The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-02-06
GATH'S LETTERS.

VDPOsruIOm 10 m0tNucWS-Imc FObu-
master Gcuer nj shin 10 Go TO Copklfng
by Jnmes-Glittcring Dreams cluster.
ing Around the Golden Sands of
Mexico.
The rumor abroad about n combination OF
the Grocnbackers and Democrats In Congress has this
point In Its fayot that thousands OF the people
waiting for some opportunity Ia make the Govern
eminent turn Its face against the stecdatois consoi
ditors and consprators, who are using thet wealth
to rob less wealthy men, and many Of the poor as
they can get In
Wall street to-day Is the only thriving part cf New
York. Young men are selling their seats there at
500 coo to derive proht Of s2S 600 what they
paid for them two or three years ago. Arm that
has three or four members. each one with seat in
the board realizes about s75 600 by selling three OF
the seats and holding on to the fourth.
The last speculation of william Vanderbilt has
totally destroyed confidence In his respectable inten
tioos II Is explained by his friends on the theory
that his principal pleasure Is In stock gambling aud
the public to enjoy himself This leads to the coiu-
parison that there was rich man by the namc OF
Nero, who never raised to the plane OF perfect en-
Ioynent until he had set city on FIRE aud seen his
neighbors scainperng
The newspapers being nlicd every day with accounts
OF the imeigc profits bf low run Of epecuators In
sight, the bulk Of the people against that pefndious
business which matches the dull weight OF gold
against the enthusiasm OF the country anticipates the
increase of every thing, sells II out In advance and
puts the pronts away In pawnbroker's ONCE. But
Il will take higher grade Of men to lead the Anti
Capitalist party than has yet appeared the scene.
A great many discharged deadieats have been NOV
Ing In the councils Of the Greenbackers for the past
two years, earning living by selling QUITO one or the
| other Of the political parties.
Newspaper men at Washington found complaining
that Matthews nad always AZ been bee sk,sh Us, when ,ney
turned upon him. The Judges OF the Supreme Court
In general are open, welcoming men, and their rela-
cns with the press have been pleasant and often nt-
mate. 1t is the opinion here that Matthews will DO
confirmed. and that 1t viii not do him any injury,
but win affect the standing OF Hayes Just about the
| time he ought to have been most considerable.
| regrets are expressed here that Gen. Devens, Of
Massachusetts, was not nominated to the Supreme
| Bench. lie Is regarded rs the man above all others
who has attended to his work with nodesty, fidelity,
aud ability In liayes's Cabinet lie had nothing to
sco, a aes N Ways 6Snet 70 Ssn mi
| McCrary, and Thompson.
| Business men are noting what an enormous
| proportion OF recent failures has been OF Hebrew
| firms.
The New York Herald has windy despatch from
Cincinnati, written with much confidence and splut-
ter, saying that Robert Lincoln is going into the
Cabinet. pushed forward by Gen. Logan, and that
Francis Walker will be Secretary Of the Interior.
Both these propositions are too good to be true III
Garfield would take every man forty years Of age
out Of his Cabinet and give something fresh, there
| would be n loud hurrah No man ought to go into
the Cabinet who has lived to be nifty years old and
is not speaking terms with every other respectable
public man. II Cabinets are to be made to carry Oh
they ought to be- ed with vi consnss and DC Camerons
The attempt to quote British exchange at 100 ha
Deen n faiIufe. Ihe BrOwnS, DreNeS, MOrEanS
Mortons, Stuarts and others VIII resume the old sys.
tenn after February L. the force of habit being tot
great to be overcome by both bankers and customers
This ought to discourage people trying to make
Of mankind.
All the opponents OF Conkling and many Of hi
friends think he has failed to secure the Secretary
the Treasury for New York. and has made haste t.
accept the next best thing Postmaster General Ton
Office It is thought. He Is large man with smooti
face accommodating address no hostility 70 anybody
straight naxen hair, and OF quiet family life, kind Il
poor people, tender In his methods, closely ATTENTIVE
to business, acquainted with the postal business II
every department and although OF plain beginning
Of much recent conversance with the world hea
that he was boy In printing Office at Utica, wher
Conkllng found him tractabe and dapprcciative. jane
is now over forty five years of age, think. II,
came up to the post office through the lower stages
and when by reason of defacation In his cashier
accounts, Postmaster Patrick Jones resigned, Jane
became his successor, about 1870.
Much excitement was created in New York yestcr
) day by published rumor that Gen. Walker, Super
the Interior. The old jobbing element ran to arms
and began to lose confidence In Garfield and hunia
nature.
"Do You suppose Garfield will make appoint
ment like thatY'' said one party.
.' should not wonder, ~ said l; Garfield Is
college man, college president, and SO Is Walker
, They harmonic there exqusItey.''
