Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-04-05

Our washington Letter.
w.snrsoIos D. c. March sob, is7I

meni for the District Of Columbia an.
the election q H. officers. + creating con
siderable interest. and meetings arc night
IL being held aud the issues eanvassed.
The Democrats have nominated their can
didaie for delegate in Congress IN the
person Of Richard T. Merriek, brother
of Judge Merriek. now NJ. c. from Mary
land. The rebel element, or rather ihose
who we're either in the rebel army or as
sisted the rebellion, contribute no incOn-
siderable portion of the Democratic force.
The Republicans have nominated Gen. \.
2. Chapman, gentleman Of education
and ability, and highly esteemed for his
unselfish loyalty during our late var.
In this city where Col. Forney has re-
sided so long and where his interests and
atiainments are so great, his appointment
as collector Of the port at Philadelphia,
is almost universally considered most wor-
thy and proper.
BY invitation of General Croker,
Warden of the Prison in the District Of
Columbia. your correspondent witnessed,
since my last, the execution Of james
Grady, for the murder of respectable
aged lady Of this city (7j years.
The President had granted two respites
through the earnest appeals of his friends
aud spiritual advisers. Much has been
done during the respites by them to iniu-
ence the President to commute his SEN
tence to Imprisonment for life. But true
to the Presidents instinct to execute the
laws of the land, after referring the whole
matter to his legal adviser, the Attorney
/, General, Executive clemepcy was refused.
But to the execution. No, first would
say, that the way the old lady was MUIR
dered by Grady was so horrible and dis
gushing to the refined portion OF the com
munity, [ will consider it namelcss one.
Notwithstanding the prisoner had con-
versed freely with all who visited him
and in every instance manifested no fear
, OF the gallows, it was thong bit that when
the time arrived for his execution he
would show the white fcather-not a bit
oft. With a frmer step than any 9th.
er member of the party who assembled the
scafIold, he with his hands tied tightly
, behind him marched from his cell to the
scafIold without the least manifestation oil
fear, and yountarially took position on
the trap through which he was to be
launched into eternity He refused tc
make any remarks, and even aided by
the turning of his head in placing the
moose around his neck. He babe all around
good bye with that complaccncy and for
, titudc only equaled in the days Of the
Guillotine, and with almost pleasing smile
informed the Warden that he was ready
and in an instant the trap fell and he wa
y dangling in the air with his neck broken.
Congress you perceive continues in scs
sion and the prospects Of its immedat,
adjournment lessons with every days pro
ceeding. The debates on the Ku-Klu,
outrages In the South during the pas
week, has given to the anxious people here
h more than anywhere else, doubtless, sub
Us iect for serious consideration, and not
i few of us are anxious that debates on thi
- subject may continue until the Who'll
10 country shall know its true status.
:" The House of Representatives bein
?" now engaged in the consideration of Ii
bill to suppress these outragcs, reporte
w from the select committee, of which NJ
no Shel!abarger of Ohio, is chairman, so a
T. low word to your readers on the SUI
We iect: The bill has been drawn up wit
great care, and provides for furnishing a
ccnspiraccs against the life, property,
personal rights of citizens, and confe
IA upon the federal authorities, jurisdictiC
3D. in case where the states or state cour
ST. neglect or refuse to afford ample prote
cs- ton 1t also authorizes the President
suspend the privileges Of the writ of h
cir bcas corpus in any insurrectionary d
uu tricts and to afford ample military protc
ne ton when the civil is inadequat
est Undoubtedly the proposed laws, if enac
IN ted, will do all that can be done by me
'ht legislative enactment, but it is equal
nd clear that peace and security must, ia
er' large extent, Depend upon the condr
G. and temper of the people in the disturb
hat districts. Enough facts have been d
closed already to demonstrate the polit
al opinions and race hatred of the auth
of the crimes and murders with viii
re- whole sections have been made hideo
alb for half decade. All these disturbs
he ces are in the interest of the democra
IT." supremacy and negro oppression. The
hts are but two ample remedies for these d
cen orders, and they are firstly. submiss
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