The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, APRIL "a, 1879.

people that this extra session OF Con-
gress, the expense of which will not be
less than $2,00O,00O, was forced upon
the country by the Southern Democ-
racy, not for the purpose of any bene-
fetal legislation to the country, but
for the ayowed purpose of repeating
the laws, passed by the Republican
party, to secure honest elections, to en-
able them the Southern Democrats to
carry the presidential election in 1880
by fraud. They having secured a ma
jorlty in both branches of the present
Congress by murder, intimidation and
fraud, in spite Of existing laws to Sc
cure an honest election, are determin-
ed that their Northern friends shall be
at liberty to carry the State Of New
York by fraud in 1880 as they did in
1868, through the plans made and car
ried out by Samuel j. Tilden. Crimes
were committed in the South in the
elections of 1876 and 1878 on the part
of the Southern Democracy, which, had
they been committed by persons not
residents of the United States, would
have called out the full force of the
United States Government to punish
the perpetrators, and would have re-
suited in war with the nation they
were citizens of, had not prompt and
full satisfaction been given, but these
crimes committed under the Southern
Democratic doctrine Of State-Rights,
go unpublished because they are infiict-
ed upon persons they once owned as
property and which they hope, by
electing President of the same views,
to again reduce to a state, if possible,
worse than slavery.
This may seem strange language but
in the face of the facts that have been
sworn to by South Carolina Demo
crat that the carrying Of q United
States flag in public professions by the
colored people, made The Southern
people angry, and the assertion of
Representative Blackburn of Kentucky
both at the serenade given him soon
after the election of Speaker, and on
the floor of the House of Representa-
tives, although he had his speech
printed differently in the Record, fear
ing it's effects in the North, "That all
vestiges of the war measures must be
wiped off from the Statue Books Is
there the least evidence that the South
does not believe slavery to be Divine
institution? and believing this, if they
can obtain full control of the Govern
ment, they would consider they were
doing God-service by restoring the
cursed institution of slavery.
One great subject of congratulation
among loyal men is the success OF Sec
retarty Sherman in negotiating the
Four per cent. Bonds.
The Washington National Republi-
can truly says: The single Subscrip-
! ton of $190,OO0,O0O, by the new syn
dictate on Thursday last, is unparral-
leled in the history of Government
loans. 1t ranks among the most brill
liant of the many notable chapters in
our financial record, under the Secreta-
RVS management. All the surround
ing conditions were remarkably favor
able; and the quick perception of these
advantages, the readiness to seize and
utilize them, the comprehension of fl
nancial sentiment and tendencies, and
the strong confidence in the govern
ment credit, are what constitute good
management. BY this opera
ton the Government saves $780,
900 year in interest. Since the first
of January, the subscriptions
to the four per cents have aggregated
about $55O,oo0,oOo and the reduction
in the annual interest account reaches
nearly $9O,0O0,oo0." The annual saw
ing of interest by the issuing of the
four per cents since Congress author
lied the loan is about s1s,eoo,ooo.
From this saving it is now proposed
to pay the arrears of pensions which
could not otherwise be paid without
further legislation.
Secretary Sherman has shown him.
self the fright man in the right place."
and, by his successful negotiation of
the four per cents, deserves, as he will
receive, the hearty thanks of all who
desire the continuance of the sound
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