The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-06
Our Washington Letter.
WAsH1NGroN D. @. June a6, 1877,

Our washington Letter.
WASHINGTON D. G. June 20, 1877.
Arrangements appear to have been
made for issuing newspaper from the
office of the Congressional Globe, in
this city, to be under the management
of ex-Congressman John Lynch, of
Maine, who Is now resident of WASH
ington. 1t will propose to be the spe-
cial organ of the national administra-
ton, and Of course, in that respect 1t
will antagonize the other republican pa
pers published at the capital. 1t was
generally understood at the outset
that President Hayes would not recog-
nize any newspaper as his mouth-piece,
although many of his predecessors con-
sidered an "organ" as necessary as a
cabinet.
Who does not either recollect or
know from tradition the "National In
telligencer", the "Globe," and the
washington Union." when they were
the oracles of the political parties which
they respectively ropresented2 The
names of Gales and Seaton, Blair and
Rives, and Father Tom Ritchie, stand
as conspicuously upon the pages of
American history as do those of their
compatriots, Clay, Webster, jackson
and Van Buren. Mr.. Lynch aspires to
equal fame with the great exeinplars
we have mentioned, but we do know
that if he have such aspirations, he is
about to enter upon a contract larger
than that OH hand when he published
and edited the Portland Press, up III
the state of Maine.
There Is not doubt that congress
will be petitioned, at the next session,
to recognize the belligerency of the in
surgent government in Cuba. On a
question of so great importance, and it
being one which if acted upon affirma-
lively by us, will create no little sensa-
ton In Europe, 1t is beftting that our
senators and representatives should
have all the advantages of popular
opinion on the subject. Although the
insurrection has been progressing for
the last nine wears, and has gained In
proportion, the government Of the Uni
ted States has taken no action looking
to the independence of Cuba. The
press being the channel Of communica-
ton between the constituent and the
representative, this subject should be
thoroughly discussed, in advance of the
assembling of the 45th congress.
President Hayes has "taken run" to
New England, accompanied by Secreta-
ries Schurz and Evarts, Attorney Gene
raj Devens, and Postmaster General
Key. Secretary McCrary is off to Iowa.
Secretaries Sherman and Thompson re-
main at Washington, but it Is said that
the former will, in a day or so, take O
cruise along the Atlantic coast in the
Revenue Steamer Grant. What dispo-
sition the latter will make of himself is
not known. This general absence will
only extend few days. Next week,
all, or nearly all the heads of depart
ments will be at their respective posts
ready to receive any number of applica-
tions for Office from those who will be
willing TO sign the "pledge" to abstain
from taking any part in running "the
political machine"
The Civil Rights statute was intend
ed TO give that protection to the newly
enfranchised colored man, in his daily
int o--- .>-~o "ittI iIiS wiiiuo nUik iiDvi
which is enjoyed by the white man him.
self. 1t was designed to operate more
particularly in the former slave states,
where the extremes of race prejudice
prevailed, than in the free states.
Much to the credit of the colored race,
there have been but few instances OF
thnir forcing themselves into close So
cial intercourse with their white fellow
citizens, at times and places when and
where their presence was not desired.
Go into any of the large cities in the
North or West, and you seldom see a
colored man, however respectable or
well educated, demanding companions
ship in bed-chamber or at tho table
with white men. They know that the
law extends to them the privilege, if
they wish to demand it, but they, in
common with men of every race or col
or, have that self-respect which deters
them from thrusting themselves where
they are not wanted.
The right that is generally accorded
TO every one living upon public patron
age, to conduct his business in that
way which he supposes is to his best
advantage, is the only excuse for the
conduct of Judge Hilton in declining
to receive Mr.. Seligman and his family
as guests at the Grand Central Hotel {:
but the question Is presented In this
form: Suppose Marshall Fred Douglass
and his family, or U. s. Senator Bruce
and his family would prepare to take
rooms at that hotel. or any other, and to
mlngle indiscriminately with the other
guests; would the refusal of the propri-
etor to receive them, be less censurable
than was the refusal to receive Mr.. Sell
igman2 Here In Washington we have
never heard of either Of the colored
gentlemen referred to asking accom-
modations of the kind.
An interesting statement has been Is
sued from the bureau of statistics,
showing the number ofimmigrants who
arrived in the United States during the
year 1873. The whole number was
l57 ,4l0, Of whom l02,960 were males,
and 54,480 females. The countries
from which this addition to our popu-
lation emigrated were as follows: Ger
many S2,32S; England 2l,05l; China
1880; Ireland 1886; Quebec 1886
Russia 6,687; France 6,72S; Austria g.
047; Norway 6,03l; Sweden 5,20i
Scotland 1888; Novia Scotia $500
and from So other countries the remain
der of the whole number. A few
years ago, Ireland stood at the head Of
the list, where Germany now stands
This table furnishes "food for thought
BETA.