Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-27
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. d. a.. Msrch y. ls1a.

WASHINGTON, ID. a.. March -. 1872.
II j. ,iIil recalled with feelings akin t"
the marvellous how accurately the situa-
tiop prior to aud lnrins the war WAS uu-
derslood among the slave population
though every device suggested by rrckless-
hess aud desperation WAS adopted to keep
them in utter Ignorance OF The rev VIOLATION
that was ultimately. To strike OF their
shacklcs. a. though predestinrd nv pow
81 against when msn's puny srm could
not >urcrssI'Iils contend. The Hrid asnfs
ri even the r-mpf->l. mu>t tnsrr, >~ihlc
pianta lon, ut IN. Red Rivre IL. lon uheu.
slavery xi-i..i "a "a mo.t hid ga. forms,
wrrr wonderfully veil pn.'vi upon every
rhougl the Vcstige> ct Intellect i"ft los
generations ~ the most ani-ct s.-rvi'ude
ASA h'-"p starved. >tint"d. hrvtrt"i ard
ptvslNZ-d III these IN titsi, >,.nl.d iiftle
apusr ia" beasts that perish, enough It
tie understanding had been i..t 80 prompt
" rcsnoui &" ih. touch at prospective Ito
cuy. But ',hAt ha> liberty b-eu to him
bur ,"nluuou. struggle tnr rN'>t-uc..
under circumstance, that would >"tm -
make ltc = boon hardly worth pre-cT, lee.
Poor to poverty. hi- efforts L. ,lrvst" h,m-
>rli uyitin. the deadly hn-iiutv ul i,i. Old
master; the ughi. o, citizenship uul, a
mockrf, thai have stimulated All th- old
hatred of hun aud his aspirations iusiilicd
hv the spirit of the old slave power; The
Courts aud public sentiment with his OPP
pressor; and his little accumulations Al
the mercy OF the mob there is little wonder
that he grasps AZ the relief preached by
Senator Window As the drowning man at
the straw. \ knowledge of II has per
meated 10 every hamlet and the frantic ef-
fort. OF the Southern Democratic pOliii-
clan aud press to belittlr and deride II aud
poison hi, mind against It seems only To
have Operated to make him the more de-
terIniucd 10 emlgrate where he viii be
recognized by the Law a. man. having
al the rights OF othe: citizens. Aud from
the tide Of them setting westward. It seems
tina, The bulldozcr has at last provoked
movement that will lead the South to mourn
Its violence in sack and a.hes. A. is
Industrial Interests dToop and die ouc hy
one. from the absence OF her cNpatriatcl
laborcr- They are going by rail. by boat.
10y private conveyance and on foot; with
means aud without II. Some 20 vita hun
dret., many more wiki only few d1i,ar-.
aud more sil pennies. In" >pri, al -u-
i.ration j. sbrnad aud how fcctiou. il -
was shpan Toy the crowded and cnthu.ia.-
lac audience @; leading co'ofcd citizens
who listened last evening to senator Win
dom a, h- d.-cu..rd the future 81 the col
orel man fs 'nHnrrfinu w's hI- pan fr
ooiuuizu. ban iu to-. Wet pditus iu,.
course 90 HI, remarks which were listened
70 With the ;u,erc-. always accorded rs
uttciance,; bee s4td BY the latter NJ
grsiton| ne di uuy mean cocrcrd misra-
hot. bot by their own viii Leave the
oycrcrowdrd districts Ia the south aud
siriAc tor the West. TINS would decrease
the supply. Aad the whites OF the South
would soon gtyr guarsuicc> oi better treat
men; Ia the negro. lie did not want 10 BE-
understood a, saying that migration was
necessary in order T. enforce the lAH-.
lie favored territory which should be I
refuge ipr The oppressed, but no one should
Doe compelled - 20 away from III country.
Tie power OF the Republican party 20
.irlp the colorri man Was gone Tor two
year,. but It would come back The spirit
OF liberty might .lumbcr. but u ~. lived.
The result Of migration would be OF iuca'-
culab!r benefit - the negro.
Mauy predic; that The relation a, author
aud chief promoter which senator Window
must AWAY. sustain to thi. movement. viii
give al Impetus 10 his candidacy a., sue
crssnr 10 Mr.. Hayes that " iIl place him tar
in ad.ance Of many other aspirAnts tor the
place before the meeting OF the National
Republican nominating Convention.
Congress has positively done nothing
but organize. The fact that Mr.. Randall
cont. mPlaics making up the committees at
this session J., accepted la some quarters a.
forc.haiowing al intention 10 launch into
general legislation. though Republicans
/ aud Democrats generally express them
seyc> 10 the contrary The cIaracie. Of
/ the senate Committees j. calculated "a ex-
I cite little respect tor the anlmu. that die
tated their competition. Il would seem
/ that the chairmen Of some OF them were
selected 10 make them a. offensive a. poe
sible 10 the Interests they have in charge.
hATAHbIN.