The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-01
WASHINGTON.
How Tennesseeans Regard
Keys Letter.
SOME PERTINENT OPINIONS EX
PRESSED THEREON.
proyosed Improvement of the Missis
sippi River.

WASHINGTON, May 30.--With reference
to the letter Of Postmaster.Gcncral Key,
Gen. Dcbrcll. of Tennessee said: We re-
gard it as direct attack upon us, the
Tennessee Democrats in the house II is
piece Of impertinencc on the part Of Post
master-Gcneral Key to attempt to dictate
| to our friends in Tennessee. 1t is an insult
and an outrage to us. 1t is simply advis-
| ing the people of our states to send Rcpub-
licans in our places. But expected some
| thing Of this kind. 1t was reported that
Mr.. Key was invited to leave the cabinet,
and predicted he would do something Of
this kind. In my opinion that letter was
prepared for Mr.. Key, and he was to sign
1t or leave the cabinet He has killed
himself with his party, and is now working
with the balance of the administration for
the Republicans When he says we favor
revolutions, he tells what is not true and
he knows it.
MIR. HOUSE
says: The boot was upiitcd TO kick Mr.
Key out of the cabinet, and the price he
paid 10 remain was the signing of this let
ter 1t was written, perhaps, by Mr.. Sher
man. 1t will not have any effect in Ten
ncssce The people don't look for Demo
cratic proclamations from this quarter
MIR. wHITTHoRN.
said Oh. il amounts to nothing The
only signs Of a revolutionary tendency or Of
determination that have seen is this God
and liberty letter of the postmaster general.
MIR. BRIGHT
thought the letter ought NOT to be digniticd
by any notice Mr. Key has no influence
with the Democrats or the Republicans
either in Tennessee. He amounts to moth
ing
THE DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES,
from Tennessee have coniided in Mr. House
the preparation OF an address to the Ten.
nessr Democracy on the subject OF Key
pronunciamcnto.
MR.. VOORHEES,
denounced the letter and said that the the
ory of revolution and Mexicanization was
nothing but IA farce: that all the talk OF
this kind grew out of Il movement to in
,cStigate frauds for the purpose of protect
inc the country against such outragcs in
the future. II was absurd. He criticised
Nlt 'l'l'lltHN itAN'l WY NIIdIplN
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS
said he considered this great mistake on
the part of Mr.. Key. He has cut himself
off from his party. This letter will have Il
bad effect among Democrats in the north.
and unity the northern Republicans 1t
will have no effect in the sout, moth even in
Tennessee, because Mr.. Key has lost favor
with his people by attempting to condonc
what the Democrats believe to be great
fraud. He thought the letter OF Mr.. Step
hens would have more effect, especially in
the south, where he is esteemed.
\ PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC MEMBER
remarked that the Key letter would not
have any influence. because it was palpably
a plea for bread; that Key had got all he
could and was trying to hold on to it.
MIR. CHARLES FOSTER
said the Republicans who have been de-
handing that Mr.. Key should leave the
cabinet are entirely satisfied and want him
to remain. He has cut himself loose from
the Democratic party.
MIR. THoRNBURGH,
replying, said; well, it looks to M rs If
he had burned his bridges hehiad him,
and could not get over the river
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Among other amendments 20 the river
and harbor appropriation bill, as reported
from the senate committee on commerce last
evening, the committee insert IN appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the harbor Of Dunkirk,
y. ", and report an "n'ond".ont Z" tho
bill introducedby Senator Cockrell, in March
last authorizing the president to appoint Il
Mississippi river improvement commission,
of five engineers; to make surveys and
examinations and to consider plans and
estimates for the improvement of the river