The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-08-19
Letter from WnShinGtOl.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. Is, 1876.
The latest and most agonizing effort of the
unprincipled Performers" let loose by Tiden
and Hendricks is that "Gov. Hayes was in the
House during the Credit Moblier conspiracy,
and boldly refused to vote for the condemna-
ton of Cakes Ames and confreres." We do not
wonder that respectable members of that party
all through the country, disguised with the
enormities revealed by Senator BoutwelPs re-
port, whereby Lamar is permitted to claim a
seat in the Senate; by the late cowardly exhi-
bition of Proctor Knott; by the assassination
in Mississippi of Mr.. Haffa, lately of Philadel-
phia, and scores of others by acts of Rev. Col.
Ball, ex-Confederate Chaplain, who murdered
seven unarmed negroes in cold blood; and, not
to go too far back, fred the "crow' furnished
by the action of the House on the Resumption
Bill, lin defiance of the pledges rendered in
the letters of the Democratic candidates, of
such dishonorable credit and flavor that they
are boldly declaring their severance from men
who glory in their defiance of all recorded hon
or and integrity, and who scorn not to use
means that would put to the blush hardened
malefactor. "Those whom the gods would de-
stroy," &c.
During the last few weeks there have been
an unusually large number of visitors in town,
for this season of the year. going to and com
ing from the Centennial Exhibition at Phila
delpbia. A general tour of inspection is made
through inc VARIOUS departments, tine OapllOl
building and other places of interest As a
general rule great pains is taken by the polite
employees to show them all the sights"
Governor Tiden made one declaration in his
letter Of acceptance which Republicans are in
no way reluctant to endorse, when he said that
"the public mind will no longer accept shams."
If the spirit of prophecy upon him when
he wrote this, he will be not little surprised
at it's literal fulfllment on the 9TH of Novem-
har onA OF Tho eli if1yx I,
which the Republican party, representing and
expressing the public mind, will have accom-
plished the result.
On Friday last the Senate passed the Post
Route Bill, one of the provisions of which is the
restoration of the Frankiug Privilege. 1t has
been a mooted question whether the repeal of
the legal rights of Senators, Representatives
and Delegates in Congress to send and receive
documents and letters free of postage has not
been of any advantage to the country.
Day by day the truth of the Scriptural quo
tation made in these letters on former occa-
sion, 'that he who diggeth pit for his neigh
bors will assuredly fall therein" is being YER
fled by the topping over into that pit of some
of the Democratic magnates who have been
hourly employed in the work of excavating it
for others. And now comes the Democratic cam
didate for the Vice Presidency. An examina
ton of his record, while Senator of the Uni
ted States, places him on the dragged edge" of
the "pit." 1t appears that, in violation of law,
he advocated and partly succeeded in having
it paid by the then Secretary of War, claim
for mules which had previously been rejected
five times.
This charge has caused considerable "wrig-
Cling" in Democratic quarters Hendricks is
in imminent danger of falling into that pit"
which engulfed his friend Pendleton. His
friends may find it to be prudent to with
draw him from the canvass. He will not be
the FIRST vic tim Frustrated by the "kck of
mule"