Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-02-24
A Chat with tia Editor.
NusHER sxvrS,

portfng crown, convey lessons for thought,
and though they may not soon contribute to
alleviate the desires Of those who pant for n
Republic, rest assured, dean Editor, they will
return to annoy the advocates of monarcha
government In. amore recent speech Sir
Charles has unfnlaed more fully his views,
which are eagsDiy caught up by the laboring
masses. What truth he uttered when, refer
ring t2,the ralaiipns between England and the
United States he attributed the ii-feeing in
that country to the ignorance which prevailed
in aristocratc circles about American institu-.
tions, England has not done with Sir Charles
apd free discussion.
How tendcrly, just now, British sentiment
is expressed over the American claims before
the Geneva conference, and how closely the
government keeps from ale mnsses inteli-
gence touching this all-cngrossing subject!
Haven't you been overwhelmed with the
dOings of Democracy at Columbus, lately p
What ebullilions of wrath they have develop
cd over very simple matter? However, it is
characteristic of the panty when driven tc the
wall by stubborn facts, and thepe.is no way
By which n Democrat can recover his equiv
nimity but by swearing liInecf ont of difficult
ty. History in State legislation furnishes, Ra,-
merous instances to sustain this remark 1t
was thus in tS4l.2, when Byingtoa and Nc
Nulty and their like held sway in the lower
branch Of the Legislature. so, too, in lS48-
0, when they again swore to defeat the inau-
guration of a Whip Governor Other instances
can be enuACrated but these arc sufficient to
Iecill to your older readers the anmus which
marks the perfect Democrat Of TO day
But why Is this? The Senate Is evenly bal
ancci and in a contested seat the sitting MEM
Der, Democrat, was Ousted aud u Republican
seated, which gave the r. publicans majority
OF one, the Chair deciding that the sitting
member had no right 10 vote on his own case
To this Democratic Senators detnuITsd, and
hence the breaking out
Another bomb-shel is thrust by Mr.. Sumner
into the United States Senate. 1t was only
| last week that he killed the Amnesty bill by
kindness, and he was enyOcped with malcdic-
tions from certain Senator'S Now he has ask =
ed for committee to inquire into the alledg-
ed sale Of Government shooting. sticks TO the
French during The way with the Prussians.
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kmischief-they declare il TO be mischief and
n0thing sbout, that these allegations should be
brought into that dignifed body; and Sena-
tors hurried 10 and iro from the war depart.
ment to the presidential mansion in search Of
well, in search of the author Of the rcsolu-
ton of inquiry and thus four days of that body
have been devoted to their consideration with
out coming to n conclusion. Now. whether
true or false, the discussion has elucdltcd an
other fact that Gen. Grants administration is
too much defended Senators are too eager
10 catch at sOmcthing to excuse the tondyism
where it is not needed. Why, Mr.. Reed, the
Administration does not rely upon sueh expo
siiiOns of folly and cgotism, and The sooner
Mcssrs Conkling Morton, Hnglan and others
learn this, the more speedy will the Nations
progress in the essentials which constitute to
Republican success and supremacy. Let in
vcstigati0n ensuc, and it the government or
its agents have proved unfaithlulr unfold il to
the people, and institute thcretose the needed
reforms. But it is an cvusive policy which
Republicans have most TO fear, and they
should have an open rceosdy whspewhh to
combat the opposition.
The reports ea southern outrngcs, through
Congressional sommutecs are bclope the pco-
pie, and they more than sustain she ahega.
tions with which the press has teemcd for two
years past. Democracy has been yanpant
over Republican conspiracies in the south
but the minority report of this committee
composed of Democrats, went into the House
I the other day, full of unguarlcd criticisms of
Congressional enactments, Republican oil
gurshHs, imperial Presidents, &c, but was
soon shamed out and only suffered to go up.
on the record after an assurance that the Ian.
guagc of the report wouh be couchcd in re
special terms. OH shade of Iackson
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