Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-01-21
Correspondence.
Our Washington Letter.
WAsnISGros, D. c. Jan. lCth, is


Cushlug's anxiety for putting good we
a into the Confederate Military service
! only one of many happy results OF ii
g possession of these archives by the Wa
, Department. So through ventilation {
: character aud sentiments has seldom bee
: afforded in so brief time as in the cas-
of this nomination. Mr., eusking's lette
to the President is a very positive state
meut of his present feelings, but when b
states that he never conceived a though
of disloyalty to the Constitution or tn
Union" it will be taken with some cautiO
ii connection with bis recommendation o
a clerk in the U. S. Service as "A suitable
person to aid IL similar service of The Con
federacy. In view Of his strenuous advo
cacy o. slavery aud his official persequiior
Of his anti-slavery press while Attorney
General under President Pierce, it il
thought by some that he is not the best
representative man for our Government to
send to Spain for Tie purpose of urging
the Presidents views regarding the aboli.
ton of slavery in Cuba The spirit and
tone of his letter 10 the President leads
naturally TO the belief that his purpose in
writing it was TO accept the mission to
Spain for which he had already been con-
iirmed. | am not among those who doubt
for moment that this mission could be
fully as well filled by Republican Of
pronounced antl-savery views and con.
sistent record.
Now that the President mas Withdrawn
Il second nominee for the Gfiice of Chief
Justice. it is supposed with apparent rea-
sou that he will take some time IN consil.
ering aud making sure CT his man before
presenting Il third nomination. IL is the
lightcst nonsense, however. 10 suppose, as
has been alleged, that President Grant
has at any time exhibited personal offence
at the delay and negative action Of the
Senate regarding Mr., Williams. His
welI-known hard sense, aside frcm his
military education and habits, should
shield him from such silly charges. ....
In the West Va. contested election case
three reports were made by different por-
tions Of the Committee of Elections. The
LIST. deciding liz favor Of the October cleo.
non, the BUD, declaring both elections H.
legal, aud the Sd III favor Of the Angus,
and the admission of Mcssrs. |
Davis and llasans, whose opponents pur.
sued the same course as did Coy. Davis of
Texas, VIZ, ran at the August election,
aud when full vote showed them defeat.
ID, wished to profit by another chance.
They ran again i'll October, but received
! very mcagre vote. Ii the House acts
ipon the came principles as the President
lid, IN refusing TO sustain tcchnicaIitics
II oycrSlaugh hug Il full expression Of the
'cople at the polls in Texas, it will seat
'lessrs. }. j. Davis aud j. Marshall Ha.
,ans as the duly elected mcuhcrs,
As agreed upon at the Repr biican eau
us, the House, ca Wednesday, passed
he salary bill as amended by the Senate.
jongres4n"o arc nov being paid at the old
ate, aud al the officials aud employees
fcced by the ILL Of March Sd, 1873,
ncreasipg salaries are put back to the ,
Id figures, excepting he President and t
apremc Court Judges, whose salaries
annot be reduced during their iDcumbeu,
y. This no doubt will prove satisfactory !
} the country press. which has been un.
Barring Of its deuuneiatlons of Congress 4
u account Of back ray, etc - S
Ii members have any regard for the a
liure friendly support Of the press, they t
III do well to immediately repeal The c
"crim,nations imposed at the last session f
favor oil few metropolitan news papers i,
5aiust six thousand country papers which II
institute the third estate Of this country.
ne free exchange and the free dis,ribu- d
% OF papers in their counties is demand b
III the interest of progress and general n
ucaion. A return to this American N
stem is the only means hywhich members u
n hope to escape fusillade all along il
e line 80 'much encouragement to ed.
atlonai facilities is just and reasonable.
d will be maintained by all iuteIlig ent oil
itors OF the country press, IN
The Woman's Suffrage Convention is n,
y in session here. with Miss Susan b. u
lthony rs President. and full Sc, of Il
lcers. The delegates arc in good humor ia
tn themselves, and in bad hunor with u,
rest of mankind. Hence the proceeu- u
Is indicate cross between mutual tn
society aud an indignation W
citing. Dr.. Mary Walker and her IT. v
'ressiblc pantaloons appears to have m
en-, this time, temporarily repressed m
'ongh the huculean efforts Of Prof. AL CO
abet Wilcox, who declares her aud her j.
med cxtremities nuisance. The Prof. isl
nself has so long held the relation Of c.
ipped-cur to public assemblies in this ,h
y, that it is IA relief to him to shift the OF
nors of martyrdom uIon DR.. Mary, to ia
: indispensable disgust. The racaIci.. Of
Mt desperati0ns Of her inexpressibcs ST,
been only partially ext osed to pub. pa
view. She will break out in a fresh Of
&c very soor, aud again, as at the lasi pc
'vention, show that most Of the leaders fin
the fray wore originally boomers, bu, tu
'ked down through pressure Of public to
timeut which Dr.. Mary. being of WI
re wiry aud uuhending itmncss, is en- an
ed TO treat with sovereign contempt. &c
9 ladies Of the Convention are to be tul
es'ed to-day for charging fee Of ad. gel
sion other evening performance with NE