The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
GRANTS BLUNDER.

. WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20, 1874.
The senate on Saturday, after long
, session in secret decided by vote of 43 10
sto agree to the supplemental article TO
the Washington treaty, and advised his
high.mishtiness who put his foot in the
business when he claimed consequential
damages, that he had better patch up the
blunder by negotiating for the additional
article which was somewhat changed in
words, though not in spirit, from what
was dictated by Lord Granville. Rather
humiliating to our once great nation to
have foreign power dictate just what we
must do, which dictation we follow as
poodle dog does its master. England Is
not to blame. We, through the stupid
ass at the head Of affairs, placed ourselves
as nation in position before the world
which is humiliating to every American,
a position not defended by single public
list Of any note, either in this country or
Europe, and in order 10 creep out a. de-
Gently as possible, being in the wrong,
senators not in accord with the admins.
tration voted for the supplemental article.
Another reason was that the commercial,
monetary and business interests of the
country generally, demanded that the
| treaty should be saved that business and
trade should flow in its usual channels
without interruption, the present furry
costing already millions Of dollars We
will withdraw our claim for consequent
tial damages, and the agreement fer the
future will be that neither nation will be
liable for indirect losses, where one is q
belligerent and the other q neutral. A
dispatch was received hero last night,
stating that the supplemental article is
satisfactory to England. Minister Thorn.
ton will negotiate it and the senate will
act on it at once. The Geneva arbitration
will proceed on the 18th of June to arbi.
trate on the claims fer direct damages as
il nothing had happened, and the Grant
Fish administration will lay low on dam
| ages hereafter, for il it had a thousand
mouths the words consequential dam
ages would stop them all.
| bNAkE IN THE GRASS.
The ku-klux bill which passed the sen.
ate, and on which the GRANTEES rely to
bayonet the south into submission to
Grants reelection, is at tho bottom Of the
bills on the speakers table, and cannot he
reached in the ordinary course Of legisla-
ton. A suspension Of the rules is neces-
sary to take it from its place. This re.
quires two-thirds vote, and the democrats
can prevent if they are in their places and
as vigilant as they ought to be, which
they sometimes are not. The radicals
despairing of passing this monstrous
measure, by which the president can sus.
, pend the writ of habeas corpus at pleasure
, on the slightest pretext are trying to
draw the wool over the eyes of the demo-
cratic members thereby. Some twenty
;. radicals claim to be opposed to the bill
Q and desire to record their votes against it.
4 which number with the democratic vote
\ would defeat it. I hope the democrats
will not see it, for even should they do a.
they promise, which am constrained &c
n doubt, it would be used as these republi
lie cans in their district, as an electionesrine
10 card to prove that they are as bad as tn,
rest OF their friends in congress. Thes,
~ radicals are so potent for evil that nothin,
short of an adjournment would give US as
N surance Of rest from apprehension.
ia OUR BRo-IN-LAw, CASEY.
N The select committee Of investigation
!, into Louisiana affairs will not report O
- Wednesday. The majority will, of course
s. whitewash the whole party. The minor
" ity will report that Collector Casey
le Ulysses bro.in -law-and others are YER
h much to blame for their interfering In tn
local political quarrels OF tho state, an,
- that things generally in that state ar
20 very badly managed. 1t was rumore
l. sometime since that Casey was to resign il
70 order to harmonic matters in Louisiana
Al but reckon that Grant thought better I,
have discord in Louisiana than want O
harmony in the kitchen cabinet at HON
.. WISELY DONE.
i The Postal appropriation bill contain
r ing an amendment increasing the subsi
dy to.the Pacific Mail steamship compan
has passed both houses. The wisdom Q
. legislation was clearly demonstrated b
= by both democratic and republican mem
% bers in their speeches Oh the subject
N Members representing every interest
10 manufacturing, mining, agricultural AM
, commercial all urged its passage. Mr.
- Brooks, Of New York, favored the bill OF
y the score Of economy in the cheapness
" with which the United States mails would
70 be carried and tho naval purposes Of the
:, government for which these vessels ca,
be used; he discriminating them our mill
tia of the seas. Mr.. Bingham denied tina
it WAS q subsidy in any sense, being simpl,
a, . letting out Of the contract for csrryin,
D. tho mails TO tho lowest bidder. He sal,
1t you might 40 well cay you propose sub
ID sidy when you authorize the letting Of ,
- contract 70 carry the mail overland from
W New York TO San Francisco or from
- Philadslphis to New Orleans by wats