Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of Tie Sentinel ]

Danford Disguised - RadieaI Teicgrams -
The Character Of Winslow-Rob shouH
be C1lled-A Woman Exposes the Radieal
Programme, etc.
Congress, during the week past, has trans
acted but little business, and that little was
wholly routine matter
The House Committee on I" Privileges and
Elections opened their batteries on the forti-
fcations of Chandler, Grant and Co. Great
excitement prevailed when Zach. Chandler was
placed upon the witness stand and Intercepted
lie looked haggard, but endeavored to put on
bold front. After admitting in reply TO the
FIRST question that after tie election he had tele-
graphed to Gov. Stearns, of Florida that the
State must be carried for Hayes, and both
money and men would be furnished If neces-
sary, he was asked if be had done so on his
own authority or by and with the cor nvance
of the Administration here at Washington.
This was a sumner, and brought down the
Cabinet bul-dozer, who declined to answer.
He begged for further time 10 deliberate, and
was granted until to-day at P. NJ. The COM
mittee is resolved on most searching investi-
CATION and should Chandler refuse to answer,
he will be at once imprisoned for contempt.
The proof now in possession Of the committee
is overwhelming, and it is believed that the
whole Administration will be convicted of
completely in the returning board affairs in
Florida Thus we have Cabinet of ministers
sworn to protect and defend the Constitution
debasing their official position by organizing
dark conspiracy 10 cheat the people OF their
choice and perpetuate in power lot Of mser-
able party tools, willing 10 destroy the Cow
ernment that their personal interest may be
subserved by overthrowing the purify OF the
balot-box.
The acquisition of David Dndly Field TO the
committee Of the House on the above investi-
CATION gave immense weight 10 the line of
acute cross-examination, and the committee
was not slow 10 rean the benefit of its resources.
Mr.. Daniord, Republican member Of The
Louisiana committee, has returned to this
city, and speaks with admiration of the Mich
oils government, and was not surprised that
Pinchback (col' d went over 10 the Nichols
legislature. He expressed profound con-
tempt for the wholesale affidavit factories in
Louisiana.
Recent developments show convincingly
that the Democrats have copies of kilograms
sent South and to Oregon by controlling poll
ticians Of the RAIDS, although they cannot he
used as evidence, as they were not obtained
through the regular channel, yet they afford
basis of Interrogation. and have been the
source of information whereby a great deal
has been elected from the witnesses before the
investigating committees very damaging to
the Republican party.
The character of Winslow, the late Treasury
clerk, who is now in Jail for the theft Of SIP
600 from the cash room Is a striking illustra-
lion of the men who receive government pa
tronage. His real name is Golden. He has
served five years in prison for forgery in
Sweden, and besides swindled this Govern
ment out of large sum while a contractor at
| Port HUDSON, and yet, after all this, he was
able to secure u Government appointment
! through the saints Of the Radical party, bro
| theirs Logan an Farwell.
We trust the House committee will call Sec.
retary Robeson, and obtain from him all HI
knows about the Infamous plot 10 injure th,
private character of Mr.. Whithorne, OF Tenn
by Murtaeh, editor and proprietor Of the ad
ministraton organ here. A cloud rests upor
the name of Robeson, and will continue to dc
so until we have his unqualified denial Of any
conn clion by him with so monstrous crime
The House committee is engaged in iuyesl
eating the Police Commissioners Of This Dstric
appointees of Grants administration. Thu!
far, the inquiry fully bears out the accusation;
against them. The disclosures have come Gu
incidentally. If the committee keep to thi.
work of following up the clues il will estab.
lsh n claim Of evidence connecting prominen'
cabinet officers with the conspiracy which viii
be hard TO break. Let no guilty man es
cape" seems TO be recoiling on its author
Grant.
The Senate committee on counting the elec.
torol vote have not agreed upon any plan yet
The point of difference between the Democrat!
aud Republicans seems to be whether it re-
quires the co.current action of both House!
to reject or count the vote of a State. There
is reasonable hope that an agreement will b,
reached in a few days. Morten is the only
Republican member OF either House who con
tends that the President OF the Senate has tht
power to count the electoral vote, and the two
Houses mere spectators.
Quite sensation occurred Yesterday at onj
of the Cabinet receptions, During the GOSSIP
which usually takes place on such occasions
the conversation turned on the dignity anC
grace with which certsn ladies had presided
over the White House. A lady, the wife Of {
Democratic Congressman, said, laughingly
that Mrs Pelton, the sister OF Mr. Tilden
would grace the White House; whereupon th
wife OF Secretary of the Treasury, Mrs. Morrill,
replied with intense excitement: "Tilden viii
never occupy the White House. We have tn
army and navy, and If force is necessary 10 in
augurate Hayes, it will be used" This wa
said with such rudeness of speech and in 81
brusque and unlndylike manner that the Dem
oc ratio ladies present immediately withdrew
| 'Tis thus woman's tongue has exposed th
| Radical programme
There is a terrible pressure being made upoi
Representative Woodburn, Republican mem
Der of the Florida committee, who takes side
with the Democrats on that committee, b.
Morton, Chandler and Co, and the party
moving heaven and earth TO whip him int
line, and will continue to goad him ill the re
port is completed Zach Chandler had hin
in the Interior Department for sometime an
endeavored TO bul-doze him, and later in th
afternoon be was summoned to appear at th
White House, where Grant held "A protracle
interview with him, which failed 10 have il
effect
Senator Morton Is getting more than b
bargained for out Of the Oregon case. Sev
era witnesses admitted, when under cross-6r
from Senator Herman, such damaging eyi
dences of fraud aud rascality that Morton an
Mitchell both grew nervous under their faiiur
to elicit anything favorable TO their side of th
case from their own witnesses, and, Arab-like
4" folded their tents and silently stole away.
The Democrats and Conservatives, by
united vigorous canvas were victorious in th
great contest in November last. Harmony an
determination will insure US the solid fruit G
our victory now; disseution would leave u
an early prey 10 our enemies.
Some wiseacre has said that Z" a drunkard
preferable to liar" This may be all righ
for Grant, but it is rather hard on Zach
Chandler.
DEMocRITIEs.