, 1879-04-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c., Feb. 2S, $50.

uGI uO SuCU pISoSh'S 'H''''N
most two years in the Presidential
chair as since the passage OF the an'
u.Chinese emigration bill. ExcIud,
inv the Chinese, the Pacific coast is
a unit in its favor. On this side an
insignificant number of Republicans
a certain element Of the Democratic
party and large majority of the
Gresnback party give it their sup
port. Pulling in the opposite direc'
tion are q majority of Republicans
rank and fle--a minority Wroba
bly, of Democracy this side Of ,h'
Rocky Mountains and mot inoon
sidsrabls element among the popu
lation of our larger towns-mer
chants, literary and other profess
sionsl men, who though not very
closely identified with hpar or fac.
ton, have much to do with shaping
public sentiments from their culture
exceptional intelligence and pracu
caf knowledge Of men' aud things
1t is = notorious fact that | ,dlum
sentiment east Us we'll as west is al
most or quite as unanimous in the
determination that the "Chlnes,
must 60" Here in Washington
that portion Of our residents whc
have received their education and
ideas of what our foreign and do.
mestc public policy should he from
the saloons, gin mills, keno ders,
policy shops, bsgmos, "fences' etc.,
favor not only absolute prohibition
against the CaiRrse who contemplate
coming but the summary ejectmen,
Of those already here. All this of
y course, coInes from the sclicitude
felt for the interests Of our own
workingmen. Bill Nyc's views and
the spirit prompting them admirably
epitomizss those of this class, and
what is true of them here in this re.
spect seems trueof them everywhere,
whether in New York OF San Fran
cisco. | believe, however, from all
the indications furnished by the
Washington barometer, that there is
a very general feeling that the influx
of Chinese into this country should
be restricted; that there rs ample
cause for the feeling Of apprehension
so generalon the Paci6c coast. But
3 the opposi,ionis 70 the means taken
to, accomplish the desired end. In
the FIRST placeit is held to- be COW.
ardly inasmuch as we never would
have venturedou sucha remedy as
is proposed by the bill with any
power that could Or Would have Ell
fectually resented the insult; then
the bill practically ignores aud re,
pudiates q treaty to whose observ.
ance we are bound by every consid-
Grafton ofrhonor and international
comfy till it shall have been abrOga-
tsdin the usual way, Vastly. it is
felt that Congress has usurped func.
tions in the passage Of the bill that
Z can be properly Exercised only by
,hs treaty making power as defined
by the organic law.v DeputatiopsI
that havevisited the White House
to urge the Presidents } signature,
have left with the impression that
the bill will rsceiveAa pocket veto
A little Custom House unpleasant.
nsss--insigni6csnt as compared with
that in whichlMr. ConkGng recsntly
got black eye and which in the
crowd Of business now in hand, had
attracted little attention--wss yes.
tsrday decided in favor Of tho s,al.
wart who dared the administration
to combat while yet flushed with the
victory won, over stbe New York
. gladiator. The victor was none
other than the veteran Senator Ham.
lin, who amid all the treachery, inf.
delity, and recrsancy Of parties and
individuals, has never shown the