The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-15
WASHINGTON.
March 9, 1871.
PHILANDER.

ldents action IN prOlonSlng the session
of Congress, in order to pass a bill in
reference to the condition of the South.
Yesterday morning under the insp:ra-
ton of Speaker Blaine. he determined
not to send a message TO congress. AS
soon as Morton and Butler heard of
this, off posts Morton hot haste. to the
White House, and by his appeals to
Ulysses ambition he came away with
the assurance that he would send a
message to both Houses urging the
passage of measures for the suppress
sion of disorder in the South. That
some Infamous device, looking solely
to the elections in 1872, such as But
ler's Ku-klux bill. will be passed,
there is not much doubt, as the new
Southern Radicals In Congress admit
that as things are at present, therefis
no hope of the Radicals ca rying the
South in the next Presidential elec
ton.
Senator Scott, chairman of the
Southern Outrage" committee of the
Senate, has decided to close the taking
OF furthur testimony, although there
are a large number OF witnesses, regu-
larly summoned, who are ready to ties
tify to the ialsity of the statements
made by purjured witnesses before the
Committee. This one sided and ly
ing report will be acted on shortly, as
Mr. Scott proposes to present it on
Friday, and it will furnish the basis
for some vile and tyrannically unjust
legislation. Messrs Blair and Bayard
will make a minority report in which
the uniairness OF this inquisition, in
the shape of a committee, will be
shown up.
The Democracy in this negro para
disc held q meetine last evening Fto
organize for the coming election for
delegate to Congress. They acted in
great harmony. The Radicals also
held a meeting, but notwithstanding
the recently patched up peace among
its discordant clements, there was a
growl against the power being taken
from the hands of the eople and Civ
en- to the President to appoint enc
branch of the Legislature. The dis
satisfaction of the negroes at being
ignored in the appointments, and the
declaration OF the new Governor, H.
ID. Cooke, Grants particular friend, in
favor of mixed schools has caused a
great deal of discomfort, the first
among the negroes and the latter
among Radicals who are not quite up
TO the requirements of the party OF
morality, loilty and miscegenation,
and they will not go mixed schools
I trust that this almost hopeless spot
may so act in the coming election as
to set an example to the whole coun-
try.
The President witk n modesty pc
culiar to himself, intends, before Con-
gress adjourns, to send in a message
asking for q small sum of money, say
about a million and q half of dollars,
to be used as he chooses in carrying
out a treaty for the acquisition of San
Domingo, in case the commissioners
make a favorable report. I do not
know which l am most struck with,
admiration at the GOODNESS and cheeki-
ness OF the request for the money, or
amazemen' that Grant could for one
moment think that any body doubts
what the report will be. l should not
Le at all surprised if some one of the
party had a draft of the report given
him beiore the steamer left New York.
Ulysses will not finger that small
amount OF cash, at least not this sea
SON. The absurdity of the thing is
laughable, and some discreet friend, if
he has any, may induce him to recon-
| slider Lis design. If the Senate had
the power to vote the meney, it would
be all right, but not so in the House.
The skirmishes between two men
who never forget nor iorg'veAGrant
and Sumner-cuIminated i ! an open
battle. Ulysses has ordered thutthe
IDOL Of Massachusetts, must be cru he'd.
The Radical caucus committee, yester.
day deposed Senator Sumner fI,m
the craftsmanship OF the Foreign rela.
ton Committee and appointed Senator
Morton in his pl .ce. The vote was
three-Howe, Nye and Pool-agairsl
HIM, and two-Sherman and morrill,
lin his favor. This was quite unex
pec,ed as it was thought that a sort o.
truce had been made between Gran
and Sumner bv which Sumner ~woulC
not deliver his proposed attack OF
Grant, and in return Sumner was t.
be retained in his place on the Com
mittee; but the conspirators worked
Gin ways that were dark, with theil
tricks which are Yain," and not a sin
gle correspondent s'smelt the rat."-
There will be a lively time in Caucus
over the vote ON this movement.
have now in my minds eye three in
huential and prominent Radicals whom