The Morning herald., 1878-09-26
WASHIN GTON LETTER.

From our Special Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IS, 1878.
A few ev enings since, Just as darkness
was falling around the marble walls of the
Capitol, one of the policemen on duty there
was addressed by little man, closely nuf-
fed and face hidden, whom he describes as
q subdued and wesried person, with re-
quest to be allowed to enter the chamber of
the House of Representatives. He wished
he said with deep feeling to gaze upon the
seat not very long ago occupied by the
greatest of Americans. The kind hearted
officer granted the strangers wish, and
stayed st the door of the great hall that he
might not appear to look too curlously upon
the patriots emotion. Aftsr an unavailing
effort to check what he seemed to think
might appear to his conductor an unseemly
degree Of feeling, the little man went own
the aisle to the seat In which the member
from the Fifth Msine District formerly sat,
when, st rare intervels, he sat at all, and
there gave free vent to his overflow ing soul.
The room was dark, and the policeman, sup
posing this was some South Carolinian who
worshipped the memory of Calhoun, or
some remnant of the better days of Massa-
chusetts, who had not forgotten Webster;
and that he had simply mistaken the seat,
himself dropped tear for the great dead of
the two sections and silently and respect
fully waited until the visitors prief was part
ly overcome and then received him with ft-
ting solemnity at the door and accompanied
him from the building. In going out they
met q member of the house, ard that police
many faith in the modesty Of man was In
an instant shattered forever when the new
conner said to the little man-"Hale, old
fellow, how are your a,,..
OUR ONLY REFORM ADMINISTRATION.
Secretary Schurz, they say, is to follow
1.-The lead Of the other members of the Cabi-
net and make speeches. 1t seems almost as
! II this Administration felt itself bound by
circumstances to violate every rule and
promise on the inviolability OF which 1t
came into Office. I do not recall pledge
that has been kept except the one that Sher-
man made, but now denies, which was that
I she people who stole the vote of Louisiana
should be protected and awarded. r.-
II COMMloolONEh, ,SfEAk AND hEFORM
Commissioner Spear, of the Patent Office
was, as l wrote you some time since, re-
quested to reign. He has delayed 10 long
in the matter that his attention has been
called to the request. and he will doubtless
soon tender his resignation. It should be
said that this is believed to be political
movement, and does not indicate either ir.
regularity or inef1fcieDcy on the part OF the
Commissioner. It is simply blow st Blaine
and Hamlin. -
SCHEME OF BuTLER's.
That wild man of the political woods,
GenI Butler, with an assurance which en-
trely BELTS him, has gone out West to pur-
chase the favor of Senator David Davis
with promises of Presidential support. The
warmest friends Of Butler will not deny
that he backs the strength which comes
from having the sympathy of the better
classes. Among all eminent public men ]
do not think of one who would be Of more
service to him in this emergency than Sens.
tor Davis. On the other hand 1t must be
said that the Senator could form no other
alliance 90 utterly minous to him as one
with Butler. Whatever the lattsr's chances
may be Of csrrying Massachusetts,, It is cer-
tain his favor would be an injury to any
ether State.
now TIE GR8ENBAoK PARTY AFFECTS THE
II ..I STATE.
In former letters tho fact has been noted