The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-22
Special Correspondence.
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. q FEB. I3. 1877

Ton Commission can determine the
person Of our next President aud
all the heart bnrnings, icalousies,
disappointmeuts, and bad blood
eDsendercd during the campaign
aud the indecisive eleven weeks
which have elapsed since that event,
and growing out of tho decision in
tue Florida case finds expression in
ceaseloss How OF abuse and pro
faulty, whenever vino blbbers,
whisky gnsllers political and 9th
or gamblers, place hunters unre.
constructed rcb o y uuexpeclant
copperhoads aud other aspirino
statesmen OF their kindred order
mostly do congrogate. "Out OF
more than two hundred Democratic
papers coming from almost every
State and Territory Of tho Union.
consulted with special reference to
ascerthnlng their sentiments of the
Democratic congressman less than
score of tho whole numbers op-
posed or even attached any condi
uoAs 10 Their support of it. Ont
e'uo VI tue pemocratic delegation in
Congress and among the leading
,neu oi Tue party who were gathered
mere To urge its adoption. the scnti-
hic"t ia its favor was inten 3ely over
"heimInS, The oraclcs cf the party
ahuouncoi 1t as a Democratic meas
ufe and all their followers shouted
amen, The party stood sol
EMMY pledged to facilitate the
working of tho Commission rep
iesentatlSes had created. and to
eheeriniiy acqniesce in its conclu
5lohs. though IL was not II favorite
WIN Tho Republicans, and the party
press outside of our largest cities
opposed 1t, as soon as the bill be-
came u law all f,ctious opposition
Ceased and every one knew the re
SUIT whether favorable or otherwise
would be quietly accepted. Now
"nat do we see Regardless of
solemn pledges, upon the first adj
verse decision powerful faction of
the Dem2ciatia party leaders. cvi.
IDENTIFY supported by the masses of
liiden' : aiherents are f1un plot
ting to defeat any decision uutil the
advent Of the fourth of March shall
render one of no effect. NJ one
familiar with the anteceden,s of the
organization should feel the least
surprised at such STAINLESS exhibi-
tion of mondacity.
Whether this element lei by Field,
Mott Blackburn aud Others of that
ilk control the party remains to be
seen. A serious rupture between
them and those of their party asso-
ciates who are too honorably or too
polite to thus ignore thoir record of
tho other day is enmineut. Alta
caucus at Ilesitts house tho other
evening this revolutionary element
was knocked on the head aud TEN.
poraily suppressed Tho fact is
Southern Democrats who went into
the field aud beggarel themselves
and their section in fighting trcas-
enable war ay,inss tho Government
which was planned and fomented by
the heariless, calculating, coppcrhaal |
chief Of the North, while they got
RAPIDLY rich in the rear OF tho armies
gathering up the spoils, have come
to have more correct appreciation
OF the character Of their prosesscl |
allies and al! the signs point TO a
wholesome withdrawal from s1ch /
an unequal alliance of these South
erns. who are truly desirous of a
Union ami their iicntIA,,iinn
~ ", I % Ercit national p,tty which iougat /
lhen "hon 'Gey wer' wrong bu' whi'h VIII /
sel'ome hem to IT, ranks II thry are reldytp
irpp the crazy theories NJ of,iovcrumentry1lod F.
.I .Il ut mo war, AMI arc Wiling tp com. %. ad. .
VIC 'lc- anu WORKERS In the cause OF human
equality before tho law. hs avnInst ths ,rhi, 4
,rarv social disilnct,on of color which 1, tn,
'lhl'tl'n i ne ofdesplti, government, AMI .
'N'se rcr'gnlti AMI 4 lrptipl rII4sI ~, .
'nui Tor year, ant made r. essentI,lly aatI.
'cpu'lNan A ini-t F'4.ilI IT tAs t.n Il lusos .
.tsNn AZ ocI cS y',t'rliy - reslno tho .
,nnht. VI course the House had previously de-
'lioi hy patty vo % not u ACCEPT N, dIri.ion
-e u I'VE t1 Fiptiit hut "a m run4e,f of the
: h'tr coal not o. obtained To roi,'t IN, vote
~ the Com ftssiuu, that State va. FIRST O. mt
n i"f ltANcs AND tt n Nlr, r rry went rip.dIy
"tWiTd untH L'ui'llnl was ra,chei wi n A
irSe nunh"r ut rlIhprttely wpric1 oplrctinnt
'er, lhrm ,ly hled against counting tho ccrtl-
AZ : oi tho ii1Nes elect irs. IL, Ferry there.
lloh announced ina all the eyilenrs vnuIl he
clerrei T. N Commission for - dscI .,on.
'nh' New orleans ways perpetratci rather
.umor Us hnrleslIs IN the cbnvrutl nal cert. /
lctts IN wli'h several John smiths sunreup. ;
~ Tue strength oi tie "i oily bull-i 2ers' Nat
ncy htd east the vote o. the STATE for Kind old
/, te- cooper an I his sn'.sy sub,riinlte On tho
ltAet ''rN' As the u,lcrs were regular in |
"rul iL"ir ROAM < couli not be dlspensed with
'llNnui indn nous rpnsHut, 4nl dr Nils in /
i'tcl that TOY hc read through, som few of
ne memb'rs ipl .pe .tttrrs we're dlsrn.ei to
re- their In Il cpllmn NJ s1rh q studied IN.
nli,' hu' tro IN st at iho.e present tnik the
nltter good humpr,dly which w7s tn most
thlIg to lie done under the cir
ulnst noes
Tue rro ceilings werh lo5s dramNlr anil
noe mouotonous II fu'ssihl than IN tn, trst
ny uI the count Emotional corresp ndents
~ m ~ 'uht make the most II II but II wts
: dcFnli ~ Interest ts anY ordinary dlE't
Ioceei'nss 50 lar ~ a. outward mlniisstt.
uh- oi tho Intense excitement consuming
'tors Wts cpucHrnet
AlmsgivinS ami sweet chlrl,ym have he
omc hte iIshlnu tbls tIrIns fLylroiplrtle, .
ni othfr entertainments by dty auin nIgh.,