The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-02
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON. April 25. 1881

WASHINGTON, April 25, 1885.
The appointment of Edward J. Phelps,
Esq, 10 the Court of St. James, though at
first fayorably received, is beginning now
to elicit come very unfavorable criticisms
even from administration newspapers. It
is shown that Mr.. Phelps, though OF late
years Democrat, has been conspicuous for
his indifference TO the success OF his party,
and one speech in his own State (for which
be afterwards apologized,) is the extent of
his stump efforts in behalf Of the principles
he espoused after he had gone down n the
wreck Of the old Whig party II is shown
also that Mr.. Phelps had hand iu the
great Emma Mine" bubble, wherein he
figured as the legal exponent OF the prin-
ciples OF addition, division and silence, and
which burst with such effect as to collapse
fortunes of many Of the great capitalists on
both sides OF the water. With these com
plants Of our most important Plenipotenti.
ary, we have besides the charge that he 10
the embodiment of Goldfish aristocracy, IS q
Arm believer IN royalty and the toadyism
pertaining tber etc, and generally Ia any
thing but Democrat in the true accepta.
ton Of the word.
The last Congress, under q pressure of
public sentiment that it could not longer
bear up against, passed an act prohibiting
the fencing in fthe publo domaia aud
requiring he removal OF all fences now ex-
isting that inclose the lands belonging to
the Government. OF course the law will
not enforce itself, and therefore the same
pressure that bore upon Congress has now
been transferred 10 he President, who has
issued his proclamation announcing that
the law must be enforced, and that all
persons, companies or corporations who are
maintaining fences upon the public lands
oil the United States must remove them at
once, in default Of which the President
will take such measures as shall be ueces
sary, under the law, to remove or destroy
them. By the fifth section of the law a
sweeping authority is conferred upon the
President, to employ both civil and mill
tary force sufficient TO wipe out the last
yestige OF these unlawful Enclosures. The
people OF the country will hail with emf.
nent satisfaction the tdings that the ex
ecutive has made up his mind 10 enforce
the statute.
Now that the cancer that Gen. Grant
never had is expected to get well, il may
nst be out of place to make reference to
the unbosoming of James d, Fish, who
promises TO make a somewhat protracted
visit TO New York penltentiary, for the
hand he took in the downfall oil the late
Marine Bank. Fish declares that Grant
was priYy to every cne of Wards rascally
transactions, because it was uttarly impos-
sible for him to haye been imposed upon
in the way that he pretends that he was,
for no man in his right mind could have
conceived the legitimacy of transactions
upon which Ward made such enormous re
turns where SO small an amount of capital
was invested. Besides this, did not Grant
sign the guaranty to the genuineness OF
Government contracts? and did he not per-
nit Ward 10 use his name to accomplish
successfully many very infamous transac
tions,even after the bank had demonstrated
its inability to keep its head aboye water2
When he excitement over Gen. Grants i'll
ness dies out. Fish promis ses to furnish some
more interesting chapters concerning this
great publio crime. Dom PEDRo.