The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-01-23

Correspondence OF The True Northerner.

Conespon dence OF The True Northerner.
This week in Washington has been unevent
ful, from . political pom Of view, and th'
other side Of Washington life, the social side
is such as few beyond the precincts OF th'
Capital have very great interest in. But i
is not unimportant as an indication and
symptom, suggestive OF health or disease, ant
reaching much farther in its Interior influences
! than this narrow field Manners are so subtIy
related to morals custom has such cumua
i've force and course, that no one interested II
the signs of the timer, and the future OF hii
country can afford TO ignore them.
There WAS Greenback conference here las
week. Some 1875 delegates, including the thr
teen greenback congressman, were present
and the proceedings illustrated pandemoniuu
with tolerate accuracy and completeness
Congressman Murch, OF Maine, presided; the
Rev. De La Matyr officiated as Chaplain great
ly TO the disgust vigorously expressed OF
strong minority and among the chief partici-
pants in the sc-cslled discussions was, OF
course, Kearney. What he had to say was
simple, and familiar, and consisted merely oil
expressing desire to see republicans, demo
Gratis and the national banks IN hell together
and q determination to send them thither sans
ceremoney. He also wanted John Sherman
hanged. Resolutions which were introduced
approving Hendrick Wright's Land Bill and
Viewers $500, OOO, 900 Soldiers relief Fund pro
ject, seem to have been the only ones carried
though everything else in the domain OF human
thought was epbated, and these resolutions were
juggled through blythe chairman, il Indeed one of
them did not finally fail. call fer . National
Convention at Chicago, june 9th next, WAS
adopted with little opposition it 10 IN the usual
vein OF such documents and contains nothing
worth remark. 1t seems hardly possible that
such body OF men should have any consid-
cradle constituency among sober people, how
ever ignorant.
The House committee on military affairs
held a full meeting Thursday morning. Fa-
vorable reports we're made by sub committees,
and adopted on the resolution Of Representa-
tive Atherton, calling on the Secretary of War
to report to the1House the number. rank, and
names of oil officers on the retired list, the
total amount paid to each officer, and the ag
grexate paid to all officers on the retired list
since said retired list was created This report
will create more profound astonishment among
the plain, practical tax-paying people than any
volume ever sent out Of the Government print
ing Office. It will show q rapid and alarming
tendency to copy the worst features Of the old
world monarcbies. Men who never saw pub
lie enemy, never set squadron in the field or
trod the deck Of ship in action, are dubbed
with sonorous titles, indicative Of high rank,
and heavy pay, and quartered for life. life Of
luxurious ease on the retired list. 1t Is i'm
portant that the people shall see that rapid
promotion and hurried pushing on to the re-
tired lists is now the regular order OF bust
ness" IN order to make room for the superflu-
Gus products OF the West Point and Annapolis
factories.