Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Among the throng, these bright autumn
nal days, promenading our beautiful ave.
nues, are distinguished personages from
the Celestial Empire, with their strange
dresses long cues and little feet. Sixteen
Of the highest dignitaries from that won
derful land, sent here in the interst Of u
new treaty, have leased for their winter
residence the elegant mansion known as
Boss Shepards Home.
In Virginia as well as other southern
states there is marked disposition 10
abandon the old bourbon ideas, and To
adopt the progressive policy Of the Repub-
lican party. With the exception Of Flori-
da, every southern state has fallen below in
its majorities, the vote cast for Tilden in
1876. For the past two years reports
show that The south has enjoyed prosperi-
ty and their crops have exceeded
those otante bellum days With this i'm.
proving tendency, it is natural that the
people Of the south should be thinking
more Of money making than Of President
making 1t will be a happy condition Of
affairs when self interest becomes stronger
than party ties Let US hope that the
dawn OF better day is appearing when
the common lense Of the people will rebel
against the dominion Of the bourbon lead
ers.
Great interest is being manifested in the
next Presidential count. The citizens Of
the Capital have not forgotten the weary
months of 1876, when the peace Of The
great Nation was disturbed over this same
question. The wonderful bulletin posted
by,order Of the lamented ScnatorChandler:
Hayes has 1Sj votes and is elected" Is
framed and still hangs in the rooms Of the
National Congressional Committee. There
Will be no to business this year. The
presidential electors will meet at their
respective state capitals the first Wednes-
day IN December for the purpose Of certify
ing their votes. The votes so cast and
certified will be opened by Vice-President
Wheeler in the presence Of both houses Of
congress on the second Wednesday Of Feb
ruary. The votes will be canvassed and
the result then declared. The new presi-
dent will be inaugurated on March A. 1881.
Arrangements are already being made that
will make 1t by far the most imposing in
auguration that has ever taken Blaee
Military organizations, state delegations,
legislative bodies. excursions and visitors
to the amount OF 100, 900 are expected to
be present on this grand occasion.
Kelley, Barnum and Hewitt will do well |
to 60 slow in their attempt to throw out
the votes OF the great state Of New York. |
There are bristling bayonets and hands to |
use them in numbers like the leaves Of the |
forest, who will tolerate no such outrage. |
1t is a cool piece Of impuence to cry fraud |
IN New York to call off public attention |
from their foolhardy peridy in countenan- |
cling the writing and issuing the forged |
Morey letter II is hoped that the inianity |
Of this wicked transaction will yet be fas- |
tened upon the guilty parties and that |
they will hereafter exercise their Democrat |
lc genius inside the CRATES at Sing Sing. |
This crime can never be adequately pun
ished. 1t has been one of the most dis
graceful affairs ever known in the history
OF American politics, and, if there is no |
other fate in store for them, its uriginators
aiders and abettOrs will be consigned TO
everlasting infamy.
Maryland is emphatically a bourbon
state, but Surrattsville-the home of Mrs.
Surratt hung for participation in the as.
sassination of Lincoln-gave a majority
for Garfield and Arthur. The good seed it |
is hoped may spread until the whole state
itself is redeemed.
The actual cost oil the postal service to
the general Treasury during the past fiscal |
year was 81, 1864 This deficit is $685. |
ia less than the deficit Of the preceding
year. The net revenue from the money |
nrtlar hugir,agz nOnO q !
ures demonstrate boom in the business Of |
the country, but Barnum, Kelley and Hew-
it would send the country to perdition to |
get boom in the Democratic party that |
would seat Gen. Hancock. Gentlemen you |
are in the harikari business, as your party |
has been for the past twenty years.
Many of our notable citizens we're at |
tracted to Fortress Monroe to witness the |
great naval review The President, mem |
bers of the Cabinet, officers of the Army |
and Navy, and government officials, were |
among the distinguished guests. A score |
OF naval ships with flags flying, bands |
playing and cannOns laundering, made it |
a scene long to be remembered. The ball |
In the evening, at the Hygeia Hotel, was a
grand affair. The next day the training |
ships were visited by the Presidential par |
ty, and a four.mile boat race was rowed, in |
which all the vessels were interested-after |
which the entire fleet formed an escort to
the President down the bay, on his return
to this city.
The appearance on our streets of Sena- |
tor-elect Malone, Of Virginia, gives rise to |
much conjecture as to his future party af- |
filiations. As at present constituted the |
General will hold the balance of power in |
the Senate. He's not over communicative, |
but has affirmed that he will not 90 into |
caucus with the Democrats. HIS oonsulta-
tiOns while in city were with such stalwart |
Redubicans as Hon. A. NJ. Clapp, George |
G. Gorham and Hon. ]. A. Hubbeil. |
Straws show which way the wind blows.
Senator Ben Hill would like to see an
other political party formed. We think |
any reasonable man might make a choice
out of the five which contended for mas
terry at the late election. He says he wants
a national union party. II he is sincere
he should at once Join the party which |
elected Garfield. That is a good enongh |
national party to last Hill his natural life |
PHAKs.
A FRISKY HORSE.