Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-06-27
Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, D. G. June fs- ,s

"o"e'a'y conference monopoitZed
good deal Of the time. About, eyery
power In Europe has siSniied its accept.
ance OF Mr.. Evart's invitation save Germ.
aDv and Enoiand. No more ,mno,,.,,
civilized globe, has ever been convened
At least not In modern times; and Mr..
Evarts may feel n justifable pride in the
prominent part he has had In inaugursting
a movement that will bring into personal
conference the representatives of hun.
dreds of millions Of people
| II appears the settled conviction about
the War Dept. that we are to have another
Indian war this summer. and that we may
| deem ourselves fortunate II we can con-
fine the discomfort to tribes already In
arms against US. The mutinous spirit
seems to have infected about every tribe
that Sitting Bulls emissaries have been
able to reach. With no data on which to
found such charges other than that furnish.
ed by the history OF our Indian policy. the
dishonesty, incompetency, or both. of In.
dian Agents are made largely responsible
for the present outbreak; and IL must be
| acknowled2 ed that there Is much IN the
past 10 give color to such suspicious though
nothing, perhaps, Ia the present situation
to positively prove its correctness.
Sec'y Schurz gives notice TO ali employ ees
Of his Department, that so long as they hon
estly aud efficiently perform their duties
| and transgress no law. their contributing
of their salaries to political purposes will
not prejudice their standing, and their fail
ure to do so will not influence their dis
charge. Since the House rebuked Wood
and killed his Tariff Bill, and the Senate
put veto on any further attempt at finsn-
cial legislation. removing thesetwo sources
OF apprehension, Congress has appeared to
be working with view to adjourn at the
date fixed. More bills have been passed
In the last week then would have go,
through In two months under any other
circumstances. About all the large appro-
priation bills have beeen passed or are be-
lore Conference Committees. Without
doubt much jobbery is concealed In the
River and Hsrbor bill; but II that could
be emasculated and we be sure the money
| would DC iudicioasly spent, | believe tie
censure SO unsparingly INDUCED in at FIRST
would be much less on reflection Ger
sho hdte"@sJSliA hhh ggr appropriations
10 set The unemployed thousands at work.
| believe 1t is with sense of dread many
members OF Congress try TO pierce the
murky clouds shr Guiding the Immediate fu.
ture a. with a pail; and the disproportlon
existing between their promises when beg
ging for votes and their achievements as
appears IRON the record, justify their ap-
prehensions.
The House Judiciary Committee has At
length got 1t through its head that X. b.
Hayes is President, with an unquestlnna.
Bile tltle-in other words "irrefragable."
II Is little perplexiug that the companent
factors OF this Committee, selected presum-
ably, because OF their phenomenal knowl.
edge Of law, should have been all these
months In arriving at conclusionac-
eepted by almost every one long ago, ex-
cept those hoping that public sentiment
might be so moulded rs TO justify decision
directly the reverse Of that reluctantly an
nounced. Proctor Knot. after all his pain.
fnl coSitations over the matter is said to be
still in doubt. But after all. the tardy dec
laration OF the Committee is regarded as
settling nothing beyond the 44th Congress.
The Democratic leaders have acquired
oh nfaff Tnr L. Ill
pledges and overriding precedents so an
cient aud usages SO uniform as to have.,ac.
quired the force OF positive law, that It
would stsrtle no one familiar with their
history were the next Congress to repudi-
ate this decision In toto, II IL shall be Dem
Ocratc. 1t would seem impossible for the
patience and forbearance of Ben Buffers
constituency to service his antics as one OF
Potter's Investigators. He seems to have
been Oiled with q notion that it was his
particular business to get up a case against
the President with 2 view 70 his impeach.
ment and has been running an investiga-
tion OH his own hook. having no conf
dents. He appears equally distrusted by
both sides and according to popular judg-
ment has gained no new laurels in his sew
erai tilts with his associate 10 nJestigators.
His manner has been more than usually
overbearing and insulting to witnesses
but he came out OF his engagement with
Col. Smith. late Appointment Clerk Of the
Treasury, secoGd best and consequently
very irritable. Il surprises q good many
that Butler should be sent to Congress
where he seems to represent no enc save
Butler. occuying about the lowest plane Of
American politics Senator Matthews has
paid no attention to the subpoena of Pot
| ter's Committee and will not. The Senate
seems disposed to stand by him in his re-
fusal The Committee appointed from the
Senate at his request to overhaul his con-
nectiOn with Anderson. has had one or two
unimpOrtant meetings. Senator Sargent
has moved to extend It's scope OF inquiry
BY authorizing 1t to do what Hale sought
to accomplish BY his amendment to Pot
ter's resolution, viz Investigate the COR
duct Of the late Presidential campaign in
the bull.dozed States. Secretary Sherman
has contributed nOthiug to the investiga-
ton since his one appearance before the
Committee, when he neither acknowledged
or denied the authorship Of the letter at
tributsd to him. AndersOn's character 10
hopelessly damaged by his bold contra
dictiOns. Mrs. jerks Is 10 town and her
story Is awaited with considerable interest,
though the investigation has lost its nov
city. 9a1fJa a'' "sa Nens VOLUNTEERS.
The history Of every man may be writ
ten In -four illness s9Gl u bJi44aq91 q GAl4