West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHrAar,H R.h-n.d

rum our regular Correspondoht.l
WASHINGTON, February l.
Tue mask has been snsirsly torn
Oh from ths eolorsd exodus move
mont and there is no longer a pre-
''nss that 1T wss anything but q po
iitio.i scheme. Senator Voorhees,
committee has been engaged In the
inquiry for some sms, and a sood
deal OF evidence poiuhls 10 the
above conclusion has been taken.
General Sherman has got himself
into a lloei suit, aud one In which
the sympsthy and sound sense. Of th.
community Is all sgsiust him, not
~ithsssndIng his hign po.inon.
Ever since General Bonyton pune
tured his saotistieal Memoirs" by
fso's compiled from The records OF
She War Department and other re-
liable sources, General Sherman hss
shown q degree of vindlos, vss O..
towards pim seldom sxhibissd 81
tuteiligent men. Recently General
Grant has sustained Boyntou in his
statement that Grant and not Shs--
mao originated the plan of march 30
the sea, and this 30 rsyives the lat.
ter anger that he charged Bouy ton
In newspaper interview With being
osPabls With sny wicksdnsss for
money; that DO could be bought for
A,o0o' Gsnsrsl Bonyton is The
correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga.
seas, and one Of the most cultivated
reliable and respected JOURNALISTS in
Washington. Cen. SHERMAN has
made himself the author of ss nm
truthful aud coarse an attack upon 4,
gentleman as has ever been publish
cd, and he ought 10 be made 10 su. =
ter the penalty Of his wioksdnsss.
Many men would HAYS arrested him
at once on criminal charge, but
zen bsynton has chosen the digni.
he'd part, and from respect Tor the
high rank oil HE ssaailent, takes him
before tribunal where be can get a
Viniioation without bringing any in
dignity upon the general of the ar
my. The suit ought TO be of ;ntar
est to all newspaper correspondents
here, for it 10 too much the habit OF
puoiic men against whom any charge
Is brought by the newspapers to
charge back that 1T is "only q news
paper hs;' that newspaper men can
be bought" that sit is all for black.
mail, etc, etc. The truth is, that
fHias BY t1s newspapers i aud Their
are very few men in Washington
who are more Trustworthy and care
iul In tho dischargs Of their duues
than the correspondents. They see
. good deal OF the tricks and rascal
tiles In Official and political life, and
do not tell the half
There Is no telling yet how Score
tary Schuiz will come out In his ne
EQUATIONS with the Indians ow here
but think peaceful solution of the
hithoulties Will result. Five of the
chiefs here returned to Colorado 10
iay the plans OF the Govern mept be
tofe the tribe, and the others remain.
mere tIi tnelr return. Thoy have
oil beee furnished foe suits Of cloth
es' and look quite slick. Before the
departure OF Jack and the others a
grand pow WOW was held in the In
q 40 bureau. Secretary scburz
Com IN ssioner Hayt and the otber
metals joined hands with their red
brethren, and danced ia a circle to
slow musio. Quay gave some Of the
fancy movements which be saw vi
the Black Crook. Secretary Sonntz
"hen hls time came for doing "sin
gle turn, danced Dutch cIop and
Commlssloner' fiayt sang "Baptist
osptlst, eating baptist pie