Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.]
WASHINGTON. Nav 81. 1873.

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1873.
Two weeks ago, up to the time. in.
deed. that the revolutionary intent of
the Tilden understrappers and few un-
reconstructed malignants was revealed
by springing on the House the Potter
resolution, comparatively few could bring
themselves to believe that Representa-
tive Democrats here could be bullied in
to an endorsement of Tilden's scheme
for tearing open the ugly sore healed by
the Electoral Commission. 1t is no new
thing for the Democratic party to violate
its most solemnly given pledges. Aside
from the innumerable minor instances
with which its history abounds, showing
Its habitual infdelity in that regard, it
was conspicuously guilty of doing so in
the repeal of the Missouri compromise
and we are not yet so far away from the
war of the rebellion as to have forgotten
the perjury of its Southern representa-
tives when they left their seats in Con-
gress to hurry their States on to, the
overt act of treason. Many of its North
ern and Western leaders were morally
as guilty by the aid and comfort they
gave their ''erring brothers," and there
was added in their case degree of pu-
sillanimity that made them detested at
home and abroad. But it was believed
that even were their professions of a
newborn patriotism and devotion to the
interests of the country, as hollow and
hypocritical as they were proven in the
two cases cited, the odium that must in
evitably attach to Reputation of their
pledges to honestly abide the decision Of
tribune of their own creation, would
insure us against any attempt to reopen
the dispute settled by the Electoral
Commission. Tilden's unpopulariry
South and his proven moral un6tness fol
any place of trust were also counted OF
as sufficient reasons for disbelieving thai
he could drum up any considerable fol
lowing, particularly in the South. Blu
the events of the past week appear Il
have convinced almost every well-in
formed person here, that the purpose O.
the Potter resolution is to unseat Hayes
and seat Tilden, and that he can coun
on nearly the full Democratic strength
North and practically "solid South,
unless his party is grossly misrepresent
ed in Congress. No such enforcement
of gag-law and bullying ruf6anism ha
been seen in the House since Democrat
lost its control through rebellion as oh
tanned, last week, in forcing throug
Potter's resolution. The few Democrat
too honorable to disregard their word i
the matter at the behest of King Caucus
and daring to protest, were hooted dow
and refused hearing. Made brave b
whisky, perhaps, and by CONSCIOUSNESS
of numerical preponderance, the Soutl
ern bravo assumed his old-time swaggt
and thought to silence all unfavorab
criticism of his shameless disregard
his pair" with his Republican opp
!, nent and, as in the days of his undi
puted supremacy, his dough-faced all
applauded this attempt to revive Il
rule of the bludgeon and bowie-knife
but they found it too late by full twel
ty years. Randall's partizanship ar
It preference for the bull dozer's methoC
re we're made disgracefully apparent a
l. through the struggle. He straddl,
J. when he could but invariably ruled
{, as to give the conspirators every unfa
t. advantage. MIR. Hale's genius for lea
10 ership showed itself throughout by h