, 1877-04-21
Our Washington Letter.
4 Day for National secretary
Eyarts ana the Use Of Lnngua=e-Pronf.
ised Reforms i'm the Departments, dc.

WAsHINGroN, April 5, 1871
EDIrun STATESMAN: South Csrolina's second in-
Dependence day xed for The 10TH tie order for re-
uioval OF troops from her State House taking effect
on that day. Probably the OCCASION wall be celebrated
throughout the State as other event ever was IL
the order hal been exteniei Louisiana the whole
country might well take holiday. and from year 10
year celebrate the eessIton of federal military IN
terference in State afirs. But the liberation Of
louisiana must follow speedily. When his Frautu-
lvney looks back upon his action in the South Caro-
iua case, and learns how general Is its public sp-
proya he hardly hesitate in completing the good
work.
Secretary Evarts' instructions 70 the LOUISIANA
commissioners look mainly 70 the formation OF a
single legislature out o: the two now claiming iei
existence Several Senator'S have lately gene, perhaps
through administration influence from the Packard
10 To the Nicolls legislature.
short hand writer, Interpreter, and an educated
HindOo, are engaged night and day IN trying 10 hnd
cut from Evarts' "a Instructions exactly what he
thinks about the Louisiana question, but do not re-
port progress There is something IN the Office OF the
Secretary Of the State that causes men 10 express
total lack Of opinion very plainly Secretary Seward
could DO it. Once when there was question OF
ylraC!ty between President Johnson ami General
Grant, and there seemed 10 plain no doubt that
one OF them was abbing all the other members of tie
C.binet had an opinion and gave it, but the great
Foreign Secretary wrote twelve pages, to show that
he had no belief on the subject and did not believe
be could have one.
Secretary Sehurz has caused it 10 be stated that he
viii soon make general change of Brureau officers
in the Interior Department These Brueaus are more
intimately connected with the various interests OF
the people than any other Of the minor Offices OF the
General Government, and some of them are OF such
MAGNITUDE that they ought 10 he made Departments
by themselves and have tor Their heads Of stand
ing and ability They are, the contrary general
! " managed by men Of no note, and who simply use
the pla- S means Of educating themselves IN some
branch of the government claim business Mr. ScEurz
cannot do better thing for the country, the admin
istraition and himself than reversing the policy OF
the last eight years selecting commissioners Of Tie
! Land Patent, Pension, and Indian BrueauS. There
is absolutely no conf ience felt by any one here IN the
present ad duiinistrliiion OF these Offices. Thirty mil
I IONS year are paid out in pensions alone, one hall
| the national expenses before the war The Indians
| cost rs much in one way or another, and the land
office has the settlement of questions or vast Interest
| 10 the Government Yet the whim of a Senator may
some day put petty pet of his into these oiees
and has done dozen times ia the last eih' years
Secretary Sherman also promises the removal u
some of the bad lumber that OstructS the progress
! of business ia the Treasury SecretHry Thompson
too IS helping TO di>OrganiIe the republican party by
| reforming the navy department. Let hope that
these professions are sincere and that the results vii
bear some proportion Of the PROMISES freely made
! Yours truly, Dan.