, 1879-03-14

Ministries be placarled In every Commune as
having intrigued against tho peace and safety
Of tho Republic.
THE CONFEDERATE PROGRAMME IN CON-
GREsS,
Tho Washington Post may properly bo
regarded as tho national organ Of tho Demo-
Confcd pnrty. It's reports Ut tho Democratic
caucus are official, and vhen 1t outlines amy
Demo- Confed programme It speaks by nu-
thority. It's editor Ia q candidato for 6ocro-
tary of tho Sonaso under tho now Demo-Con
fed ru1o by rcason Of his position rs official
reporter to tho party. Irdnco any party an-
nouuocmont mado by tho Post Is entitled to
moro credit than Democratic newspapers
usually command for what thoy print, and
this circumstance warrants special ATTENTION
for tho following exposition Of tho Demo-
Confed programme for tho extra session, as
given by tho Post:
'Tho popular plan among tho DO mocrats of tho
House, as Expressed by those now IN The c!ly, ls
to connc business to the two appropriation bills.
The Legislative, Executive. md judicial bill will
be reported and disposed Of promptly, Just aa 1t
passed tho lust House. As very prominent meui'
NApFEba9A ~ }EetlEAufs A0k I'LL Nl4l
bo dotted Or crossed. 1t will 60 tho Senate md
he passed there With as 1itt!o defny as possible.
Meantime the IIonre will do nothing. Not even
tho Army Appropriation bill will be touched until
II Ia seon what HATES proposes to do. II he secs
nt to approve the Legislative bill. then the Army
bill will bo passed ~ quickly as possible, and
Congress will Immediately adjourn. Shontd HAYES
veto tho Legislative bill. then tho Democrats Of
ConRress will conclude that no time need be
once. II HAYES secs at 10 call mother extra scs-
sion, It will convcno and enact the samo pro-
grammo oyct aEain. md even again II necessary.
The Democrats will not yield m inch. and arc will
Ing for lArgs 10 Try this experiment OF running tho
aoyusnment without money, II he wants to-"
Tho above programme il sufficiently reac-
tionarY to inspire tho belief TINT it is actual-
ly and seriously contemplated by tho Demo-
Confods; and, as tllero will DO n Demo-Conv
fedtmajority in both Houses, II viii bo rossi-
blu to carry out tho purpose outlined if Tho
caucus shall dIctato it and if all tho Demo-
Uonfeds bo willing to submit. 1t in thorough
ly in keeping with the bul1,1ozing policy Of tho
x-Confederatcs, for 1t is In tue nature of m
atton,pt to accomplish by fraud and intimi-
lation what could not DO accomplished by
4ESbklAAAtV AlUluUl4bs ~ ~ II llll4N4 ~ AtkHEu
partisan legislation to thu appropriation
bills, nn1 it il intimidation to threaten to
cut off supplies unless tho President shall
acquiosco III TINT fraud- The policy Is des-
pcrato md revolutionary, but for Tint very
reason it is likely 70 be sustained by the
Southern Dourbona. It waa equally dos
porato and revolutionary for tllo TX.
Confctlerntra in Sou|ll Carolina to
carry tho last election by tissue-paper ballots,
ansl that Of Louisiana and Mississippi 10
carry their election by murders md systoul-
attic violence. There was desperation in tho
attack 1nado in the House on Gen. DuAoa
.bocauso ho resisted tho payment Of Rebel
clhIms, mud in tho glowing defouso OF
JEFF DAVIS by Senator LAMAR. Thoro is no
reason, therefore, to doubt Tho accuracy OF
tho Posts statement because 1t involves
revolutionary purpose; as tho Democratic
party now is, TINT faot would only confirm
tho statement.
The Democratic pnrty, rs controlled by
tho cx-Confederates, is q party OF nulliaea-
ton. 'Nule or ruin " is the motto that Inns
alwnys governed Its notions. Whenever
there hns been fai1ure to coerce tho Con-
oral Government into submission to its
dictates, thero las boen stubborn attempt
to nuliify tho laws. statc.Sovereignly Is
the standing excslso for any and every kind
of resistance that is offered to tho laws Of
the nation. Whathor In tho Blapo Of actual
secession, as in 1861, or in clrcumveuting
tho United States Courts with tho MD Of