Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-20

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. IS. 1879.

The probabilities of an extra session saved
Tilden and the New York gang Of political des.
persdoes who soughtsto brbe his way into the
White House. from q great deal OF di.agreesbIe
attention Of which they had been the recipi.
en,s had no, this latter sensation diverted 1t
into smother channel. The Bourbon manager.
have also been relieved In a measure OF the de-
fence snd apologies they felt 1t incumbent on
them to make in behalf Of their late Pre.iden-
tial candidate and which. men having .trie,
regard for the truth. wouli have found a very
formidable job under the uupromising circum-
stances however gr.a; the resources Of their
ingenuity In Masking black appear white aud
rice rcrsI. l may dismiss Mr.. Tilden bv saw
iug that his denisls are slmost universally re-
garsied here a. sggrsy aiing the original offense
that few now doubt he was guilty Of. and his
charges Of corruption sgsinst the men that the
coparceners were unable to buy, based on moth
ing better than the word Of the corruptioni-is
themselves. makes him appear a. meanly ms
licious rs his whole public course proclaims
him recklessly INSCRIPTIONS and indifferent
to the mesns used To compass his ambitious
scheme. In public estimation.
notwithstanding the unsnimity OF the Demo
cratic caucus In favor Of riders on pending
appropriation bills 20 abolish Federal super
visors Of Elections and repeal the law requir-
ing the administration OF the test oath to the
jurors OF the L. s. Courts. the opinion /. BE-
coming more general that several Of the most
level-hesiei Democratic Senators will oppose
the revolutionary purpose Of their party In
this matter. les, the cdium Of the general bus
iness arrangements that will inevitably follow
a failure Of either Of the large appropriation
bills before Congress and Of the direct expense
OF an extra session, fail on and crush ncmoc-
rscy beyond any hope Of resuetits,ion. The
Federal Supervisor. are about the only bar
now existing 10 prevent the desperadocs. the
blacklegs and other disreputable cls-so.
Astounding in all our large cities. from over
wh.lming the ballot boxes on election day.
and thus nulIify and render void all the efforts
Of legal and respectable voter. in behalf Of good
government. A. /. well known. these classes
the most Of them at lcsst-gravitaie by nat
ursl affinity towards the Democratic party
No where Is Democracy more popular than in
the purlieus Of our large towns. not even among
the native snd best" Of Mr.. Chalmers ".hoc-
string. district stretching the whole length Of
Mississippi and which .end. To Congre.. one
of the rsnke-t sdherenis OF the lost cause g
in the face Of Io.co Republican majority
The tainted atmosphere Of such local
lite. seems peoplcd with embryouic Demo
Gratis who live and thrive In a media that il,
fatal 10 any form of political life of higher
moral or intellectual grade than that character
iEinE guiter-nip- Democracy. The .uocc.. Of
Eph. Hollands rcpcAters in elociing Bou ndiug
Banning 10 Congres. from a Cincinnati dis
trict. foreshadowing the fate waiting Us
should reform Democracy succeed by whip and
spur 10 carr, ing out the programme % IN iI
caucus. Because we have allowed ourscivc. TO
b. humbugged into removing one restriction
sfcr another which had been imposed in the
Interests Of country and humanity on tie law
les, instincts Of the bulIdozer. 1t {. no good
reason why We should carry Cancellation" to
that degree Of faulty 10 TREE him from the
last and limited restraint We arc ,iill able 10
exercise over hlm In the test oath.
The spirit Of extreme opposition which ha.
been aroused here and among the Southern
leaders al home. ,gainsi NJ. indom's plan TO
coloniEe a part OF the West with the bulldozed
freedmen. correctly gagged the feeling of APP
prchension let theis murdcrous violence in
the past cost them dear In the emigration Of
their lsborers here they can ENJOY the RI shis
Of citizenship without paying the penalty Of
their ,vcs demanded by Confederate Democ-
rAcy. and At the same time lose largely In the
Congressional representation. 4 Republican
caucus decide. 10 make It party question.
The fact that Capt. Esd.' ietties will give 4
r-rmaneut channel the bar at tho naouth
OF the Mississippi at least - feet deep. thus
giving the Mississippi valley certain outlet TO
the ocean; tina; $50 900 will substantially
complete the work; tina, he was put to such
additional expense by the prevalence Of yellow
fever Last fall. and that he has received less
than e. 0oo.noo Of the more than 5000 coo for
which be contracted 10 do the work, should. il
seems. operate TO induce Congress to paw him
the money that appears from the report Of the
Government Engineers sent to inspect his
work. clearly due him. kATanpiS.