Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-28
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoHfroR.1
W.eur.ouox, T,,1- 90 1910

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNfroR.1
WASHINGTON, July %, 1879.
1 am reminded by recent speech of
Gen. Sherman at the commencement of
the Michigan Military Academy, at Or
chard Lake, Oakland Co., Mich, that
something should be said in response to
numerous demands for places in the U.
S. Military Academy at West Point.
There are hundreds of applications to
one place, and members of Congress are
greatly annoyed by the inability to re-
spond. The Michigan Academy was
established to supply the needed facili-
ties in a measure, and in accordance
with an act of Congress the President
appointed Col. J. S. Rogers Of the army
to anre-iatond 10, and the secretary OF
war has furnished it the necessary outfit
for military instructions. Gen. Sher-
mans speech showed that he had great
confidence in that institution, and other
army officers have commended Col.
Rogers school as second only to that at
West Point. In fact that school may
be regarded as an attachment of and
stepping stone to West Point, and this
information will answer many letters of
inquiry received at Washington.
The promises of Democratic statesmen
last winter and spring touching the
rights of Republicans at the South are
being violated with their old spirit of
illiberality. The persecution of Swailes
in South Carolina is but sample. In
North Carolina already the repressive
work has begun, and in fact it is under
way wherever the Republicans show a
disposition to take part in public affairs.
All is peaceful and freedom prevails SO
long as nobody asserts his Republicanism,
but the moment equal rights begin to be
asserted then the bulldozers put their
old system in operation. The professions
of the Confederate leaders 60 for nothing
against the facts reported from the South
daily. The South is to be kept solid by
fraud and violence, and the North can
not forget this.
Secretary Sherman's speeches are tht
best presentations of the nationa
financial policy yet put forth, and viii
have wide influence In behalf of Re
publican management. 1t is not to b.
wondered at, therefore, that the Demo
Gratis howl very surely over the fact tina
tho Secretary il utilizing his spare tim
in spreading this information. TIL
plain truth hurts the greenback- demo
Gratis worse than as though it were val
nlshed up for campaign purposes, and
is getting to be an axiom that Secretar
Sherman's regular monthly reports an
letters of response to inquiries are soil
chunks of campaign thunder. The Re
publican party is growing strong unde
his sturdy system.
One by one the armless and legles
soldiers are kicked out of the Congre.
slonal offices. Not satisfied with th
expulsion of Wilson from the Sergeant
alarms Office in the Senate, the ConfeC
crates have dropped a cripple in th
House to give place to rebel. Thi
malicious persecution of Union soldier
has given rise to feeling among RepuI
licans that the Democrats holding con
Portable places in the departments ougf
to be displaced. Why shouldn't they |
forced to give their places to the soldier
who are turned out at the Capital ?
The yellow fever alarm is having i
effect in Washington, since its terror
have increased in the southwest. l b
lieve there is little cause for fear, f,
: Washington is very healthy now.
q Gen. Walker, superintendent of ii
/ census, expresses the opinion that IL
coming enumeration of the populate
+ Z will show an increase of 100000
= within the last decade, or a total
S 48,000,00O. The largest increase wi
| be found in Kansas, Missouri, Texa
Minnesota and Nebraska, and some
the Territories. Gen. Walker says, vii
{ regard to the reported preparations
e Southern Democratic leaders to falsi
| the returns for the sake of securing
political advantage for that section, tn
: such scheme could only be successf
|. through conspiracy between vel
b large number of agents of the Gems
n Bureau. Of that he entertains no fear
= The most complete and comprehend
4 preparations are being made to secu
. accuracy in the statistics to be take
d with regard to the various industries
y the country. LOGAN.
IS WELL PUT.-Secretary Evarts' pow
Q of condensation is remarkable. See he
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