Wilmington journal., 1875-12-31
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WAsHINGTON, December %, 1875.

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WAsH1NGToN, December %, 1875.
DEAR JoURNAL.-It is amusing to
see how inexpressibly shocked are
many Republican papers at the way in
which Mr.. Kerr distributed bis posts
of honor upon his committees. They
point with honor to the fact that the
South has twenty-five chairmanships
and argue from that, that the land is
again going to be plunged into ''re-
bellion," the ''lost cause" revived, and
the Government again ''pass into the
bands of traitors" and other nonsense
and clap-trap of the demsgogue order.
They say that the Northern Democra-
cy are disgusted and that Kerr is put
ting up job for the Presidency, all Of
which is untrue as an unntruth is pos :
sible to be. New England in her fail
ure to get single Craftsmanship, has
pal ticularly excited compassion, and
many are the sneers flung at the
"rebel" Congress in consequence.
How silly and unreasonable all this
sounds. Nj. Kerr has treated New
England precisely as Mr.. Blaine al
ways treated the South. In the last
Congress the fourteen Southt m States
had eight small chairmanships and the
OILY decent man appointed to them
was Maynard, Of Tennessee. The no
toriOus Butler, of Tennessee e, who has
on several occasions narrowly escaped
the penitentia,y, had one. Hayes, the
dlsreputahle carpat-bagger from Ala
bama, who disguised even Morton
with his depravity, ihad another-Afr.-
culture. Platt, Jr., the great Flank
er," had another, and Sypher, an odor
Gus nonentity from New Orleans, had
another. All these were of the most
wretched class of carpet-baggers, seal
awags, and wiffraff that found it's way
to Congress by negro votes and won
distinction there by reason of New
Englard prejudice and spite.
WHAT NEW ENGLAND had.
How long does New England expect
to control the destinies of this nation
anyhow. For twelve years and more
the half dozen corner little States up
In the northeastern corner of this ter
rlty have held a monopoly in the con-
troll of our political affairs, and it is
about time to divide the responsib lity
a little more evenly. For all that time
the South, and Southwest. and Demo
cratic sections at the North have suf-
fered from the effects of the proscrip-
tive legislation inspired by New Eng
land Daweses Buffers, Summers, Viii
son, Hoars, Boutwells, and Blaines, and
what is more natural than those who
have suffered. who have all these
years been practically excluded from
raising voice in the making of laws
to govern them should when they get
the power in their own hands invite
those six httlesstates to rest awhile
from their labors
HOW BLAINE DID IT.
In the last Congress Mr.. Blaine
gave nine of the principal Chairman
ships, besides, second places by the
score to those six States. Dawes had
Ways and Means, Butler the Judici-
ary, Hale of Maine, second place on
Appropriations, Poland, of Vermont,
Revision of the Laws. Hooper of Mas
sachusetts, Coinage, Weights, and
Measures, Kellogg, of Connecticut,
Reform in the Civil Service, Bufinton
Of Massachusetts,, Accounts, Bla;ue. of
Maine Rules, Fry of Maine, the Libra
ry, and Poland Chairman of the Select
Arkansas Committee. There were
IN all nine Chsirnanships and twenty
tour second and third places awarded
to New England. Surely that section
has had her share and the effort now
being made to m AXE political capital
out of what, all things considered was
only just and right, will fall fat The
country can very well afford to let
New England take back seat for the
next two years at least and don't
imagine anybody will feel much SYM
pathy.
The statement that the Democracy.
or the Northern element of tits dis
Rusted with the appointments is ali
bosh. If anybody had right to feel
gr1eved it was Fernando Wood, but
he has gone heartily to work with his
Committee and not murmur is heard
on any side. When the House re-as-
sembles, l fancy these Republican pa
pers Will have something else to do
than to lie about Speaker Kerr, and
wave the bloody shirt.
WASHINGTON DESERTED.
The city is depopulated of it's tran
slent guests of the Government. There
are but few Congressman here and not
more than half dozen Senators. and
even the place hunters are beginning
TO thin out perceptibly. The new ap- ,,
polntments are not nearly all lmade1 ct.
out they are general pledged or agreed |
upon and the disappointed ones are
setting up dismal howl in the news
papers about the injustice of their fate |
ana denouncing the ''rebei" Congress
la unmea sured terms for its 'disIoy-
atty and hatred of the ''3overnment"
hese unfortunates forget that when
me republican Congress came in, in
1901, a clean sweep was made and
every attache of both Houses suspected
sVen OF Democratic sympaty, made to
Walk the plank without chance even
20 say prayer. It is long lane that
nas no turns, as these gentlemen who
nave sucked and sucked at the Gov
teat, who have grown rich
aad joined Boss Shepherds ring. and
"ho now own real estate here and lots
u 1t, acquired nobody knows how. will
me OF these days fully realize.
FINANCIAL DISASTER IMMINENT.
Ano oountfy Aas narciy yet recovered
rom the effects of the terrible failure
II Jay Cooke & Co., Clews and Dun
AN, Sherman Il Co. AS if these dis
uptlons were not enough TO shake our
nance system to the very center.
5nt it seems that We are likely to he
allied upon soon to Withstand another
lnanclal shock-such q one indeed-
. may not only engulph us in misery,
'ut may travel abroad and shake the
cry Rothschild superstructure to the
round. The city was startled the
ther day by ghastly rumor that the
mlnent and solid firm of Sherman &
irant--a firm whose name for nearly
year has teen the synonym of imam
lad strength, was in great pecuniaav
iffcuitles. 1t seems that q stranger
ttracted by the glory of the names I
ad dropped IN to sell fiye-twenty ]