The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-19
OUR WASHINGTON LET
TER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6, 7

w ASHINGTON, II. u, May b, 70.
President Grants dignified reply
to tho resolution of the House, call
ing on him to account to it as to the
manner and place of performing
his Off cial duties, is warmly COM
mended by all save the ultra rebel
Democratic element among our cit
liens, visitors and in Congress, 90 a
fitting rebuke to the impertinent
and envenomed enimity manifested
toward ALI Republican officials by
the Bourbons of the House and as 9
very clear-ex-position of the gross
ignorance and partizan spirit that
has signalized their course during
the entire session. For years the
Presidents habit of removing to
Long Branch, during the summer,
has furnished the Democracy with
staple campaign matter. His alb
sence from the capital, and his ex-
ercise of the functions of chief ex-
ecntive at any other place, other
than city, have been pointed to as
clear indications that we were rapid
ly drifting toward Cdesartsm; as
something unprecedented and as
improbable offenses. But anthem
tic data accompan wing the message,
shows that he Las only followed
presidents established by every
President from Washington down,
except President Harrison, who
died q month after Inauguration,
and President Lincoln, whose con-
tinued residence here was rendered
necessary by the exigencies of the
rebellion.
It is said that a report in tho En-
ma Mine business is being prepared
which exonorates Gen. Schenck.
The Moral appropriation bill re-
ported yesterday, appropriates Sl2,-
SO6,S55.
Members of Congress have been
notified that free transportation has
been provided them 10 Philadelphia
and return and tonight they will
adjorn over until after the opening
of the Centennial Celebration.
Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Morton and Gen
eral Bristow are all resting quietly
after their successful encounter with
the enemy. Mr.. Blaine's last sup
Elementary statement before the
House and his notification at that
time that he should take no further
notice of irresponsible ISLANDERS has
shamed his detractors into silence !;
and Mr.. Morton g "reminiscences of
the reasonable plottings of the In
diana Democracy during the war,
as given by him in the Senate few
days since, have evidently silenced
the confederate and copper head
batteries. Some comment by Re-
publican papers has been occasioned
by the cordial support rendered to
Mr.. Bristow in his aspirations for
the Presidency by the bourbon or
gan of Southern Democracy, the
Louisville Courier Journal. A
writer in the New York Graphic,
in an article en- the phases of the
Presidential Grace" says:
Mr.. Bristow has long held the
opinion that carpet baggery would
prove a complete failure in the
South and negro denomination be
overturned because it was the gov
eminent of the worst and meanest.
His notion has been to make Re-
publican principles acceptable to
the old WING element, aud revive
the Republican party on a higher
social terrace. Consequently Bris-
toW's relation TO the Republican
party is that of southern border
man, regarding the South as a great
field to be held, and revolutionized.
He is the only Republican candi-
date who is paying much attention
to the South. There lies his weak
ness before a Republican conven-
ton. The Republican party is q
party of northern aims, entertaining
discouraged views as to the posibil-
ity of doing anything with the
South and not appreciative of the
Southern temperament, even when
held by a Kentuckian of national
ideas. LOGAN.