The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-11
Our Washington Letter.

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Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10, 1871.
Friends Of the Union here feel glorious
over the condition Of things in the politi-
cal skies, generally, throughout the coun-
try. Those who were the most sanguine
that the Republican defeat in New Hamp-
shire was only temporary, did not dare to
expect such victory in Connecticut. The
Democrats both in and out OF Congress in
Washington, feel very, Uery sore They
say "Jim Nye did the job. If he had only
kept away from Connecticut, all would have
been we'll" Doubtless, had not Senators
Buckingham and Nye (who have had the
best opportunity Of witnessing the exhbi-
ton on the Senate floor Of personal spite,
of certain small few against the Presi-
dent) gave the Connecticut people some
wholesome advice, they would have
strayed from the fold.
The Territorial election which is to come
| off this month in the District, will be
much affected by the recent elections in
Connecticut and the West. No stone will
be left unturned by tho Democrats, how
ever, to win. 1t is pretty generally well
understood that much money is being
raised by them to purchase votes WITH
Even colored men are asked to vote with
the Democracy, they being assured that the
issues of the past are dead, and no more
will they need the protecting hand of the
Republican party But the colored people
here 10 the District remember too we'll the
iron hand of the slave holding Democracy
of the South, and can not bo coaxed or
bought.
Senator Morton, in his remarks in the
Senate on Tuesday, made one of the best
campaign speeches for the Republican
party of the District. In referring to the
allegation of Frank Blair, from Missouri,
that the people of the South were willing
to give negro suffrage, Mr.. M. said "That
is they are willing to give it trial under
Democratic auspices, and then if the me-
groes will not vote the Democratic ticket,
their exercise Of the right of suffrage will
be declared subversive of good law and
order, and 1t will be taken from them
The Senator may deny it, but it is inds-
putable that the Democratic party, if it
gets into power, will deprive the negro of
the suffrage. 1t is one of the issues upon
which they will go into the neat Presiden.
tial cane0Ss."
WHICH PARTY ?
Ten years are but point in the Nation
al cycle; yet that is the duration, so far,
OF Republican control in this country. In
that brief period, Repubicanism has de.
veloped the true principles of government,
established the national unity and suprem-
acy, restored a dismembered empire, de-
fined and defended liberty abolished
slavery, reformed the constitution, opened
up the interior of a continent, challenged
the respect and admiration of civilized
government everywhere, organized and
disbanded the largest and most powerful
armies and nayies known to history, pre-
served the public honor and credit and laid
the foundations of national existence in the
imperishable granite of the popular aifec-
tions and this is the giant which is about
to be assaled by crushed, but desperate
Toe this is the party whose mission is sup
posed to be obsolete Shall this grand
history be ignored? Shall the progress of
whole people be brought to dead stand?
Shall the work OF the decade be blotted
out? Shall the patton now commence
backward, movement The throes of an
attempted revolution have left but two
parties on thesurface the party of the re-
bellion and oppression, and the party of
liberty and progress. Let the people
choose which they will serve.
The receipts from revenue to-day were
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Secretary Delauo will return to this city
on Wednesday next.
Ex-senator Warner, of Alabama, is an
applicant for the Governolship of Colo
RADIO.
Senator Boutwell,, who has been on a
visit to to his home in Groton, Massachu-
setts, for the past week, returned here on
Saturday.
The subscriptions to the new loan
amounted to-day at two o'clock (for the
day. to 1926, ,525.
Secretary Belknap, who has been in
Cincinnati for the past week, attending
the reunion of the Army of the Tennes-
see, will return here this afternoon.
The U. S. steamer Relief now loading
at Philadelphia with supplies for the suf-
fering French, has been ordered to sail di-
rect for Havre, and will sail in the
course of day or two.
Mr.. Henry V. O'Connor, late editor Of the
National Republican, leaves this evening
for New York, where he intends after a
short while to start a paper of his own.---
He is capable journalist. and will un-
doubtedly make his mark with paper of
his own. LIFE
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