The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 26, 1876.
The wretchedly dull and stagnant con-
dition that usually sets in with the dis
persion of Congress, the flight of the
President and other prominent officials
10 the sea shore or mountains, and the
annual vacation of clerks, away on their
summer leave" has largely relieved the
present season by the thousands of Cen
tennial visitors. who include the National
Capital rs one of the many points of in
terest to be seen, during season given
over topatriotic promptings. With those
of them who have already made their
visit TO the great Exposition, language
is totally inadequate to impart the inn
| preston made by an inspection of its
wonderful creations. The immensity of
| It's aggregated exhibits and their almost
miraculous character is attestcd by the
nearly universal verdict of those return
| ing to their homes TO the effect that
although their visit TO Philadelphia has
been for months in contemplation, and
their imaginations had been permitted
to run riot that length of time as to its
probable character, they had no adequate
conception of its marvellous variety,
beauty or extent: and that the first Tiew
was attended with chaos and bewilder-
ment, gradually succeeded By an appre-
citation of its symmetrical proportions,
and the vast character of the enterprise.
The testimony as to lis unequalled edu-
cational faculties is almost as uniform
with intelligent visitors; and the effect
of the recitals of the returning on those
just going, who meet in our streets, hotels
and other places of resort, is to excite
the fancy to an almost insupportable de-
gree; and old age becomes again endow-
ed with the fervor and alacrity of youth
as the preparations to resume the jour
ney to this magicianis land are hurriedly
completed. An attempt has been made
| by some of our Washington correspond
ents to appear smart and of cosmopoli-
tan habits, derived from extensive travel
at the expense of our visitors. Such
criticisms and unkind remarks are not
| justified by the demeaor here, of any but
very small fraction of the scores of
thousands who have made this stopping
place on their pilgrimage, since last May,
and only make the pretensiOns of such
writers ridiculous.
The recent order of Secretary Gamer
on, directing General Sherman to so dis
pose of the available military force I'M
der his command, as TO be able to give
needed assistance when it is requested
by competent authority, to the end that
every voter, Republican or Democrat,
black or white, may be protected in the
rights of American citizenship, has dis
mayed the spirit of Ku-kluxism domi-
mating portion of the Democratic party
while it has enraged the leaders who have
relied upon carrying their respective
States this fall for the great reformer
through the terror already existing and
by the inauguration of other Hamburg
masacres to the extent necessary, while
the Government, deferred by the howl
of BLOODY shirt" remained a passive
spectator of a repetition of atrocities
which have exhausted the patience char
ityand forbearance of the Christian sem
timent of the world. And the Demo
cratic party should not deal too harshly
with Scott Lord because he gave the
President pretense for interfering, or
perhaps 1 should say, justified suchinter-
ferance, by his preamble and resolution.
which his political associates found more
difficult of deglutition even. than the
nausealng and in every way renuIs;ve
crow diet, which many of them have
subsisted on since the ST Louis conven-
ton. President Grant did not wait for
Democratic permission to enforce the law
against their party tactic in the South;
but he is not disposed any the less to do
duty becouse they did unwillingly and
unwittingly give it. From late reyela-
tions there appears no doubt that Hen
dricks was Generalissimo, or at least an
officer, in the cowardly organization of
the knighrs of the Golden Circle, and
| the Sons of Liberty, who were organized
for the avowed purpose of resisting
drafts and TO aid and abet the enemy in
every way compatible with their safety,
whether it was by factious opposition to
the war measures of the Government:
furnishing money and other necessaries
to the rebels; inviting invasion rejoicing
over rebel victories, and deplOring their
| defeats; encouraging rebel emissaries
in their efforts todestroy populous North
| ern cities by the incendiaries torch, or
To- aid in the destruction of our armies
bv the distribution of clothing, reeking
with pestilence and death. To this tail
| of ticket there is head, whose record
from 1861 to 1865, microscopically scru-
tinized, yields no evidence of sympathy
with the Government during those four
long years of gloom and uncertainty.
The death Of Speaker Kerr is by every
one, regretted. He was universally con-
| ceded to be man of unfiinching integ-
rity including in the number those who