The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-11-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTERS.
WASHINGTON. D. @. Nov. 1e. 1850

Gratis will join in tie movement to make it
| dangerous Most of those | have talked
with here doubt the wisdom of such move
ment General Hancock himself 1t is said,
refuses to be president, if lie could, upon a
technicaity. So, all things considered, l
think we may regard all these points settled,
and begin to turn our attention to the com
ing session of Congress and other subjects
pertaining to public affairs.
A New York paper recently contained a
sensational editorial calling for II Congress
ional investigation and asserting con high
authority" that before the presidential cleo
ton was held and while all the important
members of the cabinet were absent from
Washington, the records of the various
executive departments Of the government
were overhauled by unofficial persons who
ing the authority Of the chiefs of those de-
plrtments respectively. The editorial says
that the archives of the government cover
four Republican administrations as well as
the administration OF President Hayes, and
tfat the accounts of the nation have never
been examined by experts or officials not
affiliated with the party in power since the
year 1860. 1t argues that the purpose Of the
alleged overhauling of records was to sup
press any that would be damaging in case
the Democrats came into power. | have
not been able to verify this story, and guess
its author would have hard work to dives,
il of the "ancieut and fishlike smell" that
attaches thereto.
Gen. Walker, the Superintendent of the
Census, is preparing a set of tables, which
he will submit to Congress at as early a date
as possible, giving the necessary information
upon which to base reapportionment of tie
Congressional representation. The table
will show the number of Representatives to
which each State would be entitled on the
assumption of both an increase and de-
Congress shall have decided the total mum
ber of members which it is desirable to have
reference may be made to the corresponding
table and the apportionment readily found.
| The Joint Committee on the Census, o.
which Hon. s. S. Cox is schairman, will con
slider the matter of the increase or decrease
of the number Of Representatives. There is
one of two things to be done, e,ether the pres
ent basis OF population will have to be en-
Target, or the number of Representatives in
creased. While many complain that the
House is already too unwieldy, others hold
that the basis of representation is too large
and should be decreased rather than in
creased.
The first bronze statue for the National
Lincoln Monument was cast "a few days ago
at the bronze foundry of Clark Mills, the
sculptor. 1t is Of Secretary Chase, and Mr.
Mills has models of Secretaries Stanton and
Seward, Bishop Simpson, Henry Ward
Beecher and George II. Stuart ready for
casting The Monument is to be erected by
the National Lincoln Monument Assoaia-
ton, which was formed some years ago, and
Will be recognized this winter. Bronze has
been supplied by the government in the
shape Of condemned cannon. Congress will
be asked TO appropriate funds for the pedes
tai, and tn" other expenses will be met by
private subscriptions. The site has not yet
been decided upon, but the sculptor will
urge the selection ofJudiciury Square. The
present plan Of the monument is as follows
the main structure will be granite, in
three stories, approached by three steps
each several feet IN height. The shaft will
have three concave sides At the base there
viii be six equestrian statues, each about
eighteen feet high, and standing on jutting
pedestals. The statues will be of General.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Howard
and Wadsworth. At the three corners OF
the second story will be commemorative
statues, one Of Frederick Douglass, and ty-
pirul Of the results of emancipation; another
Of Liberty succoring disabled soldiers, and
the third OF volunteer or of a naval officer
or sailor. Between these, ON the granite
sides, will be placed bas-relleis, the front
one representing the firing on Fort Sumter
and the other the Senate and House adopt
ing the amendments to the constitution
Around the third story will be grouped the
statues of those prominent in civil positions
during the war. At the front will be rep
resented the following members of Lincoln,
Cabinet: Chase, Seward Stanton, Blair and
Welles On another side will be Simon
Cameron, Caleb B. Smith and Edward Bates
all OF the Cabineti Thaddeus Stephens, whC
is given place as a friend of Lincoln; DR.
Bellows a founder Of the Sanitary Commits
sion, and George IL. Stuart, of the Christian
Commission. Bishop Simpson will repre-
sent the palpit, and Henry Ward Beeehel
will also have a statue. On the third sid,
there will be an alto-reliel representing III,
surrender of Gen Lee, from a description
furnished by Gen. Grant. Above will towei
allegurical figures of Liberty, Justice anC
Time, while a seated figure of Presiden
Lincoln twelve feet high, signing the eman
cipation proclamation, will dominate th,
whole work. It Is intended 20 have, in all
thiry-six bronze statues, the positions o
some of which have not yet been decided
, upon. DoM Pedro.
WASHINGTON, d. c. Nov. l6, 1850.
DEAR SrR-The pturn Of the twelv,
} tribes of Israel tn Jerusalem will be nothin.
to the inroad Of politicians on Washington
the coming winter. The movement has al
ready begun and miuor lights 10y the hun
dred and major lumiuaries by the dozen
have already put M an appearance. Among
the latter are the Hon. Mr., Kasson, Minis
to Austria, and congressman elect from