The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9th, 1879.

OUR WASHINGTON RE rTE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9th, 1879.
Editor Brookhaven Ledger
The New York Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee did a proper thing yes
tsrday in "reading cut OF b party
persons who persist in opposing any
portion of the State ticket. Tho motto
of the party is and always should be
First pure and then ~peaceabIe."
The Californians of all parties and
colors and conditions in life are giving
to Gen. Grant an exceptionally hearty
welcome. Probably the same would
be done in any section Of the country
The General and his excellent wife
have friends every where in the United
States as they deserve. Very few *
Union or ex-Confederate soldiers,
whatever they think of General
Grants military ability, deny him ex>
cnllent qualities of head and heart.
All concur in great regard for Mrs.
Grant. In the San Francisco celehra
ton there has been 80 far a c,reful
omission of any reference to politics,
as was eminently proper. The Gener-
ais judicious friends here are much
pleased at this.
The writer has this day received from
Hon. Geo. W. Ledd. Representative of
the 4th Name District and q most re-
liable man, the following summing up
of the result in that State. "Our peo-
pie regard the election as a plain in
diction that the Radicals can never
again carry the State. They can't be-
GIN. The Republican vote was all out.
They voted every Maine man IN the
United States out Of the grave. We
had not the means. and could not 90
this, and at least ten thousand Demo-
Gratis have not voted. The result is
this: No choice of Governor by the
people; House of Representatives Re.
publicans by twenty or twenty-five. and
the Senate in doubt and will be in
doubt until the official count"
The producers of this country. as
we'll as the manufacturers, will demand
a hearing at the coming session of Con.
gress relative to opening new outlets
for the sale of their productions.
While we are every day growing as q
producing people, and prosperous times
are probably ahead of us. little has
been done to provide markets for our
goods, and if something IS not done
shortly. we shall have an over supply
on hand, and dull times again. As il
is now the ship owners and merchants
of England are carrying onr goods at a
handsome profit, and making commits
s;ons on trade of Which we ought to
hava the entire benefit. If this system
is allowed to go on the West and South
will suffer, for it is in those sections
that new productions are to be devel-
oped and will require new .ntlets to be
profitable. Leading Democrats are
thinking of this subject; and as the
Democratic party is probably to pre-
dominate in those sections where new
industries springs mp the party should
take an especial interest in it. The
t,ade' with South America. which
ought to bring wealth to mi Southern
ports, is nearly all going to Europe
now. What will Congress 10 about if:
1t is plain that private enterprise cans
not cope with the British monopalists
hacked by the influence and liberal
subsidies of the British Government.
1t is the part of wise mon to take les
sons of orr enemies and to fight on
competitors with their own weapons il
they prove to be most efficient. This
sentiment appears to prevail largely in
our party now, even among those who
have been opposed to subsidies or
principle. NJ plan of action has been
marked ont vet. but it is well. in the
interest of all our industries. to dis
cnss the means of pushing our pros
auctions into foreign markets. H.