Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-07-27
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.
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WASHINGTON, u. c..
July u, 1876.
Democratic members of Congress appear to
estimate the intelligence Of the average Amer
lean citizen by that OF their own party eonstit-
uants; and hence. they expect the Transparent
psrtizan tricks every day resorted to by them,
TO be accepted rs the work Of reformers aud
patriots In the great day OF accounts. next No
vember. From the opening day OF the present
session Of Congress, last December. up h. date
every re>ource has been exhausted for the pur-
pose of di-grsring the Secretary of the Navy
Every trial has been perseyeringly followed up.
and every scrap Of information prejudicial TO
that officer bias been carefully husbsIFled for
the Que purpose of all this expenditure OF
thousands Of dollars of the pablo funds and
this utter disregard of the necessary work OF
the session. namely: the ruin Of prominent
Republican official. lis own testimony and
that OF every chief Of bureau OF his depart
ment, have, apparently. been ignored. II was
only amer peremptory demand. several times
repeated. that h. was allowed a hearing, after
their report tcds rel underway. II !, now
rumorpd that Glover, Chairman of the Real
Esta% Fool Committee, and Whilthorn Chsir-
maH of the Naval Committee, have decided to
refer the evidence in their possession to the Ju-
dietary Committee. with view TO Mr.. Robe-
sons impeachment, should the latter Commit
tee decide that he Is amenahle TO such tribu-
MAJ. But it is not believed that a report would
be reached until next session. prior TO which
all the advantages obtainablc from such sour
W psrtzisn trick would have been secured to
their party.
The case Of Representative Hays il another
in point. He was charged with the sale Of
c.drtship and was a bong time under inyestita-
ton, which was completed weeks ago. The al
most universal verdict Of those familiar with
the testimony was 10 the effect That hi ira
ducers had failed TO cast a single Blot upon his
official integrity. But no report was made I'M
I'll lesterdsy, and then, in.tead Of square,
manly report. the Democrats members Of the
committee reveal their anmus 10y saving that
although the testimony j. insufficient "a CON
Vic; the accused II fraudulent practices. vet
thcr. l. grauul for grave suspicon., II ha,
not been forgotten how Mr.. Rlains dagsci
to The door OF death, aud dispatch. virtually
cNoHoraius him was carefully ,upprc,>rd.-
Oihor case. arr not wanting. MagnmHniy T.
thrown away upon party 80 constituted ami
led. \ witness -worc point blank that h. paid
Mr.. herr $50 for securing a fr!cuh the At
poinimcni 10 a lieuicaaucy in the Army
There were many other very ugly feature, 10
the case tending 10 coGhTm thc witness. but IN
view Of thu speaker. prev lou, good record. be
WIS unanimously acquitted. But The intelli-
gcncc Of democratic CONSTITUENCIES is not the
standard Of American citizenship generally.
The Banking and Currency Committee again
lodged any definite action on the repeal of the
Resumption aci. yesterday, aud il ). asserted
thst tSo IHIIans Democrats OH aiAl-, now
here. threaten that unless tie House makes al
effort TO repeal IL. lIondrick. viii withdraw
Il appears certain that there is a want Of har-
mony between Tidgn aud ffcrdtick.. support
ei respectively b. the hard and -oil wing, ~
Democracy. >cy- a. q the appropriation bill,
- hong in dispute before the NsEiou. confer
cucc Committees. have been compromised.
Five ,lill r,ma n. four before committees. ana
onc-ths r.,cr and iArbor hnl-bef5rc the ~cn-
at. The latter IA, been so mu,ilatcI tia, sen
ator Allison ha' proposed substitute.
senator Morton, IN one Of the mos, Nchc-
mcnt and telling sIiccch,- Of the session, IN
hor,ed several eN-Conir.Irrutc warriors. ana
during 4 discussion Of the Hamburg massacre
Ia the House, Mr.. Townsend Of New York. ia-
A.c;cl Tho most severe punishment upon cox
u4i he has received since hi, ca,iigatioa los
Blaine during the amnesty light. CoN's SER
vie submission To The arrogant bshcsi Of tie
nu-kiuN And TammAny made very patent
during the dehlte ku-kluV Butler. who led
toe cui-throai., va. culogjzci by Har,ridgc ~
Georgia; anI Lamar wa the only speaker on
the Democratic side who denounced the brutal
Outrage and called for the punishment oG the
a-sAS.ius
GOV. Chamberlain 81 South Carolina lis
been In consultation with the President, and
Ia, returned, determined that the murderer,
shall b. speedily punished.
The advocates Of sihc. a legal tender are
hard st woTA 10 accomplish their purpose by
legislation; and bill ha. been prepared BY the
Committee on Mines. authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury 10 issue coin notes for so ana
the multiples thereof up 10 $1,000. through
the variou, minis and a,,4y Offices, for the net
value Of gold anI silver bullion they may have
deposit
The evidence in the BeiAusp trial i Al. in
aud Mr.. Blair, in the absence OF CARPENTER
through Hines, commenced his opening argu-
men, yesterday. An Interesting question In
connection with the final vote upon The gull; u
the accused. i, that presented By toe attitude d
those senator. who voted against the >enale's
jurisdiction.
The thermometer yesterday ranged tribe
fsl a
summer. LOGAN.