Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-01
Washington Correspondence.


extra session of Congress, the expense
of which will not be less than $4,000
600, was forced upon the country, by
the Southern Democracy not for the
purpose of any beneficial legislation to
the country but for the avowed pur-
pose Of repeating the laws passed by
the Republican party, to secure hon
est elections, to enable them (the
Southern Democrats to carry the
Presidential election in 1880 by fraud.
They having secured a majority in both
branches of the present Congress by
murder, intimidation and fraud, III
spite of existing laws to secure an
honest election and are determined
that their northern friends shall be at
liberty to carry the State Of New York
by fraud in 1880 as they did in 1868,
through the plans made and carried
out BY Samuel j. Tildcn Grimes
were committed in the south in the
election of 1876 and 1878, on the part
Of the Southern Democracy, which,
had they been committed by persons
not residents of the United States,
would have called out the full force Of
the Government to punish the perpe-
traitors and would have resulted in war
with the nation they were citizens of.
had not prompt and full satisfaction
been given, but these crimes commit
ted under the Southern Democratic
doctrine of State Rights 90 unpunish-
Ell because they are inflicted upon per-
sons they once owned as property, and
which, they hope, by electing Presi-
dent Of the same views, to again reduce
to state, If possible, worse than
slavery.
This may seem strong language, but
In the face of the facts that has been
sworn to by South Carolina Demo.
crat 'that the carrying of United
States Flag in public professions by
the colored people made the Southern
people angry" and the assertion of rep
rescntative Blackburn, of kentucky
both at the sereuade given him, soon
after the election of the speaker, and
on the floor of the House of Reprcsen-
tatives, although he had his speech
printed differently in the Record, fear
ing its effects in the North, "that all
vestiges of the war measures must be
wiped off the Statue Books Is there
the least evidence that the south does
not believe slavery to be divine III
stitution? And believing this, if
they can obtain full control of the
government they would consider they
we're doing God service by restoring
the cursed institution of slavery.
One great cause of congratulation
among loyal men is the success Of See
rotary Sherman in negotiating the four
per cent.
The Washington National Repub-
lican truly says: The single subscrip-
ton of $50, 100000 by the new sin
dictate on Tuesday last, is unparalleled
in the history of Government loans.
It ranks among the most brilliant OF
the many notable chapters in our tinan-
clal record under the secretary'S man
agement. All the surrounding condi-
tions were remarkably favorable, and
the quick perception of these advan-
tageS, the readiness to seize and uti-
lie them the comprehension Of fnan-
cial sentiment, and tendencies, and
the strong confidence in the govern
mcnt credit are what constitute good
management. BY this operation the
government saves 1 $685. a year in
interest. Since the first of January
the subscriptions to the four per cent,
have aggregate about $50 900, 900 and
the reduction in the annual interest ac-
count reaches nearly $4,000, 900. The
annual saving of interest by the is
SUNG Of the four per cents since Con
gress authorized the loan, is about
S13, 100000 From this saving it is
now proposed to pay the arrears OF
pensions, which could not otherwise
be paid without further legislation
Secretary Sherman has shown him
sele the fright man in the right place, y
and by his successful negotiation Of
the four per cent, deserves, as he will
receive the hearty thanks of all who
desire the continuance of the same f.
nancial standard upon which the gov
eminent is now conducted, and be bid
den "come up higher
The Wisconsin delegation have
wisely selected Gov Pound 20 repre-.
resent their state upon the Republican
Congressional Committee.
On Monday last there was ever 300
hills iptroduoad IN tbo III ouso of Pr