Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Christmas-An Election-The Pros
poets OF the Late RebeI1iOus States
The Marine HosPital--v Visitors In the
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Especial Correspondents of the oIerelahd LEkbEs ]
W4sHINafoN, December 55th, '65.
1 have had, since midnight; most un-
natural and to me a most unpreeed ented
reminder Of tie coming Of Christ
mas day. The birthday of the once meek
and lowly but long since risen and gIori-
fed Savior of mankind, was ushered in by
the explosion of powder, and the firing Of
guns, as if in honor of some hero of a hum
dred fights. The last half of the night has
reverberated with the firing of gums both
great and small. What public taste and
sentimentI These proceedings justly re-
fleets the character of large portion OF.
the people of this city, and exhibit the
want of refinement and elevated popular
thought and judgement among them.
We have Just had an election to show
the public opinion upon the question OF
equal suffrage Itwas q superfuous work,
for every we'll informed man knew before,
that the mass of the denizens of the capi-
tai of the great and only really genuine
Republic on the globe we're opposed to |
progress in civil and natural rights. They |
were opposed to the removal Of the block |
whereon Gods image in both white and |
sable hue put up at public auction, but,
nevertheless, Congress removed it. They |
were opposed TO the abolition of the sys.
tenn :of fnan-o#nihg, bit CongreEs aBol-
ished it. They were opposed to the only
national, cheap and etfectual method of
suppressing crime either. here or else
where by educating and thereby elevating
all of the people, but CONGRESS passed
laws enjoining the education of the color
ed people in this city, although up to this
day the authorities have succeeded in
evading them. 1t is not to be expected
then that this people will be otherwise
than opposed to the elevation of the
colored population to the dignity and au-
thority of full citizenship; and yet 1 think
Congress will raise them up to that posi-
ton. The citizens Of this city, mean
the majority of them, maintain that the
colored people here are wholly untrust-
worthy, lazy, lying, impudent,
class, and then turn about, with
diabolical intent to verify their words ss
nearly as possible, by making these people 4
as nearly as lies in their power the very
creatures they charge them with being.
This illustrates slave-holding justice per-
fectly. @ ai-.. slt 7 r.-ip.- air
In this election only thirty-fve votes
we're polled on the side of equal suffrage,
the friends of the measure staying at
home. The expenses of the election the
city authorities have been enioined from ,
paying, by the Superior Court, until the
case is heard in January. is.e.-
1t is quite apparent to my mind that
1ho a1v &c
members elect to that body from the lately
rebellious States with much deliberation. /
1t is not at all probable that any distinc- a
ion will be madebetween sections in that a
region, and l should not be surprised in b
he least if every Southern State should a
be admitted to representation in Congress 6
within year. One event would ensure
t beyond peradventure. No thinking
nan can doubt that it is the ballot of the
.ntire people of the South that must rule
here, or else.i it must be the bayonet. Give
he cOlored people of the South political 9
power and they will be courted rather r
han cursed by the whites and be sure of
III that the North have promised them
whilst it was putting down the rebellion,
It is in the power then of the South to get !,
nto Congress whenever it shall will it. =
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There has been much said Of Late, about
he sale OF snnds. dss.yrsfaI ga q. Of them unques-
EoYeIillAWSili fI " III be sold, but the central ones
will be retained, and among the latter is
he one in Cleveland. For this the Hon
rable Secretary of the Treasury has re- a
an appropriation for repairs, '
tc.
The number of strangers in this city to a
ook on Congress during this important e
ession is comparatively very small. The
eople of Washington may charge this a
act over to themselves. Withfa prices a
t the hotels and boarding-houses the city
you'd have been full during the winter,
ut as it is neither are half filed and the s.
rofts of these peculiarly WashingtonianI Q
Institutions will be sparse indeed. iss a
Hon. r. P. Spaulding, the representa-
i've of the 18th Congressional District, is
aging close attention to the interests of o
is constituents. The Harbor, Marine 4
Iospital, Navy Yard and other questions
re receiving his close attention. In
bility he ranks among the first members
f the House and his influence is cores Z
great. He talks little, but works 9
he more. atf '1 '-''f.'H'
The weather thus far has been remarka- n
ly mild. Our four snow storms have P
iYcn US in the aggregate some n inches o
snow. ''e' AGAIN.