Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-21
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WAsHrNaToN. b. c., Feb. ID, 1879.
Opinions vary ~ 10 the probability Of an
extra session. II is given ont that a suf6.
oienl number Of Democratic Senators have
declared their opposition to the caucus
programme lest an extra session bo forced
md their party be saddled with the odium,
10 insure i,s defeat The only thing abont
it certain is that u the Democrats adhers
to their purpose TO load down the pending
appropriation bills with provisions Nbol
ishing US. Supervisors Of Elections and
repeating the iest oath act relative to jp-
rors OF U. s. Courts, an. extra session is in
eviiable, provided Republicans resist Ac-
cording 10 the decision reported to have
been reached in caucus. There Rre 80
many "ifs" that the certainty contingent
on them practically amounts to nothing.
To repeal the test oath becnuse those MP
plicable TO other matters have been re-
peOled is not very logical; and its repeal
would undoubtedly operate to deprive Off
cera of the Courts Of whnt little authority
they have now to exclude the bulldozer
from juries. Still, this proposition is not
so strenuously opposed as that relating to
Federal Supervisors. They nre the only
eTectual bar now existing that can he in
tcrposed to prevent the crowds Of ronghs
infeSting all our large cities from over.
whelming the ballot boxes on election days
and thus neutralizc the effect Of the legal
voters ballot and often change the whole
result Of the election, pcrverting it into
triumph Of the minority. And from the
tone Of comment heard here and advises
being received from every section Of the
country, the Republicans will be supported
IN resisting to the bitter end, and the Dem.
ocratic party will be held to asirict account
ability for all the mischievous results that
will follow N'fnilurc OF the appropriation
bills. The almost uniform tone Of opposi.
tion of the Southern Democratic press to
Senator Windows proposition looking to \
colonization of n portion Of the West by
bulldozed freedmen, shows the general
claim that has been aroused hy bare posi-
bility of losing its laborers and having the
aggregate Of its Congregational representa-
tion largely reduced Ns results OF the vio-
leuce that has been practiced towards Re-
publicana Nor il the evidence Of appre-
hension any less marked among Democratic
politicians here. Possibly the Senator has
at last hit upon a method Of leading the
South to repentance by visiting on il the
consequences of it's own lawlessness. His
plan has received the counter ance Of nearly
every coloFed man Of prominence In the
country, and will likely receive general
support as party measure.
Democratic Statesmen have not yet re-
covered from the first shock that followed
the Developments before the Potter sub
committee in New, York. Tilden's COM
plete collapse-the ,pitiably contemplate
position in which he left himself, as we'll
as the confe, S;oiis OF guilt by others OF the
gang, have taken all heart out Of the sup
porters OF Uncle Sam in the last Pres.
idential campaign, and they turn on him
with bittereSt reproaches that he didn't
tell \ more eaSonable-welI, give more
reasonable explanation of his connection
with the scheme to bribe his way into the
White House.
The Senate Committee on Appropriation
has voted $l50,00O per annum to each OF
two lines OF steamships, for a bi-monlhly
mail service between this country and
Brazil. One line is 10 run from New York
via Norfolk, the other from New Orleans
via Galveston. This is in accord with the
recommendations of the Postoffice Com
mittee, and is a contamination for which
many of our most wide awake business men
have lab0red for months, with n view tC
opening new markets for American pro
ducts and the quickening OF old ones. Ii
is plain enougl, that il there is profit OF
goods sent TO Brazil via England, direc
means Of transportation will considerably
widen il.
The following among other points ar,
gathered from the report of the U. $. Boart
OF Engineers on the Eads jetties: No bal
has or is likely TO form at the mouth O
he jetties as predicted by opponents of the
plan; the work is permanent; when til,
work is complete channel can probahl,
be maintained 25 feet in depth, aud tha
S350,O00 will substantially complete tn
work. With this favorable showing ant
the fact that permanent channel suffi
ciently deep so there will be no detention
/ will save hundreds of thousands of dollar
annually to commerce and give certain
+ outlet to the whole Mississippi valley-ai
3 achievement 1f inestimable value Ead'
request that he I've paid a portion of th
I money due him does not appear unreason
able, especially so in view of the extra ex
: pense imposed on him by the yellow feve
| outbreak. DEWITr.
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