The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-15
Washington Letter.

from our special correspondents
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 10, 1877.
The great dramatlst makes lego says, " am
nothing if not political. Even the boot.blacks
VIII talk Of politics to you while giving your
stOgas a shine !" and from the Cur0.stOne to
the Executive Mansion the bulk Of all CONVEX.
sation is on political topics Herein our national
capital differs from the capitals of other great
nations winch are not only political centres
but centres also of the arts and sciences, of
literature ami learning, where, ana where only,
you will find he highest and most ample evl
dences of the nations OF christenGom respec-
lively in civilization. Not so with US. The
journalism Of hundred cities, large and small,
Of this Union is vastly superior TO the Journal
ism Of Washington. In all the clements Of
metropoltanisnl 1t is vastly inferior to Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati
Chicago, st. Louis, or san f Ftancsco and by no
means equal TO Buffalo, Cleveland Detroit, or
Milwaukee. In point OF business 1t L. merely
a Dlg town of small shops, the only classes OF
men constantly making considerable money
beng gSaO0n-kGeper5 anu dealers III cigars anG
tOO iCcC.
The time is coming, no doubt, when Wash.
ingtOn VIII be much more than u political con.
ire; when u Will be the home Of arusls, OF
scientists, of literary men aud OF men Of leisure
and wealth, vino will make ITS aileries ana is
saloons worthy the admiration Of persons OF
sense and taste ANA attractive to al intelligent
classes, Something has already been dOue i'll
this direction by the Smithsonian Institution
and The COrcOren Art GaneTy, each mob G do.
na,lOn from private munihcence. 1t is also
true that during the last ten years the city has
been lfteu up out OF the mnu ana miie, 20 to
say, of old iOgylsm and paced on the hlaher
plane of modern progress. The old gable roofs,
the old dOrmer windows venerable and moss
grown. the Old horrible streets O. crLaly Obnuy-
iUus on account OF dust or mud have passC d
away, and the Washington of to-day is us differ
ent from the Washington OF 1866 as almost anv
fNHn nm hn inn Al moth
Nevertheless,much more viii have to Oe done
before the city becomes other than q centre of
pOllllcs l have been particularly struck with
this luea during the past week or so on account
OF the general excitement caused here by the
case Of.
CORNELL OF NEW YORK.
Everybody has been asking tho COnundFum
whether the dog waES the tan or the tail wags
the aOg. that IL to say, whether the Admins.
tratiOn wag5 Cornell or Cornell wags the Al.
mlnlstTaLiUn. He is an officer of the United
States Is IN open rebellion AGAINST the Admins.
tratlOn, having taken part in calling the nven-
tlun OF his stale III vocation OF the Presidents
famous order prohibiting United states officers
from taking part IN partisan management. II
| IL astonishing how much this has heen alkrd
about here. and is stIll discussed by newspapers
and individuals. on The one hand men fairly
shrek for MI. COrncl's Official decapi,atiOn, rs.
| seruDg that this is necessary for the preserva.
! ton Of the Presidents consistency anu dignity.
on the Otner il is loudly cla,med that the PTesI-
dent III not dare 10 remove Cornell on account
| OF Senator Conkiinp's friendship for hlm, but
Will permit the famous order, which has stirred
up so great COmmOtCn, To ne thus nul flied and
| ser at nauGht' Ihe dispute has DeeI nelCe and
| fiery and stIl rageS lively al along the lines.
| For my own purb have endeavUrcd to keep
| COO during this heated political term, ard nv
| private opinion is that the President wggs the
| Administration, and that ut the proper time Bro
| COrneiPs OItlCmI mead VIII be brought IN Oh a
| charger, or words to that effect Tins mau Il.
| b. Hayes is one Of the best nptured men in the
| world, but he is also one of the most fearless
| Without partc c OF buster OF self rs erIlOn he
| is as urave as j u.lus C8sarand,in he discharge
| of duty. cares no more for Cornell and All his
| hackers than an elephant cares for the insects
| the Trunk VIII smash em into Jelly.
THE INDIAN CUIiMIssIONERsHIP.
There has ior some time Teen an animated
| contest gOlng on over the Indlan Commission
erSlip, an office now held by Hon. John q
| Smith OF OHIO. Mr.. smith Is admitted to be AZ
| honest man, but grave charges nave been made
| with respect to the administration of our Indian
| affairs. 1t was generally supposed that Mr.
| smith would have To step down and out. but i
| now appears that he Will 10 nothing OF tue KIND
| lie proposes to remain, being unwilling TO DC
| come Il sc0pe-gOat for the Onence~ of Othe s
| But Secretary OF the Interior ~Churz has sere
| nely made up his mind to give another mar
| Me- smiths ace. 80 there came conflict
! And Ii is raging iercelT. Smith is sustained DI
| secretary sherman, Gen. GARFIELD, ana Ulhel
| strong men OF ONO. The President and Secre
| tary McCrary are personally friendly wuh him
| Hence the upshOt of the matter is an a0dlliOna
war on the Secretary of the Interior / beiev,
| tn Is war il TO become general and that 1t mus
necessarily result III the discontinue aud de
sECRETARY scHURz TO GO UP.
SChnrZ is. as L Cnink' honestly deslTuus Of re
form, OF the honest conduct OF public affairs
But he does not seem TO KNOW how to Conuuc
| IA needed reform in popular way. Somebody
said OF the notorious Tom OchiltTee that he has
rather lie on CFeGit than tel The truth for cash
II there be an unpopular and a popular way {,
DO a good thing, Carr SChufZ viii adopt the un
pOpultr way. II . thus lOOses the friendship o
practc reformers as wel AZ gains the actiy
hOstl lty OF those who care nOy for reform AM
OF the hurde uf political spOlSmen generally
He even procures the attack Of sensible reform
ers VINO are unwilling that Il GOOH caus
| should Ue thrown INTO rluiCue ana COutumel
| by the uhwlse management of lofty, impTal
uCable mapprOachaul ule dreamer, WHO Will liste
neither 70 auviCe nor suggestion from frienu 0
foe. II is hardy necessary to say tnat when
man falls between KING nTes Of the kind her
| hlnted at, he Is quite certain to be fatal
| wounded. such seems TO me TO be the sure fat
| of Car SChu z. lie VIII be hOnOraOly banishe
TO Berlin OF some other foreign court where fus
and feathers count. L. NJ N.