The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-21
tFrom our regular correspondentJ
WARRINGTON LETTER.
wAsnlNeroN, D. O. Feb. 10. 1870.

WAsHISaToN, d. G., Feb. 10, 1870.
Considerable hutter is occasioned by
the direction the cipher dispatch inves.
tigation has taken, and that which has
come out is only just enough to show
what magnificent rascality would have
been developed had not the Republican
dispatches been stolen and destroyed
Morton, Chandler and the other astute
and unscrupulous manipulators were
certainly lucky in having for President
Of the telegraph company man who
sympathized with them politically, and
who was not too good 10 assist them in
destroying the evidence Of what they
had done. And so, ~ it IL, we have
only the proof that Republican ciphers
we're more numerous than those charg-
cd to the Democrats; that they were 20
bad M TO justify theft which ~as com
mitted by one Bullock, then in Nor
toms employ, and third assistant Post
master General Brady, also protegs of
the Indiana Senator. The doors of the
committee room were locked, and only
such choice spirits as VIM. Il. Chan
dler and ex.Congres.man Evans were
admitted. There the dispatches were
assorted, and all that could damage the
Republicans burned, while certain Dem.
oeratie messages were secretly kept by
Brady, and finally sent anonymously to
the New York Tribune. 1t is asserted
that the burned correspondence would
have shown that five hundred thousand
dollars were raised IN New York and
sent to Florida aud Louisiana to keep
the courage Of the returning baar1s up
to their villainous work. But the
most damaging thing the investigation
has brought out is the telegrbphie cor
rcpondcnce between Zach Chandler,
Secretary of the Interior. and J. n.
Tyner, then Postmaster General, rcla-
tive TO the zaic of two offices under
Chandler for $4,000. IL is proven by
these witnesses that kilograms perfect
ing such a Transaction were passed, and
that the dispatches were returned To
Mr. Tyner at his earnest solicitation,
when the talk Of investigation first be-
gan This brings down two cabinet
officers badly wounded. And vet Sen
ator Christiancy has resigned his Sen
atorzhip 70 take an insignificant Foreign
Mission, in order 10 make room for
Zach Chandler in the Senate. The
same element in the Republican party
that sent Oglesby TO the rear TO make
room for Jack Of Clubs, Logan, desires
To Lanish decent man from Michigan
that his place may be filed by one
whose name is synonym for corrup-
tion, whose life is so redolcnt Of all that
is vile in American politics.
But that element in the party seems
to have got on top again all round. The
Senatorial elections that have so recent
ly occurred, put some well known stock
in that body after March 4th, but with
a single exception, they do not add an
ounce of brains or reflect any credit
The exception is in favor OF Wisconsin,
where the exchange of Carpenter for
Howe is certainly an improvement.
The latter has been in the Senate
eighteen years and leaves it on the 4th
Of March, 63 years of age without q
dollar in the world. His defeat is
claimed as an administration triumph,
his severe speech of last winter having
arrayed him on the side of the stalwarts.
Carpenter is 4 good deal of favorite
in Washington. He has no superior in
either House as lawyer and an orator,
is witty, logical and brilliant. Yet
with all that he is indolent and man
of too many personal indulgences.
The election of Logan over Oglesby
in Illinois is not such q great change,
though it is for the worse. They are
much the same type, and much the
same in lung power, which in both
cases is better fitted for frightening buff
faloes on the prairies than for dispas-
sionatS arguments ON the floor of the
Senate. The greatest difference be-
tween them is that one is believed to
be honest, while the other represents
coarse ignorance, cupidity, and the
whisky ring element. One man in the
Senate will sadly regret the change, and
that is Senator Booth, of California,
who is the running mate of Oglesby.
They drink their whisky straight to-
gether, walk together, attend theatre,
and for all l know sleep together.
Strange fancies and friendships spring
up among Senators as in other walks in
life. Careless lookers-on, or readers of
the records of Congress, generally sup
pose that deadly animosity exists be.
tween the Senators But this is a mis-
take. The Senate is a happy family.
There are but two in the body who are
at outs-Conkling and Blaine. All
the other old gentlemen are as friendly
and familiar as men can be anywhere.
Thurman and Edmunds, for instance
are the best of friends. When the pro
ceedings get rather tedious, Senator
Thurman will take out his huge red
bandana, opens it wide, then seizing in
the center with his right hand he ap
plies it to his Senatorial nose, and
gives q trumpet blast that resounds tc
the utmost corners of chamber. Then
he walks slowly out at the door on hii
left. At this Senator Edmundsl awak
ems, and slowly saunters out at the
I door on his right. The two meet il
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