The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-20
our washington Correspondence.

our Washington correspondence.
Mason 10, 1892
To ne Republican
THOSE NOT YET ANSEsIIED VINO ARE IN
oFFICB.
The action of the House yesterday In re-
committing the Sennte's Joint resolution to
extend for thirty days the time for tho re-
moyal of all In Virginia holding State or
county offices, with virtual instructions to
add thereto clause making II penal for any
one In the unreconstructed States to hold
office who may be forbidden so to do by the
reconstruction laws, unless his disabilities
shall have been removed by Congress, was
cmInently wise and proper It, however, by
no means forrshndows any less determine
tlon on the part Of Congress to deal literally
with all late rebels eylncng disposition to
accept the reconstruction policy of the ma.
tlon In frank and approving spirit.
THE POLICY OF CONGRESS Not TO M
CHANGED.
Those who fancy that the new Congress
proposes to change that policy to the extent
ofcrossng or dotting an arc reckoning
as the policy of the Government, as II 1t had
been Incorporated into the organic law of
the land. No man will have his disabilities
removed who fails to give evidence that he
may he relied on hereafter to obey all laws
Of the United States to the letter; and, fur
thcr. not to labor to defeat or in any manner
to obstruct the growth Of the homogcncity
between the sections, that can be fostcrcd
only by the strictcst observance and pro-
lection of the civil and political co.cquality
| Of rights Of all men in the South
\ CONGREssIo~,L PURPOSE.
No mani care not what may have been
his record as rebcl-who fulhlls the re.
quIrcmcnts indicate above, will find Con.
gress indlsposed to make him as free and in,
dependent as any other citizen in the South
and all who do not, whom the rcconstruc.
ton laws dlsquallfy, may rest assured that
| such disqualification will remain upon them
until their status towards the principles and
aims of the Governments reconstruction
policy justiflcs such confidence in their fu-
| turc course as Congress wisely deems ne
ccssary.
WHAT GEORGIA Is Doing HERE.
The attitude toward the reconstruction
| policy Of Congress held by those controlling
the Georgia Legislature and the renewal OF
Ku-kluX outragcs in that State have served
to liz Congress In tho determination to com.
pei all who may not be positively known a,
friends of that policy to rcllnquish such pub
lie trusts Estate and county, throughout the
South. The purpose is evidently to remove
/ them from opportunities TO influence the
! Southern popular mind as far as possible.
| But for what has occurred of late In Georgia
| there would doubtless have been a very gen.
eral removal of political disabilities, which
may not occur for year hence; certainly
not until life and rights Of citizenship are
firmly secured to all throughout the South.
THE MTERSATIvE.
If the property holders and business men
of the South will not or cannot make human
life and civil aud political rights as safe
around them as in Wisconsin or New Jersey
! the General Government will accomplish
that end, If in so doing 1t be necessary to
keep all who are now DISTINGUISHED or for.
| hidden to hold office in that condition for the
life time of the present generation. These
are facts of the condition Of the Congress
sional mind that should be thoroughly com.
pretended throughout the South.
THE TESURE-OF-OFFICE QUESTION.
The friends of the tcuurc-of-ofiicc law have
made very able fight for 1t in the Senate tn,
speeches of Mcssrs. Edmunds and Carpenter
having been, as oratorical efforts, worthy o.
the palmiest days of the hoiy's history. Il
is, however, understood to-day that a clea
majority for the repeal can he counted.
rejoice at this prospect, insomuch as 1t re
; moves what most persons not Of the Scnat
| seem to regard us being likely to lead to
breach in the Republican party, wcakcnIn!
: its power to do good in the future vastly.
THE FEMALE OFFICE BROKERS AND SEEKERS
The pressure Of office seekers upon mem
bcrs and Senators appears TO be growing
heavier hourly. In forty years experience
at the capitol never saw aught like ii be.
fore. The women Ofllce-Seckcrs and drum.
mcrs for the appointment Of men TO offices
are fcrccst and most pcrinNClOus. One car
hardly get within twenty feet Of the Sen
atc's reception room for them. Half dozcr
at lime, each after grinding a separate AK
seize on single Senator at the same time
a! speaking together, papers In hand. They
ply their clappcrs with Intense volubllity
and Gcsticuatc like so many cnragcd French
men.
IMPORTANT ACTION IN COMMITTEE.
hear that this forenoon the House Re,
construction Committee had up the question
,lssippl that is, whether he should be ar,
pointed (provisionally) by the President Of
by State convention, and by a vote o
seven to five determined to report in favo
of the latter proposition. The Democrat
present and three Republicans only voted t