The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-13
Talk in Washington.
WAsHINGrnN- Anil

comes to Teller and Chandler for his
Cabinet. They will complete the worst
combination any President ever sat i'm the
middle of Tender. footed, old -maidish
Fre!inghuysen, with his milk. ..li water
foreign policy; bland old Folger, with
everything negative except lcok out for
what is to come after the treasury port.
folio; Bob Lincoln, living on his fathers
lame, and vindictiyc Brewster. will find
in the stupid Teller and the frisky Bill
| Chandler no influence to disturb tho
peaceful mediocrity Of their high council.
In kirkwood the most highly respected
man OF the presen! Cabinet goes out.
Mr. Hunts probable departure is also
| regretted partly because he is personally
liked and because Of his well kno:y;,
preference for remaining. There are
| some hints that don't knock man down.
and Hunt will resign. Teller will be
promoted to strengthen him mt home
where the other faction is crowdng him.
His present term expires in 1883, and he
wants another. by giving the remainder
OF his present term to secure some per.
manent home influence, and by the pres.
tlgc and patronage Of the interior De-
partment he may come back in 'S3 to
make, Tor another six years, the answer
easy 10 the conundruni, "Who is the bore
Of the Scnate?" Chandler and his
friends are advertising his public ser.
vices to prove his fituess for the manage.
ment of our mythical navy. One anus.
ing thing about these circulars il that
though they luxuriate in rhetoric like n
circus poster, they omit all mention of
Willic's heroic services in Florida.
Though he stands confessed the cham.
pion ballot box juggler of the age, his
achievements in this line arc modestly
eliminated from the list of his virtues.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA sQUADDLE.
We have promise of some lively talk
when Senator NJ. G. Butler returns from
South Carolina. Before he left he offer.
| cred resolution asking that Attorney
General Brewster furnish the Senate a
copy of his correspondence in reference
to the prosecutions begun to- day against
certain citizens Of South Carolina for
alleged violations of the election laws
A few days ago the correspondence was
transmitted to the Senate, but Butler had
gone, and General Hampton wanted to
wait until his colleague could come back
boiore concerted arraignment OF Brews-
ter should begin. Butler and Hampton
are both indignant at the charges made
against their constituency in the Attor.
ney.General's instructions to the Phla.
delphia lawyer he has cent to aid in the
prosecutions. They propose to say some.
thing in reply. Dan Voorhees, has taken
up the cause too, and is printed for a
speech in his best vein of satire. Mr.
Iorgan, OF Alabama, is also booked for
raid on the new Attorney General.
Others may come in on the attack, and
there will be rs much, probably, to be
said on the other side. This discussion.
wherever the responsibility for it's origin
may lie, will be unfortunate. IL will
necessarily take sectional tinge, and
revive the bitter feeings that year ago
were rampant in the determined dead
lock. Among the most disagreeable
probabilities looms the grim visage Of
Dawes c"ntortcd in the agony Of four
hours haraugue on "; free ballot and a
fair count" Malone might furnish his
assailants with ono Of his spasmodic
efforts if he could protect his friends
from the same inaicti0n. Everybody has
grown weary of the old crimination and
recrimination such discussion il bound
to bring about. AS the cases will not
amount to much in the courts, why not
let the thing show itself up us n farce and
pay no attention to Benny Brewster's
spcnetic epistles. Some Democrats from
South Carolina say they are very glad
this thing has happened. 1t has soldi-
fed every element in the Democratic
party OF the State and hushed the rising
clamor for "new departure" An iniu.
diclous agitation by Southern men in the
Senate would not enhance this benefit,
and might more than Offset it by inju-
rious impressions in the North
THE NEW JUSTICE.
Judge Blatchford was sworn in TO-DAY
and took his seat next 10 Stanley Mat
thcws, on the extreme left Of the Chief
Justice. great many people pop in to
look at the august Court moment, but
the crowd was much larger than usual
to-day owing to curiosity to see the new
man. He is dry looking old gentleman,
about the most commonplace figure in
the illustrious niue. He sat reading,
seemingly ny unconcerned M ii he had
been there ten years. The Court had
eight Judges present, something that has
not happened for long time. Mr. Har.
Ian alone was absent, and he was at work
on the Circuit. A year ago there was
difficulty in getting quorum. The
Court is changing very tust. 1t seems
only few days ago when Judge Words
was appointed and the Atlanta bar was
| wining him over the honor. Yet Justices
Matthews, Gray and Blatchford all have
come since. Judge Wordt has moved up
fle on the right, giving the end seat to
bachelor Gray with his enormous bald
head. The guide who takes green Wis
itors with plenty Of money through the
vast area OF marble under the roof of
the capital always dilates on the historic
memories of the court room. 1t was the
old Senate chamber where most of the
school-boy speeches of the day were
forged, and where many of the anecdotes
of the great men Of the ante bellum days
did not occur. The place must have
been uncomfortably close and small for
the Senate, for in the famous picture of
Clay addressing his peers his tall form
seems to go half way TO the little gallery,
and his long arms give him the appear.
ance of patting his distinguished friends
In any part OF the house on the head in
his easy style OF oratory. The glory of
the old room has departed so far as the
general public is concerned. Business
and curiosity alone attract to il now.
Nobody expects to be entertained, for the
speeches made there are the perfection of
refined dullness. The orators are gener.
ally conversational in manner and the
great Judges not infrequently look sleepy.
The marble busts of dead Chief Justices
around the wall, the thick carpet, the
heavy red cushioned benches, and the
pompous old negroes who swing the
nolseless doors for your entrance and
exit-all aid in the general effect of sol.
emn quiet, and your first impulse when
| you get outside is TO yawn and shake