The drawing Of public
attention TO these things is all that is neces-
sary, and this DIR. Chancellor has succeeded
In doing most eifectually. REX