Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-21
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
w.sHrssrOs. D, c. Feb u. 1876,

NJ Tweed and his associate thieves. -
ahashed the brazen inp0dsnee Of the i
de1oeratie party. and 50 clearly reveal
ed the punetiliOas sense Of hOnor ANNA
ting its head centre. Tammany. IN hand /
hing pzblle funds. that fer se@e years
after its exposure the nouthings Of It's /
SPEAKERS. relative 10 reform. we're ear
tiously INDUCED in because Of the cor
teupsuous reeepsiea that awaited all
such hypoerisleal pretensions from that
source bat the seeming change CT PolIt-
ical allegiance. indicated by the tidal
wave" Of 1874. revived that almost ne
rib1nd party. and its press and orators
took up the refrain where 1t Was 50 IL
ec1tiuently laid down by the Boss
and his 2bestorS A reeapitulatiOn Of
what the majority in the House have &c
couplished. viii not weary the mind BY
It's length. and viii make manifest their
diligence during the ten weeks that they
have been together. in lifting the bur
dens Of an oppressed people Their ms
sion was fly inaugurated Immediately
after 0rganizing By the summary dis
uissal Of all subordinate o5eiaiS that
they could -eonpetent>ous not
6euocrat-and replaced them in many
instances by Incompetent ex-rebsls. thus
giving practical force TO their PrOfeSsed
desire for DOn-partisan evil service re-
form, and testIfying in very unique
way their abhorrsnes for their late IN
I disguised treason Their next reform
measure was universal amnesty for al
traitors. including jefferson Davis, late
president C. s A.
This was defeated because Of Repub-
lean unity, they appearing wiling to
assume all the odiun attached 20 solid
Tete in the negative These comprise
all the strictly reform2tOry measures
thus far attempted. unless We include
the cutting down Of = few salaries Of
West Point cheers and the allowances
Of cadets there
The Contemplated abolition Of the b.
reau Of Educztioa IS doubtless regarded
By democrats as = rsforn2tory move
nent. bat the present attempt By that
merry andrew. 5. s Cox, Is directly in
the interests Of his party and indirectly
to advance the interests Of his party 5
friends. the jesuits-
The list may appear rather neagre
ard cut Of proportion with their beasts
70 minds gzngrsned By radical hate Bat
Is they are no~ Just laying their plans
for making ready TO begin 70 eonnence
TO show NJ the deplorabIe condition Of
the country, hanging, IS It we're. ever
the black abyss CT Cssarisu. eager II
It's infataation TO take the fatal plunge
should they Inadvertently relax theil
vigilance or turn away for che moment
their restraining orbs. We ought not Il
BE eensOxious or hypocritical relative Il
the methods they adopt TO restrain L
. frou committing hu7i kari
The devotion Of Mr.. Blaine TO princi
PIE. during the amnesty debate. in De
hberztely hazarding his own persona
interest that the fruits Of = long va
should not be iuperiled by his silence
= Is beeoning more obvious TO, and nor
: heartily appreciated BY. the loyal cit
i. Eens Of the republic As the inczEtiou
utterznces Of the press and leaders {
4 the rebel-deuocrsey make more psteE
70 al Observers the malignant eharaets
! Of their sentiments toward the eozHEry
defenders and their diszztizfaesion wit
- the Union - Il exists freed from Z
= pzrzlyIing infuczess 0f human SLAYER
= By drawing their fire - lie did be kne
n. full-well that the misrepresentation ar
Suggestions CT rebel hate would Be ust
% without seruple 70 zEe-t bis destruction
d. but undisuzyed ke made his attack Al
- BY forcing them to preuaturely reTe
>, their sentiments q undying hate 20 :
- who opposed them in their parricidal :
teupsz against the Government he ave
r. ed. single-karded- grave disaster
=. the country Nothing H0re Is need
- At any tine than tsre sllusisn TO ths
- stroeio1z treatment Of diSzrued patriC
r. 10 convert their normal state Of moro.
In nesz into ere 0f frenzy
IN That g=utleuan's zpee-h, last Thu
a.. day. 70 = crowded house, showing
IN uischleTogs tendenciez Of infztion, =
IT, that cur safety and prosperity Was
nm the path Of a gradzzl approximation
u = specis bzziz until It shall have b
nh reached. It's methods being % sdj1s
a. 20 hzruouiIe With cur business ini
~ estz, thus avoiding any violent distu
tse zoees in any dirsrti0n. vii eouzs
widespread attention and increase
IL, prestige ss pztriOt and statesman
-. The attention Of all sincere woFs
wi IN the Temperance movement Is INV
f,- 70 the sentiments evolved during
e Senate Discussions ef the proposition
Ard appoint eompizsion 70 investigate
report upon the liquor trzEc- The
d1ceio1s therefrou are TO the eject
N. the deuocrztic party viii Etrsnuo1
r n RESIST zuy interference with this