New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-12-10
WashtngtOs, Letter.
Washington, d. G.. Nov. %, 1879

Washington, D. c. Nov. 20, 1879.
The late Zach. Chandler used to
say that ''as sure as there was God
in Israel, the negro race would work
out his own salvation He is do.
ing it, and. will have finished the
work much sooner than anybody an.
ticipated. Almost every week new
colony of colored people start up from
North and South Carolina and take
its line of March via Washington to
the Northern States. These people
have discovered that Kansas IS not
the only State which will receive
them cordially. Agents from the
South have visited Indiana and Ohio,
and even farther Northeast, and
everywhere there is a demand for
colored labor. Many of these color.
ed people have means to 60 with,
but others have to depend on char.
ity, since even the little property
they have behind cannot be turned
into cash except at great sacrifice,
their old masters having agreed
among themselves not to purchase
any property Of the fugitiyes. The
local committee on emigration here
therefore call upon all philanthrop.
lists to help them. It is not a partiz.
an work although the Southern
Democrats try to make it so appear.
Many Democrats in Ohio and 1ndi.
ana are as DESTROYS to get colored
help as Republicans are, and appear
to have more solicitude about getting
good crops next year than about
''carrying Indiana. - If it should
turn out that this exodus redeems
Indiana from Bourbon rule, it would
not be a bad thing though.
It looks now as though the politi.
cal burglaries planned BY the Demo.
Gratis, here, by which they could
pocket the Legislature in Maine, and
the Senatorial seat of Senator Kel.
logg of Louisiana, will fail ignomi.
niously. The truth and the prece.
dents are az ainst them in both cases,
and they are rather loosing courage.
Controller Knox in his annual re.
port recommends the repeal Of the
law taxing national banks. A large
proportion of the taxes of the banks
are those imposed under State laws.
The repeal Of the United States law
which taxes banking capital and de,
posits would not, therefore, remove
the heaviest burden to which the
banks are subject. It would how
ever, tighten the weight which now
rests upon them, and which amounts
to nearly $17,000,000 annually, o,
more than 4 per cent. upon the tota1
amount of National bank circulation
outstanding. Such action on the
part of Congress would set an exam.
pie which might be followed, it is
believed, by State Legislatures. The
effort to make these changes would
however, provoke a good deal of dis.
cussion. ~
Fewer Congressman are here than
usual at this late day. Although it
is within two days of the beginning
of the session, I do not believe that
more than one fourth the members
have arrived. It is noticeable that
the fashion of owning residence
here is becoming more general among
members, and some of them have
fine residences erected.
Secretary McCrary will leave
Washington permanently next week.
He will be sadly regretted by his
cabinet companions and the public,
for he is a favorite.
Secretary Me- rary says he favors
Mr.. Blaine for the Presidency but
Grant or any Republican can be
elected. HOWARD.