The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-01-12
Weston Democrat
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Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0, 1878.

SuttUr democrat
THIS ought to DO ono Of the days We
celebrate, and few venerable Demo.
vrats have got together in this city on
thu anniversary uEd commeu. Grated
I;t'iusly the glorious achieT. cmout Of
General jackson aud bis Feroes u, New
Orleans. Bot IYashir gton has not for
many years bceuo place where Dc.
'nocracy ai+lc v.uch show and our ".
put'irans haze preferred otler days to
thi. TF.is year, though arrangements
Tor something luOrc than the ordinary
9vie, celebration were announced, less
than usual vii! be done.
Que Of the carly measures TO come
up in Congress on its Toassemtling is
Ihc General Amnesty bill. It is uot
believed my considerable Gght will be
InnlG agaiuJt it, though unfortunately
It capnO: get unanimous vote in either
House. There would be general paci'
fca,ion in su:h vote, and the most
iimid Rad cal cannot fear danger to
The constitutional amendments or the
public deb, 10 so generous c mensurr.
It has been tclegraphed oyer the
country that 4 resolution would be in
PRODUCED 10 the House and Senate mp
pointing special committee to cnguifs
whether or not Mr.. Hayes bargaiued
bis way into The Presidential chair.
This i Of course preliminary to i'm
pcacLuent. III no: likely this will
be dOna or that any coed will come Of
it ifisis done Hayes has the office,
and. iii, is desired to GET him out, all
The good Of the suggested resolution,
aud much more cap be accomplished
by passing resolution directing the
Judiciary Committee Of ono Of the
Houses to report forthwith an act em
poSering and directing the Supreme
COur. to PISS upon case agreed upon
by tLusc vho Do aud those who do DOT
Lclicvo Nt. Hayes is cOnstitptionally
President. There arc many excellrn,
lawyers who DO not believe he is.
Nearly every Democrat in the 44lh
Congress voted for resolution declar.
Ing that Mr.. Tillcnr and not Mr..
Hayes, was President.
As prophcsicd ct tho timo of the
recess, returning Republican Repre-
scp,a.ives arc not SO ANXIOUS as before
to prevent the Investigation urged By.
Messrs. WOOD aud others. | doubt il
Mc5srs Hale, Garfield, Townsend and
tho rest will have followers cnou gh to
delay action on the resolutions for a
day. There is also raciblc anxiety
on the part Of those who haze arrived,
to push through all necessary public
business and adjourn early. The
Democratic party would gain immense
~ throughout the country by insisting
on speedy disposition Of all bust ncss
that must be acted on. Friends Of
Mexico and Of peace are hopeful Of an
carly recognition Of Diuz He you'd
DO greatly strengthened among his own
people by recognition BY our Govern
mcnt, and wO could with more reason
hold him and his people responsible
for border Outrnges which. it is alleged,
he does not suppress. 1t is pertinent
ly asked il we ever neglected for II
mouths to recognize auy established
Government in France or Guy othet
sountry with which vc had friendly
relations.
Ia the suit Of heirs for tho Airing
ton estate proceedings were cOmmeu'
ecd against the agent Of the United
States Occupying thc estate. This was
because in such a case the United
States cannot be spcd. The point
was made by the United States that
suit could DO brough, against such
agent II this Ens sustained there
would be no way in which the merits
Of the case could b. tried. But in q
similar case. just tried 10 our District
Court, the decision by Judge Cartier
was that the suit was properly SO
brought, /, is therefore likely that
the Arlington case will not be decided
gu mere tccuicality. uiLro&.