The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-02
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.

CaDlnet 0fhcials and other distinguished
notables Among them is noticeable al
very attentive listener, ex.Sena tor Re,
erdy johnson.
The election to the United States Sen
alto from Tennessee for the next six year,
(accidcncy) ex-President Andrew John.
son crates considerable excitement il
Washington. Mr.. Johoson has great
many personal friends here. He, like
other democrats when they have the pow
or to give Office give freely to their friend.
did not forget bis friends when President
Not few of those op whom he bestowed
such tokens Of friendship still remain here
waiting, like Macauber, for something tC
turn up, His election to the Senate has
Inspired them with new hope, and not 0
few of them are delusivc enough to be-
lieve that they will ere long be recipient
of official favor from his hands. The pro
gramme by these hungry, chronic, Office
seekers is TO get up q grand reception o.
welcome for him in Washington and they
as projectors OF it are to receive the cred.
it. They seem to forget that under thu
most anspicous circumstances he will mol
have the power to recognize their "disin.
terested regard Tor him" until after the
4th of March, l871-but methinks after
reflection, what reasonable hopes have
they then ? Will not lis utterances bo
fore the democrats of the Tennessee leg
islature Tuesday in order to get the rcb
ell support (for those would be Influenced
BY these utterances mus. be rcbels) ACT
upon the people Of the North like tho re.
port Of the firing upon the Star of the
West, carrying the United States flag iu
1861. His utterances. which are Just re.
ceived here by telegram and which you
will doubtless receive ere this reaches you
take this liberty to quote my whole
public acts demonstrate that l exhausted
all the powers and prerogatives of the
Office of President in behalf of Confeder.
ate soldiers. and | went so far that Con.
gress, rpder the influence Of an extreme
party spirit, repealed the amnesty act au.
thorizing the President to pardon rebels
Then | fell back to the pardoning power
under the constitution, and under This
power on the 25th of December, 1868,
issued proclamation of general amnesty
relieving all those WHO had fought against
the flag. This was assaied by the radi.
cal leaders, but the Supreme Court of the
United States has within the past year
| believe, decided in my favor. When
the impeachment trial was going on my
exercise Of the pardoning power was one
Of the items OF inquiry by the committee,
Now as to my democracy | think no one
who can read can be ignorant of my po.
litical views; | think am in line with
the democracy of the nation, and the un.
willing testimony Of my political oppo.
nents has established that | was nomna.
ted as q Union democrat for Vice Presi.
deut, and | think my whole life shows me
to be demecratic-an unadulterated dem.
ociat."
The failure of Gen Butler on Monday
to got a two.thirds vote Of the House il
favor of suspending for the balance Of
tho session the privilege of the minority
to defeat legislation by dilatory motions
and what is known as fibustering will
have killing effect upon the remaining
business Of the House. Mcssrs. Beck,
Cox and Randall have each threatened
the House that certain Of its appropra.
ton bills will not be allowed to pass cx.
cept in the manner which they shall die.
tate also, that under no circumstances
shall the Civil Rights bill pass tho House
10 the face OF these specific threats OF
the opposition i. is not to be wondered at
that Messrs Foster and Phelps Of the
Louisiana Sub. Committee. voted to give
the reins of the House Into the hands OF
the democrats. Mr.. Kasson too, is a
most unreliable man as an elected repub.
lican, but there are several other names
contributed to this republican defeat thet
vii have to be explained. Another test
vote should be taken en- this question n.
side from tho civil rights bill, and then
if republican members have sold out to
the enemy, the party will be able tn act
with the full knowledge Of the extent OF
their detection. There is DO timo for
triflDg and trimming when tho country
looks for patriots to DO their duty 10 Con.
gress.
Mr.. Twins replies 10 Committee OF
Ways and Means are peculiar. In one
case that Of $4,000. paid to Dir. Shaw,
newspaper correspondent, no thought
it too much. Forney of the press also
got too much. but Hon. j G.. Shoemaker
reed $500 900 and be declared this was
not too much for his services and he did
not suppose that he divided with any
one. The same with regard to 1925 700.
paid to VIM. A. King. Now it will be
interesting to read the editorials of some
Of some OF the New York independent
newspapers who never stop crying cor.
rup,ion, after this 100000. went into
the hands Of Mr.. Schumacher. 1t is said
the price of their purity is indicated at q
higher figure than that OF the Phiia press
The Chief OF Bureau of Statistics
furnishes me comparative statement Of
our imports from Great Britain for the
years Of 1878 and 1874 respectively. 1t
shows a great falling of in almost every
staple article excepting cotton and linen
piece goods OF which the former is roduc-
ed from 109,000,000 to 100000
yards, and the latter from l0l 100000
to 9S,000,OO0 yards, Earthern and
China Ware haberdashery lead and hard
war, arc reduced more than ten per cent.
Iron and steel machinery, salt, paper,
silk ribbon and spirits are reduced more
than half. Wooden cloths have failed Of
100000 10 value, carpets nearly two
millions Of yards aud worsted stuffs 49,.
100000 of yards, In this way, by i'm
porting as little as possible and exporting
whatever We have to spare, the balance
of trade has been kept in our favor with
foreign countries through 1874 for the
first time since the war.
The citizens of New Orleans take con
siderable nride in their ability To sgea,