Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-04-03
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. II. {. March %. Tsp.

WAsHINSToS. II. e. March -. lisp.
Now that We have .ub..lrl 10 the ordinary
level from the high wrought exciierDeni Of la,
Saturday. sunday and Monday ooca.ioue,i by
the opcu boasts AZ the Heurbou msnAscr. that
they had irioked the President into pledge Of
neutrality =. between the Dcmocra,s favofias
aud the Republican. opposing tho repeal of the
supervisor Jaw. the actual situation /. clearly
defined that IL mas t. stated sub.tAuukiIy AZ
follows. Aitcr many Characteristic resort. 10
devices calculated 10 divert attention from the
main issue and from the Democrats rc.r.nsi-
biliiy Tor totally gnncoe.sAry session Of Con-
gTe.s that will eo.t the tAXpayers 4 round two
millions Al the most moderate estimate. the
reyoluuoul-is have forced their associat.s 10
drop their mask. aud declare ihem.r.,r, In
Join; eaucu. assembled In favor Of sdherias To
the lAwle.s programme bsques,hed them BY
their predecessors Of the Ssh Congress. on the
Vital issue. Of the test oath law. that ,erml,.
ting soldier. al the poll. and that excluding f.
legal voters from participating In elections.
The fat has gone out that each and ali Inu-, be
repealed NJ the demand Of party that within
the memory Of our youngest voter, wa. in
Reasonable revolt against the authority Of the
Government with no better prvtcxi than that q
President loving liberty and Abhorring slavery,
had teen elected 10 the way con.tiiuiionaliy
prescribed. They mean 1t shall not return void;
but the men from law abiding oon.iiiuence.
the Representatives Of men sufficiently intelll-
gent to sndsr,tand just how much Of an out
rage is contemplated by these measures on the
elective misunderstanding and show .isn. Of
holding back, though constantly goaded and
la.hed by the bullying ruffi.ns and brayoe.
who disgrace the CO Iniry and douby 80 their
| own districts by their presence in Congress.
/ The Republican minority without dissenting
voice has picked up the gauntlet thu. thrown At
T., feet, and will stubbornly contest every inch
OF the ground till victory shall have perched
on i,s banners or it Is forced 10 succumb by
sheer force OF brute strength. When that time
comes we shall know just what manper OF man
| II 10 who occupies the place OF Grant aud
Lincoln. At . juncture In the Affairs OF the Re-
public only Les. decisive than the several
crises they met and made to contribute to II.
glory and renown at home and abroad BY the
arm and unyielding character Of their wills
and by their discrimination between right aod
wrong. Despite some misgivings. the friends
| Of law and order, the enemies Of mobocracy
seem generally confident that he will be found
the RICH, man in the right placs-th.t bis Fam
liable obstinseyr will prove to have . decidedly
osseous backing.
The Democrats in the House are growing in
ereasingiy nervous over the evident tendency
Of oil the Greenbsckers to side with the Re pub.
licans on all questions not Involving finances,
except Ladd, Of Me-, whose Beurboni,tic and
generally discredtsbe polit ical sn,ecedents
forbid any hope Of HE conversion to better
things ut his advanced time Of life. His whole
career has been in contradiction OF the declara.
ton found in all standard orthodox collec ton,
Of church music TO the effect that
| while the lamp hold, out to burn
| The West sinner may RETURN
The following resolutions passed 1t . meet
ing OF sbou, 80 Gfeenbsek members Of Congress
and Democrats from Texas. Illinois. and Ohio,
represents the direction OF such powerful
minds aud able inanciers as those OF Murch.
Lsdd (who Is said to have failed several times
during his business career,J and others Of that
iIk who were accidentally nos,ed into the rs.
tional Congress by the Greenbaek craze that
swept over Us 4 few months since, leaving con.
siderable OF its debris stranded in Federal.
State and municipal offices throughout the
country. They also probably reflect the senti-
ment Of no inconsidersble portion OF Democra-
CIV which yet hope to see the Government
forced to repudiaie it most solemn obligations
First-The increase Of the coinage of silver to
the capacity Of our mint.
Secont-To reissue gree nbsck> now held for
the redemption Of fractional currency or here
sitter retired for the payment Of the arrears Of
pensions and in extingushment Of the bonded
| debt.
Third-Proyid ioG for the Substitution OF legal
tender notes for national bank notes.
Fourth-To stop oil further increase Of the
| national debt.
Fith-To provide fos tax on iscones Of
over 5000.
II aay not be conclusive Of TIE wisdom Of
~ Subsidy proposed that the Canadian and
Braxiliaa Governments have TAtiasd the ar
rsheeosat which the latter strove to slIsct with
~. etiIl many business men believe ne VII
uiti1stsly Be forced 10 It OF see III the vast
south American trsde moa,pslized BY our
rivale. KATAHDIx.