, 1874-04-27

tant TostiGcations bill. The Army and tho Navy
Appropriation bills no with 6enatc amendments
on the gpcaker's table, to be taken up again at
1eisnro; and tho Legislative Appropriation bill,
which is e4 pages long, Ind progressed yostorday
no further than tic 18th page.
DULL DpyH.
When you como to recollect that you eIoot 4
National Legislature for no other standard pur-
pose thnn totmpose taxes andvotc appropriations,
it will be seen that, In tho main duty Of Cou-
grcss, It ia far In arrears, wbilo the time has
boon spent In debating all maphor OF questions,
and Investigating score Of charges against tho
Executive branches. Congress- has no heart for
work. It is intimidatod and tlighty, In tho grtpo
Of Generalization, and looking into the no1t
campaign with apprehenslona Of general royo-
lution which will empty four-afths OF 'thesc
seats. There arc fow mon who efTcct to DO CHR
py, and arise with suggestions Of inquiry or rc-
tronohment; but thoao only widen tho panic, as
q laugh in hauntod house spreads the infection
Of fear.
DEFEAT m VIEW
Periods like this arc dangerous to tho stability
Of tho greatest nations. We look in vain for
some constructive statesmansnip, to rally with
and for it, whatever its appeNation may be; but
there ia no sign Of leader. Six weeks ago h1r.
Blalnos friends wore In full feather, and believed
that he would have an easy run for tho Republican
for ~" tsft t;,no. Hia {rlonda do not hold t{,o
aoann 10 onininn today. and some Of tie ehFewdeet
Republicans doubt whether tho party will live to
ManItimo Mr. Butler. of Maesachusetta. In in
every probability of defeat in tho Essex District;
and tho MasAachusotts Democracy, 70 far. from
ahowiug increasing Willingness to adopt: Butler
oarnest tn nomir,ato and eunnort strajRht tiokot
David 4. Wole told me- me- toraay thnt he Demo-
crats expected cE to eloct four tongresalnen from
Maasaohngetts noxt fal, Mr. 0hsl{so says beth
tanS' aud pl0so'' ,os.nu. =.
The no1t Congress is already abandoned by
tho osponde9t loo9?sa,on MT! ot tho p nSpabo a an
aav;do3nt IN fhn nroancct;yo thnn amorpnt
ia o,yn,nvce nf tin 1Iouso of Renrosan}a-
tiVns wiz hold tnoir nlacos on party
sa'To, s,,t2oro,'ra mno and % 7avn 1oosoi nvor t5o
h;1,ty m A;in;nistrntien Gnnrrcgs. The bulk Of
Gongr,aaInen l,eioyo tho sano. as is apparent
hv tbo rencntmont Of tie ConGrogsional leadors
asainet ine H. F1ocut;vo rt wou]d annoar that
Mas,n nno 1or~ W,,.on sna other. a,e jn;ng
otti,s6' ossa ,sn hrtnr hnma 10 liz Execntiyo
avsrv }o,1v E,'' nnd frani thcv can ind md the
ad'aa nd y H. R"hsrso "a aaid to ba
ounce, any or M IL BLY, a. ~ 10 ai;tiio
so,1nna " unn"4 ~ 1't tho Troaa,rv io rennntant
S:a. g.. !, az on,nnrarotf,n .orrhoard.
1iVn 1l', IS et1s1s a. ,e,,Hi ~ ~ ~ ,eh.t an
n set -. ~" W. Vcn yha hit racontfv
@ mas ~ ~ ,s,. .s,, +ouecant n;acas AK
molg ~ Pso&ke' " =. "4sn ~ Soua ~ ~
asn"es sPune ta IL n i1rment oysr the damage
rnIt hv hv s trncn y c.v,,rv IN thc notato-
ta,i ma1usnt n,a w 1io h,,oIatar ~ "
patsn =, n,"tpo,' +nn Thet 1orndha,d of thu
Aud Houtw9L sooi 1nat no1naneao m naa ., tDs 'as
tmes VINO oniY tegoitea PaF u srocoe scs;es NE
70 6e alam Gar.oa1u11 o. s;y' AZ ssamsa nsa
an tho n9na'e nont aass t. nsrro
A!un ~ ny outies tuao ~ su"u saai ~
anu Hent !oI Daaas' Mno u 'aole " npoan a',a ~
the AomlnistiA''on o1ceP' a.. ~ aasnau'aV%o 44,o
apoioey for 'ns Pas1 NV so@ts, ~ ~
power. DECISION, logao, anu ,n8nt, IN tae
sennto, nave zee peen On tne Iaioont9ut 3!t.
nopnoNoan soo, WIN samnor ana 9Ghu11 Mt' WIN
fenton ana fel!s' OF oonneo1lcae' aae hann. ~.
lstfau9n haa no e1ponent oi rentons mSa suy
snfe"aness' no ocnet1. aand ta'na
n!eu ealetiee2 tue ]pu6mGns " aoy ",i'Ss, ; H.
heYe oeom "ltn TUG hepnpnoau muaotlt5 VI tuo
while. Ihc Administration press IL iosoYeT ,. VI.
vMe:1lng M:g uko III e9ua'oiss nnu sae NoH aotn a.,
Itnes. poised tiI-too, as Il ever anous 70 ~ ~
Away wnae evnr LeanG eri 's ~ adGntpI t' praa
aons ~ 10 uao9n . ,i Ia ~ au"ao ~ ~ pan;yn
ous'noss TO ns otsnn iii. ,in,i. -
Gan o. th1a olty WHICH ~ ou.iGu W.u unty ~, ~,
Mngonee. ana ls oossiy puuisano .a naa pSgn rH
ny!us iol M MeonG W A. ti .ia ,';is
bnt!er Any nloItu = t' KY. ~, ~ "u no,adnat H.
AoleAu' +n"t ~ W. aop tt'o Aoaus H., ~ ~ ~
olslon ~ tuey o9stu ~, tt a ~ ;Ao ~ szat
papor ID ~ ~ is
PAtIomn y 9lontty ul.l6n - "n.u n'o n,,t a h6I
hH sneoe a. tha ie "H siE,d A"'' " 'o0 " o''