The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-20
WASHINGTON.
THE SILVER BILL ALL RIGHT
Blaine and COnkIing-Butier and
Patterson-VOOrhee FOrthcOm-
ing Speech-Astempt tn Bull
the silver Dollar Market.
Refus,ated in the Navy.

Menzles, blockade runner, but previous
ly engineer of the Confederate
navy, was prisoner on the same vessel
Menzies obtained leave to 20 ashore, anG
DR.. Draper had leave to go with
Menzies for forty eight hours,
Both left Pbiladelphrs together
and vent to Baltimore, where
they were arrested by troops while "t a
Confederate party in honor OF Menzie's
return. In February, 1865, Diapers aF-
pointment MS assistant surgeon IN the
regular navy was revoked, but on the
l4th OF the same month the revocation
was cancelled, and be Was allowed to re.
sign at his own request. After many ~
efectual attempts to get back into the
navy, Draper was yesterday reinstated rs
assistant surgeon, with pay lor thirteen
years and zen months.
The War Goes On.
During the recess the work OF solldiiy-
ing the party against the President Is
being pushed with even more energy BE-
cause of the recent victory in the New
York cases. The Republican Senators
are not TO be cuntented either with their
victory or with the Overtures Of conclIa-
ton from the moderate class. One OF the
chief Anti Administration Senators says
the only compromise now possible is toc
overthrow of Schurz, Evarts and
Ke.; and this, he says, will no
doubt be secured, when at the
reassc milling of Congress Stanley
Matthews will be solitary and alone
on tbs side of the President, Influences
are set up in Massachusetts to meet Hohr
and Dawes on their holiday visit home
and induce them to change their course.
Burnside is to be treated 10 the same
kind of reception. Chris.lancy, 1t J.
claimed, is already won over. TIN,
small guard have been given somethIn;
of an excuse by the President teiiIu 8
them that he wanted them to under
stand that "it st any time II is shown to
YOUR satisfaction that have nominated
an unii! man, you will do me favor b.
helping to reject him. Do not hesitate
for a moment to do so, and do not believe
that | shall be offended, but the con-
trary" 1t is probable he vii.
send a special message 10 Congress sO'u
alter it IeassemblGs, on reform ID u"
Civil Service. Meantime he is known
to nave said that he is not looking after 81
second term, and that he has no desire
FOR or need of personal party therefor;
that he has but few measures 10 proPos"
and those, in his opinion, not only ueces-
sary for the public good, but nsvrnT the
favor of the people, and tnat ho will do
his duty in proposing and recommend
ing them, and leave Congress TO 90 It's
will in the consideration OF them that
as to appointments, If he nomlnates good
men and the Senate rejects them, tha,
will be pretty certain, by md by, 20 At
tract the attention of the public, winch
will doubtless form n judgment in the
matter.
The silver RiII All Right.
Senator Jones does not think the pas
sage OF the silver bill is at al ieVp-
srdized by It's postponement over the
holiday recess.
Rush OF Southern 0iiice-Scekers.
To show the rush made for office by
the South under the new regime 1t Is
mentioned that among the applications
tor the position OF United States Mar.
shal OF Eastern Virgins, are three Con-
federste Brigadiers. and Major Genera!
Harry Heath, who led forlJrn charge
At Gettysb burg, and another, the only
surviving son of Chiel Justice r-hall.
The latter is a lawyer. Tue office pays
only $3.50 per anHum.
oil for the Troubled waters.
II is understood that for the purpose
of making complete the reconciliation OF
Senators Blaine and Conkling banquet
to these worthless is being prepared by
some of the more radical Republican
Senators and friends of both gentlemen
outside OF Congress.
Butler and Patterson.
Senator Butler denies that while In
South Carolina he took Muy steps TO
shield Senator Patterson from Justice.
he SAYS: 81 made no effort OF the kind,
and did not see the Attarney-Gcn
eral during my visit to the State. mad
nothing whatever to do with the Judi
cial proceedings against Patterson.
| did refuse to bear the charges passed
by the Legislature against him to the
United States Senate, and would do the
same thing again. Patterson's motive in
his course toward me may have been TO
cobcIliste public opinion, but | would be
an ungratetul dog not to appreciate his
assistance, no matter what his motive wss.
l think it was out OF place to ask mo 70
Law those charges before the Senate. |
will net sacrifice my manhood for puiiti
cal friends or enemies either. There wss
never shadow of a bargain or agree
ment Of any kind between Patterson and
myself, but he acted fairly toward me,
and | shall treat him fairly in return"
Senator voorhees,
will remain in TINS city during the recess
for the purpose OF preparing "a speech,
which be intends to deliver on Matthews
silver resolution on January l5tn. In
discussing the fnsnciSl question, he in
tends TO give the fullest ventilation 70
" Western views on silver and attire
SUMPTION, and will probably make use
OF stroLger and bolder language than i
usually heard in Senate debate Tie viii
tske Ter his text & quotation from El-
mund Burke, which General Ewing ia
troduced with effect in his speech. !. s
az 70 lows: at is 10 the property OF n
citizers, and rot to the demand OF the
creditor of the State, that the orlginal
faith Of society is pledged. The clsim Of
the citizen is prior in time, psramoun: IN
title, and supreme IN equity. Follow
Ing ont this principle, Mr. voorhees, viii
elaborate the remarks of Mr.. Ewing He
vii apply the logic OF his tex in tayor
OF the Silver Bill and sgsins. re:umpucn,
IS he contends inst decentralization Sl
the silver dollar ard the proposition 10
redeem securities in gold have been, and
still are, depressing industries and the
vslue of property, snd the highest duty
o. the country Is to keep iaith with its
own citizens.
The Feeling of President Hayes.
Several Senators and Representatives,
will endeavor during the recess, TO pre-
vent the breach in The Republican party
from becoming greater. The President
is less disturbai At the Senata situation