Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-22
Letter from Washington.


Another week Of worry for The poor Demo
crats has passed. and they are no nearer hap
pines. than las, Saturday. The week bcgsn
badly for them with the splendid veto message
OF the Pres ident, denouncing the second al
tempt TO drive the L. :. authority away from
the poll. on election day. The msssag. i, by
far the Abcs, state paper Of this Admini.irs-
lion 80 far. and Is throughout sound Rspusli-
can doctrine. OF course the Democrats are
greatly disappointed. because they professed TO
have assurances that the Pre.iden; would at
least indicate some line OF compromise 30 a. 10
let them down easily, instead Of which he
bin party. # 1. said that sec'y. sehurz 4. the
approval Of the Democratic bill. and he i. a.
grieyously disappointed a. Ary D,mocra, 4,
hi. failure TO innuenc. thu, aetion.
On Monday also the Democrats suffered one
Of the most damaging assaults tina; Any sens,o-
rial orator has given them. senator windo IN
gave u. one Of the best speeches OF the session,
full Of good points exposing the ii.loyal and
dishonest designs Of the Confederate couspira-
tors. He laid bare the hypocricy Of the pre-
tense Of Ben Hi and other rebel. tha, n man
ho IN sAAbr IlSDks anu lfs u.
cause his State does, 10 Jus; As good = L MON
man s. the best. II = man holds that doctrine,
he said. be may 70 with bis State in the future
a. be did in the past, and tina, was the mos,
dangerous dogma In politics, for sI,houxh the
Confeder,ey might be dead apparently, and
slavery We abolished, and the Constitution
wa, - amended Is 10 secure right. TO all, We,
with State rights alive there was safety for
Republican Institutions. Senator Window
read from the record q som. Of the rebel
chief. now in Congress to show that they are
s,ill after the object they Tough, for. He
touched Wade Hampton 10 The point Of pro-
vokipg that gallant bull dozer to respond day
or two After. Hampton denied that he had
made par, Of = srtsin Democratic platform
demanding repeal Of all war measures includ-
ing the three anne ndment..
Senator Window quietly remarked that his
authority for his statement was = reported
speech Of Hampton al mass meeting. And he
read from it where Hampton said II took the
resolutions which you will ind embodied in
the platform, and added to them. and we de-
clare that the reconstruciive acts Of Congress
are unconstitutional, revolutionary and void.
That was my plank In the platform" Hampton
was completely cornered, aud could say moth.
ing except that he could not RENE mber wheth-
er he used that language OF not. Rebels who
have bad records are not good in personal eI-
plAnstions, and are very damaging TO the Dem
ocrstic party. But unfortunately for them, II
it were not for these rebels with bloody records
the Democratic party would have NO footbold
in Congress.
King Caucus Of the Democratic Confederate
party has not yet decided what ii will do about
the last veto and sdjour nment. In fact, II can
not hold the party together much longer in its
revolutionary scheme, for some northern mem
beers are getting FESTIVE under the lash, and are
afraid they cannot save their precious necks at
the next elections. The probability now seems
stronger thsn ever that the appropriation bills
pure and simple will be passed. or temporarily
extended from last year, and adjournment will
| follow n early day. OF course the Presi
dent will veto the general appropriation bill
now in the Senate, with the political riders
| and the Democrats will have to submit with
the best grace they can.
| The health bulletin sent out from the Dis
trict Of Columbia ought TO be explained in the
interest OF the truth. II places Washington
among the places Of the highest rate Of mortal
ity it being 26 in 1000 to New York's ~ in 1000
II is estimated that the VIII tie mortality here 10
only about II, and that . great part Of this 10
caused by Northern people who come here
with diseases hoping to be cured but in reality
to die. The greatest mortality is among Ne
groes Who huddle together In unhealthy quar-.
tiers. Washington is one Of the most delightful
and healthy cities on the continent at this sea-
son Of the year. KAIAHDIS.