Middletown transcript., 1877-03-31

I
ing Settlement-The Price Paid by the Ad-
ministration for Peace-Louisiana-D
Governments Generally-0ther Topics.
Washington, March %, 1877
1t is supposed that Hampton and
Chamberlain will be here on Thursday
29th, and that soon thereafter an ami
cable settlement Of the South Carolina
troubles will be reached by the retire
ment from Office of Chamberlain He
has put bis case unreservedly in the
keeping of the President, and certainly
the President cannot see, except 10 the
extinguishment of Chamberlain as Gov
ernor, the paci6cation be SO much de-
sires. The South Carolina problem is
not as difficult as that in Louisiana, but
the solution of one will simplify the
work in the other. Chamberlain's price
is said to be one of the minor foreign
missions. "We are a commercial peO-
pie j"
In Louisiana's carpet-bag claimant,
Packard, there is more vim and more
practical ability in a crisis. than in
Chamberlain, and his title to Guberna-
torial honors is more intricately bound
up with Hayes title to the Presidency,
so that, on the face of things, he has
what ought to bring more when expos
ed for sale But if the South Carolina
adjustment, shrewdly put to the front,
receives a hearty endorsement from the
people, Packard may find his crown
taken away by force. and his goods put
in the hands of another without so much
as "by your leave" This would be
bad faith on the part Of Hayes, and
would cast him the support Of vast
portion Of his party, but it would give
permanent peace to the people of Louis
lana and complete the overthrow of the
vagabond element which seized upon
the South after the war.
Packard and Chamberlain out of the
way. the only dual government left
would be that Of the Postofice Depart
ment. Father Key and Tyner would
enjoy the sole honor and distinction of
filling at the same time the same office
They could sit at the same desk in the
same room, as they do now, aud con-
graduate each other that no State, nor
office, nor corporation on earth, save
only theirs, had two equal heads And
it may be that the craftsmanship Of the
administration will yet find a means
to buy up or disperse either Key or
Tyner.
After an investigation of the interest
payments irregularly made at the Trea-
sury, it is reported that the Govern
ment suffers but little loss. The his
tory Of the affair is this: Government
registered bonds are issued, the interest
payable at the Treasury to the holder.
Every transfer of the bonds must be
made of record at the Treasury Parties
frequently sell the bonds. the sale to
take effect at a given time, and lose
sight Of the fact that interest had ac-
crued before that time and was due
them. or think it goes with the bonds
to the purchaser. Bonds are also lost
or destroyed, and the owner neglects to
call for bis interest Secretary Bout
well proposed at one time to advertise
the names and amount as shown by the
Treasury books. but did not do So
What the Treasury clerks are accused
of doing is furnishing lists of names and
amounts to outside parties, who in turn
hunted up the owners or men of the
same name, and collect for them, for
fee, the amounts due. The attorneys
divided the profits with the clerks
Only one arrest has been made, and the
report just made does not implicate any
one in authority 10 the Department.
While nothing has been shown in the
last few days which makes it certain
that the President knew of the pledges
made for him to Southern Senators aud
Representatives in order to have the
Presidential count go on, there is no
doubt that Senator Sherman, Represeu-
tative Foster, and Stanley Matthews.
induced Messrs Gordon. Lamar, Hill
and others to believe the President was
so informed These gentlemen, acting
on that supposition. did all they could
do to prevent delay in the count, and
certainly expected the soldiers to be
ordered out of LouisiUua and South
Carolina at once This they have not
seen, and may not see 1t is the old
story: When the devil was sick the
devil monk would be; when the devil
was we'll, the devil monk was be.
Reno.