Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence.

W AcnANhlONs ~ uuC y. lOtO.
A storm of indignant denunciation
against The managers of that avaricious
monopoly, the Western Union Telegraph
Company, for the shameless breach of
faith of which they have been guilty, in
selling to the most liberal junk dealer,
the confidential correspondence of their
patrons-corrcspondence that is regarded
to be just as sacred as though under
seal and in the custody of United States
mail officials, by all honorable men of
whatsoever party. No clearer evidence
is needed of the despicable spirit ami
mating the managers of that wealthy
monopoly than its princely revenues,
amounting to millions of dollars annual
ly, might be increased by few paltrY
dollars, than is furnished by their recent
sale of their patrons secrets to rag and
junk dealer: where the creature of a
bitterly partizan ex-rebel, copperhead
congress found and bought them with
the hope that they might contribute to
the exigencies of political party striv-
ing to regain the national supremacy it
lost through its reasonable assaults
against the life of the government which
had nursed and protected it. Were the
money thus secured by trading on the
confidence reposed in it under the most
solemn assurances of secrecy, to be null
tiplied indefinitely, it could not Offset
the odium now resting upon it. What
ever the verdict may be relative to the
part played by the noble reformers in the
House in the matter, the feeling of scorn
and contempt which every honorable
mind feels toward that company is un-
mistakable.
The end of the fiscal year, so near at
hand, is quickening the minds of mem
bers of Congress not wholly absorbed in
schemes for securing partizan advantage,
to the perils meanacing every interest of
the nation, should the first day of July
find the appropriation bills now under
consideration, not passed and a dispo-
sition to harmonic views unpon them
begins to manifest itself. Some of the
more experienced Democrats in both
Houses, those who from long service
here appreciate the absurd character Of
the reductions proposed by the new
members, will undoubtedly act in accord
with the Republican majority in the
Senate in their practical efforts to pro-
vide for proper administration of the
government; and if the bills fail the
Republicans of both Houses will not fear
to 90 before the intelligent voters of the
country upon the issue that was forced
upon them by the obstructionists IN the
House. The incompetency and failures
of the House majority are manifest even
to Democrats in their unredeemed prom
Uses relative to amnesty, tariff, finance,
civil service reform, and in short upon
every subject which formed their rallying
cries in 1874. The opportunity so tar
Oily accorded to Secretary Robson, only
after repeated demands on his party to
meet his accusers, has shown the base
less character of the calumnies sent out
of the committee room against him with
the seeming approval of the Democratic
members of the committe; and the spirit
of persecution, contemplate meanness
and partizan hate that have marked the
course of this committee are but reflex
indications of the animus underlying the
investigation ordered this session.
The Democratic conspiracy against
Mr.. Blaine is still the most prominent
topic of conversation amongst all classes
of people here. 1t is rumored that he
will this afternoon read the private let
, tiers before the committee that he cap
tured from Mulligan. His friends are
confident and exhilerated and it can.
not be denied that if the sympathies Of
the masses here are an indication of them
as they exist elsewhere, shout of re.
jOicing will 60 up all over this broad
land if he is as able to meet and dispose
of the ISLANDERS and charges against hin
as he has been heretofore. Mr.. Kerr is
5 under cloud and should he be unable
to satisfactorily explain to his party
friends why he selected recipient fol-
+ his official favors from another Stat
D than his own and from the ranks of thu
i enemy, he must inevitably loose cast
g with his party, aside from the question
g of having received pay for his influences
r in the matter under investigation al
: though l believe majority of peopl'
here will hold him guiltless of tina
s charge unless corroboratlng evidence Il
u sustain Harney's assertions can be Sc
q cured If the Senate decides to 90 Of
: with Belknap's trial, instead of pOstpOn
d ing it till December as has been proposed
e many weeks must be consumed before al
d adjournment can be effected. All th
e other usual matters of gossip have yield
u ed for the time being to the profound
e interest taken in Mr.. Blaine in hi
IS struggle with his ex-rebel, eopperbead
priestly and personal enemies; and what
q ever the effect may prove to be on hi