, 1859-04-12

Correspondence Of The Philadelphia r.c.s[
NAsEISG7aS. April :. 1879.
We have gradually grown quite accustomed,
Ill aslnngton, to u succession Of extraordinary
r"li'ical shocks. After beholding the whole
Nurth swept away from Presidential control;
after srciny PENNSYLVANIA return Congrcssion.
III delegation with bnt two Administration mcn-
bcrs. and k.hc Gibraltar of l}erks county repu-
diatc thc immortal Jchu we were prepared for
almost anything; but still, must confess that
tile returns Of The elections held during thepas
week have excited deep surprise and cunsterna-
ton. Much was hoped from Connecticut, ''the
land Of steady habits" where the Opposition
partsans were engaged in bitter and comp1i-
cased internal strife. where strong American
and old line Wing sentiment prevailed, and
where, it was supposed. deep ycneration
and regard for her dietinguislle! son,
the Secretary Of the Nary, prevailed. Mr.
Tnucr continued to the last moment confident
in his expectations that the magic Of his nu,nc
aided by his extraordinary skill US partisan
leader, would be sufficient to imlnortalize his
state rs the Northern strong hold Of the Admin
i>tra'on, and to send back her two Lccon,pton
Congressman i'll triumph. But. alas fur the
vanity of human expectations all these hopes
llnmc II! another member Of tho Cabinet, which.
i'll oldcn time was always faithful in her Demo
cratic fcalty. wc find Republican Judge Of the
supreme Court elected by ten thousand n1ajnr-
ity. Looking to ST. Louis fur comfort. we dis
covered that, although located in slave State,
Il Republican candidate for Mayor defeated, by
Twenty-Five hundred majority, the Democratic
nominee, while foriy-tve hundred yotcs we're
pnlled for the American caudidatc. Even in
Louisville, the tate home nf another member
If thu Cabinet. Mr, Holt. tile Democracy werc
routed.
!. In France thc favoritc style Of DESTROYING OBJ
nox'"us kings and cmpcrnrs is BY using - infer
naln'achinrs: hut Notwithstanding the lingo
nults displayed in their construction, they have
never answered the purposes Of their inventor
1t any diabolical spirit, III a moment Of pcrver<e
ingenuity, had endeayorcd to invent IN instru-
ment for the destruction Of the Democratic
party Of this country, and had finally put for
ward as his master piece the present National
Administration. he would br hailed Us the great
e>t genius that ever lived and for its adapta-
tinn to that purpose and the skill with which ii
has ptrsstcntly labored to accomplish it, is
Really astonishing. Intent on this errand, it is
4 living embodiment Of perpetual mntion for
not day uer an hour passes that it does
not stem able to find son.c method Of intlict-
ing still! further injury ON that party. The
oniy wonder to me il. that unv purtinu Of tho
Democracy should bc 50 blind to the interests
"f the great organization which has been 50 COM
{lcte!y drmoralIzed, and almost DESTROYED, to
still maintain their adhesion to the Administra-
tion. But on this point could make you many
interesting revelations did no, The confidence Of
private conversations forbid, Tl,creople of the
United States would be greatly as1onishcd if
They could hear What bitter contempt for the
Administration is daily and hourly expressed
BY the u,cn who, for their daily ray. or from
;llotivcs Of policy. affect in public to endorse it,
hut who. in private. do not >crupft to dtnouncc
il in terms 5" indignant that The attacks made
upon it by the Republican orators sound like
c,llugy when compared with their lenunciatious,
1,lf th.,N Il,