, 1879-05-15

THE ISSUES OF 1880.
The Tn1DusE's Washington dispatches yos-
tcrlay morning probably contained as many
suggestions III regard 10 tho issues Of tho
Presidential carnpaign Of 1850 as is generally
crowded into as many lineg. For tho Inst
eighteen yoars the Republican purity has
been dominant in Congress- mud in nil tho
Northern States, mud, boiug In power, 1t WAS
nblo to tako tho initiatlvo III debating meas
,rcs Of public policy and to crystnlizing its
idons OF cxpc1ioncy into stntuto Inv. The
party inauguratoa what it pleased, and went
to tho country on the issucB 1t made. But
all this is now changed. The Democracy
aro now In tho ascendoncy In Congress-, In
Middle and Eastern Statcs also. Thoy havo
1t now I'll. their power, and aro using it
aggrcssively, to docido. what questions
of public concern shall 10 para
mount in tho great discussion TINT
is to takc place before tho Electors docide
1,pon tito cl,oico Of tue next Chief Magistrate.
Some Of these questions arc already raigod in
Congress and will DO appealed to tho grent
court of last resort in this country-tho Peo-
pic. OtIors are being concocted In tho secret
ceucus of tho dominant party, and no shall
know what thoy aro as aoon as the Jacobin
Club shail SEQ nt to disclose tho 1oys, Tho
present cxtra scssion Of Congress seems
wholly devoted to tho manufacture OF cxcit-
ing politicaf topics, mud to forco upon the
attention Of tho country now aspects Of null
lie questions that woro commonly regarded
~ wull sott!ed. The Demo- Confederate party
III Washington seems to bo anxious to 20 to
tho ballot-box for decision upon tho qucs.
tfon wl.otbor IN i1asolyont and disloyal mn.
iority iu Cousress can bulldozo another branch
OF tic Government into III auproyal of its
virfoua md r,nrtisan tleoroog. ar. in otbnr
,yortla whather the Executive brunch Of tho
Government Inns nny constitutional RIGHTS
Tint scct;onol md tomnorarv minority IN
congrcau ia l,onni1 In roancot 11,o ncm,hu
,icans ,,ave nromntlv ;oino,1 issuo will, thoir
confo1arota nnnoncnta ant7 hnvo n,o,oJ t,o
coso with s;rna1 ability and roueprch i,
which thov haye boan r,roat1v o,dod and
Ktrc,p,henod .,v thu presif1ont,a conc]usivo
npt1 1,,cjd voto ,ncssaoea. md nro noxv raodv
IN Int lin manila render n yerdjet rnon r.
Tint In ;ssuo nunbor one. md tin socond Ia
ltko uuto it. viz. Wbothcr tho Houso of
REPRESENTATIVES,. which il invested 1,y thu
Constitution with tin solo Do,yor tn nrov;do
wavn md meaus to klofray tho ornondituro.
Of the Feflcrol Government, IN ;,st;f,oa IN
withho1t,inc t,,o nrcossorv .,no,,oa ,r,ooa n
can 1,avo its own stublorn and ,,nnrocoi,o,,tod
,rnro ugrh,nit or stnrvo,, ,voa ,,,o d.
,roo of Kim, ooucns. nnt, this now f,rc;ro
n.ocoru In. mi IN In ,1o,ide1 iv +ho, .on'.,
rourt fro,, whoeo on;n;on ,,,oro l. m arpoo,
Aro,,,.r u,,1,;.ct NJ con.;7oro,ts, ip,,,r'
,orro lint viii roturo1,v como m to~ ;nn;.
i1,nta, ,1;yc,.u,,,, n In roxt ,,,,,,o;1r ,v,,,
In ylothor :, IL aofo or cxno,1;ont nnaar -
,,omoorotio for,,, ~ covorrr,ont :, ro,aa.,a
uucstious Of National oonsoo,,onco to n ,,or.v
oauoua, Or to Il sub-com,nittuo Of a caucus
committee, fur decision, md 10 suborliuato
tho action OF tho American parlian,aut to lin
t1ccross Of tho JacobIn Club. Il IN woll
known TINT tho Democratic majority in tho
For,y.fftb Congress- mat in seorot oorc)avo
and i,,tcrn,;nod unon tia nor,,;c;o,,. loc;lo.
t;ou TINT Inns alroatly cnused than 80 ,nuch
ycxotion md tho country 30 much 'e1cito.
,usut, Iho idoa Of attaching politico, nro.
yisos to apnrouriotfon bills ia snj1 tn },avo
or;oinatcd with sanotor r,,unw.u NJ Ol,ic a
pro,uiucut candidate for tho 1,rov,,,oncv ~, "
tho De,noornt;o ticket. and ontcl,v on'
1rncod onl in,orsot, hv tha on,;ro ,o-tv
Tho oa,icus or;v,r ~ tin uob.,,o .ro. =,
yiuiona nn] unnctr,o,io M ''u t,,o n,a,snxes @ ~.
t1,o,oaolvo. w.ro irconsistont oua ,,r0ors,,
tutional. During nm o.c;iiur nolit;cal ,,obo,o