Year: 1875

OF HI. DELANO.


The only question now asked Of this


member of the Presidents cabinet is, why


he don't resign. The reason may be with


Delano himself and it may be very good


one, but what it can he, no one but himself


Is able to tell. He holds on with remarka-


hle persistency, and treats the charges that


have been brought against him with as


much indifference as Mr.. Grant does the


war against the Third Term. The letters


of Mr.. Welsh have shown glaring abuse Of


Office by the Secretary Of the interior. Il


has been proven that he has not only been
guilty Of mismanagement, but that he has


countenanced and participated in pecula-


tons of the most petty character; that were


he in the position of clerk, cashier or


other Office than that which he occupies,


would have consigned him long since to


decapitation. The public have put the


question squarely to him, but he refuses to


resign, and the President makes no effort


whatever to discharge from his Cabinet


member who has been charged with not


only fragrant abuses but theft. As we have
said before, there may be good reasons for
the stand that both the President and his


Cabinet officer have taken, but what they


are remains far beyond the prescience of


the public to discover.


The open letters of Mr.. Welsh have been
valuable vehicle for information upon
the Indian question, and to he and Prof.


Marsh, who discovered the glaring abuses


in the Indian Department is due the credit
Of arresting the progress Of peculation.
Mr.. Delano had everything very
nicely arranged, in order that matters
might play into his hands. In
the last letter from Mr.. Welsh,
which was published in the Phila-
delphia papers of yesterday,it is shown that
Mr.. Delano had peculiar way Of conduct
ing business, that is the popularity con-
sisted Of difference to all semblance Of
honest intentions, and to rebound to the
profit Of the Secretary altogether in COM
pletely shutting up all avenues that
might lead to detection in his little
scehmes. The Indian agencies were placed
under the various organizations of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church. Mr.. Welsh's
own connection was with the Missionary
Committee of this Church which had SUI
peryision of the Red Cloud Agency. The
Missionary Board learned that some of the
agencies or their employees had been tam
pered with by the Indian Ring and it &C
cordingly addressed circular to them
warning them against the temptations and
directing them to notify the Board when
ever they were improperly approached or
received an order from a government off,
Ger in the interest Of the contractors. To
this Mr.. Delano strongly objected, and re-
voked all previous orders which gave the
societies the same power which they used
in publishing this circular. The agents
were ordered to report directly to the de-
partment, and thus the Secretary kept him
self posted and connived at the corruption.
The Societies of Christian religion in
behalf of which Mr.. Welsh makes this
statement compose part Of that Christian
public which the gentle Secretary appeals
to for consideration.


THE confidence of the business men in a
revival of trade during the Fall, seems to
prevail in all sections. From the North,
East, South and West, We have the assur-
ances that this confidence is based upon
good ground. In Chicago, which is the
great centre of trade in the Northwest,
the prospects for this consumation are un-
usually cheering and the merchants at last
see an awakening from The spell that they
have so long labored under. In New York
the prospects are equally as bright, and
from the Southern cities We have news
equally as satisfactory. In Philadelphia
there is noticeable improvement already
and even in our own city the merchants
look forward to the future with sanguine
expectation of great Improvements in COM
mercial circles. We published, last week,
the views Of many upon this subject and
their statements may be regarded as we'll
based, if the reports from elsewhere may
be taken AZ fair predictions, which we are
assured certainly are. This gives reason
for renewal of confidence among the peo-
pie, and tinges the gloomy past with \ ray
Of light. As they Say, every cloud has