New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-16
Our Washington Letter.

Our ~ 1snlnxt0n Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. G. April 3, 20.
To use the dialect Of the planta.
ton, the colored people think now
they 'seede glory Of de comm Of de
Lord. i Through years Of slavery,
through perilous war, through worse
trials since the days Of bllldozing
began, they have patiently labored
and waited in vain for promised
freedom, and now theirway to it has
been painted out. The credit Of
this belongs to Senator Window, Of
Minnesota, whose Republicanism is
Of that kind which seeks remedies
for existing evils which can be APP
piled without endangering the peace
and national welfare of the country.
The failure Of the Govt to enforce
the laws Of the South, and to pro-
tect freedmen in all their rights has
been the topic for serious study on
the part of the Senator and he hit
upon this happy thought Of propos.
singemigration for the colored people
from those sections where the two
races cannot live together in harmo.
ny. The idea caught among them
and according to accounts received
here has spread like wildfire. The
migration by the way Of the Missis.
sippi river to Kansas causing SO
much stir is but a drop in the buck.
ct, if we may believe all reports.
Meanwhile a national emigration
bureau will be formed with head.
quarters here, and having connec.
tions in all parts Of the country, with
a view Of obtaining homes for the
colored people i'll the North and
West, and supplying demands for
servants and laborers wherever de.
sired. Many philanthropists and
benevolent societies will aid in this
work. Already emigration agencies
in various territories have applied
for large numbers of colored emf.
grants, and the Northern Pacific r.
r. officials have offered liberal pay
to those who may desire to go so fal
North as Minnesota. tits probable
that Senator Window will try to
get an act of incorporation for the
central association, and then the
Democratic Brigadiers will have q
chance to show whether they are Sc
anxious to help the negro. as they
profess to be. All i'll concealed alarm
already appears in the average Con.
federate mind that this migration
movement is likely to injure the
bulldozers more than any criminal
punishment could, and they vince
in manner to encourage the work
in all law abiding citizens. Let the
negro take this mild and wholesome
remedy in his own hands and The
obgarchs of the South will come Il
terms shortly.
The suicidal policy of the Con
federate legislators in Congress con
tinues to strike back to them. Their
representative men, like IChalmeri
Of Mississippi, whose forced election
in a strong Republican district is !;
striking example of Democratic
methods. are now to the front, as i
put forward by an all seeing Provi
dence as awful examples Of what WI
might expect under their domination
in full. The reasonable utteraDce:
of the new regime now at the CAPT
tol remind one forcibly of the politi
cal atmosphere just before the war
when the -Southerne's violated theil
oaths and went home from Congress
to fight against the Union. Gen
Garfield, Mr.. Frye, and other Re
publicans have punctured them fear
fully with their eloquent denuncia
tons, aud if this debate on the pc
litical legislation in the Army bill
and other measures is to be kept III
long, the Democrats will sell ou1
their chances for 1880 at very low
rate. Many of the more conserva
tive men Of that party are trying t
hold back the violent fellows, but
with i'll success. They might a.
well save their labor, for the suicida
work will 60 on until there will b.
little left Of Democratic ascendancy
apparent in Washington after til,
elections of 1880.
The only bill passed by eithe,
House yet is that to authorize tn
Sec'y Of the Treasury to contract 70
the construction Of vessel supplied
with the Gamgee apparatus for dis
injecting vessels likely to bring il
yellow fever or other contagious,
which the Senate passed on Tuesday
The danger Of the return Of the vel
low fever this summer has hastenet
this action and the House will no
be long in acting upon it.