Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-08
Uncle Sam Don't Pay His DEBIT
Minor officials Unacquainted
With Their Chiefs,
Active Preparations for the Assembling
OF the Forty-Ninth Congress
Next Month.
MoCIelIan's Pr Slavery Views Source OF
His Ineficiency as Commander of
the Union Armies.


administration il Is not seen with the
naked eye. Take the treasury depart
mcnt. Mr. Manning, its head, is na.
tional banker, owning stock in national
banking corporation Mr.. Jordan, the
treasurer of the United States, has like
interests The latter is responsible fol
the financial policy of The treasury.
Had John Sherman conducted the poll.
cy of the treasury as it now is he would
have been denounced from one end of the
land to the other, not by Republicans, but
by Democrats. Not a dollar OF the bonded
debt of the country has been reduced
since the 4th of last March. The sur
plus, which was great when the political
change was made, is now much greater
The treasury vaults fairly groan with
money The currency is being contracted
and money is being boarded by the gov
eminent. 1t looks like
wALL-STREEr POLICY
in favor of the national banks. Aside
from tue financial advantages and dis
advantages of these corporations, 1t
is as open as the MONDAY sun
that every bank IN the land is a
Republican fortress. The patronage of
each is sufficient as a whole TO equal the
patronage of the national government.
1t includes bank presidents, cashiers,
tellers, book-kcGpcrs and numberess re-
tainers, In every campaign state or ma
tional, the power of these corporations is
arraycd solidly against the Democratic
party, and their contributions to the cam
paign fund cannot be estimated. In spite
OF this, reasoning only by the light which
is accessible and open, there is at least
the apprehension that the present policy
g,F l,
fensiyc to them.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
The death of George u. Mcclellan re-
calls to mind the early and doubtful days
of the civil war when he held the posi-
ton of communicative of the Union
armies. Mcclellan was a graduate of the
West Point Military academy, and that
place, prior to the war, was tinctured
throughout with pro-slavery ideas and
tendencies, all OF which Mcclellan natu-
rally imbibed. While he was in com
mand in West Virginia rs major-general
OF volunteers he expressed himself in the
following terms in an address to the pco-
pie OF his military district: "Not only
will we abstain from all Interference with
your slaves, but we will, ON the contra
ry, with an iron hand crush any attenpt
at Instruction on their part"
MCLELLAN'S WEAKNESS
McClcllan's pro-slaycry views were the
chief source of his weakness and in
efficiency as commander of the Union
armies. Besides, he had been the per-
sonal friend of Robert T.. Lee, with whom
he went to Russia, in 1856, on military
business for the government, and he evil
IDENTIFY cherished the Illusion that the
differences between the North and South
could be amicahly settled. Lincoln had
known him in Illinois, when he was chief
engineer of the Illinois Central railroad
for which corporation Lincoln himself
had been counsel. Lincoln, therefore,
remained steadfast to him, in spite of ali
complaints of his inactivity and notwith-
standing the protests OF the anti-slayery
party.
SUPERSEDED As OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mcclellan, with his well-knOwn views
concerning slavery, could not co-opcrate
with those who thus aimed blows at that
so-called "diyiNe institutions" and his
-parading and indccisive, frutleSs
campaigning As cOInmunder-in-chief OF
the Union armies came to an end i'm the
spring OF 1862, he being succeeded as
gencral-in-chiei by Gen ualleck, although
he still retained command of the army of
the Potomac.
AUSikiA'S MIsTREATMENT or AMERICANS
Information has reached here that the
Austrian government, in imitation Of the
government OF North Germany, has also
issued decree relative to German
Americans resident in that country who
have not performed military service The
decree resembles in its spirit that which
was recently addressed by Bismarck TO
the civil officials of the German empire
IL IS dated October is. This cdict
threatens the penalties of the law to Ger.
man-Americans who have returned To
Austria whose conduct is not satisfactory
our state department has received neither
Official nor unofficial adyices of this
Austrian decree, German Americans who
come TO this country from Austria occupv
different relations TO the mother country
to those who come from North Germany
lhere is no naturalization treaty between
the United States and Austria, and Ger
man-AmcricanS from Austria win be proc-
tlcaIly ut the mercy of the Austrian nov
eminent.
lNACQU AiNTEb.
considerable complaint is being made
ny the minor officials in the department
here because they are unable TO become
acquainted with their superior officers. II
Is stated that quite number of the heads
OF departments, and that In a number of
cases ordinary clerks, do not know their
chiefs. At the postoulcc department II Is
stated thai but very small promotion nf
Tue employees are acquainted with The
postmaster-general, and that theyall meet
anu paSS as strangers on the streets and
ylNyWnere, There seems to be good
deal OF cold blood among these new men,
VINO nave very peculiar ideas about the
relatlons they should bear TO the peonle
who report 10 them.
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON
selected THIS city to be the capital of me
hauon more on account of IL, heinz M
tue mead OF tlde-water than aupht oisr
ana congress confirmed his choice for
pretty much The same reason. The great
lneh OF the nation diving those davs
lhought 10 have the capital Of the nation
CITY exclusively eXecutive--to be free
80 lar as possible, from commercial or
manufacturing entefprlse-to have ma
business transacted within its limits save
that relating to the government. Vim
uils purpose in view, two or three towns
were named as possessing this advantage.
harrisburg, Pa, being one OF thenumber
which place came within one vote Of he,n9
elected, However, Washington city was
aIuef much debate and several adjourn.
iinehts, finally chosen; and here, 200 miles
rom the sea, aud with population little
inclined FOR active, energetic. physical
laoor, " seems as though our worthg Al.