The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-08-09
ORU WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON b. q. August 4lh.


The only thing that has. for some time
broken the dal routine Of Congressional
proceedmgslwas an exciting sccne ia the
House ycsterdas. The COMMITTEES Oh Tho
Judiciary hast unanimously signed report
entirely cxculpating Mr. Knott FROM all
blame III withholding the Caldwell. dis
patch in tho Blaine investigation Mr. llurd
presented this report when Mr. Knott said
that when he understood that tie report OF
the Committee III this case was to be un-
animous he had not intended to shy u word,
but lie had changed his mind within few
days. since seeing an Editorial in the
/" philadelphia North American' in which
that paper il attending 70 Josiah Caldwell,
letter to Mrs Gen'l' Sherman said \ that
the letter showed TINT aIr KNIT, had liz
famously Withheld the Caldwell dispatch.
thas by this course Knot, and his friends
had prevented Mr. Blaine from obtaining
tho Presidential nomination. but il had
covered KNIT himself all over with il-
fanny. Mr. Knoti SAID underihc eirran,-
siai.ces he deemed i, his duty 10 make n
plain statement " facts. This Mr. knott
did and IN so doing as was /. have becnox-
pcctcd call down the wrath 81 the lihini es
10 perfect torrent Messrs Frye and llaie
took tho lead. and Tor srathing scurititys and
personal abuse in Thin garb Of pariiunrr-
tary language evincialn high degree Of pro-
6eiency. An the Republican iaenucrs
withdraw their names fro:n the report and
ii was recommiitca to the Committee. Mr.
Knott replied maintaining the stand 10
had taken mud rciterating his charges.
The Republican campaigli managers have
come TO the conclusion that The only way
in which they cai succeed ttiis fail Is by
rowling the sectional hatrods and an
imositits Of sixteen year ago We might
rs we'll make up our minds 10 meet and II
possible ccun,fact 10. That We rl,all have
. bloody shirt canvass. Think is unqucs
tiunable. The boys 10 blue will be calle.l
out all over the North. The Whisky
thieves sindian ring jobbors and the s,r-
rupsioaist vi all lLe Corruplivns Who have
been fattening upon the people for 20 many
years are literally subscri bing money TO
buy uniforms. torches and Transparent, o.
and send them marching across the country.
all for the purpose Of reviving the var
spirit. Every possible device wall DO used
for this end. Only last Saturday the New
York Graphic, d journal that Is closer tothc
rings that cluster around the admiuis,ra-
ton than mort persons suspect. printed h
double page picture OF the batilo Of South
Mountain hich tceLrec nearl, halfn gen
Grafton ago There can bu 10 doubt that
Dir Ks.ck Chandler drew bis check on The
campaign fund 10 pay for this interesting
contribution to Republican campaign liter
ature. Harpcrs Weekly will u course I'll.
low the leadership ii tic Graphic ii this
particular time. fhc Song u the \. Or
gans" Eyerwhere now is the Ex-Confeder-
ate House. If We I'm believe them tie
investigations have culy been stated 10 de-
grad aud disgrace the men who /" pcrTiled
their live, to safe the country That we
are told. is the meaning Of The ..rersccu-
tions' Of Belknap and lIabcock aud the
long list OF othoTs wilOss rssualities have
been exposed aud who have been dragged
TO justice. Ifthese were the only tactics
that the desperate men IN power intended
10 use il would DO easy 20 meet theui. but
they are not. Hand in hand with them
as soon as even the campaign becomes some
what warmer will conc rumors Of murders
and ASSASSINATION in the South for opinion
sake. The carpet>bagrers DO not intend
% surrender very easily. They know aud
the Chambers and Mortons knows that the
moe negroes who are murdered 10 the
South between this and next November
the more the Democra.lc party at tho North
will be damaged. And they will sec taat
il not done in reality the Northern Dem
Gratis shall believe that they arc.
REgo.