The Morning herald., 1878-07-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| From our Special Correspondentl
81 l. WASHINGTON. D, cs, July l26, 1878.
Indays ago the New York ';shhs pub
| iished story to the effect that agents ol
Nj. Hayes wefo adthorizsd to Pgpmiss
Post Offices throughout the State OF New
York to the members of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. This Fwas import9nt, 4
friends Of Mr.. Conkling. and, as his friends
had Just been driven from the Custom
House, 1t was supposed the nswsPost once
appointees would be sought for when the
charges were made; among the SENATOR'S
enemies. The s..Sun's' story which seemed
improbable, u bcoufrmed by private letters
received here from. various parts of the
State, and there is no doubt that general
warfare of this kind 'agAin& Conk1ing was
contemplated, is still under consideration,
aud may be commenced at any moments II
the Senator had not displayed his own little
weakness so consp!cuously during. the past
year he might take splendid advantage of
OF this spiteful act of. the trickiest admins
tration we have ever had-an administra-
tion which does, In the name of civil ser
vice reform, things which, would have
brought blush to the red, red face of Robe
son or tie granite features OF Grant. As
it is, there is nothing but quarrel between
Republicans who seem to have no ideas be-
yond petty spite. Democrats can have
nothing to do with Il except to take advan-
tase OF the resulting disorganization of
he evening - s''-.
The reheafing in Gen'l Fitz, John Porter's
case has shown that the press and people
of the country do not take partisan view
of everything. saMany excellent democratic
and independent journals are arguing the
case against Potter, and republican and in
dependent papers, as freely oppose athem
Upquestionably the evidence SO far has been
favorable to the General. HE has many
friends among Army officers, and they are
contident, of a favorable result If, after a
patient hearing, the very able and wholly
sn1 impartial board of officers in charge of
the csee. shall decide that the ,origiual
finding OF guilty should be set aside, it will
go far towards destroying that silly desire
for ''stroDg GoyerDmeItS' which means
in the end, Military Government, new so
plainly indicated In the attempt to push
Grant for ltle PresidelIcy.' What the people
of the United States need is not the Court
Martial and the Military Commissioner, as
the soldier In the Legislature Hall and the
Court House, but exactly the reven of
this.
Before the Potter Committee at Atlantic
City yesterday, ex-Representstive sypher,
of Louisiana, swore that he saw the origi-
nal Sherman letter, aud that he was ac-1
quaiDted with Sherman's handwriting, and !
th At that when he examined the letter he
had no suspicion that it was not genuine
Several of the "Visitiug statssnfen." inclu-
ding Kelley and H Hsle, were examined. ]t'
is not possible to describe the purity ofl
their intentions in eoiog to Louisiana, or |
the strength ofthe conviction, while in the |
midst of perjurers and forgerers never
equaied in the world, that they were de-
Gliding with patriots and honest smen whom
the Democracy were prosecuting. The
childlike innocence of Sherman, Kelley
and Hale, that permi ted them to associate
daily and intimately with Louisiana Repub-
licans, and witness the preparation of the
OF the grosSest frauds, and ttill believe 4
thst all were as guileless as themselves, Is |
refreshing to one who knows them 1t I
makes ons mourn for tic coming political |
changes which will drive these pure beings /
from the public service, and put In their
places worldly minded men who will at |
times work for party advantages The
sub Committee now in Louisiana will Join
that Atlantic City very soon and the Louis
lana witnesses will come North to testify. I