Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-15
The Washington correspondent of the

Columbia.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times telegraphs "that a reso-
luton has been prepared by prominent
southern Congressman, q gentleman who
was an ofdcer Of the Confederate army. and
has been for many years q recognized dem
ocratic leader In the south, declaring In full
and definite terms that the confederate war
6ebt shall never be recognized or assumed
by the United States; that no claim for
slaves freed during aad by the war shall
ever be esteemed lawful, and that the ma
tional credit must be ever kept uuim-
peached. This will be submitted TO the
House at an early day and the utmost conf
dence Is expressed that it will be adopted
with but feeble dissent" Would 10 not be
well for prominent southern Congress
man" to first consult a little amendment to
the constitution of the United States, which
at one time was also quite prominent" but
now seems to have been lost sight o.. II
seems to US to cover the points of his pro-
posed resolution pretty well. The fourth
section OF the fourteenth amendment says
"The validity of the public debt of the
United States, authorized by Law, includ-
ing debts Incurred for payment of pensions
and bouDties for services in suppTessing in
TONED. But neither the United States nor
any state shall assume or pGy any hebt or obli-
CATION Incurred In aid of insurrectiOn or
rebellion against the United States or any
claim for the loss or emancipation or any
slave; but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
The Richmond Dispatch explains that the
reason Why all Virginia has descended upon
Washington for Office is that ii is but hop,
step az a jump from the Old Dominion to
the federal capital. But that paper adds
dolefully that the great body OF the legion
have to return home disappointed, and I'M
dertskes to console them with the valuable
moral :" that il is but relying upon a broken
reed 10 depend on public Office for support"
and that the independent enterprise and
Industry of a man are worth TO him incoa-
ceivably more than all the rewards of pub
lie Office with its instability and disappoint-
ments." The Dispatch cannot, however. re-
frain from CLEAN of triumph inquoting from
THE STAR that under the new dispenSation
of Virginians displacing New Englanders in
Office here " baked beans are supplanted by
bacon and greens. and pumpkin pie is no.
where" I'VE shouldn't wonder" the Dis
patch says, elf a man could get now in
Washington ''possum and taters. which are
SO much better than the moral idees' envel-
oped In pork and BEANS"
1t is all very well for the Richmond editor
to exult over the rout of YANKEE yiands at
the federal capital by the favorite dishes of
the South, but we doubt II the hungry and
disappointed "orifice" seekers of his state
will join in the. jubilation. They will
probably feel like remarking as Col. Sellers
did about his turnip diet, d-n postum and
taters in Washington ~
The Baltimore democrats held meeting
last mig bit TO repel the charges of fraud. in
timidation and violence" made at the citi-
zens' reform meeting on the 3Oth OF Noveal-
Der. Resolutions were adopted which, after
pointing 10 the IS great services rendered in
the national and state administrations here
tofcre by the democratic conservative party
declare that its unity and success are neces-
sary In the next Presidential election; that
all reforms which time and experience call
for should originate and be perfected in the
party; that a fair and complete investiga-
ton will show the charges OF fraud &c, in
the elections in Baltimore are fagrant exag-
gerati0ns; that the board OF police has been
uDjustly assailed; that the old registration
law is imperfect, and a new one should be
made, and that a committee o. five be ap-
pointed to draft and present to the legisla-
ture bill for this and such other measures
as will promote the wise administration Of
STATE AID muDlclpai analrs.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will proba-
bly, find the rigid enforcement of the law for
the reorganization OF his department which
goes into effect January I, impracticable.
AS has been stated in THE STAR the bill as
finally agreed upon and passed provided that
the Secretary should distribute appoint |
ments, os far as practicable, equally between
the several states and territories but by
some strange blunder the unamended bill
was placed before the President for his sigma
ture and in the bill as printed in the revised |
statutes the words 'as far as practicable" are
omitted. Ia executing this law the Secretary
OF the Treasury may see 1T to consider this
circumstance, and in making changes take
into consideration the Intention of Congress
in the matter.
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