Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-07
Correspondents.
Letter from Washington.
.XAsHNGruN. ID. G. Marh ..

WASHINGTON, ID. c, Marh ., ls7s.
The Star OF "Wednesday evening hs. this To
say Of the diversity Of sentiment sting In the
Cabine; relative 10 the silver bill, and Of the
,emptnous sea Of conflicting advice over which
tie President Is TO navigate the shi, Of state
The President Is inclined to beisve tina, 1t Is
his duty TO veto the silver bin. butts willing to
be convinced otherwise. Hence the Cabiue, di.-
cussiou Yesterday. His constitutional advisers
pull different ways. Their words # advice are
too contradictory TO Influence him much one
WAY or the other. One member wans the eoun-
Try to have silver dollars, honestly ( Il can, II
not, 10 have silver Bland dollzra Two or
three sredisposed to advise the signaure Of the
bill under protest. The rest Of thr Cshinc,
think thai consistency require. veto. on .
square. vote it IS likely that those avor.ng a
veto would be in The majority. The secretary
Of the Treasury does not Occupy tho i>olaied
position Of stern and incorporating oppo.i-
ton 10 the bill assigned 20 him by tbs newspa-
per-. SECRETARY schurz favors n veto. The
chances are that a message from the President
accompanying a veto will BE- -eni to Congress
tomorrow or Friday. Whatever hi. decision
the President will communicate his reason. to
Congres-.''
From The large number d bill sul,- .antialiy
restoring the em.ocuia,~i features Of the Band
bill. whirh have been introduced in the Hou-e
since !; was agreed to eolrur 10 the senate
amendments. it appears certain that no stone
will DC len uniurned to oompa.. infsiion: for
/; cannot b. doubted it 1. that neither rsore nor
ICES, thai Is aimed at by majority Of the orisi-
nal advocate. Of the Bland bill and who de-.
nounoed and refused TO vote FOR the sena,r mod
ihca,ioEs. The telegraph and mails are .aiI to
Be ourdsnsd with messages and letters. psrtir-
uary from the West, impioring the President
to waive, If possible. hi. objeciioas 10 the bill
now before him. and Thu, make n inaliiy. for
this session al least Of financial legislation. Il
l. urged that nothing could be more de,rirnen-
tai 10 all our material Interests than the present
doubt and uncertainty hanging over them.
Many dread the effect that q renewal OF the asi-
talon Of the last six month, will have, should
veto kill the pending bill 1sa iasa qeas: ' bs
much more radical and sweeping would 20
through with Il wh!rl 81 the very next SESSION
Of Congress.
Most Of the colossal railroad schemes Of the
pat are eciipsed and thrown wholly into the
shade by the magnificent pean introduced the
other day TO the notice of the House by 4 mem
Der whose name have forgotten. Heaiquart-
er. are to be in New York as are the headquart-
ers Of almost everything else that !, good, viz
tuous, beautiful. of good report aud great uiil-
ity; besides Others not 30 accurately defined by
this combination OF aljectives and nouns. Il,
sinus.ities are " G- ilnO-; inlusne able accom-
motating almost every Gown and hamlet Of the
southwest aud som. other sections with rail-
road facilities. The first cost l. 10 amount 20
the bsSsteie Of about 500, 90 GO.
The Fluctuations hsarl here few days ago
on every hand because Pope Plus had been sue
eeeded By 80 liberal a,Cardinal as Pecchi. seems
hardly justified ny sub.equen, Developments 4.
to the undoubtedly ultra-montane leaning. Of
Leo Kill AT least that appears to be the al
most uaanimou, verdict OF those heIe st the
Capital who care enough about ii TO spend their
time In trying TO ascertain the truth Of the rsth-
er conflicting accounts from Rome AT least
Leo's determination TO consider and tire al him
self Is prisoner shut up in the Vatican, and
the confirmation Of Simeoni 70 the place be &C.
cupied under Plus is accepted as ioresAAi owl NJ
no concessions to the more literally disposed
among the Church.
Although General Ander.on's sentence has
occAsioned another paroxy-m Of indixn asion.
very little expect ,tion OF Federal interference
is now cherished. Indeed, after the conce,-
.ions Of last Spring in the line Of 'hpms rule
and local self-soyernment," it /, di fi.ult TO
find any valid ground, upon which 10 base in
reference II has been suggested that egztive
reversal Of the Southern policy might be
reached by quitting the appointment Of Demo-
Gratis 10 Office. But that could hardly be made
available for the immediate relief Of the major.
ity in Louisiana and South Carolina who are
PROSTATE AT the feet Of the White League mi
Roriiy OF those two States and which appear
determined to push them to the last extremity
can only add to what I have already said
as to Polk that the damaging revelation, Of
I lswless greed on the part Of Democratic mem.
bers Of Congress in this case, appear To have
utterly psralyzed Gloyer's various Committees
who have found 50 much corruption at their
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