, 1878-02-15
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. u. C., Jan, y, ISIS


rIimrntarv alluSlon, 10 III" history ot
Na..aclusclt. ia hi> presentation 'perrh
,f the William Ming statue lat Moln"--
dav in the senate, the iguomtuionS route
,t both Mr.. Dawes AMI llnlr Ia thrir al
trlnpt to rply, seems admitted on every
naud. Notwithstanding th" tact that they
were notified ot the direction likely to h'
taken hv the Maine senator, they neg
Ie,ted 80 post themselves, thus enabling
thcir opponent to start with decided al
,.,utlor, which was further enhanced
through their loss Of temper. Another
mistake and one which cost them the
sympathy Of every listener. was the per-
sonal turn they sangllt to give the contro-
yersy when they discovered their own in
competency to parry the damaging home
,hrusts Of Mr.. Blaine. They were fairly
overwhelmed and crushed by the tormid-
able array of facts, stated with Character
istic impetuosity and every one supported
nv undoubtcd authority; and it would
seem that the efforts of Messrs. Dawes and
IIoar are not even appreciated at home,
tbe Massach,lSe It's State Senate having re-
fused to concur in a resolution of thanks
TO their two L. ;. Senators originated in
the House.
Il seems to be the general belief enter
tanned here among politicians of every
school that the efforts now making APP
parently to re-organize the Bri'tow fac
ton and to put that gentleman in training
for Presidential nomination by the next
Repubican Convention, will prove quite
as decided failure As was his candidacy
in 1876. though he should come endorsed
and urged by the present White House in
cumbcnt. 1t puzzles those here most
amiliar with his achievements as Secle-
tary of the Treasury to account for the
distinction sought to be conferred by Civ
ing him State dinner III any way
other than to suppose it intended to Tor
mally cndose him as a suitable person to
sncceed Mr.. Hayes. The careful groom
inc, so to speak. that he has just received
ut Boston at the hands of the click heram-
phodtc politicians, who dominate political
affairs in the Bay State, is painted too as
confirming this view; but outside of few
personal adhercnts. most Of them credited
with nothing higher than interested mo-
tives, Mr.. Brstow was about the most I'M
popular here of any Of the several candi-
dates who made the race at Cincinnati in
June 1876; and he was almost forgotten
when it was announced that McsSrs.
Schu2. Evarts and Sherman Of the Cabi-
net, Senators Edmunds, Allison, Beck and
Davis and Chief Justice Waite and their
wives and daughters would unite with the
Presidents family in honoring Mr.. BriS-
tow at Il State Dinner given last evening
at the White House.
Day after day the wires are burlened
with announcements Of new failures of
old houses of halt Century's growth top
pling into the abysmal depths Of bank
ruptcy and ruin until business men-
everybody, save gressmen--seem to
have taken the alarm and are looking
tearlillly forward to the future. Mem
bers of the Senate spend two whole days
eulogiaing two dead Senators whom they
abused like pckpockets when living;
another half day is devoted to chanting a
requiem mass for the transfer Of ltaly's
dead King from the purgatorial fires
which are hoped to have already burned
ont of him the tant Of heresy; and weary
days. even weeks, have been consumed in
discussing the Matthew'S resolution,
which, when passed, has no more legal et-
feet to change the existing financial stu
alton than the Pope's bull had to restore
his temporal supremacy. Turn to the
House and measure its work by the num-
Der of bills introduced, it would appear
the most diligcnt one ever assembled; but
estimated by the importance of anything
practical yet accomplished, to in any
measure relieve the nightmare prostra-
ton and paralysis that have fallen on
every industrial and commercial interest.
and fear the lower House of the 18th
Congress wonid have to be transposed to
the negative side of the equation.
Senator Lamar occupied all the time
yesterday after the expiration of the
morning hour, chiefly in giving reasons
why he should not vote for Mr.. Matthews
resolution. He said he opposed it and
Mr.. Edmonds' substitute because neither
presented the real issue: and he thought
itunwise to formulate and declare opinions
on subjects pending legislation. lfpubIic
opinion in Georgia and Mississippi is as it