Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-07-20
Our Washington Letter.

Speetol Correspondence Of the OBsEnvEa.
WASHINGTON, DC, July14, rs.
OLD Prob was certainly cor
rect IN his predictions this time.
Tie "Arctic wave" sure enough
has rolled in upon lis; but it
certainly did not make a bee
line from the pole. 1t may
have rolled through the hot
springs of Arkansas, or posi-
bly have taken an easterIy route
and mixed with the waters of
the gulf stream. At all events
it is not near as cool as we anX-
iously hoped it would be, but
still it is much cooler than it
was, and that is some comfort
at all events. The Senate yes
terday received a message from
tAe President in answer to a
resolution Of that body, accom-
panied by reports from Gen.
sherman and Brighten. Terry,
in relation to the condition Of
affairs with the Sioux. Several
private bills were reported and
placed on the calendar. The
Senate then undertook TO 90 on
with the Impeachment trial, but
were stopped by the absence
Of the witness John S. Evans,
| the Post-trader at Fort Sill, and
at 1885 adjourned as a Court
Of Impeachment and resumed
executive business. The disa-
greement Of the Senate and
House on the sundry appropri-
alton bills occupied the re-
mainder Of the day. Unless
the House rccedes from its po-
sition with reference to the re-
] peal Of the registration laws
now in force, the anticipated
agreements on the various civil
|bills is not at all likely. Yes
terday when the conference
committee on the bills met, there
were pa points OF disagree
mQnt when they adjourned
last night 223 had been recon
cilcd; these were the easy ones,
1t is probable that if all the
other points are agreed upon
that the clause in relation to ma
tional registration will be set
tied by either branch in opeT
House. The battle cry Of boil
Iparties is now heard in every
direction. Reform! Reform! is
the word that finds an echo ii
the heart of every honest citi-
zen. Can anything be more in
consistent than such q word es-
Gaping the lips Of a RePubli.
can. 1t is a frank admission
of the errors Of their party anC
an acknowledgment Of its cor.
Irupt anddiShOnest course. They
Iarc we'll aware that the people
demand a change, and are a
once ready to "run with The
hounds and hole with the hare.
: But this cannot save them
The Republicans organs anC
friends Of Mr.. Hayes who CLAIM
to be in favor Of reform within
the party, pretend to be in.
dignant at the action Of The
President in turning reformer.
like Jewell, and honest mel
= like Yaryan, Dyer and BluforC
Wilson ont Of the public ser.
vice. This is pure and nakeC
hypocrisy and deceives no one
The journals and men who tall
in this strain and mildly cen.
sure the President, are secretly
delighted at his course, because
they know the removals are
made in the sole interest of theil
candidate, ard that unless thC
whole power and influence Of
the administration are put t.
work he cannot be elected il
November. While prating a.
bout reform and honesty ant
the pUrification Of the civil ser.
, vice, they quietly look on with.
out a word Of honest sincere
protest at the wholesale slaugh.
, ter Of officials whose only crime
is that they strive to do theiI
duty and save the Treasury
from thieves who were robbins
it. To help Hayes the thieves
are to be set free and probably
restored to their old places un
der the government, while th'
honest men who brought then
TO punishment are driven from
public life into obscurity. Their
is the most thorough agreemen
between Grant and Hayes, ant
: every move made by the ad
;, ministration at the present tim
, is done with a view towards tn