The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-15
Correspondence OF The Charleston CCh
rer.
WASHINGTON, March

WAsulNGroN, March !.
y proto:t of political importanc
has appeared In the Senate. Th,
Southern Republican Senate,
have found allies in the Northern
Democracy, and thus effected impor
taut objects. Such coalition wa
inevitable, though the Radicals hav
been blind to it. It is first brought t,
bear upon he question Of compcnsa
ting Southern loyal men for losses il
cured in the war. You will sec
that it ALARMED tho Republican lead
ers. Sherman and Conkl,ng resisted
it with all their might. The r"cogui
tiou Of the claims of Southern loyal.
lists will, rs those two Senators de.
clared, double the national debt
Mr.. Sawyer, on the other hand, de.
clarcd that it would be better for the
Government to recognize these claims
even though they took thousand
millions from tho Treasury, rather
than incur the disgrace which re.
fusal to entertain honest claims OF
loyal Southerncrs would inhict.
The passage of the Bill for tho pay
mcnt Of the claim of Dr.. Best, Of
Kentucky, a lpyal citizen, is the en-
tering wedge for the acknowledge.
ment of all such claims.
A general bill establishing tho
principle of Government responsible.
u for claims of vast amount, will be
the first fruit Of the coalition between
Southern mcmbo,s and Northern
Democrats. Bat it is easy t., see that
this concert of action will he excluded
to other and higher political sub
iects.
The Democracy is sensible Of tho
necessity of securing Southern Re-
publican alliance, and will stop at no
trifes like few hundred millions of
Government promises to obtain it.
The new House, about to be organiz-
ed, will be able to second, with
great effect, the policy thus indicated
by the Seuate. The Democrats will
come within twenty votes of a MAORI
ty in the House if we allow for some
Northern detection on the fnancia |
question. With the Southern Rcpub.
licans, the Democrats may secure a
maturity, if not at once, at least in
the course of two sessions.
There are also signs of ,notive oppo.
sition, in the Republican ranks. to
President Grants pet sohe me, for the
annexation of Dominica. Mr.. Sum
ner is to be strongly sustained in his
determined hostility to the Admins
tration on this point. Mr.. Sumner
will take an early opportunity, if his
health will permit it, to make a great
speech in the Senate against the
Dominican annexation.
The House of Representatives,
after all it's sh, It comiugs, sometimes
has spasm of honesty. The House
listened to and sympathizcd with the
overtures of the public against the ex.
tortion Of the coal miners and their
coadjutors the Rail Road lines EN-
ploA cd in coal transportation. BY an
overwhelmi' G majo,i ity they struck off
the entire duty Oh foreign coal, and
provided that the Bill take effect i'm
mediately. This will bring the mo,
nopolists to their senses Nova Scotia
GOAL can now come in free, the duty
of II dollar aud quarter o ton being
abolished, for the Senate will no
doubt concur in the measure.
Thus, an important revenue reform
has been effected suddenly, and
without debate after it had been vain
'ly urged by the anti.protectirnists
for hal! dozen sessions. Down
goc, the Pennsylvania protective sys'
TEN, to which New York and New
England have been so iong tributarie:
and from which they have suffered s,
much detrimcnt. This will lead t.
other revenue reforms in tho forty
second Congress.
The Southern Republicans, the
Democrats, aud the Revenue Reform
Republicans nay combino to give us
an improved legislative policy and {
conservative, executive administration
before long.
LEO.