The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-10-29
CFrom our regular corresponden,.i

WASHINGTON. OEI. "a. 4ccO.
There is little os nothing aiioat just now
connected with the President o. his Cahi-
net Eyerything is quiet ia the social world
too. Mrs. Cleveland is living quietly at
home, gaining strength To perform the ar
duous duties Of her position during the
coming winter. The 4th Of December is
tile date set for her first reception Of the
season. The wives OF The Secretaries have
ali returned from their summer tours aud
are now absorbed with the all-iInportant
questions of house cleaning, furnishing and
repairing. modistes, millinery and other
preparations FOR Tie gay nlrirl which viii
begin in a few weeks hence.
Several weeks ago, ut the request Of
leading Democrats Of East Tennessee, Ma
jor Wagner vas appointed I. 5. Pension
agent at Knoxville to succeed Robert Tay-
lor, the Democratic nominee for governor.
The new appointec had served with honor
as major Of the 18th Tenn. calvary Of the
Union army. Immediately after his ap-
pointlucnt certain Democrats came here
and urged the Secretary Of the Interior to
recommend to the President the recOnsid-
Grafton and revocation OF the appointment.
Their complaint was that when Mr.. Waga-
uer was a member of the legislature in
1865, he voted to disfranchise cx-eonfcder-
ates. and also voted for a resolution offer
ing a reward for the apprehension of ex-
governor (now I. S. SENATOR Harris. of
Tennessee.
In response to The demand of these per-
sons, Secretary Lamar said he declined TO
propose q revocation of the Majors COM
mission because he had been appointed
upon the recommendation Of the leading
and best citizens of Tennessee, of all par
ties, who represented him as a man fully
qualified by integrity, intellect and char
acter for the duties OF the position. and as
a man eudeared to the people by his con-
sistent support, during the past twenty
years, of their highest and best intesests.
The fact brought out against him since his
commission was issued tina he had given
an unjust and unwise vote when he was a
young man, and just after the var, when
the passions of both sides were reused to
their highest pitch, (Mr. Lamar insisted)
should net NOW be used to ostracise him
from public trust among a people to whose
rights and interests he bad ever since been
true and loyal. I'VE have been contend
ing wrote the Secretary, that the issues
of the war and the passions growing out of
it should not be kept alive, and | do not
know of any instance in which precept can
better be enforced by example than this.
Both sides in Tennessee showed the cour-
age to fight. | am confident they have
also hat higher quality, the masnanimity
to mutually forgive"
There is something strange in the my ste
rious hold Secretary Lamar has OH the
hearts OF the old soldiers i'll this city. They
declare tllat-although an ex-contederate,
pointed more Union soldiers to Office than
any preceding head of the Interior depart
ment has i'll twelve years past, and a larger
number than ali the other Cabinet officers
vi sliI iSAlNtliiE NATURALIZATION
Although the Congressional elections are
only about ten days distant, but little is
known here as to the probable result. The
Democrats think they will hold the House.
Owing to the Civil Service law, the cam
paign committees have been able to do
very little from Washington. During past
campaigns the committee headquarters
mere received almost daily reports from the
closely contested districts and it was the
custom for hard pressed candidates to rush
Washington for money to help them out.
This year neither committee had any
money TO distribute and as a result they
have been almost ignored. 1t has been
pretty well demonstrated that unless ma
tional committees can furnish money. the
Congressional candidates take very little
account of them.
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