Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-03
Our Washington Letter.


Il
letter had been announced previously that the
Senator would give his reasons for not supporting
the Presidents policy toward the South. The
speech proved to be simply scurrilous attack
upon TIN President and his Cabinet, and as such.
has beef allowed to pass unnoticed by his brother
Senator II was reported early in the week that
IIowe's ittack was to be the opening gun Of an
active cmpaign against the administration but,
rs yet. no one else has followed. The echoes
from the first illumination have not been OF char
acter 70 give much encouragement to the assail-
ants and that may, in part account for their 81
lence We doubt II a speech was ever made in
Congess that ELECTED more uncomplimentary re-
mark from both the peopleand the press through
out tie country. II is hailed with such chorus
OF reblke that the Senator must feel compelled,
like Carries Lamb when his play was damned, to
join 1.-THE kissing in order to relieve himself from
! the responsibility Of its authorship, The New
York SIN is the only paper that is pleased over
the attick, which fact must, in turn, please the
Senator very much. The Chicago Tribune hits
the truth Of the matter with the remark that the
attack WA "a record Of how the administration
Numbered aud fell, never to rise again when the
President fatally failed to appoint Senator Howe
to the Supreme Court vacancy" Democratic
Senator'S unanimous in the opinion that llowe's
speecl is one of the best documents that the dem
ocrati, marty can use in the next campaign
Senator Wallace Of PENNSYLVANIA has secured ten
thousand copies for circulation in his state where
he IL confident it will help his party to win vic
tory over the Republicans next fall Senator
Batter Of South Carolina SAYS he shall send five
hundred copies Of the speech to his state for the
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On Tuesday there was a large attendance in the
Senate galleries. rs It was some expected that
another attack might follow Uowe's TRADE but
nothing TRANSFERRED to show that the exhibition of
the day before was remembered by anv one in the
Senate Howe was in his seat revising his efru-
son for the printer. It was noticeable lust who
we're on hand to congratulate him There was
ex-senator Zach. Chandler. ex-senator John A.
Logan, ex-senator West Of Louisiana. and ex-
| Congressman Hurlbnrt of Tllinojs-all disgruntled
politicians who have received nothing from this
administration, but who have been nnceasing in
their demands for place and power ever since
HIVES became President. They swarmed around
Howe with many chuckle over the thought that
HAYES had been ut last attacked by a Republican
Senator in open session. Meanwhile the Pres
ident takes the situation in at a glance and re-
| mains undsturbed Secretary Schurz on reading
the speech Of Howe, which included a partc-
narly severe attack upon the Secretary, smiled
and said, ''Iguess Howe don't like me very much IL"
Had the Secretary appointed Howe's man as pen
sion agent the other dav the Senator's speech
against him might not have been made
Judging by the utterances OF Howe and other
Republicans in the Senate it would seem to ap-
pear that President Hayes has already been as
signed to the Ishmaelitish positinn occupied by
John TYLER and Andrew Johnson in the Presidential
chair But the question comes up whether these
outgvings are really the
EXPRESSIONS OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
There il certainly notbing in the time of the
nress ar the result in recent state elections Ia
! bo, ,b,, ar,. nrot,rnd diss,tisfoc,io, eyists
with tba president and his Cabinet If is easv IN
.oo ,ta+ ans, ro,;,,i ~ tho Ku-Klux b,sinoss IL,
tho sou,b mr. otbor violation of good faith wonld
Geo ,ho v,r,horn hoor, and mol,e ,he so,,horr
liz. ..ii,., o,o,, D., doii,h. tI,,so ,,ho ,isb
T., hr,.,L dnyn ,ho administro,ior. hut tho oen.
oral feeling seems ia he that the Southern people
No., t,i.,,i.,, ,,o,,,oi,.o. SON, ,-ol so tr aud
., ,i,aifi,. ,ta,. ,,o1,,o, -, ha,;.,, sa,t ,,,,
ern,,e,t ,e.tored IN than hotb IN tho shirt and
einno"' 'o9.''eu " ."''"' '''' =" ',o 'P''i. ''"
'he 'e'.cr' Anu i"i'nei' '"e'e u'SPosi''on ="
give 'ne ADMINISTRATOR iar o"""oe q" s"o"
"n"t " can acco"'p'is" I'll 'no way VI ieiofi',
ana 10 cohceoe .na' 1t HAS "'re"uS 'u'oe goou
progress III tha' uireVt'oh' ohe N"pihet h'histe'