Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-01
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SATURDAY MORNING. April l, 1871.
BETTER ADJOURN.

II Congress viii be guided by the wish
es of the people, it will make short work
with the necessary legislation to protect
the South aud adjourn as soon as possible.
No good can come OF its remaining to-
gether in its present temper and condition.
The atmosphere at Washington is I'M
healthy. The malaria of San Domingo
has infected the whole body. Fortunately
its evil influences have been confined prin-
cipally to the Capital, having no bad eff:
feet outside thus far except perhaps in
New Hampshire and Connecticut. If Mr.
Summers removal lost US New Hampshire,
Mr.. Summers speech is nothing to our ad-
vantage in Connecticut. If the republican
yeomanry of the Granite State could not
endure The displacement of Mr.. Sumner
by the Senate, the republicans of Con-
neticut will find it quite as difficult to meet
the charge against the President by Mr.
Sumner Of being leader of the Ku-
klux. which they will find hurled at them
from every democratic battery in the State
We hope however that Connecticut may
keep steady and give a good account OF
herself, for our friends there are abundant
ly warned by the example of New Hamp,
shire that faltering only serves to make 8
bad matter worse.
We repeat that the difficulty at Wash
ington has made little impression upon thu
masses at home. They have looked an,
listened attentively, seen the lightnin,
and heard the thunder in the distance
and have deliberately made upther mind
that such demonstrations had better b.
confined to the Capital, spending thei
fury upon those who invoke them and leav
ing to outsiders the enjoyment of The
pyrotechnical display. There are yer,
few republicans who are inclined to be
come partiZans in controversy between
Mr.. Sumner and President Grant. They
hear and Judge for themselves. No charge
made by Mr.. Sumner against President
Grant, be it ever so deliberately prepared
or eloquently uttered arraigning him as
4 usurper, as wantonly trampling upon
the constitution and laws of our country,
and becoming q leader of ku-klux, will
receive any credit among republicans, and
only be listened to with roget and indigna-
ton; but at the same time ninety-nine in
every hundred would advise the President
if they could reach his ear, not to press
this San Domingo question until it is well
understood by the people, and then unless
they approve annexation to abandon the
scheme. The boiling Senator from Mis-
souri,, fresh from the betrayal and slaugh-
ter of the republican party in that State,
is not the man to have the confidence and
leadership of republicans inside or outside
of Missouri. What he says upon the mat
ter will have little weight. His deeds
nave followed him into the Senate, and
sitting there embodied in the person OF
Frank Blair, speak. in lively manner of
what Schurz has done for the republican
party. There are no parties among the
people upon the subject, but the general
nexation.
Fl SO let Congress perfect its legislation to
suppress the Ku-klux and adjourn at once.
1t will be beneficial to the members to meet
calm constituency and breath the serene,
heaithiul air among tie masses. They will
probably be surprised 10 find that the tur-
MOL which they have been in has extend
ed but little beyond Washington, and is
not considered a very alarming affair af-
ter all. Let San Domingo sleep until the
next session, and then sleep its eternal
sleep unless the people of the country
show more indications offayoring annexa.
ton than are yet visible. We have no
need Of it, and since it is proving an sap
pie oil discord" we had better be cautious
how we deal with it.
4 JEFF DAVIS.
JEFF Davis has been heard f.,,, e,