Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

ut iutclllSeDce tndt ndc iSdCuSu US
from Europe during the past forty
eight hours destroys the last vestige of
hope Off peaceful solution of the East
ern question with which European
diplomats have been wrestling for the
past year; and it has served in some
measure 10 divert attention from South
Carolina and Louisiana, particularly
the latter State. The tread Of RGSsia's
armed legions can already be heard,
and the shock of arms for which she
has been secretly preparing for months
may be precipitated by tine most trivial
circumstance at any hour. If we may
believe reports reaching us from the
centres of trade in this country, the
spirit of speculation is already rife, all
kinds of provisions, bread -stuffs par
ticularly, having an upward tendency,
based upon the almost universal be-
lief that actual hostilities will have
been inaugurated before the expiration
of the next thirty days.
Governor Cham berlain's letter to his
constituents upon his formal with
'drawsl frem a further contest with
Hampton, has made a profound i'm
preston upon many public men here.
His course is geuFs;.hy commended,
and at no time s.Lce i:e came promi-
nently before the public has he been
held in higher esteem than in this, the
hour of his defeat, judging from the
expressions heard here on every hand
The report that he is to have foreign
appointment is revived, and its accept
ance now could not make him justly
obnoxious to the charge of bartering
the good will and partiality of his
friends, for his own personal advance
ment. -
Up to date of latest dispatches the
mission of the Louisiana commission
had been decided failure. 1t is sus-
pected that Nichols, more liberal than
his followers, is not wholly adverse to
a compromise; but the ultra element
which apparently controls the De-
nocrecy OF that State, including their
IGubernatorial aspirant, will consent to
nothing short OF an abjert surrender
aud relying upon the assurances of the
withdrawal of the troops, the only OBJ
5tacle to enforcing it, they are not
thought likely to moderate their de-
mands. 1t appears evident, however,
that PacKard's want of frienis coupled
with the belief entertained by men,
bers of his legislature to the effect that
they can secure better terms if they
appear to accept the inevitab BILE volun-
tarily, will soon result in stampede
that will give Nichols majority in
both branches of the Legislature, that
will settle the matter in his favor and
relieve the administration from the
| dissgreeable necessity OF deciding be-
tween the rival factions,
Again we are assured by those pro-
Tossing to a familiar footing at the
White House, that Congress will not
convene in extra session before the
| first of June; but should an earlier date
hereafter appear desirable, ir will be
fixed for about the 20th proXimO.
Clerk Adams is very reticent, but to
these having an eye TO his movements,
it seems clear that he is exhausting
every resource known to politicians to
deprive the people of Colorado of their
choice of a Representative, and to push
Patterson into seat TO which he was
not elected; and no one knowing Mr.
Adams intensely Democratic ante.
cedents has any apprehension that be
will give any Republican contestant
the benefit of single doubt in the uu-
merous Cases ae will takeHpen hlmsek
Ito decide. II
believe about all hope of securing
the organization of the House on an
administration basis through reinforce
ments detached from the enemy by
the coDciliatory policy, have been
abandoned; anu though the matter Ol
the speakershlp has partially dropped
out of sight behind the startling news
from Europe, the st. Leuis fire, and
Southern matters of more. immediate
importance, the undeTcnrrent is still
lagitated by the determined struggle
lgOing on among the friends of the rival
Democratic candidates. 1t is supposed
generally that General Garfield will
poll the administration vote as candi.
liate-and perhaps that of every Re.
publican member, although some pro
tests are heard against the alleged pur-
pose of Ohio to monopolize all the
officers.
President Hayes is said to have lis
tened to the dismal tales of one hun
dred Otfice-seekers, yesterday-aboul
the average number.
Mullett is here again, figuring, it is
charged, to supplant the present Su
pervising Architect aud resume his ole
place. But his arbitrary rule, his rath
er insolent bearing, and his intimate
connection with certain members o.
the old District ring, would seem in
superable barriers to his reinstalment
if there were no Others, which. thers
Iseems 10 be.
Although Halleck, the principal
thief in the S47 600 robbery from the
Treasury few months ago, appeared
on the stand as witness against Ott
man, the alleged accessory who got
the lions share of the plunder, the
Jury, as in his first trial, will moi
probably agree, showing that the tes
timony of a convicted thief, though
otherwise conclusive, has not much
weight with twelve intelligent men.
LOGAN