Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-13
Our Washington Letter


WASHINGTON, D. c., April I, 1876
1t is definitely ascertained
that 1.-THE bloody shirt" is to be
the Republican battle cry. -
The policy of hate is to be re-
lnaugurated and the preiudices
i, and passions Of the people are
to be appealed, in the effort to
keep corruption in power. Tho
Republican leaders know full
well that reason, right and JUS
tIce are against them and that
their only hope is in exciting
preiudices and binding the eyes
OF the people TO their manifold
shortcomings. Hence they cry
that the people of the South are
"disloyal"- that ''they have not
accepted the situation that
they long to renew the at
tempt to destroy the Union
= that they deny the colored
men of the South equal rights,
and SO through the whole gam
ut of lies. This is supple
mented by the new cry about the
schools being in danger from the
Roman Catholics, ard the Dem
ocrats are conspiring with them
to destroy our system of cduca-
ton. BY thus arousing preiu-
dices the Radical leaders hope to
attract attention away from the
startling revelations now being
daily made, of the rottening that
exists in every department of
the government. But the effort
will fail, the exposes of thieve-
ny, bribery and corruption made
by the committees of Congress,
which show that the highest of
ficials of the land have been en-
gagged in selling offices-that e.
ven the Presidentsent spy toSt.
Louis during the whiskcy to as
sist in saving his favorite from
conviction = that a man was
put upon the grand jury to give
information that might be used
to defeat the ends of justice =
that millions are being stolen
annually from the overtaxcd
people to support thieves in i
dleness and luxury. All these
things are making the people
turn with disgust from the Rad
icals, and their only chance for
relief is in the Democrats. The
Republicans howl about reform,
but they have never been louder
in this cry than when their
hands were deepest in the pock-
cts Of the people, and no atten-
ton will be paid to them now.
The House is working steadi-
ly on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill,
and it will soon end in, substan-
TALLY, the form reported by the
committee; the Republicans of
the House are using every effort
to defeat the saving of six mill
ions made by this bill, but they
fail as Mr.. Randall understands
his business, and puts down all
opposition and amendments.
When it reaches the Senate, that
body no doubt will do with it
as they have with the minor APP
preparation bills already sent to
them, and that is increase them
to the estimates made by the de-
partments. There will be a
deadlock on the bills between
the Senate and House, and the
House should stand by its fig
ures. They have been carefully
made and are known to be suf-
ficient, with economy and hon
esty for all purposes.
The bill passed in the House
making silver dollars a legal
tender for sums not over $50 has
been amended in the Senate and
the amount reduced to five dol
lars. Babcock, Luckey and
Bradley have been examined
before Clymer's committee as
TO the testimony Of Bell, the de-
tective, who swore that he was
employed by them as a spy on
Over and Henderson, and that
they endeavored to induce him
TO steal the papers in the Bah
cock case. An analysis of their
evidence shows, that while they
were anxious to deny Bells
statement, they did not dare
70 do so, and confirms in the
nublic mind the truth of Bells
testimony, which was not ac-
cepted as true and would not
have been without corrobora-
ting facts.
The headquarters of the ar
nv have been ordered to Wash
;ngton and General Sherman
Iii have to return here. This
i rs it should be for they never
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