Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-27
Our Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March %, 1873.
Messrs. Editors Much has been said and writ
ten since the President took possession Of the
White House, concerning the alleged fact that the
democracy, in the shape Of Senators and Repre-.
sentatives belonging to that party were on better
terms at the executive mansion and were treated
more familiarity by the President than were the
visitors belonging TO his own party.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTIALLY
for Southern men has been especially enlarged
upon by certain newspapers, like the New Yorl,
Sun, and such comments have been readily seized
upon and copied by other papers all over the
country, even by the press OF Vermont to some
extent, and taken for truth by many readers.
Those correspondents here who have taken the
pains to send such statements to the outside
press have kept up the falsehood so long, and
stuck to 1t so persistenty that they have begun
to really believe in II themselves. The facts Of
the case, however, show an entirely different state
of things. By reference to the daily list of
callers at the White House, which is published by
the city papers here, it is found that Republicans
are majority of the number Stanch Repub-
licans like Senators Ferry Of Michigan, Dawes of
Massachusetts, Howe of Wisconsin, Dorsey Of
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Rhode Island, and Representatives Loring Of
Massachusetts,, Pound Of Wisconsin, Martin /.
Townsend and Andrew Williams of New York,
tlubbell Of Michigan, and many others Of the
same stamp, are noticed as callers during the
present week. far exceeding in numbers those Of
the democratic visitors And still, despite the
facts, a few of the opposition papers continue to
keep up storm OF abuse and n flood of falsehood
against the President in every possible way and
through every connection of the brain known TO
the mind of man.
Amidst all the talk about the Presidents
ALIENATION OF NORTHERN FRIENDS
it might be well to ask II it is the part of Northern
statesmen to allow themselves to be affected or
disaifected because few offices are bestowed by
the Executive without their advice and consent ?
1t seems to be hardly the time Judging by the
temper of the people everywhere for public men
to openly confess themselves disgruntled poiti-
clans and to devote more OF their attention to the
gift OF few saaried positions than to the needful
affairs Of the government Conkling was anxious
that his particular friend, ex-Congressman Plat,
should be appointed as Hayes Postmaster-Gen
eril, and because he was not, the country was
treated to the disgracefu speech of Plat made at
the last state Republican convention of New York.
Blaine asked that Eugene Hale should have a
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language. Zach Chandler has lately visited the
city and given vent to his feelings against the
o,ors ,h., la ;, In ,ho, s,rono,h 81 ian,,ro,,o nd
nrofrsonass -, rotni,,, az oharoc,or;s,ic ~ him.
self all for tho reason that his advice has not been
songht for hv tho pros,dont and tho, i, :. maxim,
nm his iawes tho la,ter peclec,ed the son.n-,a ~
of tbe ex.S erator probod 10 tho corn and II IL
invoriablv fop,d IN be rho casa that all tbis IN
nosition shown ,,ains, tho prasiden, 10 for nureIv
selfish reasons II is IN he recre,ted that the
senate co,,ain,r, a. I, doos 90 mucb Of ability
and statesm,nsbin on the Renublcan side sbould
M, bova abIer detenders of tho rrinci,ies laid
down nv tho adminis,ration than has ,bus far heen
the case. On Monday next the old question of
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THE AUTHORIZATION BILLS
Inc House appropriation committee Is no"
WORKING up To the marx, ana expects To nave all
the appropriation oiils before Congress by the
hluule Oh May Inc iortlhcatioh Dill Is aIready
law; the military academy Dill Is In conference
the consular ana diplomatic mas passed the House
and Is with the Senate committee, also the de
hciency bill while the naval and pension bills
are pending in the House. The legislative, exec
utiye and Judicial bill is now about ready to be
reported by the committee, The bill covers an
expenditure OF sixteen millions and reduces the
expenditures OF last year over six hundred thou
sand dollars. The bill proposes to abolish the
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