The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Nov. 0, 1878.
The election of Tuesday places the Dem
ocratic party in control of both houses Of
congress. We have not the anticipated mo
jority in either house, but it is much to re-
gain what has been lost to us for the last
twenty years and more. After the 4th Of
March next the Democracy will be respon-
sible for the legislation of the country, as
they were in the prosperous years before
the war We may confidently hope that
with the government in their hands, public
affairs will be 50 conducted AS to restore
not only the old time good feeling between
the sections, but also the old time wonder
full prosperity Of all classes.
But much may be done at the next SEES
sion Of the present Congress which meets in
December. We have the House, and by a
judicious course may secure for the Demo-
cratic Congress which succeeds it, great
measure of confidence among the people
throughout the country.
OF the personal contests in the election,
those in New York, Massachusetts,, Penn
! sylvania, Wisconsin and South Carolina,
were notable. Senator Conkling's victory
in the first named State, was the more re-
markable from the fact that, up to the very
beginning of the contest, he had the bitter
enmity of what may be called the Admins
tration wing of the Republican party. His
victory is complete, Mr.. Conkling is a man
of decided ability, and his return to the
Senate, Notwithstanding his late radical
speeches, is not wholly to be dcplored.
l had hoped for the election, in Wiscon-
sin, of Legislature which would send
Carpenter back to the Senate, if it was i'm
possible to elect Democrat, for Carpenter,
too, is a man of ability, and not strictly a
party man. 1t seems however, that Home
is TO be returned.
In Massachusetts suppose there was
more bull-dozing in the late election than
| there was in all the southern states. II
was what might he called respectable"
| bull-dozing. The laborcrs were made to
understand that they would lose their
chance of labor and the traders their sales,
and all men whatever good position they
had in society, if they supported Butler.
Buffers defeat, though, as he had about
10000 votes without the regular nomina-
ton Of either of the old parties, was really
personal victory. We have not heard the
last Of him in politics,
In Pennsylvania the contest was not, in
reality, fought on the question Of Camcron's
return to the Senate, though that largely
entered into it. His election is is Ger.
tainty. In South Carolina, Gov, Wade
Hampton is reelected. There was no op-
position. All the decent people Of the
State, white and black, believe in and re-
spcct Hampton. He will come to the Sen
ate in place of Patterson, who surrcnders
his purchased seat on the 4th of March
next. Let us hope that in that high place
he will vindicate, not only himself, but his
State and his section, from the false charges
so freely made against them in the later
days of the contest just closed.
There are indications that the aSth of
this month, the day namedby Mr.. Hayes Us
thanksgiving day will be generally OBJ
served The Governors Of most Of the
States will "appoint" the 2sth, There is
no good objection to the custom, except IT
was first observed in this country, in Mas
sachusctts.