The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-15
. from OvT >yrt.d CORE, yoaicAi
LETTER fEOM WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGTuN. d. C.. Feb. II, 1873
EDITOR OF WHIG: Several particular
I'D statements have recently been made
regarding the attitude the Ajrninistr alton
may as Tmc in lie ihGeatcueG con ii e; be
tween CorgrosS aud the Executive, but il
is due 10 Pres id.nt Hayes 10 explain that,
RESTRAINED ty proper rsgasd fuI the dig
nifty Of 60 ordinate branch Of the Coz.
eminent, lac has carefully avoided author
izinG any publication ItiAtive to ills sub
jet which may be construed As a threat or
an attempt to int .miiate Congress in any
way. In this respect lie Is ,vi!ei,tly al :.
disad'.n'aCr, for The iir.sI "nsiLle utter
ances aud violent mer aces Of individual
Congiessnen r'gSIdinE The snhisc; are
made public. either in public discussions
or private 50 called conversations with
on. the !eas, Iesrainf. In these Discus
sions or conycrsit ons lis COURSE il c:ilI-
ri>cd and his MOTIVES are su' ct.tl To un
irlrnal y analysis. At the same time he i
mildly threatened with dire punishment if
he - d..I' IN talk back = This rather IN
comfortable airI'ude nf being compelled To
submit Ia assault and being toll that tn
's sent 1t will entail a surrender of the rTn
pricti.s of his rNhalt, a POSITION i, accrutrd
by Linn is one of ihc IcEa.:i,S If iii .:aI
life.
THE so CA1LID EtY1NET LAW.
IL is known, However, that he has made
up hIs mind ~ anrag"n ". by his official
action. What ia known The Beck pro
xiamine I'i its most essential points lie
has repeatedly Yielded his unusr:lt 20 that
pant "i The programme wL:ci. provides fur
prohibition az The use nf the military AT
the polls L.. natIoral elections, aud - III un
doubiedly APPROVE AIRY It'll that ma; b.
presented t" him in WHICH hat prohibition
may lie properly Included.
Tx TEsT OATH ron IrEoEs
Regarding the existing provision known
as the JIiy test oath law, he has reached
the conclusion that lis repeal will in no
way "bsiruct the administration of inS.
fier. lie dies not hcli-yr that tie law. a.
Il now siaud-, is H. ct;ve IN ;iiniucIpr IT..
iesuitsf' which It was designed TowIu,.
II out "u!ilr!y fI' Ia the >ratliI- l,uuks. and
restore i"ed"m AMI equality to u" ciiiz.u>
VI respect l" ! ny service. APPEARS To- him
l. be advisable nav. aud btiI, y. he will no,
In;'ip"s- ANY OF oi:on 10 It's repeal.
IHE sur: RvIsGRs' LAW
As regards the third and most vital pniut
oil this programme, which ,nu, I'd. .ur The
:epeal "f the Super isors' Law. he il ii m
~ his determination to. X. rciserN.:y ;,,s,.r
AZ his command Ia retain the law urru ,I,,.
statute books III full force and afi-cr III.
says ihat Ile law is plainly and AIr.Ifiy ,
law i"r Tie ii'senii"u al fraud ia cur IA
ii"hal el' c;lnns, aud II any complaint can
lie made against u, IL must ari.- iIuin some
fault III Its execution. H., is also credited
with Say ing that IT is of general aud non
sectional APPLICATION more n ciivr. u-r.
haps. IN the c."sriy I"pularcl North than
IN the S"uih; tut al The saIn- time A. ne.
tive as human agencies eau b- made to i,,
III the prevention and punishment 81 fraud
Tue 20 gong s'Ie:neuts. II shnu'a h-
understood, are not made by aud with
the advice aud COTS IL = Of the President
or any person au'h"Iiz d I" .Irak f,r him
] simply arrive nj these conciusi ms from