The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-06
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. G. Aug. 81, 1S7'


WAsHINGToN. D. G. Aug. 81, 1877.
THE CoLoRED "GEAIMAN"
who distinguished himself in the COM
petitive examination in the 9Th New
York District, and who just received
his appointment to West Point from
the Secretary of War, came very near
losing his laurels, as the disignator,
Mr.. Muller, was strongly urged to
give another examination, but dis
played his good democratic ideas of
equality before the law by declining
to interfere, and Sambo will tread the
military boards of the "Point."
TOE COMING JOURNAL,
so long talked of, and which is to be
an administration paper, inclined to
Republican sentiments" will appear
upon our streets September 10th, with
ex-Cengressman Lynch at the head of
its editorial column. What the result
of this bomb shell thrown into the
ranks of the Blaine, Morton wing of
the party will be, is for the future to
determine.
THE RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS,
particularly Radical Saints Wells and
Anderson, their plea of innocence as
well as that of indifference to the con.
trary, are mentally harrassed and sore
Fly .perplexed over the indictment of
themselves in New Orleans, and are
imporlpning Mr.. Hayes by all the
trickery and power at their command
to induce him to interfere in their be-
half and save them from the just pun
ishment TO which their black hearted
crimes lave consigned them. To Mr..
Hayes good name be it said that
whilst he deplores their condition he
will make no attempt to stay the hand
of the law in pursuing the criminals
so justly her own. The proceedings
so far, even if public sentiment were
disposed TO stretch forth its lenient
hand of mercy, have reached that
point where the unerring law must
take its course, and guillotine be left
to claim its fruitful subjects, warn
ing to all future tools of carpet-bag
government. These fellows have even
gone so far in their applications for
aid from the Administration as to sus-
gest that some of the secret service
money be used to defray the expenses
of their trial, showing conclusively
that they are SO deeply dyed in ras-
cality that Notwithstanding the pun
ishment hanging over them, they are
still ready to renew their former oc-
cupatiOn of stealing.
THE ARMY BILL
will undoubtedly be about all the bus
mess transacted at the extra session
IS no idea of any other business being
accomplished is entertained by the ad-
ministration officials. The flow of an
unlimited amount of Congressional
wind to be fired off upon the various
political topics by our legislators will
prevent, to great extent, the shorten
ing of the regular session by that of
the extra session, so the country will
revel in continuous session of eight
months, instead of six months as here
tofore. The action of the President
in delaying the extra session till Octo-
Der, it is questionable whether he has
the right to carry the Army and Navy
as he is doing.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
officials take very little stock in the
public distrust of Freedman's Bureau
Howard's mismanagement of the In.
dlau War, and "brother Howard him.
self offers up protest against the criti.
cisms of the press. 'Tis true the peo-
pie know very little of the hardships
the troops have to endure, though but
a handful of Indians are to be COM
peted with, as in the case of the Mo-
docs, where the utmost precaution |
and Indian fighting skill was required |
but when we hear so much of this |
bombastic Headquartcrs-in-the sad |
die" talk from ye mighty pale face |
fighters, we have right to expect
more than incessant defeat |
of our troops, inasmuch as it general
ly seems caused by our great warriors
being outwitted by ye gentle savage.
They should not be so confident in the
word and promises of this guilaless
child of the forest, and the press would
cease its censure for their want of or
binary discernment. DEMocRIrEs.