The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-08-03
Correspondence.
Our Washington Letter.
ID. G. July %, 1876.

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What does Tit,en think of the Hamburg
Brutality ty--Price Of Gold in Iactia-7H.
den in n Diiemmd-Senaior Morton
and Merrimon The CT Out Of the Bag
--TUden and 7tpecd-Gen. Grant and
Kelley.
With the sun striving TO get be-
low the nineties, gold down to LII,
aud Sunset Cox struggling to free
himself from the effects Of Wheeler's
expose the other day in the House.
we find ourselves too exhausted to
make an effort worthy Of the demands
Of the times and the subjects de-
mandng discussion. But, as the
New York Herald deems it worthy
of lengthy leader, besides a dozen
repetitions OF the query, "What does
Gov Tilden think of this Hamburg
brutality 7" we dare not remain si-
lent. Even Gov. Chamberlain OF s.
g.. who is often charged with toady-
ing to the Southern antipathy to the
colored man. speaks thus in his letter
to Hon. T.. j Robertson, U. ). s.,
The victims at Hamburg we're mur-
dered in cold blood after they had
surrendered, aud were utterly de-
fenceless. No occasion existed for
causing the presence of u single
armed man at Hamburg on tho day
of tho massacre. No violence was
offered or threatened any one II is
said, as usual, the niggers were im-
pudent, but the evidence shows that
all the actual physical aggression
wls on the part of tho whites they
m0de a demand they had no right
TO make and when that demand WAS
refused as it should h,ve been, they
proceeded to enforce it by arms, aud
crowned their success in enforcing
their demands by brutal murders" "
Shame aud disgust must fill the
breast of every man who respects his
race or human nature when he reads
the tale
This witness is unimpeachable, and
as tho testimony he offers is given
after the receipt OF tho inquest of the
coroner, supplemented by tho report
Of the Attorney General Of the State,
it delies criticism. Gsn. Garfield
truly told Sunset that it was useless
to endeavor "to laugh murder out of
the case" and referred him to the
more manly course of Rartridge, OF
Ga, who had defintly approved the
action of the rebel Gan. Bdtler in
gathering the white assassins toyeth.
or, aud numbering the disarmed
blacks who had violated no law, of
Tended no citizen. outraged no pub.
lie sentiment. Verify, indeed, will
the people, in tones not to DO disre-
gartled. demand of Tweed's old part.
ner, "What does the G ,vernor think
Of the Hamburg brutality - and we
warn him not to return the answer
Of q Virginia paper, "Only few mig
CESS shot," lest more white men fall
On the same ground, than did with
Custer at little Rosebud.
with tho demand for more silver
comes the news from British India
that it is fast falling in price The
silver rupee nominally worth 46 6
cents gid, is now quoted at 33 3,
The loss 90 the government there is
estimated at $50, 100000. This will
enable our government to crafty the
pnblic demand without paying u pre-.
MUM on the bullion.
The outspoken utterances OF Gov
ernor Hayes of Ohio, have in regard
to civil service reform placed Tilden
in dilemma. Even one Of his own
friends declares that "the Tilden or-
gans do the Governor harm. The
best sentiment Of the country is op.
posed to them" Aud that unless
Uncle Sammy comes out clear on
that point, he may as we'll retire from
the canvas. The 'artful dodyer," in
declaring that he twas 80 overladen
with public business that he would
be necessitated to delay his letter of
acceptance for few weeks seeks to
time," so that the letter,
when IL may coma, or whatever it
may contain, will escape cri ticism
But the Conch ,ta murders aud the
Hamburg massacre demand an early
notice, for the people will act wheth
or Tilden writes or not, and he must
that he left Tweed only
when the Republicans "sm,ked him
out" Must they repeat that effort I
The query Of Senator Norton to
OF s g.. to "nams one
good thing the Democratic party had
aver done for the country" proved
Too heavy for the apologist Of the
Hamburg massacre Even after
Morton had proddsd him
with the Democratic party had the
blackest and most damuable record
in the history Of parties in this or
any other other country, he could
but murmur, You Republicans lid
not conquer our rebellion as cheaply
IS you should have done, or that
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