The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-22
Washington Letter.
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ton, becomes less apparent Ms thc
demagogues in the South Chamber
of the Capitol allow themselves q
little more latitude each new day
than was taken Yesterday. aud lit
tie less than will be taken to.morrow
At the rate we are going il will have
been reduced to the most infnitesi
mnl proportions long before tho reg
ulnr session shall have been reached
Thumb screws are in forward state
Of preparation for nse and ever,
authorized agent OF the Republican
party fromits first advent to nation.
al power in 1861. is to be punished
to the es'ent OF Democratic ingenn.
ity. stimulated BY the unquencbabic
brewing for revenge. The refusal
OF tho House majority OF the ifth
Congress to provide for the army
could have but one logical result il
followed to its legitimate ending
viz: the abolition OF the arinv
From the constant demands made
on IL TO snbdue the savage namads
Of the plains whose emissaries were
operating among the tribes from onr
Northern border 10 our Southern
with the avowed object OF precipi
tating general Indian war. and in
responding to the frantic appeals oi
terror stricken Democratic Govern
ors, heart and head sickens with the
picture of desolation and social an
archy that would inevitably have fol
lowed the adoption ofthe Democrats
ic suicide policy by the national
guardians Of life aud property.
When Mr. Atkinson reported his
armv bill. Texas members. whose
patriotism appears limited by their
State borders, indicated their pur-
pose to vote with Republicans to de
feat the ruinous reductions proposed
by their political associates Of the
Blackburn stripe ofpatriots. Through
the combination they were voted
down but the disinterestednes Of
our allies was shown when the OPP
portuni'y WAS given them TO barter
the efficiency Of the army orraniz,-
ton for four regiments Of cavnlv (for
Texas defense) TO be recruited to
ioo men To company. Mt the ex-
pense Of all other arms. as the bill
Just passed limits the numerical
strength OF the entire force to 90. 900
men. The assaults made in the de-
bate upon the Secretary OF War and
on Gen. Sherman are accepted here
as tho initiating steps looking to
their punishment, il it can possibly
be compassed, for daring to disre.
gard the feat Of abolition. Ewings
incopacity as demonstrated by his
n:ismsnagement Of his bill for the
repeal OF the resumption act. was no
moro conspicuous than Atkinson's
at the head Of the appropriation
Committee in his effort to engineer
the army bill through the House /:
and it certainly looks as though he
must ANONYMOUSLY go to the well
before he can get through the COM
plicated bribes awaiting the regular
session. unless able to make ganer-
ons drafts upon more literally en-.
dowed minds TO pilot him through
the quick sands over which he must
pnss to receive the annual appropri-
ations for administering the govern.
mont for the next fiscal year.
Now that Ewing. by the MD of
others, has got his hill ont Of the
morning hour where he had hope.
lessly stranded it, he appears fright.
onel Mt tho responsibility resting on
him and hesitates to press it to a
vote. Angry remonstrances against
his hesitating and feeble manage.
ment are coming in from oil sides
but the Wisconsin election appears
to have had rather depressing ef
feet on the canse. II is not. how
ever. believed that either the Bland
silver bill or any substitute will be
reported by the Senate Finance
Committee before January. nor that
Ewing's bill wonld receive more
prompt consideration, should il pass
the Iionse. 4 members ont of Q are
counted as certainly hostile to any
scheme for reconciliation TX O
BANDS. What the Presidents atti,
tude may be, should either or both
reach him. can only be guessed Mt so
far as is publicly knowp, though he
is classed as against repeal and in
favor OF reconciliation.
No political event of the session
has aroused more speculation than
the Republican Senatorial caucus Of
Saturday, Of 5 hours duration. An
obligation OF secrecy was imposed.
1t seems to be agreed, however, that
there was virtual agreement against
the policy of appointing Democrats
to the reconstruction
measures to office, where there are
competent Republicans but it is
not thought that any attempt will be
made to defeat nominations other
than those mani'estly improper from
lack of capacity or character or both
II is said the President has indicat.
ed his desire that bis nominations
be scrutinized and rejected when the
Senate has information Of their un-
fitness, not before him when they
were made. The Senate has remov-
ed the nominations of both Judge
Harlan and Mr., Welsh from the do