, 1879-03-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. $, 1870.

up his resolution calling for com
mlttee of Congress to inquire into
the feasibility of giving the colored
people a reservation or independent
homesteads in the West, and made
an eloquent and able speech in favor
of it. His view is that this would
be the easiest and quickest solution
of the Southern question 1t would
rive those coIored communities that
are oppressed by the buIIdozers a
chance to relieve themselves from
their present troubles, and in the
end it would promote the happiness
of all concerned. His idea, is that
under the present condition of al
fairs, it will he a long time before
the laws for the protection of equal
rights can be enforced in the popu-
lous colored communities, and that
therefore it is bat fair to give the
prosecuted race chance to enjoy
freedom elsewhere. He does not
propose any definite plan, but wants
the committee to inquire into the
subject and to ascertain if there is a
sentiment in favor of it among the
blacks and whites of the South, and
also if the benevolent societies of
the country will give substantial aid
to any scheme for migrati and col
ization that may be adopted
Many philanthropists take an inter.
est in this subject, and have written
Senator Window their offers OF co.
operation in any such plan thai may
be adopted. In fact whether Con
gress does anything or not it is prob
able that the work will be attempted
by other means, and Senator Win
dom has started an inquiry that may
lead to good results. The Republic
can party can afford to take hold o.
this, as one OF the practical mean:
oil settling a vexed question, fol
when the Southern tyrants find that
they are likely to lose their labor by
migration, they will be likely to re
form their methods Of treating the
colored people. Hundreds of col
ored people have pettioned Senator
Window to push his measure.
The confession Of the coparceners
in the cipher dispatches creates as.
tonishment here, and strikes hard at
the Democratic party. While Mar
BILE, Pelton, and Weed are criminals
of their own showing, they attempt
by agreement to shield their fellow
Democrats and that is a measure OF
relief to some of them. Yet it
leaves load upon the party after
all, for an organization that could
breed and encourage such fellows is
certainly not above suspicion. And
the worst of it is, the public will ask
disagreeabie questions, especially
the Washington public, as for exam
pie: How could the poor confessors
make an arrangement to huy return
ing boards and pay hundreds Of
thousands of dollars when it is known
that none of them are worth a cent.
The general opinion is that this talk
about Tilden or the Democratic com
mittee knowing nothing about about
the business is ''too thin"
Extensive arrangements are being
made to give General and Senator
elect Logan a grand reception, on
his arrival in this city about the goth
inst. The Republicans here are alive
to the awakening interest in stalwart
Republicans in all parts Of the coun.
try, and propose to send out most
emphatic endorsements Of the favor.
able leaders who are returning toI
public life. Zachariah Chandler is
expected to have u seat in the Senate
again soon, and New Hampshire
would do well to elect WIN. K.
Chandler, one of the most courag
eous and stcad(ast Republicans IN
Tho country