"Well, " said the statesman, MY advice to Gar
field Is to let college men alone lie will find all tn
| talent he wants among the politicians ~
II was finally concluded that the appointment q
, Walker was Improbable because everybody know
l
could not well be two men from New England
, Under our present ridiculous and provincial notion
of the public service II Lord Mansfield lived In Mas
: saclusetts, and was made Attorney General. an
Oliver Cromwell lived In Rhode Island and wanted
be Secretary Of War this country would rather dis
, the same geographical locality.
Grant has his hands full. He is going to take hol
In earnest of tho Worlds Fair In New York 500
as the money is put up, and that is now regarded a
assured lie Will send agents to Europe at once, In
viting cooperation, and the strength of his nam
here. This art loan feature OF the exhibition Will b
very ne lie Is also nursing the canal project nm
8 coupling with II his promotion Of the Mexican raj
o road system. Ever since grant went 70 Mexico,
third OF century ago, ie has been seized with til
1 dream Of American development In that direction
and soon the closed he supported Slierida
!, | In his various aggressive movements the ri
Grande border. Whoever would come to the Wilt
Q House and talk Mexico was always very welcome
Blaine and Others, who anticipated Grants renOm
nation and possible third term, made haste to antagt
nize him on the Mexican question, and proclaim tii
we had too much land and wanted to keep up OF
70 international comfy. But Grant captured Romel
Is and was an Intimate friend of Ned Beall the ol
Spanish American surveyor and men OF that sort.
When the government OF Lerdo fell DiaZ had
. play very dellcately to asshage the grim pangs
Grant, and has finally gone into coalition with hin
l. They are all now together In the railroad scliem
. which is only portion OF q reorganization an
J." colonization scheme for New Mexico. 1nevltabi.
when line Of railroad extends to the City Of Mckee
e with lateral branches extending to the various por
, and mines. the power to keep order IN that COUNT
"a VIII be improved, and the United States and Mex
W
d Identifying wealth and speculation Mexicans al
e Americans together will make great field of Mexic
ID and European capital Wlel, las been trying SIM
> under American direction. and make the develo
r ment OF the spanards In the time of Humboldt con
10 paratively child's play.
NJ This according to the belief Of ardent friends
Grant, Is the great utility he has been spared 70
where he could have had the key Of the Gull, a
,r watched any schemes to seize the Isthmus on beh
Of Europe, Grant has found In the railroad system
Naltr knxr
i problem of Mexico and the Gulf. His Ulyss
l. viii Join his father-in-hw. Senator Chaiiec.
ID Florida within few weeks, and they VIII go
"a Mexico together.
re The most substantial Americans the Mexicans c;
10 have ever Will be found In Mexico city Ill
ID spring, many OF them the wise eyed, energetic M
id who have done such wonders at mining In CaifOTni
re Many OF these men 20 out without reference TO al
10 corporation scieine--ony to discern for temsev
" the state OF society the conditions under which MON
can he Invested, and to make acquaitances In the CT
OF Mexico. before many years your fashionable &C
10 Mexican damses marrying MIR. Smith, the banke
IN and Mr.. Jones, the hog g-butcher, as the hacent
Ia Poor old Thompson has not lived IN van Irefer
late Secretary Of the Navy HIS fail Into the bands
ample that old Benedict Arnold In his grave gave s
lh OF relief For the present at least no other Americ
rs public man win take salary from the French.
-. | opinion gains In New York that Stanley Matthe,
" viii not be confirmed for the Supreme Court, and t
the nomination Will be either reported adversely,
lapse Sy the exGISton Of Garfield
- as faithful and weary In the party rs Jud
K Edmunds would like to go on the Bench. Mr.. Flag
re formerly Of the senae, and State friend Of Il
ne munds. told me to-day there was no doubt Mr.. II
>, munds would leave the Senate II nominated
Justice on the Supreme Bench. lie said Edmun
10 had hal hard llfe-had worked In many fields n
ms been a watolful Thoughtful legislator: and as We
ed mont had not been represented on the Bench,
,o | would he glad 10 60 there.
w The principal objection to Matthews is his record
the senate ~ i9r Of the , the time m
bill, with Matthews In the opposition. The railroa
contested that bill, and only hve Justices airned
Waite, Miller, Harlin, and two others since retiI
rt or disabled. Three railroad Judges dssented-I,ra
ed ley, Strong, and Field. II Judge Woods thinks
~ Judge Strong did, the Bench Is tie, Clifford a
- Hunt are also disabled The amount Involved II
reversal OF this decision Is said TO be Si00 000 0C
Of Every Influence Ia New York Is against Matthews
lie MacauIsy and Disraeli on GladstOn
is The Erening Mail in a review of Jennings
t. "Anecdoiai History Of the British Parliament
he says;