The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-21
The SITUATION IN WASHINGTON.

THE SITUATION IN WASHINGTON.
The deadlock, which commenced in
the United States Senate or the 4th of
March last, still continues. The latest
news from Washington indicates that the
Republicans will recede from the position
heretofore taken by them, aid that the
Senate will proceed to consider the busi-
ness for which the extra session of that
body was called. Unless the Republi-
cans do recede the Senate will probably
remain in extra session until December
next, when the regular session will begin.
It is we'll understood that the Democrats,
who, under the rules of the Senate. can
prevent the Republicans from carrying
out their contemplated partisan legisla-
ton, will remain firm, and will insist that
executive business, for which the Senate
was convened, shallsse first attended to.
The publ: sentiment of the country will
sustain them. Should they recede?
Certainly not, if they are right, and the
questions at issue are of great import
ance. It is a matter of no interest and
of very little Importance to the people of
the United States as to the persons who
shall fill the various minor Offices of the
Senate, whether they be Democrats or
Republicans, and any prolonged delay in
determining this question by filibuster-
ing, if no other question was involved in
it, would be regarded by the country as
captious and meet with universal con-
demnation. The Republicans insist that
the first business of the Senate shall be
the election of the minor Offices, such as
Sergeant.at-Arms Door-Keeper, &C.,
while the Democrats insist that the SEN
ate shall go into executive session and
act upon the nominations submitted by
the President. All the great interests of
the scountry-its executive, judicial,
financial and its relations with foreign
countries, depend upon these nomina-
tions, and common courtesy to the Presi-
dent, as we'll as every sentiment Of
patriotism, require that they should re-
ceiye the earliest attention of the Senate,
and yet the Republicans refuse to con-
slider them until they have filled the
minor Offices of the Senate with their
own partisans. The Democrats ought
aud would crafty the Republicans in
this whim if there was no othe. question
involved in the election of the officers of
the Senate than that of the political afil-
iation of the persons to..be elected. The
Democrats, as we'll as the country, be-
lieve that there was corrupt bargain
between Gen. Malone, one of the Sena-
tors. from Virginia, and the Republicans,
by which Malone was to enable them to
organize the Senate, and they in return
! to give him the naming of certain officers
of the Senate and to have the control of
Federal patronage in Virginia. Al
though Malone was always a Democrat,
and elected to the Senate..as Democrat
by Democrats, he has upon every vote
cast voted with the Republicans and
given them the organization of the Sen.
ate, thereby complying thus far with his
part of the bargain, and the Republicans
appeal 10 the Democrats to enable them,
by Withdrawing their opposition to going
into an election of officers, to comply
with their part of the bargain by placing
~AIahone's henchman in Office, and thus
reward him for his corruption and
treachery. This the Democrats refuse to
do, preferring to remain in Washington
until December rather than that the
United States Senate should countenapce
such glaring corruption and treachery in
their own body, and they will be sup
ported by the moral sentiment Of the
country. But this is not all. Malone
has by his corrupt alliance with the Re-
publicans not only given the organization
of the Senate to them, but proposes
through the instrumentality of Federal
patronage and the assistance of the negro
voters Of Virginia also to give them the
State this Fall. To- do this, it is neces'
sary that he should have the control of
the Federal appointments in the State,
not TO reward Republicans 70, their ad-
hesion to the party, but 10 buy up cor
rupt men in the Democratic party as he
was bought up, and then by producing
discord ir the party, and uniting the
worst elements in the party with the
negroes, carry the State, and the Demo
Gratis are asked to assist in the accom-
plishment of this base design. TO
deeper humility could befall the State
than the success of Malone, for it would
place the State in the hands of ignorant,
corrupt and bad men. Virginia, now
ever. will be saved this humiliation by
the virtue and patriotism of her own
people, as we'll as the determination of
the Democratic party to resist to the last
the consummation of Mahone's dishon-
orable and fraudulent contract with the
Republicans.
The discord in the Republican party,
which threatens split as soon as an ex-
ecutive session is held, is another cause
of the deadlock. A great pressure has
been brought to bear upon the President
to induce him to recall some nominations
sent to the Senate, which are obnoxious
to Mr.. Conkliug and the stalwart ele-