The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
WASHINGTON LITTER.
Special Correspondenee of the HnALD.


wAsu1eros, D. C.. Nov. Is, 1878.
As eiying the opinions sf ons Of the
most intelligent and influential Of South
.rn men on questions of interest st thi,
.tstpe 10 an men North and South I send
The following declarations of Gsn1 Joseph
E. Johnston, member Of Congress elect
from the krchnopd, Va, District.
IwiH venture 10 ,ay that the attitude
I" Oh the gentlemen from The Southern
. States viii b such astc disappoint the
!" irreconcilabIes Of the opposition. who
!" have, see, already begun an effort TO
s array solid north against solid south
Z We viii probably have little to say in
q reply to Radicals Of this stamp. Our
,sae,s will speak more enthusiastically for u.
q s.cfioualism waskilled iast Tuesday and
q long before 1880 the solid south" and
.,he .solid north" will be forgotten terms.
d The people of the south have known for
q thirteen years that the war WIS at an end
sebns these long>range radicals and latter
J" day warriors cannot, seemingly,be
-srbroa xht to a realization of this fact. The
srevival Of the charges that it is our set
atled policy to saddle the war debt Of
aaqthe Confederacy upsn the country is ab-
Y-snrb-contemptibly so-and it passes my
q how any intelligent read>
NJ er can receive such reckless inventions
sexith patience. Ths south is now as
i" close psrtof the Union as is New Eng
.e land, Virginia has the same interest in
a. the general prosperity of the country ss
(" Massachusetts, and her representatives,
& and the Representatives of the south will
{, be found 10 be as active in support Of all
/" a easures tending 70 the general good of
4 all section. Of the couutry as the gentle
= men from Maine or Vermont.
ri. In this connection it 10 " 1rthr while to
noe that Messrs. 2. Chandler and Den
Cameron announce that Mr.. Hayes has be-
| come q astafwart," abandoning his "South>
ern Policy" Just what that policy has
been or is no man knows, but whatever it
| is Mr.. Hayes denies that he has abandoned
Lit. Messrs. Cameron and Chandler have
| been much with Nj. Hayes in the past ten
days, and as they are notably men Of ideas
and con yictions, while it il doubtful if Mr..
HAYES has either. | believe it is more
likely that they right and he wrong.
The President and his Cabinet took great
interest in the late Chicago commercial
convention, sending it words of encourage,
| ment The convention took decided gronnd
against the present Pacific r. R. monopoly
and transmitted copy of its resolutions to
the President. One of these resolutions is
a. follows. ~ -, TT .,-C-
"REsoLvED, That the Interests of the
Government and the people alike de-
mand the early completion Of The compel:
I" ing lines of railroad to the Pacific, and
we therefore earnestly desire Congress to
grant material aid to the Texas Pacific
railroad, and to extend the time for the
ICON pletion of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. q" .''''.'h '-.' % ...cs5J. -
The universal opinion seems to be that
competing line to the Pacific is the only
remedy for existing evils IN commerce.
| = II is possible the Democratic majority in
the House will not be more than ten, OF
twelve but 1t viii probably be more. This
removes any doubt the timid may have
felt as to the organization Of that body.
| II insures the reelection Of Randall as
Speaker. That very clear.headed man,
profting by his own experience, and -hav-
ing more experienced men to select from
will give us perhaps more efficient Or
ganisation of several Committees. In few
other respects could his past administrs.
ton Of his high Office be improved upon,
| Iqa1ijhIn,,5s ,.I MCKAY: {,