Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-20
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
SperiaI Correspondence,

crisis and his determined action IN re-
pressing the turbulent. rampant. muir
derous mObs in the South. waiting the
first sign Of weakness or vacillation IN
the central government. to sweep out Of
existence every semblSnee Of government
in the disputed States. and to replace
them with creatures Of the ku-hlux
Klans. Of such infamous notoriety that
even 4 Democratic House Of Representa-
tives was forced to repudiate them on
paper. has been amply justified by the
events Of the past three days: and with
the exception Of those organs which have
either habituslly denied the existence Of
these satanic organizations, or apologize
ed for their barbarities. or openly ap-
plauded their wicked purposes, the whole
country appears to approve the Presl-
dents course with unanimity that IS a
happy indication Of the cheerful subuis-
sion Of the people to the expressed will
Of the majority. The President was new
er held in higher esteem than to-day
Standing unmoved while the deafeniug
waves Of partizan strife were surging
around him and breaking against the
foundations Of the Republic with force
that threatened It's humiliation, the
tempest has been stilled. the spprehen-
siOus of men have been quieted. BY his
prompt action and his reassuring words.
and nation gratefully hastens to ae-
knowledge his invaluable services in our
time Of sore need and distress. as it did
in 1865, when he had forced treason In
to an apparent submission to the Govern
meut.
With all the efforts made to bring
him into disrepute and TO render him
odiOus with the intelligent masses Of 10y.
al citizens, his popularity was never
more pronounced than to-day, if the sen,
timsnt of the large number Of represen
tative men now here, IS true exponent
Of the general feeling. The good order
that prevailed all over the South on The
day of election. largely due to the pres
/ euce Of the United States military. Is {
sufficient reply TO the columns Ct Demo
cratic newspaper abuse Of the admins
trztiOn in daring to send troops to tn
South. The general belief seems to b
that they were never applied to bette
use than on the 4th inst. The Democrat
lie shouts Of exultatiou which stung thel
political opponents to the last point
endurance on Tuesday evening and Wec
, nesday morning, no longer exasperat
them on the street. although often rel
Grated. somewhat modified. IN the var
Gus gin mills about town and other pl;
ces Of Democratic resort. From all tn;
can De seen and heard. the confidence
the Republicans IN the election Of Hay
has been strengthened BY each day
suspense At least the kilograms a
, nouncing success in louisiana Sou
Is Carolina and Florida have some respo
D sible name attached. while the Dem
/ cratic head IS buOyed up by unsign
u dispatches, giving the estimate from t
most reliable sources" The sil
n threats of resisting Hayes marguerite
O. so frequently heard when his elect
lg first appeared probable, have been III
lie euled out Of existence, so that they /;
as heard no more. save here and tn
among the SimOn-pure BOurbOns- Wa
I'D ingtOn is Republican to The core and
tn speaks convincingly of the patriot
ed and respect for law, existing among
he adhereuts of that party to be able to
:" that no other thought in the premi
has been entertained than that Of acc
Of esce-ce in the result, when that 81
ans have beea aseertained. The plott
.iti- and contemplating among the Ia
as powers OF Europe are generally aeceE
on here as rather o-inous symptoms o
.ble destructive war, uhlb now appears
most unavoidable The inflammation
.t.s the Turkish Government in Furnish
in the Bulgarian atrocities as prete-t
EN- Russia to renew the old quarrel. s.
,ted how little she comprehends the 8
men nent Of the balance Of mankind,
the her own incapacity for progress. Tn
: an lief grows stronger with each new I
developments. in vell-infOrmed CT
here. that Russia has fully counted
&c cost and will not desist short Of the
plete humiliation Of her traditional
ny and very important concession
- her. The British public appear I
growing more belligerent toward
Russian government, not because o
excess Of affection for the Turk, per
but because both powers are sil
working for the mastery in India
- other powers most concerned. Pr
Austria Italy and France appear
intent only upoz securing such a
'"'~ ton as would enable them to tax
slant advantage Of any OPportunit,
self-aggrandizement-
!. The safe arrival Of the Franklin
- her illustriOus guest, Tweed. re
81 the officials about the Navy Depart
b.I.f Of some anxiety that began to be fe
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