South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
Letter from Washington.
IFrsr, cur Rtgar4r Corre,,saseat.l
WAsniNar0N, ID. O., March i

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WASHINGTON, ID. O., March Il.
Nothing 10 more apparent than
that the Stalwart or Administration
wing of tie Republican party does not
feel remarkably happy over tlie gen
oral situation. Notwithstanding the
fact that NIL the prizes in the lottery
of assassination fell 70 their lot, and
they have entire coutrcl OF the FEEDER
al patronage, the signs OF the times
arc not inspiring from their stand
point. The way Alr. CoakIing's nom
ina,ion WAS received by The press. the
recent local elections In New York
State, and numerous o:ker 'straws'
indicate that all is not lovely-that
the load Of Tammany bargains and
Reputation combinations is entirely
too heavy. Worse than all Mr.
Blaine, whom they set out TO kill of,
appears TO be livelier than ever
There is Lot particle of doubt that
If the nominating convention were to
be held next week Blaine would car
ry of the pFi4e in spite OF Mr.. Arthur
and all his Office holders Mr.. Score
tary Frelinehuysen, it IS said, lctires
to the privacy OF his room each morn
ing and wceps copious tears. lie has
pat bis foot in ii so thoroughly tAat,
like rat with his tnil caught in his
stecitrap, he cannot escape whole
To mix metaphors, he is, as the boys
say, over his head ond should swim
oUt. Seriously, there il no doubt that
the old gentleman from New Jorsey
made q blunder in lis foreign policy,
and that the result is Mr.. Blaine's
triumph over an Administration
whose first desire was 70 destroy him
There WAS an old rooster called f.s-
Linrhuyseu, Of long pedigree
His crew had 10 ssnd.
So lie took bold st,ud
On the tail OF his long p.as res
It is too bad that the letter of Mr..
Conl!iug declining the Supreme
Court Judgeship must be Withheld
from the public Considering the
time devoted to its preparation, It
must be one OF his great efforts. and
would undoubtedly prove highly
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danger that the entire transaction will
be regarded with unseemly lcvitv by
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tomipo mha lettor il s.iJ 80 Ia ~
~ lon, and vcry so,c,s.,, ia o,aa+
noble man taki;1g ocrasion tn M ~ ~
iitIe friend Ari6ur 81 sa,ara c.,st;,,,-
ton ON nanar II Il for Iis r,aSo.,
that the President da.i~as r. loan a.,
communication n Ii,ns,lf g..
rnento "a il were. Theunv annoint
mcut credited 70 Mr. A,.Lnr i tbo4
OF w. Y. Chandler for Ssrrctary or
the NAVY Now ,bat looks lilo hnsi
ness. With R5hsson ut ire Ia,d -
fine Naval Committee to c,ninaar ,h.,
appropriation. and I'm CIo.dIer -
Secretarv. TO helm carry ont the
schemcs. there would bo Some finn CIR
taose who cot q chance nj fine n;cI,.
;nrs. Chandler ia Robeson's n5,,
Persons uho have Schemes beForc
Congress fer subsidies and kindred
matters are struck dnmb with =,
mazeInent and admiration to Loar
that the Senate Committee on Com.
morcc reports in favor Of guarantee.
ing six per cent. iutercs, on $50 OGG.-
600 bonds Cor the mythical ship.rail
way O. Can't. Eads across the Isti,mrs
Mr. Eads has always been remarl,a.
bly, successful in engineering his pro.
iects through Congress, and perhaps
one reason for l.5 success is that lie
never strikes for paliry hundreds of
thousands. as 10 the more modest be.
dnn7onJ. ,,;IIi,ps Rnt:,i, n.,;,,. -
ret tbropyL , con,n,.ttoo tl.o,, +,,,,.',,,l,
the Whole Senate. and easier 10 carry
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