The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31

troubles will be reached By the retire.
ment from ofics-of Chamberlain. he
has put his case unrsssrvedly in the
keeping Of tho President, and cersa inly
tho President cannot SEQ, except in the
cx,inguishmen. Of Chamberlain Is
Governor, the paci6cation he SO much
desires. The South Carolina problem
is no. as difficult as that in Louisiana,
but the solution Of ono will simplify
the work in the other. Chamberlain's
price is said to be OF, Of the minor for
sign missions. I'VE are a commercial
people,
In Louisisna's csrpes.bag claimant,
Packard, there is more rim and moro
practical ability in a crisis. than in
Chamberlain, and bis little Guberaato-
rial hopop is more intricstely bound up
with Hayes title to the Presidency. 80
that, on the face Of things. be has what
ought to bring more when exposed for
sale. But if the South Carolin. ad-
jussmeas. shrewdly put t, the front re-
osivos a'hearty Enforcement from The
people. Packard may End bis crown
taken away BY force. and bis goods
put in the hands Of another without. 80
much asa "by your leave" This
would be bad faith on the part Of Hayes
and would cost him the supper. Of .
vast portion Of bis party. but it would
give permanent peace to the people Of
Louisiana and complete the overtime n
Of the vagabond. elemen. which seized
upon tie South after the war.
Packard and Chamberlain out Of tho
way, tho only dual government LEFT
would b tha. Of the Post Office Depart.
msut. Father Key and Tyner would
enjoy the sole honor and distinction Of
flling at the same time the same Office.
They could sit at the same desk 10 the
same room. as they do now. and con.
graduate each other that no State. nor
Office, nor Corporation on each. save
only theirs, had two equal heads. aud
it may be that the Statssnanship Of tho
administration will yet fud a means to
buy up or disperse either Kay or Ty.
ner.
After an Investigation Of the inter-
est payments irregularly mode ut the
Treasury, i. is reported that tho Gov
eminent suffers but little loss. The
history Of the affair is this: Govern
msnt registered bonds are issued, the
interest payable at the Treasury to the
holder. Every transfer of,hs bonds
must DO made Of record at the Treas-
ury. Parties frequently sell the bonds,
tho sale to take place alta given time,
and lose sight Of the fact that interest
had occurred before that time and was
duo then, or think it goes with the
bonds to tho purchaser. Bonds are
also lost or destroyed, and the owner
neglsets to call for his interest. SEQ
retlry Boutwell, proposed at one time
10 advertise the names and amounts as
shown by the Treasury bOols, bu. did
not do 20. What the Treasury clerks
are accused Of doing 10 furnishing lists
Of names and amounts 10 outside par
ties, who in turn hunted up the owners
or men Of The same name, and collect
them, for a fee, tho 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 ono in authority Ia
the department.
While nothing has been shown in
the laa. few days which make, it Ger.
tain that the President knew Of the
pledges made for him to Southern Sen.
ators and Representatives in order to
have tho Presidential count 40 on,
there 10 no doubt that Senator sher-
man, Representative Foster, and Stan.
ley Mathews, induced Mes,rs. Gordon,
Lamar, Hill and others to believe the
President was so informed. These
gentlemen, acting on that supposi.ion,
did all they could do to prevent delay
in the count, and certainly expected
the soldiers 70 DO ordered out Of Loui-
siAna and South Carolina at once .
This they haTo not seen, and may not
500. Il j, tho old story. When tho
devil was sick the devil . monk would
BE-. When the dsvil was we'll, ths