The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-22
Washington Letter.
wA~arSaroS. D. q. Mar. l6, 1877.


THE EXTRA SESSION.
At the last meeting of he new Cab
met it was concluded that it would
not be practicable to avoid an extra
session of Congress, and it was dccid-
cd to make the call for some day in the
first part of June. This determination
Gil the part OF his Frsuduiency,H Hayes,
unearths. serious nom entous questions
such as. will the Democrats, after pass-
ing the resolution by a large majority
in the House declaring Tilden and
Hendricks duly elected, aud said res
olution being now upon and part and
parcel of the records of the House,
obey the call by convening here, there
by stultifying themselves as well as
nuliifying the recorded resolution,and
by so convening in obedience to the
call of Hayes, acknowledge him to be
The lawful President. 1t is rnmored
that they will not, rs the only main
object for all extra session will be to
nlske an appropriation for the army,
the use of which would be abused as
heretofore by making internal or local
police Of them for the still lurther
subjugaiion of the Southern States,
and, if possible by such subjugation
add few more Southern States TO the
present forced ones. and by this means
keep Radical control OF the South
Ills FrauduIency's conciliatory
Southern policy looks very pretty on
paper, but the South see through H.,
aud will peacefully but stnbbornly OPP
pose ii. They have no confidence in
Radical promises and are not to be
caught with such chaii.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA u. g. MAR
SHAL.
The appointment of Fred. Douglass
(coloret.) To this position by his Fraud
uIency meets with universal contlem-
nation, even the coiored people do not
approve Of il, and they say that che is
toe high-toned for a Niger, and pre-
iers associa,ing with white people to
those al h;s own color" One of our
Distric' Judges (tadicaD says that
Douglass Is entirely unfit Tor the po-
sition, as shown by his miserable man.
agement OF the affairs of the Freed
mans Bank. Ills nomination was re.
/ ierred by the Senate TO the District oil
Columbia committee. A strong oppo.
sition by all parties here is being made
against his confirmation, but the au
daciiy of the "moke" causes him to
say he '.believes he will pull through
The appointment is an insult to the
white people OF the District. who art
largely in excess Of the black popula.
ton and bear all the taxes of the Dis
trict, the blacks, even Douglass, own.
ing no property here.
RADICAL soREHEADs
The Republican Senators are much
troubled over the status here, aud 9
Republican caucus is calledto-night to
discuss matters, they think Hayes i,
TOO anxious to get rid of them. and
several OF them have not hesitated tc
denounce the conduct of Secretary
Sherman i'll being upon the floor o
the Senate telling Senators that moth
ing would please g President Hayes
better than for them to go home.
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
Coils. Lewis and Chester, (colored
say they believe that The political and
personal rights OF their race are per-
feciiy safe. under the Southern polio,
OF the Administration, and That W whils
they pre:orred Packard, they are will
ing 10 yield, under a pressure OF pub
lie opinion, in favor of the Nicho /
government. and So informed hi,
Frauaulency yesterday at their inter
view with him at the White House.
GEN. CAMERON.
By The language of mis- resignation
he ceased To be a Senator on the Iath
inst. The old man is quite put ont a
his own bad management, particularly
az i; gives the Democrat the tempOra
rs majority in The Senate. which thcy
a." i'"sNNs". iAc fHCHftN ~
| WEeH his son WAS sworn ill.,
TIRE RADICAL PEct;EAMME
Of new election in South Carolin.
and i.,:iisian:I meet with little or M
c",n,nsDdaiion from the conservatives
an.i none whatever from the Demo
erals. Ii j., nothing more nor less thar
plan - concentrate all the forces uI
the El'iical carpet bag element, now
Idle. and resdy TO do anv and all tn,
dirty work Oi Norton, B.aine IL Go.
/ IN order io crush out The respectabl,
cirneni now in position in thos,
States. that they may p'und .r-ihe al
ready oppressed AMI oYertaxed peorl.
tor another four years under the p!e,
Of paciiica,iun and Hayes Southern
policy. IL is TOO thin, aud the South
ern pe"ple see through it at once Il
would settle nothing, and at the same
time be disastrous 10 the niateii iai in.
teres;s OF the two States. Coy. Hayes
Indicated tu The gentlemen W no called
ON hiin in connection with this sub
! jet, that he had not committed him.
] self 10 il, aud was anxious to hear the
views ot both sides, and il it was lnu.
tuaily agrceat.c 10 them. he would be
satisfied. Juise Mackay, OF South
! CarOliu' vino has considerable iufiu.
ence with Hay e., is very cmphati,
against IL new election, lie saw,
Hampton is elected and must be rec
ognized.
THE LOUISIANA CASE.
/ For The first time in many. many
years, the Democrats were in the ma.
jori:y III the Senate yesterday owing
to the absence and sickness OF seyera