Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tie Sentinel ]
WASHINGTON, D. G. April le, 1877.


Special Correspondence Of tie Sentinel
WASHINGTON, D. G. April l6, 1877.
The carpet-bAggers are extremely blue about
the condition Of Affairs in Louisiana, and ara
evidently preparing Tor the worst by packing
up 'me satchel' with paper collars, tooth
picks, and preparing to "vamooss the rancho
| One of their number said to-day that he had no
longer any hope for justice from the admins
traton, and that Packard might rs we'll give
| up now as month hence, il being only a
question of time and tina. very short. A full
settlement Of the Louisiana question is conf
IDENTIFY looked for this week in administration
circles.
Chief Justice Carter, Of our local Supreme
Court, a strong supporter OF Hayes's South
ern policy, is very sauguine that an admins
.ration Speaker will be chosen at the extra
session Of Congress, but being no Yankee he ia
a poor 'gussser." He is opposed 10 an extra
session, however, and says that the army can
be disbanded without the slightest inconven-
snce to the country. There is without doubt
a strong growing opinion among the masses
as well as among goodly number Of members
OF both Houses of Congress to do away with
the army except merelya nominal force OF civil
military engineers to keep the Notifications in
good ordinary repair, together with the keep
care of ITSELF We predicted this idea in one
OF our previous letters and feel somewhat fat
tered to see that our suggestion is not only re-
ceived favorahly, but is actually cropping ont
in such sentiments as Judge Carter's among
the big politicians of both parties. We may
yet see ourselves the father Of an amendmsn
HamptoD's peremptory demand upon the
carpet-baggers for the surrender OF their sew
eral Offices seems to have taken them by sur
prise. They were resting quietly under the
impression that they would not be disturbed
until the decision of the Supreme Court OF
that State should be made known. Their
conclusion and reply will be made public ere
this goes TO press, Some of them profess to
be very much pleased with the action OF the
Hampton administration as they say that the
broken pledges will bring the troops back 10
the State House. The majority, however, are
sore over it.
Sunstroke Blains's dislike OF Hayes South
ern policy is owning to the fact that il it is
successful as ii bids fair TO be- then his politi-
cal stock IN trade is gone. he cares great
deal more about his chances Of becoming
Presidential candidate in 1880, than he does
about his country or The welfare Of those be
pretends TO have so much ut heart Until his re-
cent letter. we had supposed his exploits in
that direction had been mainly confined to the
larceny and suppression Of epistlcs. he had
previously written relating to Little Rock
and Fort Smith bonds, which killed his nom-
nation in The late election as it will most as
suredly do in all time to come.
The Secret Service officers of the Treasury
Department have now on hand about a-half
bushel of counterfeit silver bali dollars which
they have recently captured, and say that
large quantities have been manufactured and
are about TO be put into circulation. Let
every one be OF the 'lookout' for them.
The members of the Turkish legation hero
do not believe war between their government
and Russia can be averted For some months
they have entertained the opinion that Russia
would force contest just rs soon as the cold
weather disappeared and the roads became
passable for the marching Of troops.
1t is intimated here that a call will be issued
in a few days in New York, for a mass meet
ing of all who are tin favor Of main tanning
the integrity aud indivisbility Of the Rspub-
liean party" Wendell Phillips and Jim
Blaine are understood TO be leading 10 the
movement and the object Of the meeting is to
open warfare upon Hayes Southern policy.
Our parks are filled with early risers, enjoy
ing the delicious fragrance OF the spring mora
ings and digesting their matutinal Havanas
With the sweet wsrbings Of the merry birds,
and the fragrant order OF ye sweet scented
honoy-suckle.
The approach of Decoration day is leading
many to expect that this year it will mark the
end OF sectionalism and that we shall have a
genuine mngling Of patriotic feeling over
both the blue and gray
Senator Gordon having been blessed with
baby daughter, cannot cal, her South Caro-
lima, as he wishes, for he has a sweet little
miss who answers TO the name OF Caroline, so
he waits for the liberation Of Louisiana As
this waiting is awkward, aud may be disnp-
poin,ment after all, we suggest that the little
Gordon be named Aliande, that being the
source from whence all blessings flow to our
Democratic Southern brethren.
Sixteen years Of success has blown the Rad-
cal politicians up like bladders 1t is anus
ing to hear them boast glibly about captur-
ing the speakc7ship, when in the next breath
they are swearing because the Democrats have
captured the Presidency.
We would suggest that the newspaper
organs OF both parties have telephone
connected by wire with official headquarters,
so that their editors may get the exact polti-
cal tune to be sung each day, aud TINS be
saved much editorial Goundering in the slough
of uncertainty. "Anon, Anon. Sir
DEMoCRITEs.