Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-10-27
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsuIsoIos, b, c., Oct 20. 1850

There 10 now 0 more buoyant feel
ing among the Democrats here than
existed right after the October e'ec'
tons, This Is not only the case here,
but reports received at tho Congress
sional Committee headquarters indl'
cate ssnguine hopes aud energetic
work amoug the supporters OF Han
cock and English all over the Union,
II must be admitted that the result IN
Indiana was a disappointment, yet /
think some Of the best Informed Dem.
ocrals here were less sanguinc than
the majority OF them elsewhere, for
the reason that We here knew better
than anybody else the schemns and
uuscrupulous character Of the men in
charge of the Republican canvass
there, and the full extent Of the appli.
ances and resources at their command
We knew all about the systematic
negro colonization begun last winter
aud continued gradually up to within
II few days of the election. No less
than five thousand OF the negroes
passed through this city from time to
time. Washington Democrats also
knew the power cxerted by the admin
iJ,ration in behalf Of the radical ticket
and the fabulous sums Of money
amounting to over one million dollars
sent into the state and distributed
through every district TOR the purchase
of votes. 1t was said that the Repub.
licans greatly missed Senator Morton
in this campaign, but l think not.
Westinghouse know that Senator
Dorsey Of the National Committee,
who was in charge has, without pos
sessing any Of the higher abilities Of
Morton, just as much cunning and
more unscrupulousness-in fact is
greater schemer and political scoun-
drel than. Morton ever dared be, which
is just what the radical party of to-day
demands.
But for tho November contest
things are very different. Victory TOR
Hancock is il the air, and all the
shouting of radical clans over dearly
bought triumph in October can not
avert it. From New York, New
Jersey, California, Nevada, Milne and
even Indiana come the most cheering
reports. There is scarcely a reason
able doubt Of the four states first
named, while in Indiana the condi-
tons that existed in October can not
possibly exist in November. The
funds will not hold out for another
such exhibition of W holesale bribery~J
Department clerks and other employ
eer are complaining bitterly because
another assessment has been levied
upon them. After the Ohio and H.
diana elections, they came out of the
"cave Of gloom" into which Maine
cast them, but still they do not like to
pay too much for the whistle, espec-
tally as it is mighty uncertain case
yet. The radical organ here in pub.
fishing notice of the new levy says {:
"This will be good opportunity fol
those who have as yet paid nothing to
themselves on record as republicans.
These, too, who have endeavored to
make friends of the mammon unri ght-
eousness by contributing to both po-
litical committees can get dewn on
the right side of the fence. A care
fully prepared list has been made. Of
all the various grades OF contributors
for future reference" That sounds a
good deal like contemplate sort of
bull-dczing. Aud while the admins
tration and the party is thus engaged
let them prepare for another surprise.
This has been campaign of surprises.
First came Maine and then Indiana.
The next state that will create sensa-
ton will be Pennsylvania or Illinois,
or it may be that several states will
take a hand. The situation in Vir-
giniA,is now the only source of con-
Germ in the Democratic councils and it
Is believed that some way out of the
possible danger there will be speedily
found. It is unfortunate that dem
agogue anywhere should have power
to thwart the interests of whole
state if not OF the. nation.
The tariff Question. sprung at the
last moment, was more or less effect.
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