Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-09-21
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Our Washington Letter

jOpectut Correspondence OJ N6 OBSERVRr
WASHINGTON, D. G, Sept.8, '76.
Secretary Chandler has at last
been convinced that it is proper
to allow the military authori-
ties to assume control of such
of the Indian agencies as are
likely to be threatened by hos
tile bands, until all apprehen-
sion of trouble is removed.
Attorney General Taft left
the city this morning for Ohio,
! he is taking a short vacation.
He viii probably make ore or
two speeches in Ohio, having
been invited to do so.
The Treasury officials are
highly elevated over the success
which has attended the first eff
fort to fund the six per cent.
bonds into four and half per
cent. bonds. Although the first
call for ten million Of six per
cent. was issued only six days
ago, the Department is advised
by the Syndicate that the sub
scriptiOns to the four and half
per cent. have reached thirty
two millions of dollars. The
success of the entire loan is
now believed to be assured.
The Republicans are lnduIg-
ing in a world Of nonsense over
Mr.. Seymour's non-acceptance
of the nomination for Governor
of New York. They pretend
to believe it argues their easy
success in that State and in the
country at large, and portends
the complete overthrow of the
Democracy in November. Their
exultatiOn is premature and i'll
timed. They are reckoning
without their host. Their ex-
travagant exultation is the best
proof that they apprehend
triumph of the Democracy un-
der proper leaders, and although
Mr.. Seymour's failing health
alone prevented him from ac-
cepting the proffered position
and performing the pleasing
duty of leading the Democracy
to victory at the polls, there is
little doubt that another will be
found who will perform that
duty as gracefully and well.
The Democracy of Massa-
chusettS has acted wisely in
nominating Charles Francis
Adams as candidate for Cover
nor. He is a man of the lofti-
est character aud ripest, states
manship, and is descended from
a long line Of men iilustrious
for their services to the country
in the hour of its need. In
calling upon him now they have
lifted the issue out of the lower
level Of partisan politics and
placed it on the higher ground
Iof national safety. Mr.. Ad-
ans was nominated by accla-
nation; Governor CASTOR and
other democrats who stood
high with the party were set
aside that the Convention might
show TO the country that the
Democracy of the present day
is not seeking so much its own
success as the publication and
salvation Of the country. Mr..
Adams has been n Republican
in the days when the Republi-
can party had life, earnestness,
ideas, and honesty of purpose.
He belonged to the party which
numbered Summer, Fessenden,
Wilson and Chase in its ranks
men who if living now would
stand where he stands to-day.
The party led by Chandler,
Grant, Logan, Morton and But
ler has departed from its old
traditions and has become the
foe of official purity and politi-
cal liberty; and it is time now
for all clean men to tear off its
badge if they have to tear the
flesh with it. 1t happens well
this nomination OF Mr.. Adams,
for Just at this time Gen. Ben
iamin F. Butler is the repre-
sentative Republican of Massa-
cbusetts. He will doubtless re-
ceiye the Republican nomina-
tion. In no way could he be
thrown into greater contempt
than by contrasting him thus
with man whose whole polite
cal life has reflected honor up
on his country and shamed not
his illustrious ancestry. Every
one feels that Massachusetts
will be well and wisely governed
while he fills the chair of State,
and that is now more important
to the party of reform than the
election of a life long democrat:
The transfer Of the Wash
iington Monument from the Ma
+i0nol Monument Society tn the