Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-25
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April %. ISIS.

LAlefef lcs4u2lif my nave OStD oen1ob-
s;rzted 10 exist 10 the duties imposed By exist
ing laws, and Whatever discrirn nations for or
Against particular sections Hood or any Of hi.
syapaihizers may be able to show o. the re-
suit Of the practical workings Of present iarin
rates. . little reflection seems 10 be convincing
that the present IL. Of all times, the most mop
Fortune for the radical change. be and his as
sociAie rcsdjusters arr laboring 10 effect The
tariff revision agitation .; . time when the
only certainty ~ 10 the margins for prod, In
any kind Of business IL that they are NJ their
uarrowes;, has worked inealculzble mischief
alressfy. The wholesale changes advocated by
the Committee, amounting 10 the case Of many
imports 10 = complete reversal Of the p-oliry Of
that Government for the past decade or more,
would render even an Approximate calculation
upon which TO base the probable demands Of
sufficient time enables the bu siness man 10 av
erAse the effect Of the new legislation with
something like certainty. This too, n tran
siiion time from The imitation and artificial
valves Of the past l. year., TO specie payments
and 10 4 rate OF valuation consistent with hi
standard, when every branch Of trade and every
commercial transscsion no, limited 10 immedi-
ate demands has proved almost uniformity dis
zs;rous, overwhe lining Thousands and tens Of
thousand. OF our most enierpr lsing IN . COM
mon ruin. These are among the objections
heard here against any experinen; with the
,arif. The presence Of Congress IL bewaled
on other .oooupts. Confidence 10 the ability
Of Mr. sherrnxn's ADM o istrztion Of our 6osp-
cial department. has been greatly enhanced
by the course u events within the past few
months. His forecast has. mopetsrily speak
ing been Indicated by the literal fulhllmen, OF
his prophecies- Very few pow seem TO doub,
that he will be able 10 anticipate the date d. ed
for resumption by some months, provided Con
xre.s refrAiss from neddling. II Il one Of
these cases where one bead appears better than
. dozen. promiseuously chosen from the mate
nal In the Senate aud House. bpt every fresh
victory from the maturing Of Mr.. shermsn's
plan seems TO act n . stimuiaut 10 Congress
men ambitious Of being known as the genius
who chsiked out the way 10 . return 70 sound
dpapees and our oad-iime prosperity. Ii 10 3
laudsble emulation bvt the impre sston appears
RAPIDLY growing OUTSIDE COnsresssoSal circles
the possibility OF Congressional intsrfer ence 10
regarded with dismsy and positive dread.
Seeioy hov reaIly harmless Blsir.s eendL
,ssea,u,ton /. h H., sione IN. Ron,t.on.
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exeuse them from making any rumpos Abou;
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