Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-19
PEASANTS BUSY SHEARS
RAUM FLOODED WITH CLIP.
PINGS FROM THE NEWS"

cuts out diligently all that appears in the
News about him and his office, and. with
forethought that must be commended.
sends it to General Raum. Nearly every
mail from the South brings the head of
the Internal Revenue Bureau clippings
from the NEWS that cannot but
fail TO interest him. Pleasant goes
further. He contributed a card
to the NEWS short time ago. This he
| has also cut out and forwarded to General
Raum. 1t is not quite as interesting. to
be sure, as the other clippings with which
J he burdens the mails, but as it bears on
| the same subject it goes with the rest.
Pleasant is having some fun, maVbe
Mr., A. n. Wilson, his attorney, is also
very busy. He was. at the Internal
ReYen ue Bureau again to-day complain
ing abNut what the NEWS had printed.
He connded to the ear of one of the Off
cials therA, that he used to like your cor
respondent. but that his early love had
departed, fe never teld me that
he liked mo, Perhaps it was another
case of Shaker 'Deare's "She never told
her love-" Perm aps Wilson is having
some fun too. no oe both he and Pleas
ant are. Certain it is that your CORE
spOndent is not haN ng a very dull time
over the whole thing. l. have not grown
any thinner on account of Wilson and
Pleasant. By the way. wilson in his
visit to-day assured the Int 'rnal KeYenue
Bureau people that Pleasan.t would send
in his bond at an early day.
Judge French, Acting SecretA ry OF the
Treasury, to-day received pA le more
of letters on the rice ques, uon. l
asked him when a decision could
be expected. He replied: IF am
ready to take up the question n 1w
and settle it. l think it will take me bL I
little time to come to a conclusion on
the merits of the case. / have not vet
cOnsideredit, however, other than by listen
ing to arguments and reading arguments.
Nearly all of these -letters''-picking up
a bundle-"are on this subject, and
nearly every writer of them asks me to
hold back my decision until he can pre-
sent his views more fully. | will do that.
L want everybody to be heard who has
anything to say on the subject ! told
him that the rice interest was anxious to
have decision at an early day. Eyes,
know that" he replied. sit is perfectly
natural that an early decision should
be wanted. l wish you would print that
the delay in making a decision has been
caused not by slOwness on my part, but
by desire to hear from all who are in
terested. When the verbal and written
arguments on this subject cease | will be
ready in a very short time thereafter with
my decision"
Monday was the anniversary of the
emancipation of slaves in the District of
Columbia. There was mean, cold,
measley wind and rain. But the cOlored
people were not shut off from their cele-
bratiOn on that account. They turned out
in the rain and wind and paraded.
1t was most creditable display. The
troops marched eXcellently well, and the
gay sashes and fancy batOns Of the mar
shals, though they were limp and wet,
defied the weather. They retained their
color, which is about the summum bOnum
of parades, whether by white or blacks. A
long line of carriages followed the mill
tary and different clubs. In fact it was
a show well worth while getting your feet
wet to sec. In the evening there were
speeches. Bob Ingersoll made a speech
to crowded audience. 1t was one of
those efforts of his for which he is celebra-
ted, and which consist of sentiment and
beautiful word painting without any great
grasp on ideas. The cOlOred population
seemed to be thoroughly imbued with the
spirit of the day. 1t had been gallOping
in their minds for weeks. Mr.. Graves,
the Assistant United States Treasurer,
has a cOlOred messenger who was nearly
crazy until he was allowed to go and view
the grand display. just before he was let
off Mr.. Graves sent him to the stationary
room to get colored pencil. He returned
with a black one.
The Public Printer, Mr.. 5. X. Rounds,
dropped into the office of the United States
Treasurer, Mr.. A. L. Wyman, to-day.
They chatted together very chummy-like
for awhile. Then Rounds started to leave.
As he was going out of the door he said
"Wyman, you had better put some more
ink on the roller" Said Wyman: "You
seem to be afraid of working yourself
much" These two sentences constituted
a reminiscence in the lives of the Public
Printer and the United States Treasurer.
They worked together in an old-fashioned
printing Office in Wisconsin. Wyman be-
ing the smaller boy of the two was
ran the establishment, at running the
linked roller over the forms, while
Rounds, by hand, worked the press which
struck off the copies. They separated
in a few years thereafter. Wyman drifted
down to New Orleans, back up the Missis-
sippi and to Dakota. He returned from
Dakota to work again in his fathers Office
in Wisconsin. From there he came to
Washington and worked his way up from
a small clerkship to the position of United
States Treasurer. Rounds wandered
around a good deal, too. He finally set
tied in Chicago, where he now has one of
the best type foundries in the country. He
got into politics on the stalwart side of
Republicanism, and was appointed Public
Printer by Arthur. Wyman and Rounds
are warm friends. Wyman, by the way,
is one of the most polished and at the
same time capable officers under the gov
ernment.
The high protectiOnists are certainly a
working body. They leave no OppOr-
tunity unavailed of that may make their
position stronger or may gain them adj
herents. was struck by their spirit of
industry from what a young student of
Princeton College told me to-day. You
recollect that there was big protection
ist discussion in New York last fall. |
Speeches were made by EYarts and
many others. These speeches were care \
fully printed in attractive book form.
They make big volume. a copy of this
work was sent to each Princeton
student. Copies of speeches made in
behalf of high protection at the last
session were also sent the Princeton
boys. My informant told me that similar
literature was sent to all the principal
colleges in the country. The object of
such attention to colleges by the protec- /
ZIONIST people is evident. 1t is to influ- |
ence the minds of the young men of the
country in the way the pr0tectiOnists
would have them think when they are
called upon to take an active part IN
political life.
General Rosecrans, of California, is
Chairman of the National Democratic
Campaign Committee. He is very
nice old gentleman, but is not
exactly the man for the place.
Everybody likes him, but there has
for long time been a good deal of talk
that it would be better were more active
and aggressive man than he at the head of
the National Committee. This talk is now
pretty general among the Democrats.
There is also a good deal of talk about the
man who should succeed ROsecrans. The
general drift is that Senator Joseph E.
Brown, of Georgia, is the man for the
place. He is thought by many to be the
leading Democrat who pre-eminently COM
bines in himself all the qualities for hold
ing such position. His political sagacity,
executive ability and clear-headedness are
specially commented on. There has been
no movement as yet to induce him to take
the place, as ] understand it, but there is
certainly great deal of talk that he ought
to have it. POTOMAC.
The Franco-China War.
LONDON, April 1S.-The Daily NelcS, in
a leading article, says that in the event of
the affair with AMMAN involving France
i'm a war with China, it is understood that
France will cOnfne herself to blockadfng
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