, 1879-06-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. DC. May JIG. 1870


cudgels dropped by Conkling, Blaine
Edmunds and others last week, and
is vigorously laying them on the
smarting backs of the rebels this
week. His speech on Monday was a
scathing review of their disloyal dc .
signs, and an exposure Of their sham
pretences. He showed by indispu
table evidence that the North of the
Republican party had done all they
could to avert the war, even Offering
to protect the "rights" Of slavery in
the name of peace. But it WAS all
in vain, as the men who the Con fed
crate Senators call "Union secession
lists" were determined to go out n(
the Union or rule il. He ridiculed
the idea of any time Union SEMI.
ment among men who still hold that
they did right in going with ,hcil
States instead oC with the Union, and
clearly demonstrated that the poli'i
cal legislation the Democrats are Mt
tempting in apprpriati"n bills is bnl
another name for State RI . hts rebel
lion. 1t was device to accomplish
what war had failed to give the enc.
mics of the nation. Senator Win
dom's speech is pronounced as on"
of the best yet delivered IN the Sen
ate, and that is saying goo'l deal,
for never was dc ate carried on so
ably as this has been by the many
eminent Republican Senators.
Yesterday Wade Hampton at
tempted to deny and explain away an
assertion of Senator Window that he
(Hampton) had boldly declared that
the mission Of the Democratic party
was to nullily the constitutional
amendments made necessary by the
war. Senator Window caught him
severely. He read from a printed
speech Of Hampton these words:
"That was my plank in the platform.
l wanted nothing else, for when the
great Democratic party had pledged
themselves to that, when they had
declared that these acts (the amend
ments) were unconstitutional, revo-
lutionary, and void, was willing
to wait in patience until that party
would be triumphant and apply the
remedy in their own good time"
This was very plain endorsement
ola certa in revolutionary Democratic
platform, and all Hampton could say
was that he "couldn't recollect," but
he might have endorsed the language
without going to the extent they
seemed to imply. This was SO hu.
initiating position for the hero OF
fraud and violence that his Demo.
cratic friends got very ncrvons andhe
got very red in the face under their
frowns. Mr.. Window said triumph,
antly, "This is all | want" and took
his seat amid the smiles and plaudts
of all who enjoyed the discontinue
of his confederate antagonist.
The report Of commissioner Raum
as to the matter of Illicit distilling
makes q very bad showing for the
Confederate States. In fact, it shows
that almost all the crime, the fraud
and violence involved in this illegal
business are confined to the lately
rsbellious States, where the Briga.
diers report there is much loyalty
and unionism prevalent. Here is IA
summary Of this report:
Amt expended for special deputies for sru
pressing Illicit di>tillation $l00. 1856 50
Number Of Illicit stills seized in
Southern States ........... 2,4o3
Number Illicit stills seized IN all
OLnPf StaLeS .-...,...... -....... I03
Number persons arrested III southern
States tor Illicit distiIlng ... 5.2Sl
Numbers arrested IN all other States III
Number persons killed in sup pressing
ilicil dist illation .............. 19I
NumDer wounded ................. 30
The report concludes as follows;
Two import facts remain to he stat.
ed. l, A very serious emharrass
ment to the enforcement Of the laws
of the United States has resulted
from the institution Of numerous uu
just criminal prosecutions in the
States courts against officers Of he
United States by violators of the in