Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
LOCAL, STATE AND GENERAL.
WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence Union and Am
e~rican.
The Democratic members of the
House are fully redeeming all
their promises made in the CAM
paign. The committees are stead
lily at work preparing such meas
ures as it is thought will best sub
serve the interests of all the peo-
pie of the country. Speaker
Kerr's selection of Mr.. Morrison
as chairman of the Committee Of
Ways and Means was severely
criticised, but his conduct has
been the best vindication of the
Speakers judgment. His resolu-
ton requiring all Investigations to
60 to the regular committees rem
ders it certain that whenever an
sttempt is made to pry into the
dark places, where Radical steal
ing schemes have been hidden,
that the investigation will be
thorough and complete. Much
trepidat,on is displayed at the de-
partments, and every effort is be-
ing made "to stave off" the investi-
gators, but the men chosen for
this work will not "be wined and
dined" into c%omplacency, and some
startling developments may be ex-
pected. In some instances the
officials are trying to hedge by
hunting up small delinquents and
handing them over to the tender
mercies of the law, but this will
fail. The Democrats do not in
tend to be put off with the small
game; they will strike at the foun-
tain heads of the corruption, and
if they cannot succeed in ousting
the guilty ones noW, they will
make such a showing of incom-
potency and corruption that the
peonle in November will drive out
the Radical crew, in the same man
ner and for the same reason that
Christ drove the money changers
from the Temple.
The only thing that a prevent
the complete success of the Demo
cratic party is dissention in its
own ranks. Some Of the eastern
papers, and notably the New York
World, seem determined to rule or
ruin, and use the most insulting
and dictatorial language to the
Democrats of the West. With its
hard money principles, the Wortd
of the 18th, in an article entitled,
"How about New York;" invites
Western Democrats to take back
seats and let New York dictate the
Democratic policy, ending with a
covert threat, that if this is not
done, N W York will 60 Republi-
can. The course of the World IN
1868 is brought to mind by this
article. The National Committee
is called to meet in this city on
the 22d of February, to select a
place where the Convention is to
be held. If the Western and
Southern Democracy unite, st.
Louis will be chosen, if not, Phlla-
delphia.
Senator Morton on Wednesday
hoisted the bloody shirt, and
waved it over the Senators for two
long hours, when he was com
PEELED to cease from physical ex-
haustion. Thursday he continued
his exhibition of the crimson I'M
der garment" and Blaine is in
despair at the superior ability with
which the decrepid Senator waves
the battle flag. But Blaine should
not be down-hearted; his first effort
last week with the bloody shirt
was c~reditable, and when he has
Obtained Morton's experience in
handling that kind of garment, he
may not only equal him in pub
lie, but may, like Morton, have to
visit Hot Springs every year.
The election of Lamar, the elo'
quent M~ississippian, to the Senate.
is hailed by good men everywhere
r not a. raonnnifinn IF bie