Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-03
From Washington.

the various departments Of the Gov
eminent, and what ought to have been
done ia a very short time has not been
accomplished owing to the determina-
ton Of the Confederate Democracy to
render null and void laws passed by
Republican Legislators to secure hon
est Congressional and Presidential el
ections, by riders to appropriation
bills which they had not the congtitu-
tjonal majority to repeal.
All branches Of Government have
now secured appropriations with the
exception of the Judiciary which from
the reports of the last two days eau
cuses Of the Confederate Democracy
Cfor without a caucus the majority
in this Congress in which the Southern
Confoderates have controlling infu-
enco.) viii not he fully provided for
as they refuse to ptovide any pay for
United States Marshals or their depu-
ties which under existing laws can
lie Used tc. secure honest elections.
Iii the FIRST instance in the history
Of the Government where the pay Of
United States officers has been with
held BY refusal to pass the necessary
appropriations for fear a part of their
deties may be to carry out United
States laws, which, the Confederate
Democracy DO not approve. The Con-
fedro-D emocracy act upon the princi-
pie that all laws that do not meet
their approval shall not be carried into
effect if the want of an appropriation
can defeat them What can loyal and
law-abiding people think Of party
that resorts to such revolutionary
methods to carry their points. The
whole object Of this extra session on
the part Of the Confedro-Democracy
has been to do away with all legal re.
strictions to secure honest elections,
to enable them to carry the President
ial election in 1880. by fraud, being
perfectly satisfied that an honest elect-
ion in all parts eff the country would
result in an overwhelming Republican
victory. Their pretended objections
to the use Of United States supervisors
and Narshals 1T National elections will
be used BY them, in case Of a close ol-
cotton in 1880, to throw out the ell !
cotoraI vote of all Republican states
where they have been used against the
protest Of the leading Democrats.
The Corf-deratcs having q majority
in both branches Of Congress will uo-
doubleday, under some pretezt, count
=, .nI Eo.ala,.o ol-oLo.l Il Tn----I.
nominee. unless there is such an uniyer-
sal condemnation of their course as to
afford them no excuse whatever for
pursuing such a plan Of action. 1 |
have heard it predicted that the next
inauguration Of President would not
be accomplished without bloodshed
It would not be a very strange ocur-
ence to witness under existing circu2-
stances.
When we reflect that the men who
once stroyc to destroy this Govern
mont control the counting Of the elect
oral votes for tho next President, men
who proclaim under ali circumstances
that their cause was just and holy, and
from analogous reasoning the Union
was tyrannical and unholg, when
these men find that they have failed
to obtain the victory of their pet
schemes through the ballot-box, would
it be at all strange if they should re-
sort to arms to prevent the Inaugural
ton OF It Republican president?
The bill authorizing the Secretary
Of War to use certain moneys appro-
priated by act of Congress, approved
Iarch 8, 1879, .'for the protection Of
the high sand-banks on the Chippewa
river has become law.
On the 18th instant, Gov. Pound of
Wisconsin, by unanimous consent from
the committee on INDIAN Affairs, re-
ported the following bill, viz: That
the Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby authorized to set aside, for use
in the establishment Of Normal and
Industrial training schools for Indian
youths from the nomadic tribes having
educational treaty claims upon the
United States, any vacaut posts or
barracks SO long as they may not be
required for military occupation, and
to detail without increased pay, one or
more officers of the Army. either from
the active or retired list, for duty in
connection with Indian education TN
der the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, and provided further that
moneys appropriated or to be appro-
priated for general purposes of educa-
ton among the Indians. may be ex-