Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-03-12
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1856

Letter fr om Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1856.
Editors Register.-Most people, vs.
papers and all, seem to have quite for
gotten the heavy rumbling of Chinese
thunder that rolled over our heads
about ten days ago, yet not coming up
to the proportions of ''nine days won.
DER" TIE trouble isn't settled yet, and
China i'm these times of "modern i'm
provememts', has found out the conve-
nience of iron clads. of which she is said
TO have eight formidable ones, and
Krupp guns. land gunboats ut least a
score, and things Of "that ilk' under
the command of skillful German and
English officers. OF the two nations we
are the more vulnerable, and if the worst
came TO the worst. the blow would fall
on our Pacific side. Very wisely Mr..
Cleveland's late publication OIL the sub
ject was of conciliatory character and
may tend to dissipate the gatherings of
the storm. 1t was altogether unwise as
well as barbarous, in carrying out a
policy opposed to Chinese immigration,
to kill and burn as at Seattle and else
where.
Undoubtedly there is something bet
ter than present circumstances in store
for the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. The
Cumberland coal mines are great fact,
and the world knows it. Nobody can,
or if they can they won't say why the
canal has not done better is State hands !;
for myself, and have had some oppor-
tunities, | believe there in not a public
institution OH earth that has suffered
from "shenanIgan" and 'ways that are
dark" more than the Chesapeake IL Ohio
Canal. | make all allowance Tor the
hostility of Baltimore and the COMPETE
ton of the railroads; still, it ought not
10 be owing So ,000, 900 preferred bonded
debt. If the Western Maryland Rail-
road, or other competent parties, will
take it as coal-carrier and keep open
the canal to tide water they should get
ii on easy terms. There will be use for
the canal ages yet TO come.
Washington city was "painted red"
in 1884 for Mr.. Cleveland. On the 4th
OF March, 1885, it was painted "redder"
than ever, for the same. But on the
4th OF March, 1856, it got the strongest
coat of mixed blue and red and red and
blue it ever saw in all its days. Then
it was Mr.. G.. sent into the Senate the
nomination of one James Campbell Mat
thews to be Recorder of Deeds, rice
Frederick Douglas; Mr.. Matthews fol-
lowing suit us TO color as well as to Of
flee. The deepness Of the blue was due
TO the distance Mr.. Matthews will have
to come to get his office, videlisat, from
Albany, New York. Ii seems We are
going to have 4 new ALBANY Regency"
here in the White House. To say that
our people are disappointed, disgruntle1
and nonplussed is to put it weakly. To
take away from this DISTINGUISHED people
one of the only TWO offices properly, To-
cally, strictly their own and not Federal
by any manner of means, was worse
than rUbbing Il poOr-hUu>e. | long ago
81, La, (n.,..l. nj
seemed TO have some sort of grudge
against the District people; most GER
tainly the notion is more than justified.
Perhaps he thinks the people ought not
to be politicians at all and not put sue
cessful candidates to any sort of obliga-
ton by subscribing heavily TO help
them. But no matter; hes Din and
gone and done it," As for petitioning
TIE Senate not 10 confirm the colored
nominee, it 10 mere waste of labor. Tie
Senate is Republican aud they are not
going 10 vole against cOlored brother.
The Blair Educational Bill passed the
Senate last week by more than three 10
one. MIR. Kenna voted with the major
ity; Mr.. Camden was paired.
Our citizens were gratified exceeding
ly to learn OIL Monday evening that the
President had sent in TO the Senate the
maine of worthy and approved citizen,
Mr.. Samuel +. Wheatley, of George
town, lumber merchant, as successor to
commissioner James b. Edmonds; and
OF Major Ludlow, Us. A., late of Phil
adelphia Water Works, in place of Ma >
jor Lydecker, Engineer Commissioner.
Both are Democrats, aud will be con-
tirmed without trouble.
Senator Bowen, Of Colorado, yester-
day addressed the Senate ON the subject
of substituting government issues for
the national bank notes, which he does
not think sufficiently well secured.
The Senate's judiciary Committee 5
report in opposition to Attorney Gener-
al Garland and the President OH the
subject of refusing 10 transmit Diapers
in cases of suspensions from office came
in to-day. Mr.. Edmunds opened with d
speech OH the tenure Of office law aud
the laws creating the Department OF
Justice.
1t is thought the Democrats will get
Senator from California in place of