The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


The Democratic members Of. Congress
held caucus on Saturday, Senator Cas-
serly in the Chair. It was determined
that the Democratic members must be
in constant attendance during this ses-
sion, in order to resist, with all their
strength, the attempts of the Radicals to
pass the proposed infamy known as the
Ku-Klux bin. a congressional commit
tee was appointed TO take charge of cleo
ticns and political matters generally.
L. Is understood that General SchenciS
will resign the mission to England when
the 'alf a,.d 'alf Commission finishes It's
labors, In ort,sr tn accept the attorney
ship of railroat. aompany-one which
has received large 'and grant and can
afford to pay libcrany tor the services OF
such valuable man as ahenck-
The protectionists are bra Sging OF their
skill in defeating, as they aialm they
win, the bill repeating the dutr on coal
and salt. The Chronicle, (Radica' asks:
"Wiil the result pay either the pro. ective
tariff mon or the Republican party: We
think not" The Radical party. IL In a
large majority and mus be held respon-
sible for this work. There Is q sufficient
number OF these Radicals frcm the West
give, when voting with the DEN. ncrats,
majority of 80, and yet when q sin: ole
proposition to repeal the duties on sa..f
and coal Is made, they manage TO 70 per-
NIT their protectionist brethren to use
them, that they might as well be pro-
fessed high-tariff men. This has hereto
fore been the case to such an extent that
1t looked as II the protectionists owned
the Western Radical members, who con-
Gfanfry rnfad ftf.afsfxr for f4.a
worked in ways that were dark. and so
betrayed the Interests OF their constitu-
ents. That the present Radical revenue
reformer3 will be any more true TO their
constituents than their predecessors IL
not to be expected. from their permitting
the bill repeating the duties ON coal and
salt to be so loaded down with amend
ments as to ensure its defeat; and thus
again win Radicaiism show its devotion
to protection despite the wish OF n large
majority of the people as expressed In
the recent elections.
The San Domingo Commissioners will
arrive here in about ten days, but their
coming will have no effect In prolonging
the session OF Congress. The President
well knows that his job has no chance In
the House. The programme laid down
before the Commissioners sailed was that
they should make treaty which Is to be
ratified by the Senatc-that body being
the seryile tool of the President; but I'm
my opinion the blunder Of dispiacing Mr..
Summer from the Chairmanship OF the
Foreign Relations Committee will defeat
the darling speculation of the greedy
Ulysses. Messrs. Sumner Il Schurz will
most numerically seourge the President
when the question Of ratifying the San
Domingo treaty comes up which treaty,
most probably was already written be-
fore the sailing of the TENNESSEE
Sumner will declare that there is snffi-
cient evidence IN regard to the San Do
mingo scheme to warrant Grants i'm
parchment That two-thirds of the Sen
ate, i'm the face. of Summers bad treat
ment, VIII crafty the President Is very
questionable; Notwithstanding his social
and political power which he has, used
with such marked success. sd - fss
Letters and kilograms ofsympathya are
pouring in on Dir. Sumner from allq quar-
tiers. The greater part of the Radical
press denOunce the action of Gen. Grant;
for, Notwithstanding the harefaced denial
of the wrathy Morton, .sthat Sumner
was not to be removed for opposing the
Presidents San Domingo scheme, q it Is
universally admitted, even by the trends
of Grant who applaud his course, that 1t
was .rle sole cause of his displacement.
xtadical Senators who took an active part
in this crusade against Summer have
awakened to the knowledge that they
have, as Tallyrand defines .bIunder,
committed o crime. This fight will be
bitter and unrelenting. and will result In
o victory for Summer In defeating Grant
for, REORGANIZATION in 1872 and tho COM
plete smash-up of the Radical party.
Should Grant get the nomination. the
final result would be the same. Samner
and his friends will crush Grant, no mat
terwhat the cost. Somebody has terribly
blundercd.s fessszs ~ I g !.