Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-25

Southern Congo essiOnal Districts
Certain things that have tran.pred since the
popular branch of the government went into the
hands of those who were recently in rebel .
must have opened the eyes of all men who hav,
not closed their vision to all passing events. The
question to-day, is not one Of money, whether
coin or greenbacks; since they are now about
equal; but whether the government shall be load
ed down, and burdened through rad upon it,
treasury, brought in the shape of claims from the
South for damages done by the United States
forces duihg the war. Tie amount of such claims
already presented to Congress, are of an amount
almost too vast TO be comprehended and the cpl
sode in the House a few days since, whereby
trick to fitch large amoun,--was exposed in the
mail route Gains, has caused many heretofore
very unsuspectng people to feel not quite 80 sure
that al the honor left in the county is south OF
the old slave line. Every day that passes only
more and more thoroughly convinces the writer OF
the magnitude Of the blunders comui ted IN re-
construction since the wa; nevertheless talking
about that now is useless and idle. VIVA. can We
do nor, is the question binding upon us | otter
feel like smiling when | hear the same men who
were loyal to the core during the war, taking
about independence in pelitic., gIeenbackers &c,
when see that every time thes schemes a. started
they are managed and manipulated by democracy,
pure and simple, and 10 the interests Of that parry
do they all tIrA in the end.
There hundreds Of voters to-day who were
republicans daring the war, who have recently,
from one cause or another Withheld their vote-
from that patty, either not voting at all or els,
voting with the democrats, Who # they will stop
to investigate the affairs of the present, will dis
cover, that never in their lives was there greater
need Of UNFOLDING the republican party than al
this time. In snort, the most vital interest in my
judgment, this country has had for many years. i,
that OF what the mplexon of the next House OF
Representatives shall be politically.
| agree perfectly " It'll the ideas contained in
recent letter from Washington, d. G., IL. J.B)
published in the journal, about the future Of GER
tain Southwestern States, and can well imagine,
from what know personally of the people set
ding 10 that section of the country, a time when
bis predictions will be realized; but # we are not
very careful, that day will arrive too late The
Senate Of the United States in all probability will
be democratic after March 4tb, 1879. so that IN
less the House-to be elected the coming fall,
shall be republican, both branches of Congress
Will be democratic, and then who would hope f1r
the success Of The republican party in the Presi-
dental contest two years hence Let the present
democratic party find itself in power after the
fourth Of March, 1881. Executive. and both
branches, Of Congress, deeply in sympathy with
the la'e rcbcilious States, and then the food
gates of ilching from the Treasury vii! be opened
and the tide will flow uniuterrup,edly, aud state
of things will sweep over this county never be
fore realized or dreamed of. The next House ought