The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Departure OF the Democracy-Radi-
Gals Uneasy Signs i'm the West The Indian
Policy AHint for Decoration Day Mr.. Bout
wells Bonds, Etc.
Mocha, CORRESPONDENCE Of the DISPATCH. !

peclal CORES 1ondence OF the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, May 90, 1871.
The formidable evidences that daily pre-
sent themselves to The effect that the future
campaigns of the Democracy will be based
upon almost the very points which the
Radical party have been endeavoring to
make capital of by declaring their oppo.
nents would persistently ignore, IS by nc
means encouraging to the party in power,
as it proves to them that the hopes they
entertain for persistent clinging OF the
Democracy to dead issues" are certain
to be broken down.
Among politicians here generally it is
not considered that during the hot days OF
summer there will be much talk or any
| work of q political character, but in the
early fall the questions which are at rest
for the present will be agitated with vigor.
It Is not the purpose Of the Conservative
and Democratic leaders to let their party
rest under the imputations which Morton
brought against it in the two opening
speeches of the campaign to renominate
Grant.
The signs in Ohio are pregnant with great
forebodings to the Radicals, and these arise
more from the evidences mentioned in the
above paragraph than from any other
source. The election for Governor is some
months distant, and the opinion here is
that within that period the chances are Ger.
tain of large gathering Of Democratic
strength. The Republicans there will en-
| ter upon their campaign, Just rs they do in
other States, with their resolution mainly
culogistic of the present Administration
and charged with the denomination OF
Grant.
The Indian delegations in Washington
| had pow-wow to-day ut the Interior De-
partment. There is nothing new in these
councils. The chiefs sing the same old song
that they have murmured for years. Ihey
want neither soldiers nor railroads among
them, and the Government officials tell
them how much their Great Father loves
them, and wants them to become good and
civilized. The summer months will record
several councils, and it begins now to be
| thought polite to have number Of dele
CATIONS here every year. They have not yet
succeeded in getting the warllke Conan
ches, Kiowas, or Apaches.. Nor will they.
The oyertures which have been made to
get the warriors Of these tribes here have
not been successful. In truth, the councils
of last year and Of this prove that the In
dams are dissatisfied, except in some few
cases. They insist in going upon the hunt,
| and they do not like to be confined to re-
| scryationS.
| The lust day Of this month is set apart
| for decoration day" and the ceremonies
about Washington will no doubt be impos-
| ing. 1t is meet that it should be; but it is
| not amiss to remind the officials and others
| who possess a little brief authority on that
| day, that the civilized world looks with
| contempt upon the examples Of unchris.
tianity which have been exhibited on former
| occasions, when the friends Of Confederate
soldiers, who lie sleeping side by side with
| those who wore the blue in the late war,
| have been ruthlessly ordered to cease in
| the solemn duty Of decorating the mound:
| under which the former rest, while flora
| tributes broadcast scattered covered the
| graves Of the Union dead.
| The subscriptions daily received for the
| new bond have not ranged above hun
| bred thousand dollars for sometime. Thi;
| is not favorable TO the complete success that
has been hoped for.
The Senate will certainly adjourn during
the present week, though not tomorrow,
as had been expected. T1MoN.