Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-05-23
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. u. G.. May Is,

AsHINSION, II. T., May lcth, IS.
The decentralization occAsioned by The .;rug-
gle over the Potter resolution seems to have
communicated itself to the senate and little OF
Importance has bcen accomplished during The
pa,i week either st the north or south end Of
the capitol.
The testimony is all in and arguments have
all been made in the Corbiu-Builcr CASE. The
Committee on Privilege. and Elections VIII
soon finally review all the evidence an1 Ia
siruct is chairman a. 10 the character Of the
report TO be made. Few sppear to doubt that
majority and minority report. will be sub
miued, the former fasoring CoTbin, th- latter
Butler, of course, who now holds the ~eat on
pTImd fdcis evidence. A. the Chambe lain
government and legislature were recoguiz d
j. legal when ogbin was elected, there can De
no DOUBT a TO the equities but il Is doubted If
either Mathews, CoDOyer or Patterson can De
weaned from theiI support OF the pretcn.ion
Of Hamburg Massacre Butler.
Communism, our Mexican relations, sitting
BulF. threats. and perhaps the chance Of bc-
coming involved in the Ru.so-British imbrogiio
each, probably. contributed something to move
the introduction Of bill into Congress contin-
gently providing for calling out, volunteer
force Of - .Oyo In case OF emergency. But u an
army l. obnoxious 10 Democracy, II may prob
ably be relied on 10 defeat the measure. The
Senate has voted 10 exclude the proposed sub
sidy TO Brazilian steamers IRON the ApprOprl-
stlon bill 10 which II had been attached; and II
passed II must run the gauntlet OF both houses
separate bill on It's own merits. Many
senators appeared sincerely OF the belief thai
granting IL would have operated 10 largely re-
slNeiOur shipping interests aud have opened
capacious market for our productions; and IL
may be question whether we haven't allow ed
ourselves te be unreasonsbly pTejudlced TO our
damage by the scandals growing out of the Pa
ciic all and some other subsides
The sober second thought seems 10 BE- in
favor of honestly complying with all our treaty
agreements; but any prohibition on our cti-
Zens al the instance Of John Bull. against the
sale VI our products 10 those wishing them will
be eInphatically resented, where such sale in
wolves no refraclion Of international obliga-
tions.
A little handful OF Tildens sub.lterns in the
House reinforced By few unreeonstructed
hOtspurs who have responded amen TO Jer
Davis latest most maleN oent pronunc amen,o,
hast bull-dozed the balance OF Democratic
Congressman into formal endorsement Of
their revolutionary scheme To Dust HAYES and
seat Tildens for We are rapidly tending 10 una
nimity in TIE belief that Haye.' voluntary or
enforced retirement from the White House and
the substitution OF Tilden il the real purpose
Of the investigation demanded by Poitef's res
olution Of Monday. The cheap demagogue Ut
teranees about indicating the right of the ma
j0rity" &c. tdeceiyes very few asto the real sig
nifcance Of the full party VOTE, with two excep-
ticns, which sustain Randzlfs uniform rulings
in favor Of the cons pirators in the struggle now
in progress in the National House Of Repre-
sentaiiyes. Nor can they twist aud turn out of
sight the papate violation OF the spirit OF their
party's pledges 10 abide the Electoral Commits
sions decision by any Of the shrm-pretenses
- lar ursed to justify this deliberate act OF
reputation. The recourse had TO every thing
thai could staye off this issue which h little mi
nority Was pushing with all its might, As well
rs the private utterances of many leading en-
ocrats all tended 10 the conviction that large
majority OF the party Representatives here
were opposed TO any re-opening OF the Presi-
dentisl controversy. But they have proven
deficient in mora stamina to Withstand the
threats TO arraign them as guilty of party inn
deity IL they refused TO countenance the con-
spiracy by Tilden's lieutenants and the malcon-
tents; and they are now practically unit la
pushing on this movement that cannot fail 10
further paralyze business and 10 intensity the
distress everywhere prevailing. 4 resolution
offered In the Democratic caucus Tuesday, de-
claring that II was no part OF the Democratic
programme 10 disturb President Hayes, was
promptly voted down, and every hour the mssk
Is being further lifted from the interior object
aimed at, showing Hayes deposition To b. the
controlling motive. Every move so far taken
FROM B!sir's first step is entirely consistent
with that purpose; and there are few who
now doubt that Tiiden Id. throughout manip-
ulated the wires. How then can tn0se really
opposed be reasonably relied on to defeat the
loEspiraeyIhayings shown themselves too iDcom-
petent, or cowardly or both, though in large
majority The Republicans will insist to the
last on the acceptance Of Hale's amendment
which includes in the enquiry such bull-doxed
States as Mississippi, as condition precedent
TO ihsir cooperation. II accepted they have
pledged themselves to forward the investigs-
ti0n by every legitimate means. But that Is
precisely what Democracy cannot afford 70 do.
hence they will fight it to the end.
VOLUNTEER.