Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

ESPECIAL Correspondence OF rHn nos1roa.l

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS THK MoNIToR.]
WASHINGTON, Mar. 26, 1878.
The correspondence relative to the ap-
pointment of Delfosse as Sd arbitrator at
Halifax, has been transmitted by the
President to the Senate, as requested.
1t substantiates, virtually, all that had
been said by Mr.. Blaine and other Sena-
tors relative to the sharp practice resorted
to by the British government in order to
secure as referee man whom Lord
Ripon acknowledged was untitled for the
position because of his English bias.
This too, in the face of Sir Edward
Thornton's objections successfully urged
against the ministers here from Mexico, |
Russia, Brazil, Spain, France and the
Netherlands who were unacceptable, he
said, to the dominion, because of the
prejudice in our favor supposed to have
been inbibed by residence here in their
official capacity. But upon the Ameri-
can representatives who were fooled into
accepting provision of the Washington
Treaty which virtually gave the "blue
noses" "both ends of the bargain, in
settlement of this fishing business, will
fall, even at this late day, the odium of
having to pay $5,5oO,ooO for what is
practically valueless to us. Because it
is now generally conceded that Congress
will vote to pay it, though we feel that
we have been tricked of the money. All
England had to do was to refuse to make
selection, family, with us in the three
months allowed, and Delfosse became
commissioner. She recognized her adj
vantage and availed herself of it to the
uttermost That's about all there is to
Ill e "a.
l repeat it as the general opinion that
Secretary Schurz will be backed by the
whole nation in all honest efforts to bring
to naught the vast schemes for continu-
ing the demanding of the public lands
by specializing rings which have grown
rich off their plumber; but he will be
quite as generally required to literally
construe the law In the cases of the bona
tide pioneer who has gone out without
means to settle up out distant territories
and remote frontiers. Both sides of this
matter seem likely to be made thorough
ly familiar to all by the discussions in
Congress.
Every allegation of fraud against the
Louisiana Returning Board was admitted
to be false by the resort of the bull-dozer
to an information" in lieu of an indict-
ment which they couldn't obtain. 1t
was a mean, contemplate persecution
from beginning to end; and the felici-
: tations heard here over Anderson
release as one of the fruits of the soon
ciliation policy is shared by very few
as, if true, it is held to show that special
: inducements had to be offered to Louis.
: lana officials to induce them to desist
8 from cause that was without warrant
d of justice or law.
: 1t is understood the American exhib
: its already entered for the Exhibition al
f Paris exceed 10000 tons in weight The
r promptness of American exhibitors ha
o surprised those supposed to be best in
d formed as to their intentions 1t hac
: been assumed that the failure of Con
: gress to act till almost the last momen
t would discourage large display. Blu
e the number, variety, and general super
iority of articles en- route or waitin,
transportation, is said to largely excee,
those displayed at any previous Exhibi
n ton. Of the goods left over at tn
y Brooklyn Navy Yard many will be sen
: by the French line of steamers, at tn
r, expense of the exhibitors themselves
20 according to the Graphic 1t was foun
Of impracticable to accommodate two-third
so of those applying for space, and it ha
,r been steadily kept in view to give tn
r preference to those whose exhibits in th
e. aggregate would contribute to make on,
ID a thoroughly representative exhibitio
he in all that pertains to our national il
at terests.
E. The proposed cutting and slashin
c. into our army aud navy. has suggeste
at the wholesale cutting down of clerk
~ salaries and it is understood that
n measure looking to that object is beir
of perfected in commIttee. To those WI
or understand anything of the cost Of Ii
b, ing here, the injustice of such measur
ly applied to clerks of the lower grades,
N. apparent. In the higher grade of of
he Gals, it could be adopted. probably, wit
g. out detriment to the public service f
to let it be understood that the amount
r. work generally speaking, required of 9
it ficials here decreases in an immense rat
on with the increase of salary. and the pc