The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

The intilnations of the New York
Times Washington correspondent
that it is in accord with the pro-
gramme of the sensational CORES
pondent here to revive rumors of war
with Mexico in order to bridge over
the dull season between Congression-
al sessions, are not destitute of foun-
dalton, and their eXpedients to keep
up the tagging interests of their
readers are not confined to our Next
can relations but extend to many
other matters which by careful mani
pulation can be made to appear of
national Importance. 1t may be that
the danger of war now said to be i'm
minent has been magnified by in
genious writer's in this way. But al
lowing the widest margin for each
eXaggeratiOn, the feeling here that
war may grow out of existing com
plications is more general than at
any time during the present Admin
istration. Nor is it confined to those
who rely wholly on sensational
sources for information, but is shared
by many who from their official po.
sitions are supposed to hav the very
best opportunities for getting at the
actual facts. Diaz appears to be in
an ugly position and may think him
self obliged to yield to popular clamor
to save himself. He is doubtless
suspected by more than a majority of
his subjects of having made Disgrace
full concessions in return for the rec
ognition of his Government. The
promise to cooperate with us to
suppress the raiders ofthe Rio Grande
! border is regarded as one of the most
humiliating Of these, hence the half
hearted manner in which he at
first kept his promise and the openly
made threats to Mckenzie on his re-
cent expedition into Mexico, to drive
| him back across the border. Sever
al Cabinent Meetings haYe been
largely DEVOTED to the Rio Grande
dispute. General Ord has been new
ly instructed that our citizens must
be protected in accordance with the
orders issued months ago, and it is
difficult to see how this Government
can longer tempOrize with the BAN
diets across the line; and | am conf
dent that intelligence of the inau-
guration Of hostilities against our
troops would surprise Government
officials here very little if at all.
All interest in the Potter inyes-
tigaton and Investigators seemed to
go out with Mrs. jerks. There was
an effort at revival when Weber was
put on the stand ; but the most hide
| bound Bourbon could not repress
his disgust with that creatures sub
servIency and his craven hearted
! laudations of the redhanded ruffians
who murdered his brother in cold
blood and had hunted him (Webber)
his associates and friends with raw
hides, shot guns and blood hounds
/ through all the months of the last
Presidential campaign. Anderson
in comparison is reputable citizen,
for in addition to his falsehood and
perjury, Weber plead guilty to a
degree of treachery, that made him
repulsiye even to Louisiana politi-
clans Democratic organs, even as
high an authority as Randall, claim
they have proven their case on the
testimony of these two selfconfessd
liars and perjurers. With intelligent
readers who have followed the sever
al witnesses in their testimony, no
other evidence will be necessary to
convince them of the revolutionary
design Of the originators of this whole
business. Though it is now sunk
fathoms deep beneath popular dis
appreciation, no enc approaching the
reckless character of the men who
have kept this country in a turmoil
for the last quarter of a century
fancies they will be anything more
than temporarily deferred from their
purpose, should they succeed this
fall in retaining control of the
House.
Since Buffers latest bid for the
leadership of the Jewelers., the dis
organizers and the fiannel-mouthed
blatherskites, the wish is often ex-
pressed here where he is known as a
rich man living in palace, that the
treatment he prescribes for Others
might be melted out to him. 1t is
probably asking too much of an
arrant demagOgue always watching
! to ingratiate himself with the law.
less, to be consistent and square his
own course of life by the rule he is 50
ready to prescribe for the Govern
ment Of others. His political eccen-
tricities have been regarded with a
degree of tolerance that was only
/ ohserva1 toNvardS him hV Ranuhii