Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-01
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. D. q, April %. ls7t

ing the testimony of Thomas Scott, MIR.
Dillon, President of the Union Pacific
road and Bliss Morton & Co. so COM
pletely exonerates him from any suspi-
cion of any completely in the crooked
transactions which his political and per-
sonal enemies have labored so hard to
connect him with, that the most ingen-
ious and expert scandal-monger among
them land they have many very liberal
ly endowed in that respecD may as well
abandon the attempt to dlscredit him
with the intelligent and loyal masses of
the American Republic. They have ex-
hausted the resources of their vocation,
only to make the pains of their dIscOmf-
ture more acute and their own humilia-
ton more certain. The manner and mat
ter of the whole speech will serve to
raise him still higher in the esteem of
all men everywhere, who admire man
hood in its highest development. Every
member of the party that he has so long
and ably led to the pulling down of reb-
ell and copperhead strongholds, whether
they desire his or the success of some
other worthy Republican at the Cincin-
natl convention, will rejoice that he has
SO signally bafied and beaten back the
army of Confederate and dough-face de-
tractors, who, by hints, inuendoes and
lnsinuations sought to accomplish what
they dared not attempt openly and above
| board.
This total failure, and the confusion
and decentralization following Davenport
exposure of the shameless corruptions
and frauds which have for years been
practiced on the honest voters of New
York city, by the leaders and creatures
of Tamany society, are very dispiriting
to the ex-confederate Legislators in the
House and to their subservient allies in
and out of congress. Davenport was sub
pened from New York here with the
hope of connecting President Grant with
some irregularity in connection with the
disbursement of money appropriated by
act of congress for the purpose of pro-
yiding a more effective method of regis
tration for that city, and to protect the
bona tide voters of that city from the In
timidation and mob violence of Demo-
cratic Strikers and Thugs, whose exis-
tence there has made the name of that
town by-word and reproach. Indeed,
the party, and some portions of the lin
dependent press, having gladly wei
coined and given voice to a garbled &C
count of ex-Attorney General Williams
testimony before the committee, on the
first day he was called, making it ap.
pear that the President had illegally or
dered the payment of sum of money to
Davenport, and pretending to believe
that he was already convicted, gave a
howl of exultation. But since Daven.
ports appearance before the committee
showing by his ready answers that he is
master of the situation and holds in re-
serve map of unimpeachable evidence
that may at any moment sink their mod.
ell party of refOrmers under a weight Of
OblOquy, they have exercised rather more
caution in their statements and their ju.
bilant notes are entirely suppressed. The
arguments of the opposing counsel in the
Kilbourn habeaS corpus case have beer
made, and Judge Carter has reserved his
decision. 1t may soon be expected, how.
ever, and if he decides against the right
of the House to still hold Kilbourn, the
curiosity of many observers to know
what the reactionary Democrats in the
House are going to do about it, will bt
gratifed. Eliminating all the testimony
of witnesses before the committee inves.
tigating the management of the Govern
ment Insane asylum, who have a griev.
ance, as unreliable, sufficient remains t.
convict DR.. Nichols in the minds of those
not entirely heartless, of gross incompe-
tency and in no way fitted for the re-
spOnsible position he has so many years
held. / have no doubt that the evidence
justifes the many expressions of indig
nant denunciation which | have heard
regarding him. The consideration of ap
preparation bills is about all there is o.
any interest transpiring in the House OIL
Senate. The consular and Diplomatic
appropriation bill was sent to the Sen
ate, where it underwent a severe course
of treatment and was returned to the
House as amended. The House refused
to accept the amendments or to reques
a conference committee. What the mex
move may be does not yet appear. Rev
Mr.. Hammond, after ten weeks contin
uous and incessant labor here with vari
GUS churches. has gone to Baltimore anC
begun his evangelical work there las
evening. 1t is estimated that from 5000
to 10000 have been added to the church
; es in this Distrlct-the fruits Of his la
bors. Rep.
The scandal-mOngers ought to be Wis
! enough in their generation to know tina
between now and the Cincinnati Conven
ton. all stories calculated to injure eithe