Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11
Washington Letter,
IPasllagtoa, D, O., June 0, 1879
lPrs.a our regular correspondent

lrle.a our regular eeitsspehash''
The most important Congressional eau
Gus OF this session was that Of the Demo
cratic Senators and Representatives on
Tuesday That IL was entirely haImoni'
Gus aud resulted in conclusions practically
unanimous, is exceedingly gratifying and
gives promise Of speedy termination OF
the session, The plan agreed upon does
not abolish the partisan machinery Vt
which tho efforts OF the majority have
been aimed but Il aeeomplishes subslan'
italy the same result for the time being,
II Mr., Hayes IL able to keep obnoxious
laws upon tbs statute hooks by yetolhg
acts Tor their repeal no cannot compel
Congress 10 vote funds for putting them
ia use, aud no viii At last BIO forced to
sign bills which give him not one dollar
for carrying elections, lilo can not veto
appropriation bills for what they do not
contain, and II will DO useless for him 10
ask for more than IL given, II VIII not
DO well, either. for hin orJohn Sherman
or Deyens, 10 divert the funds voted TO
any other purpose than that designated
Nor viii II DO healthy for them TO do The
business on credit, II tho Republican
party must have NIL this money aud all
this machlney 10 enable them 10 carry
elections, lot the committees 60 down ln'
to the pockets OF the oflec'holders, or
draw on tho national banks. Mr., Hayes
himself has now drawn nearly $4,000
FROM tho Treasury that does not belong TO
hiln. ile can afford to contribute NJ least
half Of II for the benefit OF his party,
II seems that his fraudulency's senll'
mental dream of an unbroken Cabinet,
from the beginning to the end OF his term,
has yanished-gOne where civil service
order No, aud the Cancellation policy
went. Now Secretary OF War MeCrary Is
satisfied with his achievements as author
Of the army bill aud wants TO retire to the
bench, Judge Dillon who resigned, IL
said TO be ambitious 10 get Oh the SUI
prcmc Bench, and TO have entered Ito an
engagement with McCrary, whereby the
latter "hyes" things with Hayes for q
vacancy which Is expected to occur soon,
and, In return, tho Secretary gets life
position as Circuit Judge, But the Dem
ocrallc Senators scratch their heads and
strike thoughtful attitude II NcCray
really wrote the veto message referred
to, le can't be confirmed Judge, they say,
aud their say cuts considerable figure In
the case. Judge Dillon Is u brother OF
Sidney Dillon, president OF the Union
Pacific Railroad, and whether he gets on
the Supreme Bench or not, he makes u
pretty good thing by rcslgnlng, as he not
OILY receives u $1,000 profcssorship, but
will be In position to earn paltry sl0,-
900 per year besides as attorney for his
brothers corporation.
Several names are mentioned as posi-.
bic successors to the War Secretary
who, however, had better not pack bis
trunk yet-among whom are Wayne Nc.
Veagh, Attorney General Devcns, Cover
nor Hartranft, Hon. John Hancock, Of
Texas, and Zach. Chandler. Viewed
from the standpoint of what was sup
posed to be Hayes original high toned
policy, the appointment Of Chandler
would seem to be an impossibility; but In
the light of what the fraud has actually
done, it is highly probable. And after
all, was 1t not Chandler who conceived
the plot for the rape ofthe Presidency,
and who inspired the lesser villains that
performed the work! Hayes Is still in
debt to Chandler, while all the Others
have been paid. Another Of the above
named, to whom the acting President Is
under obligations, is Wayne MacVeagh
He may not have done anything directly
toward stealing the office, but be after.
ward went to Louisiana and helped con-
vince the state officials who run on the
ticket with Hayes that it was possible
for the latter to carry the state and be
thereby elected, while they, though re-
celving more votes, were defeated. This
was, perhaps, not quite as bold a piece Of
work as the theft, but it was, neverthe-
less, remarkable achievement.
Some prominent members of the Ma
tonal party are expressing q doubt the Or
gan lately started here by Lee Crandall,
called the National View. Honest Ma
tionals may safely give this sheet long
range. 1t is, beyond doubt, tender for
the republican party, and in the interest
Of John Sherman. 1t is said, and, l
think, truthfuly, that the means for rum
ming it, as we'll as for the expenses of the
active gentlemen who edit it, and also
run the National Greenback organization
here, are supplied from the plethoric
purse of that eminent Greenbacker, the
Secretary of the Treasury. "Col." Lee
Arandell is considerable Of an adventurer.
The writer knew something Of his career
at time when he was in the dry goods
business in New York town, and, it was
said, lighting his cigars with IS bills.
He has since been in the Confederate ar
my, and is liable, think, to be almost
anywhere. If it was not John Sherman's
money that paid his expenses to Ohio to
use his efforts to defeat union of the
Democrats and Nationals. it would be in
teresting to know whose it was, OF what
other inducement took him.
The result of the Ohio convention is