Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
(From our regular correspondent
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. March

But little is talked of now, in politica
circles, except the breach between the Pres
ident and the great senatorial republican
leaders. just what the result will be, NJ
one seems disposed to compromise his ac
curacy of judgment by forecasting; but
the opinion is gaining ground that there i,
an " irrepressible conflict " between Pres.
ident Hayes on one side, and Senators
Blaine and Morton, with possibly MA.
.jority of the Senate, on the other. Mr.
Blaine has broken his silence in the Sen.
ate chamber, and gained, almost in dav,
the conspicuous leadership he has so lone
maintained in the House. His dukedom
will be contested, it was contested vester-
day by both Morton and Conklinc, but il
must be admitted that. in the attributes OF
mere leadership, Mr.. Blaine is superior to
all rivals, that he has much larger fol-
lowing than tho others, and that his
friends will follow him to the farthest
point. Yesterday Mr.. Conkling arose to
offer I'M amendment to resolution admit
ting the senator elect from Oregon, and
he followed it with an impromptu speech
of some length, in which he, without once
referring to the senator from Maine
made powerful arraignment of the posi.
ton assumed by Mr.. Blaine in reference
to the admission of VIM. Pitt KELLOGG.
When MIR. Conkling arose and commercial
speaking, in his cynical, Mephistophelian
way, the reporters and correspondents
erected their ears and turned their noses
Conklingward. The democratic senators
listened with u curious expectation which
broadened into thpt satisfaction
which the confusion of the enemy's coun-
ellis always brings to charitable minds.
while MIR. Blaine regarded his hereditary
rival aSkance, with feelings too emphatic
for expression.
At first, Mr.. Conkling's championship
)t the administration and Mr. Baine's au-
seemed TO mean that the latter
was or would be cut off from all patron
zoe, scotching his prospects for the presi
lency in 1880, and that his powerful rival
would perhaps occupy the warm corner
n the heart and patronage of the present
administration, that he undoubtedly held
n the last. But it is said that Mr.. Conk-
ing will oppose the confirmation of Mr..
1varts and Mr.. Schmz, as determinedIy
Is 1t is plainly the intention of Senators
3lane and Morton to oppose all but Me-
jrary and Sherman; and it is believed
hat neither Evarls, Key, nor Schurz can
,e confirmed, without the solid vote of the
democratic senators.
For two days Gen. Grant has been at
he Capitol, it is said for the purpose of
opposing the confirmation of Mr.. Schurz.
The indications at present are that the
resident will insist with great iirmness
pon the approval by the Senate of the
nen whom he has chosen.
During the past week the Senate cham
er has divided with the White House
he public interest. The floor and GAL
ries have been crowded. There are
many changes in the senatorial personnel.
nd if neither Corbin nor Kellogg, as now
GEMS probable, shall be admitted the re-
ublican majority will be no more than
vo. To show that the democrats have
aimed in intellectual us well as numerical
.rengti, it is but necessary to mention
lat Hill of Georgia has succeeded Nor
God; that Morgan of Alabama has sue
eeded Goldwaithe; and that Lamar and
eek, unquestionably the abest democrats
in the House, are now in the
enate. Senator Coke of Texas is IL man
distinguished appearance, massive,
ell formed, with handsome un-browned
ce, mustacbe and imperial. Senator
Organ of Alabama is small in stature,
good looking, but with moth
g remarkable in his appearance. SEN
orS Beck and Conklng are tall, grandlv
'oportloned men, and, though | have
ever seen the scale applied, | believe
ey are isometrical in stature, giuh,
eight, even to the dimenlions of nose.
outh and chin, but they do not resemble
Oh other in the least, for one is IL blonde
publican, while the other is IL demo-
attic brunette. Senator Davis of Illinois
OF the colossal composite, grotcsque, of
lIlstailiian order Of architecture, and it is
III that he has been recently surveyed
new suit of clothes. G.
flour correspondent had postponed his
'iting one day, he would have seen that
" lrrepressible conflict" wasn't MS
ar us he imagined, and that the senato-
i dignitarics hadn't nothing against
body" His letter shows what the gen :
u Washington opinion was last week.
lks there seemed to think that there |
IS "a lion in the way" of the President.
there was it was sensible lion, with a {
narkable faculty of suddenly dc-mate- !
lizing himself +