Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHrSGroN. D. C. Feb. % 1879

WASHINGTON. D. G., Feb. 90, 1879.
Mr.. Hayes has probably been under no
such pressure during his almost two years
in the Presidential chair as since the pas
sage OF the anti-chinese emigration bill.
Excluding the Asiatics, the Pacific coast is
a unit in its favor. On this side an insig.
ni6cant number Of Republicans, n certain
element of the Democratic party and Il
large majority of the Greenback party
give it their support. Pulling in the
opposite direction are a majority of Repub-
licans--rank and flea minority (proba.
bly, oil Democracy this side Of the Rocky
Mountains and not inconsiderable ele,
ment among the population OF our larger
towns-merchants, literary and other pro-
fessional men who, though not very closely
identified with party or faction, have much
to do with shaping pnblic sentiment from
their culture, eptional.intelligence and
practical knowledge OF men and things
1t is n notorious fact that .ho0dlum senti-
ment east as well us west il almost quite as
"Chinese must GO" Here in Washington
that portion OF our residents who have re
celved their education and their ideas of
Whist our foreign and domestic public poll
icy should be from the saloons, gin mills,
keno dens, policy shops, bngnios," fences;
etc., favor not only absolute prohibition
against the Chinese that contemplate com
ing, but the summary ejertment OF those
already here. All this of course comes
from the solicitude felt for the interests of
our own wcrkmen. Bill Nye's views and
the spirit prompting them admirably epit.
onIises those OF this class, aud what is true
OF them here in this respect seems true of
them everywhere, whether IN New York
or San Francisco. | believe. however, from
all the indications afforded by ,he Wash.
Ington barometer, tina there il II rerv gen-
er'l lee ing that The influx OF Chinese into
this country should he restricted; that there
Is ample cause for the feeling OF apprehen-
sion so general on the Pacific cost, But
the opposition is to the means taken to nc.
cOmplsh the desired end In the first
place it is held to he cowardly inasmuch
as we never would have vennlred on such
remedy as is proposed by the Lill will,
any power that could and would have efftc
lively resented the insult; then the bill
practically Ignores aud repudiaics treaty
to whose observance, We are bound bv every
consideration of honor aud International
cOmety ill it shall have been abrogated in
the usual way.
Lastly it is felt that Congress has usurped
I'm ia, 1 lao al. - Il.
be properly exercised only hv the treat,
making power as defined by the organic
law. Deputations that have visited the
White House to urge the Presidents sigua
ture, have left with the Impression that
the bill will receive pocket veto.
A little Custom House nnpIeasantness-
Insignificant ns compared with that in
which MIR. Conkli recently got black
eye and which in the crowd uf business
now Ia hand, had attracted little attention
was yesterday decided in favor Oi the
slalwart who dared challenge the Admins
tration TO combat while vet flushed with
the victory won over the New Ynrk,RIadi-
atOr. The victor was none other than the
veteran Senator llanIlin who amid all the
lnhdelily, treachery aud recreancy of par
ties and Individuals has never showed the
slightest variabeness or shadow of turning
Al the time lie voted with Cmkling and
against the AdminiSrl alton, The nomination
ut Ills friends, one Mr.. Fox, wa before he
Senate ms Custom Officer irum Bnngor, Me,
IL was almost Immediately Withdrawn and
man very obnoxious to Mr.. lIamim per.
Sohally II IL said certainly not Il favOrile
with the Republicans of the dislrict-wus
substituted yesterday aud WAS unani.
mously rejected. | take uccasion 10 saw