, 1869-04-15
WASHINGTON.
Virginia to Have a Chance
Fight Over Combinations,

Fight Over Combinations.
| spraguc's Last Speech.
Miscellaneous News
| lYRoN oUR OWN ooRHEsfoxpxS11
~ --.... WAsaN0rox, ApF1s
The Pre1denl rezardtul Of the lnterrste of Re
publican peace, aad anxious that In tho early dsr,
Of hiA administration the Unlon shou,d be fn
ssofeo, al The States subjected to cons,itu.
uonA LAW, md vindicdTeness cease AZ a feature nj
domestic pollty. has addressed Congress on IN,
subject, notably, Of relieving aud restoring tht
| et61e Of virginia The Senate acted ta5df,y unon
nls proposition and showed little dIspos,t,on In ~
eept IT. suggestion The House Of Renrr.rnt,. =.
uEes, by prompt md patriotic vote, fell into n,
| hpHst OF PEACE 1t once. and Butter, 0arne)a
ana James BEooka, leaden Of the three idea,
Nnien ptesal IN consresk, concluded toaethe,
upon plan to help Virginia to seu-9oyerument
| AsnIn.
.. sCrLKa, 0ARf1El.p, BROOKE
These three men are really the leader. nj con.
gIesa brooEA has dignity, agility and p.esence.
"nereoy ne Keeps the bead OF hts party. but prnh.
AMY Ee1r, Of indiana, has more the conndrnre
ind fr!endsh!p Of the Democratic conerrAsmrn. n.
butler, II whose Permanent convictions I bellev.
l nave always expressed doubt, has still 10 much
genius. stadloutness and pluck, that his eucm,es
Ie!ens every otner week l Ind 1t impos sb,e at
times to resist the .uaguettsm or hi. nna
| and occasionally he makes A snerrh sd frnst
piquAnt exhaustive and sraustcs, ,na, .m fnn.o.'
TO believe his pube service. o.,,...,~s 80 .sc
vic1ousness Of his forensic behavior. H. sna a.
! Geld and Brooks combined to urpn th,t y1r,,4n,,
| have chance again. And vhJ shouyd II 10 -
nled BY any man who knows the p.1y,lev. og ic1,t
zenship and The protection Of law, 10 ihe1shst.
Tered old Commonwealth no outrage tas occurred
tince the condagrstloa Of her cxntsi. ssn. hor.
the bEnnt OF the great revolt. and stoon ,.s, IN
line OF battle: and II ha. spirit Ia broken mis-
dlRnined bvpkenness that she shown aGive tha
old Mother Of Presldenta cAancc. aay.x;encr.i !
Grant and from every cottage and h.nnT Soy4h.
crn home whe1e mercy and count1 .re I.,r.,
frou the graves Of our dead who fought her x,h
open eonntcnances, the an1vcs Is ..Amen!~
1EA1ccKf AND v1Ro1N4-
iuc state Of Kentucky, craven both to7freedon1
and treason, the ueaness-sp.nted Common v+n,,h
OF the civil wh, yet nled With the sp,.tt Of rehri
on and slAvcry, ts fully represented In rhe
ellis Of the United States; but vtrYtnla .aIt dno,
10 the Capital CITY under the wtndov1 of thu pre.i
dent Is In worse than territorial condition Az mia
Gay there u not one leading vl1H1nia rebel In M
nncal dihanect.on With the United States. ola
Henry A. E!se Is completely pscIaed Iee !.
bor1ed In hla school, and never appears except In
me pafo3yAaa OF some rcsentful traveller or news
paper man who pterces his clolster with tnference
and relAtea It for observation. Genera, Malone Ia
~ good Republican as Genera, Lopzstree. and
ut this day he Ia the foremost public spr1t in thc
South.
In this association am reminded OF tho s,nun-
lar relntion which Butler bea.1 to the Southern
people noN-s-layA Oue would th,nt that mn.
