The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-04-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent


WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25. rs
The correspondence relative to the
appointment of Delfisse as Sd arbitrator
at Halifax, mas been transmitted by
the President to the Senate,as requested.
1t substantiates, virtually, all that had
been said by Mr. Blaine and other SEN
ators relative to the sharp practice
resorted to by the British Government
in order to secure as referee man whom
Lord Ripon acknowledged was untitled
for the position, because of his English
bias. This too, is in the face of Sir
Edward Thorntonis objections success
sively urged against the Ministers here
from Mexico, Russia, Brazil, Spain,
France, and the Netherlands who we're
unacceptable, he said, to the Dominion,
because of the prejudice in our favor
imbibed by a residence here in their
official capacity. But upon the American
representatives who were fooled into
accepting a provision of the Washington
Treaty which virtually gave the BLUE
Noses" @both ends of the bargain" in
settlement of this fishing business, will
fall, even at this late day, the odium of
having to pay s5,5OOOOO for what is
practically valueless to us. Because it
is now generally conceded that Congress
will vote to pay it, though we feel that
we have been tricked out of the money.
All England had to do was to refuse to
make selection, family, with US in the
months allowed; and Delfasse became
Commissioner. She recognized her
advantage and availed herself of it to
the uttermost. That's about all there is
to be said of it.
repeat it as the general opinion that
Secretary Schurz will be backed by the
whole nation in all honest efforts to bring
to naught the vast schemes for contin-
uing the lending of the public lands by
speculating rings which have grown
rich off their plumber; but he will be
quite as generally required to literally
construe the law in the cases ofthe bona
fde pioneer who has gone out without
means to settle up our distant territories
and remote frontiers. Both sides of this
matter seem likely to be made thorough
ly familiar to all by the discussions in
Congress
Every allegation of fraud against the
Louisiana Returning Board was admit.
ted to be false by the resort of the bull
dozer to an information" in lieu of an
indictment which they couldn't obtain
1t was mean contemplate persecution
from beginning to end; and the felicita-
tions heard here over Andersons re
lease as one of the fruits of the ''concil-
iation policy" is shared by very few as
if true, it is held to show that special
inducements had to be offered to Louis.
lana officials to induce them to desist
from a course that was without warrant
of justice or law.
tits understood the American exhibits
already entered for the Exposition al
Paris exceed 10000 tons in weight. The
promptness of American exhibitors has
surprised those supposed to be best
informed as to their intentions. It had
been assured that the failure of Congress
to act till almost the last moment would
discourage large display. But the
number, variety, and general superior.
ity of articles en- route or waiting trans
portation, is said to largely exceed those
displayed at any previous Exhibition
Of the goods left over at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard many will be sent by the
French line of steamers, at the expense
of the exhibitors themselves, according
to the Graphic. 1t was found imprac-
ticable to accommodate two-thirds OF
those applying for space, and it has been
steadily kept in view to give the prefer.
ence to those whose exhibits in the
aggregate would contribute to make
ours thoroughly representative exhibi-
ton in all that pertains to our National
interests.
The proposed cutting and slashing
into our Army and Navy, has suggested
the wholesale cutting down of clerks
salaries; and it is understood that a
measure looking to that object is being
perfected in Committee. To those who
understand anything Of the cost Of living
here, the injustice of such a measure,
applied to clerks of the lower grades, is
apparent. In the higher grade of officials
it could be adopted, probably without
detriment to the public service; for let
it be understood that the amount of
work generally speaking, required of
officials here decreases in an inverse
ratio with the increase of salary, and the
perquisites, emoluments, &c, increase
correspondingly with it. But the inher-
ent meanness and selfishness of a meth
cd of economy which enforces it at the
expense of everybody except overpaid
members of Congress many of whom
come here to disgrace the country BY
their Bacchanalian excesses, need not be
argued. Everybody sees and appreciates
it, and everybody is talking about it here
as they never did before without much
regard to party. Postmaster Gen1 Key
and the Sunday Herald (Democratic)
are the latest of that side who have Wig
orously freed their minds in the prem
ises.
There seems good prospect that
Carlin, the rightfully elected Senator
from South Carolina, may get rehear
ing at the hands of the Senate Commit
tee; and every friend of law and order
would rejoice to see Massacre Butler
bounced. Democracy is sick over the
Polk business Cooler weather has
come to make the religious obseryances
OF lent seem more hardship by con-
trast with the gaities specially invited
by the inspiring condition of the atmos-
phere. But the pretense must be kent
up. M.ywv,I
Query: Why will men smoke com.
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mar.
burg BROS. Seal of North cnroli,,l