South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-03-08
Letter from WASHINGTON.
[corrs.pondsacs of the Ias-lligoneer.
WAsurNGroy. DC MARCH <

WAsHINGToS. ID. G. March ).
Mn. HARPER ON Saturday last Gen.
sherman concluded long and careful
argument for an increase OF the Army.
IN The following words: TIE necessi-
ties OF the frontier ami 10 guard our pub.
Inc property will require from %. 900 to
oV,Ou0 men, for at this moment there is
almost absolute certainty of a renewed
war with the Sioux. The Utes of IVES.
tern Colorado are also likely to give rs
trouble, as are also the Bannocks I'm 1,
daho. The Mexican border calls for s..
0oO men, and every time we attempt to
Withdraw troops from that quarter for
use elsewhere disorders occur which
compel US to send them back" The
General probably makes the best state
mcnt that can be made Of the necessity
Tor troops L reproduce his words mere,
" TO call atte alton to that portion rela.
ing to tue Mexican border troubles.
Those troubles could be ended in "a
hours II our Government would recor.
nize the existing Government in Mexi.
co. Other Nations hesitate 10 recog-
nlze Diaz simply because we hesitate.
win tue support that recognition by as
ana other commercial countries would
give him he would, his friends claim. be
able TO suppress at once any attempted
raids from Mexico into theUnited States.
Liberate those-5 900 soldiers said To- he
on the Mexican border, and send them
or hold them in readiness To send into
the Indian country, and the danger of an
Indian war would disappear 1T once
The argument OF General toward only
shows that our diplomacy may be so had
that large army may be necessary. 1t
Is time that the Senate and House Com.
mittees investigating Mexican affairs
should make y report. so that Messrs.
Hayes and Evarts can have no further
excuse for delay.
The ADMINISTRATION first year, which
| closed yesterday has not been failure
in our foreign affairs only. While the
Representatives, OF the people have TO :
monetized silver against the wishes OF
Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Hayes has succeeded
thoroughly in "tierBouetizirg" what he
promised should be his peculiar care
civil service reform fne okvit service
has, il is safe to say. suffered more in
the year just closed th1n in any proceed
! ing year. More personal friends Of the
head of the Government, more persons
in whom the confidence of the people
had never in any nay been expressed,
have been appointed TO Office than ever
before. Efficient officers have been re.
moved right and left to make place for
active politicians, without even the ex.
cusc that one party has whom it makes
changes for political reasons.
! We learn from the course Of this Al
ministration that those who cry IRE.
form" most loudly cannot always be
trusted rs rcforEcrs:
!, There is n great deal Of surprise that
Mr. Cox in listed upon the publication
in the Reco,d OF Lac remark with whch
he greeted TIC veto age-,hat IL " rs
- charge OF fraud hy af,au.l" WAeth
/ or Mr. Cox ouLh. TO have ma lc tho re-
mark or not, kejwas right in insis ine
t!.at having male it, it should bc printed
as a part OF thcyrGgalar report.
The T"s' Of tliis morning publishes
the following list Of Senators who. il
says, were MT intoxicated during The all
night session OF the Senate on the sill
yer hill.
burnside, orr. l.. Cameron. Of Pa
Jones, Of New; Booth, OF Cal; Como
yer, Of Fla; Eaton, of Conn; Conk
ling, Of y. Y: Ingalls,, OF Ks. Pad
dock, of Mob: Mitchell. Of Greg O.
| gleaby. Of HIS. lowe. OF Wis Chat
fee. Of Col. lrncc. OF Miss.
This is an ingenou,ly prepared jun.
| bic Of Senators. some Of whom it ia gen.
orally snpposel were entirely sober
I some "half seas over" and some inca
! pable Of coherent thought or unaidet
| physical cxertion. MEMO