Last man to be forgiven by the South would bo
General Butler. Now, the other day. ,fe,I into
The company Of yery uAny rebel officers, amongst
them General C1ley, General Jones ana aanc-.I
Ochiiszoc and they had higher esttuates to exprcss
Of Dnter than OF anybody In Coneresa. TIL.
ahows how shost-used i mere po1itie.1 hairs,
And Butler mind and mazne,tsm uro wet, n.ian,-
cd to cspture the simple and pfovtoc1s, confYdrnce
Of Southern people. "Whom shall We ha.e twenty
yca1s to come ~ Is the last riddle Of thu snbynv
To thia the thoughtful skeptic answe.s In no less
riddle: In twcnty years who VIII wish to b t. -,
JpHH r, uI1x
Looking back, Also, to the pioneer daya Of r-ea.
dom, what champions Of pufs have fsi,rn n1t n,
the hbrtzon. 'EEAaztuB Clayi" laid A Eentnrrv
Republican, relative OF General Grant IN ~.
There was nryes anything to hin, hnt ron,,co
lie fought slavery with lts own snIrt and ,hsrs
was no high principle In his agitation We rvn~c+
nothing from him when he returns IA Erntnct~" "
Gerr1t Smith and Henry Ward Beecber nav, ~
come conservative Republicans Frtnnr, !. T.,
the lobby, seeking 10 buttreas M the hroren hal
loon OF his fame with the mistaken masonry or ,
government subsidy AZ tas, John n,,. !.
cuuae to tho common bar. nas1y IN . feuo nm III.
Secretary OF I<rn,jon IN -htah
both contestants have CONS tn s74sf
and Hale, being the tallest, has fallen rurtheat
Tho charges against III. Hale. n ,berr h. . ~
rcie OF 1oundatton for thc,n.and rhsr c,n,s i,
grave Spatash document ahow nov Inv nv ~
diplomatic service has fsllen. An 4mh,s.sso, -
the most .Il,crn1 and n~rh,n. ~. a,.s,a.,
In the world Ia arru,onnd ~ .,nr .,r,,no 1S.-s
aiplomat1c trsut md .-fIInr ~. ,,-..e..ss sAs
mercantile hou,e. Tne snsr.t n, rnnn.- .,.S,s
has Pierced The sncst fn.e,irrt. .nJ ,h.-.-.s
hearts In the State. h.vs ro.a H.. a."n..sS..
upon the IInle-Ie5r, n.t,c, AMI ..r..,s
ION mon them Brf do ,r,.h =. ,.,e.s w opt1N
OF this ncrtn,onion, on,r-e, sna ~, e"s lAaso
coxar,ty cne,pr mn rnlch ~. -, ~ ~
ants hss t,eluced IN. r,tT ~i,h ,.,,.. ,".s.SI,
,c.,nst tho chc,,r,s. .ns rss u!esseu "
other. For the past tte,ye or e,cb,.sn
months such letters nAyr hem rnmtt.r,v sh,-r
about the city. By serrrt stnnde+ x1c,oT "a. 49,,
csssfcd over m enemy who ,,e,no rntro-, ~.
had no means OF meeting euch ,nstd,or. .t,.c-
II is Ia this way that political hate ,xn,es.c. n.
B$u-BFSfE n nn.taS Srat rsSrR
biz vlEtalu seldom crops m to ,hr st,rf.ce .or.rs,
In newspaper TO atiacf h,s naeny Tns fsIo,
Nous libel Is alwsys The nrtyat. lrt,er A r.n.r.
OF such letters would prutahly tntAc.t. nat ,h.1
cnnssi,ute ouc-hstf Of all the 1aIy NAL, --c.Iv.d
nj Washington CITY, No man ever cams nm FIR
confirmation At Washington araInxt whom ann.
silent shay3 Va not dtrecte,i 4. ronr 49,
spondenl my patience Is frequently r1e, h, ..v.s.
druppers or etnd1ctiyc peopte coming IN me vt,h
charges asainst some poor devil Who wnnt. i,s,c
rcst Once or clerkahin somcwnc.rL A fev dAy.
ago, strange person, accompanied oy bt mo,ncr
Al old lady, veastux green silS dreaa. apncar,d
In m, little partor and presented paper to me Is
containing ; valuable item. replied that norer
made any Of "itetna" and directed the parties
to place where zach things arc rnArtetahta- The
aa,d "!tem, on examination. proved to be LIT
OF thirteen names Of rcople belons1no tn ths e.no
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"au s'see' isNio'' oeis lug stsss oonaeo WARE
Aoescs NC ~ eas ~ n1'e5 nAs oeeu appointed
80 '. .u4ioes nsAsA - w. ocea MAG upon nm In
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