The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-08-17
Correspondence.
WSsnIxaroN, d. G. Aug. 4, Ia

WNsBINaroN, ID. Z. Aug. 4 lSIG
Juicy Wedther qj1er the pra&oAt- g. Wash.
ington Gowrnmesa Eapbyecs--l,- J.
peachmeni Of Rsfaea-fxc Pea1isai
says no 7srrorisn, in ihc Sa,gh-It.tW-
Fng Leyisidfion-- ls,Hid'ig8 qtthc Hum
burg Massacre ~ hmqcrais.
Rain | rain I rain For tlaya past
there has been an abundance Of
wator from the surcharged clouds
Yet, so long have we heon without
anything Of tho hind, the earth is
not fairly soaked "Wednesday was
marked hy continuous drizale, very
similar TO tbst which is so common
in Liverpool, or Scotlabd--a kind Of
penetrating moisture, making tho
QUO exposed TO il wet to the skin
aud ofesting ivory uncomfortable,
olaWny tealipg. - e
Employees in the reapeotivo De-
psrtmests arc now ON tho ragged
edge" The nemoortio House are
determined to make . aavaga iredso-
tim Of the force employed This on
the SCORE Of eoopomy Tho heads
at Departments have asked for poih
ing Of the kiEd--indoed some Of the
Bureaus will hardly know how to
dispose of their business, if the ra.
dgction 10 insisted on. Still tho ma
iority Ct the House are inaapely dis
posed to adhere TO tho ooprso. when
will our Civil Service he go arranged
as not to be subject to the caprice Of
o lot Of demagogpos 7 Tho people
are not asking for this thing, and
ipany q member will find out, ero
long, that no favorable response will
come 10 cotton al this oharsoter.
Tho impeachment trial is ovor |,
Helkpap is free. The utmost efforts
Of the Democrats to produce aoon-
viotiop, and in this regtrd add to
their Presidential trsding capital,
have proved fpuitloss. We believe
the Senate had no jurisdiction in tho
promises yet it would layo been
hettey to proceed without raising the
point So General Helknap himself
thought. lie WAS oyerruled, how,
ever, by hia oopIsol. Tho opinion
has boon gaining ground rapidly Of
late, that there was no orimipalit y
about tho Generals Movoments--
only o want Of prudent oautiaYspess.
Tho rebel horde consequently have
not utterly ruined the reputation of
tho brave aud qpsolfsh soldier. lsto-
ly our Soopetary Of war. -"
Hy thp tolor ofhis recent message
to the Senate, We are led to infer
tLat President Grant intends to gee
to It that further outra8ea IN The
Aouth shall cease. Would to God
he had taken tho hint last year vhen
the poor people Of Mississippi wore
suffering. Had Coy. Apos been
supported-had 10 boon the recipi-
eat of tho EipS.' earpest words that
Gov. Chambeplal9 hes now-the
murderous and 9isgrddoful scenes ip
that State would never have boon
enacted. we will SEQ now'if Modoc
Butler will still counsel 'resis-
tance IN South Carolina aud refuse
to come under the operation of tho
lazy. as q guilty murderer.
During tho present session of
Cchgress, several ridiculous errors
have occurred, which would not be
expected in tho'prodoedings Of a ju-
venile debating society, tho latest
was brought 10 the attention Of the
Sonate' yesterday, to which Senator
Anthony had hesu directed by q tel
bgraD from the Secretary Of State.
It il ap error in enrolling the sup-
dry civil appropriation hill.
I'd reference 10 the Congressional
Pfibthy, making the Office q Prssi-
9eptisl one, instesd OF being an on.
csr Of tho Senate, that officer is styl.
cd superintendent Of public ptiat,
iag." There is no suoh officer [; 30,
IN ORDER to change the mode of 60.
leoting q successor for Mr.. Clapp,
farthas legislation would appear nc,
abssary, p y
There may he some excuse for
these errors which have been made
by the Democrats Of the House of
Representatives,, in the faot that
they have not for many years, had
pontrol Of legislation, aud ar not in-
experienced IN the business 81 aha
ping it. re
The spirit Of She old Southorn
alaye,driver too often manifesto It.
self in the Demooratio papers of this
attitude with referNnoe TO tho oolor-
bd people OF tho South. II is all
the more deplorahle that this spirit
Is shared by more ultra Democratio
Drgans and stumpsrs iu the North.
Il ia observed that sllthase mouth-
pieces ofthe Confederate and Qop-
perhead wings Of the Demoorsoy are
of the opinion that the atrooioua
crimes Of tho Hahburg rhurderers
must be justified or at least pallet.
ed at oil hazards. 20 that ''serious
political disasters" to their party in
the pending campaign may he AVERT
%. They are fixing mp aud COM
mittiug to memory their, lessons on
Ehs Hamburg massacre, "a that
they may disseminate nothing but
The aimonpure and unadpIterated
Democratic pabulum 10 the igno-
rant masses whose prejudices oan be
2 ssail5 azSlsssd against The c0lorsd