The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-08-11
WASHINGTON.

couraging the efforts Of his newspa-
pers to create, out of our labor troub-
les, public sentiment in favor Of this
or that policy of Government. He
discreetly disregarded much clamor
for an extra session of Congress in
the midst of riot, and treats lightly
all suggestions that anything has
been developed which shows q neces-
sity for strengthening the Federal
government OF increasing the Federal
army. From indications given out !
should not be surprised if, in his mes
sage to the incoming Congress, he
should take solid Democratic ground
as to the sovereignty Of the states,
and suggest q constitutional amend
ment defining once and forever, in
the most explicit manner, the limits
of Federal authority. The time is
suspicious, for the stirring events Of
the last II years, to say nothing Of
the previous A, have brought all mems
minds to consideration of the sub
ject, and Mr.. Hayes, by practically
putting himself outside of party in
terests, has made himself peculiarly
the right man to commence the move
ment. The support he would receive
from both Democrats and Republic
ans would be entirely outside of par
ty politics, and would not look to
such small questions as the election
of Speaker, the distribution of Gov
eminent OFFICES, or the forwarding of
any scheme of personal aggrandize
ment. He may in this way make his
Administration q marked one through
all time. Under it one or the other
party may have control Of the indi-
vidual states of the House of Repre-
sentatives, or of the Senate, but he
would receive credit for taking po-
sition which neither party could as
sail and which the people would hold
in high regard. The manner of his
elevation to office will never be for
gotten, but any effort to do good ought
none the less to receive commenda-,
ton.
Undoubtedly the day Of violence is
over, the railroads are running their
regular trains, and the fear of starva-
ton in the large cities is past. PEG
pie in quiet country villages will new
er look upon the last ten days as we
of the cities were compelled to do.
Fen days more and an extension of
violence to the North would have
doubled the cost of food in New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington, and in these times that means
suffering and death.
The Ohio Republican Convention
is in session as / write, and intense
interest is felt in it's proceedings
among Republicans here 1t is evil
dent that Ass asperity will exist on
purely political questions than was
deemed likely few weeks since.
Matters of more interest will demand
attention. What violence there re-
mains in connection with the strikes
remains in Ohio, and will distract at
tention from purely speculative mat
tiers like the pretended civil service
reform and the policy Of Mr.. Hayes
towards the South. This gentleman
is always lucky Even the riots, the
destruction of property and the loss
OF life, unite to secure support from
him, or rather, to subdue what would
otherwise have been violent opposi-
ton. 1t is now claimed here, for the
first time, that the Convention will
endorse the Administration.
If that nimble and skillful veteran,
Chief Joseph, had possession of the
telegraph wires, instead Of Howard
and his versatile aids, we should
probably have different accounts of
late operations at the seat of Indian
war; The reported victory from which
the impression was general that Jo-
seph and his band were flying in wild
confusion before our troops would at
least be modified The last direct re-
port from Howard was that, at the
head of 5000 men he was about to
pursue the enemy. 1t is not possible
that any amount Of indecision or
freshness, at the head of so great a
force, will leave it in the power of a
few hundred Indians to achieve vic
tory, and for that reason we may look
with confidence for good results.
The annual Schutzenfest of our Ger
man fellow citizens commenced on
Monday evening. On Tuesday even
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