Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-09-12
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. :. 1878.
Other matters ordinarily Of good deal Of
interest now become OF secondary concern
about in proportion Is the rsvsgcs Of yellow
fever become more extended particularly in |
our direction. The fact that we are nearing
one Of the most important elections for Con
sressmen ever held. also serves to Intensity our
interest In domestic politics to the exclusion Of
other questions that more less completely
engrossed our thoughts only few weeks ago.
Through the operation Of these and similar
causes our relations with Mexico have been
crowded aside, though there hiss been no
change rendering rupture OF our friendly re-
latious more improbable. The views Of the
gentleman referred to In n late issue OF the Star
are novel, or at least have found little public
expression; and they suggest q method Of
solving our southern border troubles without
= resort to war, they are Of general interest
and humanity demands for them dispsssionate
cons liberation. The Star says:
lone Of the most intelligent special agents
lot the Government who has tccn on . spec
"isl mission to the Mexican border, sends
interesting report OF his visit TO the asury
Dept. He Travelled along the border from the
Rio Colorado to the Rio Grsnde. He says
that something should be done by the RIP
"rs.entsiives OF both countries 10 hiring about =
better condition OF Affairs. The, ar better
ways, he think, Of accomplishing al. than
by the marshsling of troop. as a niansce on
1.-The border. The high tariff on the products
''ofthe two counties engender and encourage
smuggling. This. he suggests, Is one OF the
principal and overlooked causes OF the
trouble on the border. Almost everybody Is
| lin sympathy with the smuggcrs. lie ad-
| "ysncss the assertion that the only effective
..curr; the most pcaceable and permanent so,
Tuition TO the entire problem Is reciprocity
between the two countries. by means OF
treaty OF commercial amiiy for free aimis-
"sion into both countries acros. the border, oil
| their respective products. lie concludes by
asking: Have not England France and GER
many quietly obtained possession Of the bulk
''of the Mexican trade. while the United states
has been settling her border difficulty by cor
''rcspondenee, commissions. threats and
armed encounters.
The case Of senator Patterson, OF ;. o. j. X
| citing = great deal Of comment bst not much
sympathy. OF course Democrats never had any
| for him. bu, Laugh at his calamities and mock
when HE fear eometh." Whatever Republicans
entertained, he forfeited by the bargain he /.
| believed to have made with Hamhnrg ," ~
| I.r ~hsrppy the interests Of The party that nal
} made him oil he was. were bssely traded Oh for
| his own personal bchoof Whether true or not
| IL 4. generally believed he was assured Of Hut
| the persccuiions about every prominent Re
| publican had becn mad. to suffer under the reg
ine Of the great and good" Hampton. rausr
son was glad TO believe Ii, and We all know the
result. ! can find no one expressing any sur
4 prise a; the base part ~ thi. hypothesis i cor
| rrc,,) which Butler seem. 10 have played,
among tho :. acquainted with his anteccd9 nis.
| Patterson Is alleged 10 have avoided Washing
ton all summer To save himself from extradi-
ton. and to have kept 50 near the border Of adj
/ Joining States a. 10 easily Dodge from one TO
another. Bat the refusal Of Gov. Rice TO give
\ up kempion to Confederate vengeance ha.
greatly comiortei PA,,ersou's friends here.
| The failure of the Silver Congress Is \ source
Of some modification to those who advocated
| 1t as 4 aitlng sad!> TO the reconciliation work
| accomplished At the last session Of Congress ,
4 and Il Is not relieved by the sneering comments
/ Of their opponents. The fact l. plain enough
| upon a candid view o. the situation. that the
object Of the American representative. was i'm
| practicable under existing circumstance; and
| the representative. Of the different nations
came about near TO an agreement a. We could
| have reasonably expected in View d the action
several Of them bad bot recently taken on the
1 silver question.
kearney had no rcA-on 10 fclicitAtr himself
on the impression be IL abe here. Ill. presence
va. almo., wholly ignored By the reputable
masse, chiefly making UP our local labor organ.
ixation. and had II not been for the attention
sAo~a him by lew OF the yaxT.n, gang " hose
following deceived Cohen into the ridiculous
belief TIA, he ~as developing into lb.rator Of
the laborins masses. he, keArney, would have
| len Washington unnoticed. VOLUNTEER.