The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8, 1873.

done Tuesday, in the elections in
thirty-one States, Democratic control
Of the House of Representatives was not
interrupted, and it is now certain that
that party will have majority i'll both
House and Senate for two years at least
from the 4th of March next. An
agreeable feature of the result, aside
from this, is the re>electan to the
House Of good many Democrats of
ability, character and legislative ex>
pence. Results less pleasant to con-
template are the foolish quarrels in
New York aud other States, which not
only threaten to disturb the harmony
OF the party on future and more inn
portant occasions, but have caused
serious losses at this time.
At this time it is not possible to give
mapy details of the result, but it is
safe to s.y that We have not gained SO
much as at one time seemed probable,
or lost rs heavily as many of late
seemed to fear we would. New York
is Republican, insuring the return OF
Conklin to the Senate. So is Pennsyl-
vania, which equally assures the return
of Don Cameron. The regular Repub>
lican candidate for Governor is elected
in Massachusetts, beating Butler. The
latter had nearly the whole opposition
vote. In these and other Eastern States
the Republicans gain Congressman
In the West and South, generally, thu
reverse is the fact.
1t is now the duty Of Democratic
Senators and Representatives to show
that they are worthy of the trust to be
held by them in the near future. The
next aud fnal session Of the forty>fiftl
Congress will give them the opportuni-
tv, and they are bound SO to act that
when the forty sixth shall meet-the
first session of Democratic Congress
in more than twenty years-they shall
find the party united and harmonious
What should be done to bring thi;
about, and to strengthen the party witt
the people will require all the wisdom
of the best men we have, and the les
sons should be given as soon as posi-.
bic.
The Republican OF this morning
claims that the result indicates ii com,
ing "Solid North" against a "Solio
South" This is not only false in fact
but is vicious and unpatriotlc IN inten,
ton. Sectional questions were hardly
considered in the election, and it seems
certain that if the Radicals had given
more attention to them the result would
have been a loss to their party They
fought the battle on the false bpt
plausible claim that they alone believed
in ''honest money" Not until late in
the fight, and then only in certain 10
caItles, WAS much said OF the 'South
ern question"
Great indignation is expressed, espec-
tally among Representative from thu
South, relative to the combination o.
of the SO called Southern Pacific Rail,
road Company with the Atchison
Topeka and Sante Fe Company on this
side, by which the South is to b,
cheated if possible of a Southern trans
continental line and the present m M
opoiy Of overland trad is to be furthe
strengthened. But this will not hav
the effect thering masters hope. 1t la
fafoased an fnaissatieaa. in tho Fast ,..-
South whiel, united with the desire 0
the Government and the California PEG
pie to break this grand monopoly, vii
probably result in constructing an in
dependent line. Many who have bee.
opposed to Government interference
before are nov urging that Congress
should help the Texas and Pacific Com
pany to put their road through at onca
Besides opening rich country to settle
ment, this would bring the Huntington
Gould rings to terms. Fl.