The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-12-08
Washington Letter.
W,snr$Grox, Eoy. 2S, 1871.

FjI'"'''I ~ t"'"' IIJ ~ "tHCT F'"tCS
II! The late ,l,r'i,ns -.ho d mraIill.
ton and LrrnIias up"f the lsrpatl:ean
party is ,lJ%n now in its lbs: pl,cc
nrqo"2r. ,hr 5n'''. I'll! psr'y die
hard sal v.iaH,Iy. Some If its mrw-
hess, as HIninH, iEl,n'iH rad others
say AMY or AY away in E2IicaI lis
gut AT what the last year has ievcl
"P"d. The rem4jar!cr stay by and bite
aOl sting as thp iScyilnb!e hour Of!
= io'm a?rroaches' At this writing the
Ss"a'ors are listening to 'Il4 Coas!i'n
tioa .? South cnr,Iiaq ini"c,,l into ia,
debate CT :ho hu;!s: c:.Yh act Of the
presiding offer CT the S,n,r. The
SINE tuIing you'll admit the rcnl'ng Of
GooFcr's or William Gilmore ;;nm' !.
r"ycls. Ea: after this GlraI : Yer %
opposition / expect the I'pv,.Iicnas To
r"""Nocv tia: they are misheh"vtng
thrmS,lvos, anil to submit, to ls.,
rhich, however ,!;srastrru to ;,:cm, i.
maoifestly the wish Of the majority
Nh"thcY tbs !u or not. lI,e admission
Of Iiu.Icr At this time, or in tie near
future. Is certain. And with the, mi
m;ssiar, and by reason orrhc bitter.
ness cGeutcd by the indecent warrarr
nade by I;imonds upon COno'pr aud
Patterson, the Senate bccomts Demo.
cratic.
The proper Committee Yesterday re.
ported ioyoratIy unoa the nomination
ofGcucra! Joha n Harlan Of Kca.
meky,a Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Its possible, however, tha, there will
be cop.cs; in the open Senate. O;her
nominations, made by Mr.. lIays,
wii1oui regard to party. aaa without
CONSULTATION with ErpuLIcnn Senators,
were upfarOr4Jly reported IRON the
Com,Li,tec. lis cyiIcu. that Demo.
cratic votes will be Necessary to tn.
combination G. many If Mr.. Hayes.
Nominations.
Tho Soc YmI c., mud c,wo,,o.
,,no.s ,.Ic a n,.r.,,so do,;,,h, in wi.
rcrrc.,.,irr ,bo mo,. ~ ,ro r,., =,
General y. + Rpakn who, after
bGin, derived for five wear. of HI. n,
.itioo ,hc a,u,. ,ri u. ,.r ,
,ys, sr,,,.,cr ,o.,1r,3 ia !, ~ h.. Al.
1Iavcs aayr ,n,, tbc r.r.;c.,,Yr. :,
the ,ir,o Euni,o = Jisa,,sJ rn,;..5
o,Iir.r ,,,. made , ,,i,tur,iu,, o,s,o. u
the r,o,,,,nen's rur,Ou ,na he r,;l
in sm,,, Sums. ,,,,or,S ,,or,s M, ..,
lcclcl h, I,ims,,f :, irnor,,, po,r,o,
sea,tcrcl all oycr Ecp,pcl;v., srycr,l
millions Of dollars. Being tried by
Court Martial for cnibcz.!cmcnt Of sourc
Of this money, he vas decided TO be-
technically guilty though no, n dollar
vas traced to his pockels, onl less than
81 900 was unaccoun,rd for. The
sentence Of The Cour, vas ,ha. be be
cashicrcd, &c. This sentence Mr..
jiOYcs found not Gpally ,rproycd Of
disapnroycd. Lu; be.oac the Judge Al.
"oCatc General for review; and that
ciiccr Having examined the case mud
GCcilci that Ruul:I. was not proved
guilty., and having 50 certified TO Mr.
Hayes, the latter did what any man
mus, have lisa7proycd the find.
inss and scntvuce, Ills nut RupkI.
where be vas before tic trial, and bis
back nav camc &, a usec.si,y.
Tbo loss or ,,fc u,or ,Ic 11,.o,,
ccmcs a, rc,sono| loss IN rc.rlv III
cf w,,;oc,on co.,r,l ar,L, Ill.,,
had hnmr, h, r.-moro oc ,h.m r.a
rc,or.os and r,;o,ls Thoro ,,,.,,,
Peculiarly sad incidents connected
with the Joss. Lieutenant Palmer h,d