Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-06
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. March 1. 1879.

wAsuISGroS. d. C.. March 4. 1879.
The hurry. confusion aud e,ess of busi.
ness thar always mark the closing days Of
Congress. have crowded many matters into
the background or wholly out Of sight
which from their relative Importance should
he held at the front TN the millions repre-
scented by the few hundred men making up
the two Houses ct Congress. shall have
had opportunity to int-lli2entE make up
their verdict One Of these 10 the Corhln-
Better contest tor . seat in the Senate:
another Is the contested cas-. cf Bish,cvs
Finley for seat in the lower House. The
principles Involved render their correct
decision matter Of exceptional moment to
every voter IN the country aud the virtual
and formal disposition reached In each. re-
spec,ively, In oren defiance of all the facts
aud In notorieus disregard Of law and
equity. strike at the very roots Of a gov.
eminent founded on majority rule. All the
right Massacre Butler ever had TO the seat
h" occupies was conferred by mob which
had conducted the csupaisn ~ ps'psbc
violation Of the statutes. State aud Nation
n. and la shameless. contempt at IL. mn
written iaw oi humanity. The fame Butler
earned at Hamburg msdc him a candidate.
Alter an exhaustive investigation a SeuAte
commitiee report Corbin entitled. and But
Ter as having no shadow Of = right to the
seat. 10 the face OF oil these notorious
facts and the report, Democrats with the
aid Of handful OF profcssed Republicans,
virtually vote to keep Corbin out aud But
Ter In. Bisbec WAS so clearly elected and
Finley rejected that the rsnkest partisan
hardly had the efYrontery to dispute the
facts. Bot unless fInley's RICH, WAS con-
frmed. toe claim that Tilden carried the
State (Florida) fell to the ground. Finley
was consequently confirmed. Always con.
cedng that Republicans were partisan. the
record Will be searched In vain for any
thing approaching these two Instances
where honor and their oath Of once were
s~alio~cd up In psrtissnsbip. not even
when passion aud prejudice ran riot during
the war.
Chinese emigration bill. and there seems
the best ground TO expect . veto today.
The President aud . large portion OF the
Cabinet are understood TO be In sympathy
with a very general feeling tina, some re-
striction TO prevent China from over~heln-
Ing The country with her pAsper population
should be adopted. but ihey are also In
harmony with the sentiment of opposition
TO the adoption Of any expedi-nt that Is at
once oosArdly. In plain violation OF The let
ter and splrli OF our treaties Aad an en-
ccoschmeni by Congress on the province
OF the treaty making power as defined By
the Constitution. This 10 the view held
here among our more Intelligent residents
aud visitors. aud seems from the nature OF
sdyiees reesived 10 prevail everywhere this
side OF the Pacific coast. Not even during
the early days Of the Cancellation era"
Ma Mr.. Hayes subjected TO such pres
sure as has been eXeried on him since
members Of Congress. yielding TO an un-
reasoning eIamor and fearing their oppo-
nenis might steal . march on them in the
good grsces OF kearncy's hoodlums. gave
their sanciiou 10 n measure that they felt
was wrong and lndefen.iolc.
IL now seems impossible for the confer
ence committees 10 harmonizc the differ
eRces Of the two Houses on some OF the
appropriation bills and the irrelevant
riders" with which they hsv. been sad
died by the Wild Bourbon revolutionisis OF
the House. urged on as they are by such
Senatorial heavy weights a. Thurman.
There Is no, legal voter IN the country
who 10 In any manner iuconvcnienced by
the laws enacted for their protection ST the
ballot boxes and 10 give foil force 10 their
preferences as there expressed. They
only interfere with the gangs OF bullies
who infe,t our cities 10 their desire to vote
early aud often. and with the ku klux In
their determination 10 bar out the vote Of
the freedmen by violence. To repeal these
aud TO divide up the Senate spoils, the
Democrats will subjec, the country TO all
the disturbance and direct expense to Gov
from 40 extra session convened under such
/ disgusting circumstances. Many predict
thai every one OF the appropriation bills
now before Congress will fail. II so, It,
early reconvenng will be absolutely ne
cessary.
/ Many men opposed TO the principle OF
subsidy will regr-, the failure OF the APP
/ preparation TO the So. American steamship
lines, believing they would have been re-
/ paid us an hundred fold. 10 the ex-
1 tension OF our commerce which they
/ would have effected. KATAHpIN.