Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. March 26.

appointment OF DalTOSSe as Ou aTDFltTa-
tor at Halifax, has been transmitted by
the President to the Senate, as re-
quested. It substantiates, virtually,
all that had been sain by Mr.. Blaine
and other Senators relative to the
sharp paactice resorted to by the But
ick Government in order to secure as
referie man whom Lord Ripon ac.
knowledged was untitled for the posi-
ton because of his English beas.
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 unac-
ceptable, he said, to the Dominion,
because of the prejudice in our favor
supposed to have been imbibed by
residence here in their official capacity.
But upon the American representa-
tives who were fooled into accepting a
provision of the Washington treaty
which virtually gave the "Blue Noses"
"both ends of the bargain" in settle
ment of this fishing business, will fall
even at this late day, the odium of
having to pay SIS, 100000 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 out of the
money. All England had to do was to
refuse to make selection, family,
with us in the months allowed, and
Dolfasse became Commissioner. She
recognized her advantage and availed
herself of it to the uttermost. That's
about all there is to be said about it.
[ repeat it as the general opinion
that Secy Schurz will be backed by
the whole nation in all honest efforts
to bring to naught the vast scheme for
continuing the dividing of the public
lands by speculating rings which have
grown rich off their plunder, but he will
bequite as generally required to liberal
y construe the law in the cases of the
bona fde pioneer. who has gone out
without means to settle up our distant
territories and remote frontiers. Both
sides of this matter seem likely to be
made thoroughly familiar to all by the
discussions in Congress.
Every allegation of fraud against the
Louisiana Returning Board was ad-
mitted to be false ty the resort of the
bull-dozer to an "information" in lie
of an Indictment which they couldn't
obtain. 1t was mean contemplate
persecution from beginning to end; and
the fluctuations heard here over An
derson's release as one of the fruits of
the "conciliation policy" is shared by
very few as, if true, it is held to show
that special inducements had to be Of
fered to Louisiana officials to induce
them to desist from course that was
without warrant Of justice or law.
It is understood the American ex-
hibits already entered for the Exposi-
ton at Paris exceed 10000 tons in
weight. The promptness of American
exhibitors has surprised those supposed
to be best informed as to their inten-
tions. It had been assumed that the
failure of Congress to act till almost
the last moment would discourage
large display. But the number, vari-
ETY., and general superiority of articles
en- route or waiting transportation, is
said to largely exceed those displayed
an any previous Exhibition. Of the
goods left over at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard many will be sent by the French
line of steamers, at the expense Of the
exhibitors themselves, according to the
Graphic. It was found impracticable
two-thirds of those offering for space,
and it has been steadily kept in view
to give the preference to those whose
exhibits in the aggregate would con-
tribute to make ours a thoroughly rep.
reseutative exhibition 10 all that per-
tains to our National interests.
The proposed cutting and slashing
into our Army and Navy, has suggest
ed the wholesale cutting down of clerks