Year: 1866

Although late reaching US, the following


letter from one Of our citizens now IN Wash
ington will interest our readers:


WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.


DEAR "GArE:" A Keokukian feels won


d rfully at home in "this Capital" because


of the many familiar faces he meets have


been here but forty eight hours, and yet
have met number of our fellow -townsmen.
Judge Miller, of the Supreme Court. is here
in the discharge of his official duties, and it


will CRAFTY, though not surprise, his friends
and neighbors to know that he is rapidly rising
to very high position among the great men
who have and who do now adorn the Supreme
Bench. prophesy that he will prove him =
self the peer of any of them.


The visitor here hailing from Keokuk will
not be long in repairing to the Treasury build
ing, and making inquiry for the Office of the
Assistant Register, our worthy fellow towns


man, COL John A. Graham. | found him
looking remarkably we'll = really growing
young again IN the faithful performance of
duty, and in the enjoyment of clear CON
science, which, of ITSELF is conducive to the
most perfect health. Uncle Johnny" Il
beg pardon, should say Col Graham, for
that is what he is called here. J is undoubtedly
the most popular man in the Treasury De
partment, and his friends at keokuk may as
we'll make up their minds that he is !" FIX
ture " so long as we have Union Admins
tration. And about the only good thing
which can see that would result from the
election of Copperhead President would be
the return of our old friend to Keokuk.


Gen. Belknap is here He had a long in
terview on Saturday with Gen. Grant, who
regards him very highly, and treated him with
marked consideration and respect.


Our other keokukians, Stevens. McCrea,
Buckingham, Hurst and others l have not
seen but hear on all hands that they are high
ly regarded as faithful and efficient officers


Since the holidays, nothing has been done
in Congress.


On Friday, an important case was argued in
the Supreme Court, in which the city of Bur
lington is concerned. 1t involves a question
as to the power Of a city corporation to loan
money to railroad company in the absence
of any specific grant of such power in the
charter. The case was ably argued by Brown
ing Ewing for the city, and by St. Louis
lawyer for the other side.


Those politicians who have been prophesy.
ing and hoping that there is TO be a split in
Union party upon questions growing out of
the rebellion and reconstruction, are doomed
to disappointment The measures to be
adopted will be agreed upon, and will be, in
my opinion, accepted by the President, and
heartily supported by the Union men of the
1t is impossible to say precisely
what those measures may be, but it is quite
evident that they will embrace the following



The amendment of the Constitution so
As to base representation in Congress upon
the number of voters, and not the number of
inhabitants.


-Wholesome legislation by Congress for
the protection and education of the freedmen.
Senator Trambulrs bill on this subject will
proDaoiy pass.


.ach mouse OF Congress to be the judges |
as to the qualifications Of its members. v;,h |
power to exclude traitors, and say "a the |
people of the South that they must send loyal |
men here or 90 unrepresented.


Upon condition that the amendment 70 the |
Constitution above suggested is adopted have |
10 doubt but that ell Union men will aorne ~ /
save the question Of negro suffrage TO the