The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 22d, 1876.
The gravity of The political and socia
condition of Affairs in South Caro- ina,an
% some extent in o her ou.hern Siale'
has al la3i become so notorious that in
attempts TO belittle. ii by illusions t
bloody shir:," and to diver attention
from i, b. charges of radical corruption
and misgovernment" have been prett,
gennerally abandoned by he more in
,eligenl class Of Democratic poll ician
and sympa.hizers; and the fnancia
main threatening he country in h,
event of Tilden's election, through h,
admission of Southern war claims reach
ing between Two and ihree thousand
million dollars, has become so apparen
chas the efforts of leading Democratic or
gans and speakers have been diverted
from The hopeless task of disproving thu
perjury and cecession record of theil
reform" candidate. to the equally full,
endeayor to conceal the purposes of thu
Solid South in forcing the payment o
It's demands. The recent proclamation
of the President to Wade Hamp.on's as
sassins had been exhaustively discussed
here. l IS, of course, characterised by
rebel copperhead partizans as a high
handed outrage against The chivalri(
Democracy of the Palmet:s Sac, anC
Secrctarv Cameron is the recipient o
the vilest abuse because of his promp
interposiuon through the military, fol
ihe protection Of vo:ers from he brutal
and savage designs of their Ku-Klu,
neighbors. But the indiscreion ot
Southern Democratic editors, convinc.
ingly reveals ,he falsi y of the assertions
of Northern Democratic newspapersan
prove she necessi Y for JUS such action as
has been taken by the Government. Ii
is es5ima ed thai more han Two hundred
colored voters have been murdered by
the Ku-Klux of South Carolina " hin
he pas: three months without any al
Tempt a. concealment, and these atrocI
ties are openly applauded in the column;
of aimosi every Democratic newspaper
in hat Safe and by their public speak
ers at political meetings; and their pur
poses to carry the State in November by
such means are everywhere avowed, ano
i. is held here tha. the Government
would have been recreant 10 every prin
ciple for which governments were insti
tuted, had ii longer delayed !; in erposi
ton. This is The feeling, rot only
among Republicans, but it is he univer.
sal sentiment of hat large class of men
existing in every community who reason
and vo c on maters of public Interest
from a moral and humane ra.her than
from pariizan poin. of action. : any
moderate Democrats e:en Who are con-
vers:lnt with the ac-ual situation from
perso lal ob5ervation, or from the tone ol
Joaihern Democra ic sen.imen admit
hat he in erferance of the Government;
Us ..mperatively demanded to save the
Sou h from q sac of absolute civil war.
The only d.scoyerable difference be-
tween the silua ION il many Southern
in 1861 and now is, that
hen their revolutions, efforts we're
openly direc.ed against he Cover .ment
and Z; friends, while now, hey secrel ly
plo. its subfersio1 by ,he murder or
Punishment of lis faithful friends and
suppor ars. The same men who led the
secession movement in 1861, and who
have never by word or deed, indicated
heir repen ance. are the recognized
heads of this new conspiracy to defeat
the will of the majority through violence.
In MANY Safes of The South the Democ-
cratic party is o all Intent and purposes
an army, organized officered ID armed
for the one purpose, of making Tiiden
he mex p-esiden,, without regard 20 the
Will of the majority, unless hat Will coin
cides with that of the leaders, and 10 Sc
crre to he yo,ers of s':ch communities
she RICH accorded hem under the cJn-
and laws, is he only purpose of
he President in sending Federal troops
10 he South. Charles II. Moulion, a
real estate agent, money broker, noIe
shaver, &C., has occasioned quite sensa-
ton among our citizens by hasty and
secre; depar ure from among our midst,
leaving debts from fly to Two hundred
thousand dollars to noips' themselves.
He has been heard from, it is sta. cd, his
present residence being in Richmord,
Va, from which poins he has sent mag
1animous assurance of forgivness TO his
creditors, ,ith modest proposition for a
but as the property noni-
.lally belonging 10 him is understood TO
be covered by mortgages his victims are
no: likely 10 secure :ery satisfactory
Ee was formerly clerk in
the Second Arditors Zee and. it is row
that while ac g as dish, rising
officer there he fell under he Suspicion
of a Government de ective whose inves-
iigaion resrl;ed in demand for his re-
sigma ion which was promptly compiled
with
Il is said tina .hee gineerG de IL ed o
he foundation of he mcoin-
p eted Washington Monumen, have de
cided TO bore into he ground Underlying
i to dep-h of hundred feet, to ascer-
ain lis charac .er. 1t is unders ood .ha
should his examina ion be satisfac DRY
he repor. will recommend hat he work
Of comrleIng he monument be COM
nenced where it "a; lef, off. many years
,go. The subjec. OF general European
war is mrch discussed and I probab;li
v generally admitted. While deprecia-
|. ing such an even, he belief is gener
i thai he business reviva which has
made such sa saisfaciory progress i this
country during the past ,wo mon,hs,
low be greatly acce era ID and ,ha
every ma.eria' interest Of the nation
would be immensely enhanced by the
market created for our surplus agn-
cultural and other produces.
Maxwell.