The New York herald., 1868-10-20
WASHINGTON.
Progress Of the Democratic
Mutiny.
Reported Letters Of Seymour and Blair
Agreeing to Withdraw.
The Mutineers Caucusing With Tammaliy
and Manhattan.


and Manhattan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1858.
.t tntinued Efforts to Throw Overheard
Seymour and Blair.
Most OF the change 0f-fronters who have been
here for few days stirring up the pro-Chase move
ment have left for New York, with view TO oper-
ating on the big Injuns of Tammany and OF con-
yerting the Manhattan Club people to the new pro-
gramme. AS telegraphed you last night. they in
tend to make vigorous attack upon Belmont h Co.,
and hope to induce the great democratic Tycoon to
issue a call for a meeting OF the Executive Com
mittee to consult upon the political situation. They
have gone or in great hurry, fearing that Belmont
may run OF to Europe before they have consab
with him. The probability, therefore, is that while
am writing this despatch they are having general
consultation somewhere in your city, and
you may be on the lookout for some
developments. While 1t is not considered at ell
likely in these quarters that the movement will
amount to anything, still it is TO be denied that
it has gathered force here; that many influential
men are numbered among its advocates, and that no
effort will he relaxed to effect their object. The
great difficulty, OF course Is with the National Com
mittee. 1t was at irst believed that the movement
was begun under the auspices OF this comnlitse but
later developments have disclosed that not more
than three four Of them were concerned In IT, 1t
seems that on the day after the late elections Mr.
Barlow, OF New York, wrote to Montgomery Blair,
broachIng the question OF changing the cand-
dates. In this letter Mr.. Barlow urged the
necessity OF the measure and asked the CO.
operation OF Mr.. Blair. The latter replied imme.
80, dissenting entirely from the yleYs Of
s. %r Barlow in 'ara to The necessity Of such
change, as well as TO the .oQd res..., yer in
from it, and declining to take aiy part whats,
the scheme. Yet, as the question OF changing the
candidates was supported by number OF recog
nized leaders Of the party although 1T received no
countenance from the National Committee, with gen.
ten,e 30 sensitive in their pride Messrs. Seymour
and Blair, ii could not be entirely disregarded.
These gentlemen. therefore, have taken the neces-
sary steps to inform those persons assuming a
guardianship OF the democratic party that II such
plan is approved by the proper authorities, SO that
there shall be no mistake about its being the
desire OF the mass OF the democracy, no hin
drance to the proposed change Will bc offered
by them. 1t Is asserted very positively that Mr.
Seymour has placed in the hands OF his friends
a letter. in which he formally wthdraws his name
a candidate for the Presidency, with the under
standing that the letter is to be used only In the
National Committee shall enter into the change Of
front movement. II was also alleged that similar
possession OF friend in Missouri, to be used in the
event OF Mr.. Seymour's withdrawal. Careful in
qury shows that precisely such letter has NOT been
prepared by General Blair but at the same time 1t is
developed that he has written to &c entemcn in this
city assuring them that he will promptly withdraw
at the same time that Mr.. Seymour does In cor
roboraton Of this 1t may be mentioned that Judge
Blair wrote to Mr.. Tilden in New York
that the General was not then In Washing
ton
bility Of assuring the Democratic National Commit
tee that General Blair would not stand in the way or
change Of candidates, If such should be the desire
OF the committee. Several leading men in the demo-
cratic party here agree in the opinion that this
change OF front manguvre is supported and urged
by Secretary Seward, and that not out OF any friend
ship for the democracy. They allude TO the attempt
as the work OF treachery, and predict its utter
failure because, as they claim, 1t will never receive
the cooperation Of the National Committee.
Prominent SOutlierners Favor a Change Of
Front.
Among prominent Southern men now here Is John
II. Gilmer, OF Richmond, Va, who freely expresses
the opinion that as matter OF patriotic duty, he
deems it proper for the conservatives to act
in such way as to insure success,
and that the only way now left open Is
to change front totally, by placing the name OF
Chase before the country, with three words for his
platform, to wit, constitution and success" Mr..
Gimer thinks that the crisis demands immediate
action, and fsvors the calling together OF the Ns.
tional Committee for consultation. He goes to New
York tomorrow, and will cooperate with all the
friends OF the new movement who have already re-
paired thither While all these maneuvres are
being planned In favor Of Chase, who refrains from
encouraging them in the slightest degree, there is
another class Of democrats who keep urging that
the true policy IL to give Grant . unanimous vote
Thava ha throw
out in the HERALD, and believe that by clever manage
ment the democratic Grant electors could be elected
in majority Of the States. ~ conversation wttha
prominent Southern gentleman tonight he freely
stated that should the Chase movement fail he n-
tended to come out openly for Grant and coilax be-
ievng it TO be the true policy for the South.
The Whiskey Ring at Work.
The Western whiskey men are bringing pressure
10 bear upon the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
10 obtain a construction OF the amended revenue
laws that will permit them to redsti without incur
ring the tax on rectided whi:key. The present con-
strucon OF the law stops all copper and steam cop
per d-tiieries by calling redstilaon, or doubling
rectldcation. The manufacturer, therefore who re-
dislls 10 increase the strength Of his whiskey If
cassed as both a di-ier and recuder and sub
jected to both taxes They claim that this Is an un
fair construction, and was not so intended by the
trainers OF the law. Messrs. Colfax, Beck, OF Ken.
tucky, General Schenck, who the author OF the bill,
and others have called upon Mr. Rollins and showed
him conclusively that while tax attached TO spirits
from its first distiaton nothing in the law was In.
tended 10 prohibit the manufacturer from doubling
redstilling to perfect his liquor the amount
OF tax being determined by the character and proof
OF the whiskey when II entered the receiving cis-
tern. The Commissioner, 1t is understood will con-
form 10 this view OF the law.
(.Otua Houle N V0te.
A week ago an order was issued by the Secretary
OF War permitting employees OF that bureau who
had not voted In this District to go home to do SO.
clerk in the Paymaster Generals once, It Is said,
recently made application to Colonel George L.
Glenn. Paymaater United Stafea Army Tor leave OF