Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-07-13
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, D. C. July IL, 1877.
Blaine is undoubtedly entitled to the credit
of ''setting up" the demonstration made
against the Administration at Woodstock,
Conn, on the 4lh. lie and Chamberlain had
both studied their parts well and il was at
his suggestion that Chamberlain made the
direct attack on Mr.. Hayes, while he with his
instructive cowardice shrunk from a direct
attack, and crawed behind Chamberlain -
| Blaine's conduct is as low and cowardly as il
was when he ran from Proctor Knott behind
| the petticoals of "a female member" of his
own family. Blaine thought he was r aking
Il great hit when he made his unproyoked at
tack upon general amnesty, but only sue
ceeded in setting forces TO work which sx-
ercised Il very important influence in defeating
| his nomination at Cincinnati. WHOM the
gods would destroy they first make mad, -
can be no better displayed than his choosing
! this inopportune time to inaugurate his cam
paign, but he has touched a chord which how
ever much the politicians may make Of it can
awaken no general response among the people
at large, and is but an artful attempt 20 re-
open the Southern question which has by
common consent of all good men Of both
sections been closed. Southern Congressman,
as well az journalists, will not permit Blaine TO
provoke them into a discussion of issues
which they regard as dead at the same time
they will not allow him in the future to pour
oboquy upon their section without replying
to him in BETTING terms, and he may look cut
for another sunstroke from that quarter.
The utmost harmony as to all public meas
ures exists and has from the beginning
existed between Mr. Hayes and each and every
member of his cabinet who are entirely salts
fed with the present political situation. 1t is
| ,1xyt he g hOt fIaa IN al %
opposing the administration aud its policy,
and we have no doubt the moderate Republic
cans and moderate Democrats who constitute
majority in Congress will rally TO the support
Of Mr.. Hayes.
| There are number of members of the House
Of Representatives now in this city The prin
cipal and almost only topic Of discussion
among them is the speakership. II is under
stood that there is II movement in contempla-
| ton to effect combination Of the South and
| West on some candidate who will be accepta-
BILE to the Administration While Mr.. Hayes
has long since given up any hope of electlng
a Republican speaker, he il still very anxious
| for The election of u Conservative Democrat,
a supporter OF the electoral bill, and an anti
6libnster. The projected combination above
alluded to, will in the way Of moral support
be most cheerlully acquiesed in by Mr. Hayes
informs us that the European tour Of Grant
and the honors which are showered upon him
will be bat a prelude to greater h)nors TO
await him on his return to the United States
| That Grant is looking ahead 10 1880, can be
best perceived by a perusal of his speech in
London Tuesday last, for while it was ad-
dressed to the ears of English workiugnen,
was intended to meet the eyes Of the working
men Of America, and to be treasured up ia
their hearts.
The Administrations Southern trip has
been postponed until the warm weather is
over, which will bring the trip sometime in
the more pleasant days OF travel Of September,
and afford Mr.. Hayes and those having busi-
ness with him an opportunity to ENJOY our
| pleasant climate.
1t has now transpred that Mr. Chandler,
late Secretary of Interior, who just prior to
the last Presidential campaign, with great
| flourish Of t:umpets brought n criminal suit
against ex-Secretary Jacob Thompson, for
several million dollars, for an alleged ante
bellum embezzlement of Indian trust funds,
was outwitted by the ex-Secretary, and his
little plot nipptd in the bud. The plot was
TO arrest Mr.. Thompson, require So, 600, 900
| bail which of course he could not give, when
he was to be thrown in jail and o nice little
sensation for political purposes brought into
notoriety. Although Mr.. Chandler was fuiled
in part of his purpose by the exit Of Mr..
Thompson to parts then unknown, thereby
avoiding the confinement in jail Mr.. Chan
dler had the pleasure of chuckling over the
publicity attached to the scandal. The sequel
to the proceeding shows that upon inquiry
here as to the status of the suits, by the sue
SCISSOR of Chandler there was nothing on which
to base said suits, and he has directed them to
be dismissed. The entry on the Court records
is OF the 9th of March last. although it has
never come to light until now. and shows for
what purpose the suits were brought. Such
conduct ought to cousign Chandler to ever
lasting infamy.
Amy amount OF speculation is going on here
over the The coming great formal Democratic
gathering at White Sulphur Springs. Va,
mentioned in our last letter. There is always
| every season many prominent politicians At this
resort and no doubt will be, and the talk
now Indicates that the spearkership Of the
next House Of Representatives Of the U 5
will not be settled there as was first supposed,
but we propose to watch the way the shadows
Of coming events cast themselves and keep
| you posted
Wells and Anderson having written letter
to Mr.. Hayes complaining of the Indictment
found against them by the grand jury on the
2Sth of June, and asking him to interpose in
some way, Mr.. Hayes replied that he regards
the action as violation Of the understanding
under which the federal support was with
drawn from Packard. If the grand jury Of
Louisiana present these fellows for their afro
cious vilainies as well as perjury aud Other
gross violations of the laws, committed by
them it is matter which neither Gov
Nichols nor Hayes has anything 10 do with. Il
they can prove their innocence, public senti-
ment will be sufficient. The colored members
of the Board were very properly not included
in the indictment, being regarded as mere tools
in the hands Of their colleagues
1t is noteworthy fact that with the excep-
ton of one brief visit Mr.. Wheeler has not
visited this city since the adjournment Of Thu
Senate, and has had nothing TO do with The
shaping of the Administration policy -
| Whilst observing the nonenitY that our Vic
| Presidents have always heretofore occupied
he expresses his disapproval of the recent or
der forhidding the active participation il
political conventions by otiice-holders as boil
inexpedient and inpracticable, but we fee
assured the people at large approve the order
and notwithstanding the prophecy of the poll
ticians, are determined to see to its execution
DEMocRlTEs
SENATOR WHITES LErTER.-At meeting
at Tammany Hall on Jnly 4th letter iron
Senator Whyte was read, in which, after ex