The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-23
Oar Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 19, 1877.

much to the delight OF all, ana now Tie
country will remain at rest for a brief spell
until Congress is called together in June,
which seems now to be definitely settled
upon. So you see we are to have ''the
bOys'' with us again, ranting and caDting
over divers matters and keeping the public
in constant turmoil aud strife over con-
frmations, army appropriations, e:o.
THE TROOPS IN THE SOUTH.
From all reliable information gathera BILE
here, it has been determined by the powers
! that be to withdraw in a few days the u.
8. troops in the State Houses at Columbia,
8. c., and New Orleans, La, thus leaving
Packard and Chamberlain to stand OF fall
as best they can.
THE SPANISH MISSION.
| Dan'l Sickles was here on Saturday last
and in an interview with his Fraudulency
expressed desire to return to Spain. 1t
is a well known fact that Sickles practically
superseded Zach. Chandler as manager of
the Republican proceedings in three dis
puted Southern States Tor the benefit of
Hayes and Wheeler, and the management
! thereof was conducted under his immedi-
| ate direction. His services are therefore
entitled to the fullest recognition, and Mr..
Caleb Gushing may as well commence to
pack up his traps and return hither.
CARL sCHURz,
Every day sincs his induction into Office
! Secretary Schurz has received several hun
| dred applications from cOuntrymen of his
! for Office, written in their native language,
and as his clerks cannot read "Deitch,''
Schurz has to read all these letters himself
to see what they are. His labors will not be
| so easy as he thought.
A CONTINGENCY NOT PROVIDED FOR.
( The Senate adjourned Saturday without
eecting President pro tenn as usual, to be
prepared for the contingency of the Vice
President dying during recess. Ferry has
vacated 1T by his absence, and even if he
had returned before the final adjournment
new election would have been necessary.
Should Hayes and Wheeler both die before
Congress is again in session there would be
neither a President of the Senate nor a
Speaker of the House to succeed, and the
, office of President of the United States
would remain for time absolutely vacant
THE CoLoRED POPULATION.
The colored folks are now pretty we'll
represented in the Government Since the
confirmation Of Fred. Douglass (colore0) by
the Senate to be L. S. Marshal for this Dis
;rict, his Fraudu!ency Hayes has appointed
Langston (colored) to be Commissioner in
charge of the Agricultural Department,
and to-day it is whispered that our wo;thy
postmaster, Edmunds, of the local P. o.,
is to be superseded by a colored bruader of
African scent. These three departments,
In consequence of their chiefs being ne
groes, will be packed full of blacks, the
white clerks, both male and female, being
dismissed to give place to "lSambo" and
"DiRdh." So you genteel white people
when visiting your national capitol can
have the agreeable pleasure of bowing aud
scfaping and playing f1unkey to the corn
! held portion of your countrymen. You
may not like this pill but you have got to
swallow it. These dark-skinned Americans
were appointed to these three prominent
positions for no peculiar or special qualifi-
Cations, but simply because they are mig
gers" whose votes and influence al deemed
worthy Of radical recognition.
SENATOR BLAINE FROM MAINE.
Blaine in the debate in the Senate upon
the confirmation of Douglass (cold), herein
before alluded to, said he had known Fred
Douglass for twenty years, had invited
him often to his house and received him
! within the domestic hearth of his family
when to do 80 and treat him as an equal
! was almost a crime, and had a warm admir-
alton for Mr.. Douglass. There are a great
many white people in Maine whom Sun
stroke Rlaine would not invite into his
I family circle, and if they can stand Blaine's
/ conduct we can. Where are the noble
yeomanry Of New England to allow such
man to represent them in the Senate
GRANT.
10 all the political discussions of the day
it is remarkable that the Grant administra.
tion, though but two weeks dead. seems
to be almost as completely forgotten as
! though II bad existed before the flood No
! reference is made to it except in the Ian
( guage Of condemnation. There are good
many things only worthy to be remembered
in order TO avoid them in the future.
NO FAMILY RELATIONS TO BE APPOINTED.
! Gov. Hayes has said unto Mr. S:illwell.
OF ILLINOIS, that there was one insuperable
objection TO bis appointment to any federal
ONCE, and that was, his wife was a favorite
cousin OF Mrs. Hayes" SO at present all is
still aceH.
SIMON CAMERON
! PROBABLY no man ever departed from
public life followed by such a peltinp of
! popular execration as Simon. Ii remains
10 De seen whether the press or Legislature
ol rehnsyivania is a true exponent of pub
TIC sentiment In that State, where the "old
mans bidding elected his son 20 the U. 3.
0ehate' ana Simon says wiggle waggle"
TooMBs,
hopert, OF Georgia, says he sees no result
III iiayes proposed conciliatory policy to-
wards the South beyond good time for
tne ooys VINO obtain the offices, and the
disruption Of the Radical party.''
a RAILROAD BRAKEMAN KLEvATED
MI. Davis the wealthy L. S. Senator
from west Virginia, is said to have been
formerly minor official on the Baltimore
and ONO Railroad. Nov the Lord help the
II. RS WV
THE ADMINISTRATION
is IN quite state of mind about the extra
session. There are several reasons wbv
Mr.. Hayes wishes to avoid calling an extra
session if he possibly can, chief of which
Is the fact that about half of the Democrats
and nearly all the Republicans do not want
20 De called hither in midsummer and pre-
c,p'lateG INTO long Tipperary fight for
Washington July. He believes that bv
next December the policy he has inaupur.
ated VIII have SO far broken the party lines
In the South that it will be impossible for
the Democracy to control the organization
OF the House on the caucus system. Tn