Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-14
Our Washington Letter.

of the speech made by Hon. Charles Foster Of
Ohio, in accepting denomination as member of
Congress. The report has been spread that this
special friend and champion Of the President and
his policy had repudiated Hayes and enrolled him
self among the so called /" stalwarts " of the Re
publican party. The truth OF the matter how
ever, proves that Foster has not gone back Of his
former views, but is ms firm friend Of the adj
ministration rs ever
FOSTERS VIEWS
Of the situation have been given by himself within
the past few days, In an interview had in this
city where he Is now at work as member Of the
Republican Congressional committee In this in
terview, on being asked II the reports that he had
ridiculed the Presidents southern policy, were
true, and II he really believed that said policy
was a total failure, Mr. Foster replied that he
had been greatly misrepresented on that subject
In his speech accepting the nomination to Congress-
he had said that the measures of Cancellation
adopted by the President were not az successful
as he had hoped they would be; rs he had hoped
and believed there would be large accession to
the independent movement in the South, as n re-
suit of the policy and also the toning down and
destroying to u great extent Of the old secession
spirit of that section. 81 do see some progress"
said Mr. Foster in the independent movement
which seems to be springing up in the South, but
do not see any great amount of the fruits Of con-
Citation down there" As to there still being a
solid South, he believed everybody must see that
there was; and he believed that as long as the
North was menaced with solid democratic South
it was our duty to present n solid front in the
North. Having been quoted ~ saying that the
President had no friends in Ohio, Mr. Foster
said, I" of course the President has friends there
The great mass Of our people believe in his hon
esty of character and political soundness." The
effect Of the gerrymandering of the Congressional
districts in Ohio by the democrats, would, he
thought, be somewhat disastrous TO the Republic
cans while it was not wholly acceptable to the
democrats themselves. The result thus far had
been long and bitter controversies over nomina-
tions, and had engendered a good deal Of bad
feeling on all sides. The prospects for the fall
elections throughout the country were, in his
opinion, very favorable, indeed, to the Republicans,
The Congressional committee had reports from
all quarters showing that the party is organizing
and rallying grandly, The national party had
grown rapidly, and was bound to be an important
factor in the coming fall elections and in the next
roads into the ranks of both parties, while there
was every reason to believe that the democratic
party would suffer more seriously than would the
Republicans.
There has been considerable talk about the
THREATENED IMPEACHMENT
of the President the past week, which is founded
mostly upon the revolutionary statements by
Congressman Springer, of Illinois, one of the Pot
ter committee, and sort of political " iack-in-the
box always ready to jump up at the slightest
movement OF the string Returning from Atlantic
City where the committee has been investigating
at their leisure this political Blatherskite makes
the astounding announcement that articles of i'm
parchment will be brought against President
Hayes by the democratic House at the coming
session of Congress Upon what pretext these
articles are to be founded Mr. Springer fails to
enlighten u.s. and it is therefore believed that the
charges must be brought something after this
fashion, viz: That the said K. b. Hayes having
been elected by a small majority, owing to the
scarcity of shot-guns in the South, did permit his
friends to accept plan for settling the dispute
by arbitration instead of by the Mississippi plan
that, taking into consideration the gradual dwin-
ding away of Republican supporters in the South
under the policy of his predecessor in office he
did contrary to the advice of William f. Chan
der, Senator Spencer, and other distinguished
PATRIOTS withdraw the troops from the South,
since which time there has been comparative
peace and prosperity in that section; that the said
K. B. Hayes has failed to select such hard work
ing Republicans as Mr.. William L. Chandler,
Hon. Zach. Chandler et, al, for his Cabinet; that
he did remove from office in New York notori-
Gus political iobber who used the entire patron
age of the United States Custom House to aid the
schemes of the able New York Senator--much to
the wrath and disgust of said Senator; that he
did not Immediately reform the Civil Service not
withstandng the fact that Congress threw every
obstacle in his way; that the said R. b. Hayes is
| a very unpopular man with the people, which is
shown by the fact that he has never received any
presents since he has been in office that he has
refused to stand in with any revenue thieves, and
will not compound with them as thoroughly
wholesouled man should do; that while President
Of the Unted States he has never been known tO
get gloriousy "befuddled AS a man of any ac
count ought to do; that, being impressed with the
idea that he was the President of the United
States and not the ringmaster of political party,
| he has refused 10 countenance political assess
I
ments; has refused to administer Southern affairs
ior the oeheht Oh any pontic'i party anu HIS
been POSSESSED win 'ne 'ns''ne uea 'ia' 'ne pros
perity Oh the "hoie country was paramount III
| importance to keeping in office any particular
clique of indvidLals-in fact has gone on in q
manner so contrary to all our established ideas
about the snoils beoooing To the victors and tn,
nses Of n government. as to utterly astound ever,
statesman familiar with the beauties of American
poitics during the mast half century. 80 much a,
| In deserve imneacbment for high crimes and mis-.
| demeanors
| These are facts which the immortal Potte
| committee. through its immaculate manager
| General Butler. has brought to light. and tn,
truth of which nearly every witness before il ha
delighted to corroborate.
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