, 1880-08-27
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
our WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c. August 20, 1850

for self.preservasion." Perhaps a
large number of Northern people
douit rightly understand the full
meaning of this sentence. But it
expresses in few words volumes of
sruths and arguments why the Re-
publican party should remain in
power, and why the Southern De-
mocracy should be held AZ arms
length by al loyal men who have
interests, commercial or industrial
~ stake. What interests have the
So1sh 20 preserve, what sympathy
have they with Norshern isesesiss,
Northern, railroads, aud Northern in.
ternsl commerce.; their hostility to
them is we'll known. Can this no.
ton of planters at the South, who
man ufacture nothing, who own not
even the ships Or railroads, that trans.
port their cotton to markets, be de-.
pended upon to ioster, encourage
.sad protect she new industries, the
new sources of wealth that have
grown up in the North and West
during the reign of the Republican
party. 1t is like calling up the dead
to legislate for the, living, a step
backward in the march Of progress.
The South by slavery, paralyzed
the nation for 80 years, and the Re-
publican party is the only one that
dared say slavery was a blot upon
the record page of history, and
stain upon our flag, and thatit should
not exist. And since the advent of
the Republican party to power in
spite Of the opposite tendencies of
the "solid South" the nation has ad.
vanced in material prosperity, in the
arts and sciences with speed never
before witnessed in the history Of the
world. Ia the overthrow of the
Democratic party and slavery, a load
was removed from the nations back,
the shackles fell from the ankles of
national progress and we became a
new nation, nation Of freemon, and
the Republican party at once became
tho emblem Of loyalty and liberty.
The North has too much at stake,
and must be solid for the preserya-
ton Of her interests.
1t is now rumored here that there
have been immense frauds commit.
ted in the taking os the census in
the South, that the population in
many OF these States has bsen over.
counted, and that Il Is but the con
summation. Of deep laid plot to
bolster up the waning influence OF
that section in Congress, and in the
Electoral College. OF the truth Of
these grave charges l am unable to
judge. But it is enough that they
have been made. A rigid investigaI
tion will doubtless be had, and if the
people Of the South are guilty of a
deliberate breach of confidence with
the nation the parties guilty of the
crime will receive speedy and severe
punishment.
The New York Herald, in speak
ing of the canvass. truly says: 1.-THE
Republicans appear to bs shaping
and managing their canvass with
more skin than their adyerssries.
Movements are executed with the
precision Of veterans, while the
Democrats resemble an undisoiplined
militia" The truth of the remarks
will be apparent to all between now
and November.
It 10 ssceriained that during tho
hard tiuos in 1874 Mr.. English
foreclosed mortgages on over 800
i pieces Of real estate il Indiana. or
course il was strictly in accordance
with law and nothing can he said on
that point. But the Democratic
party with its loud professions of
friendship for the poor man, is guilty