Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11


II has been assumed that the Reconstructed
Southern States would 90 foH Grant and Col
fax simost as matter OF couieo.h tths 80,
OF our late information from tint Z arter 10y
much comedies with thst received the NV,
York Post. That paper warns - Rep IL
cans that if they do not canvass e ~ SOD
ern State thoroughly they will VS. up teAn
unpleasant surprise in seQ1of not Dost or 0ose.
States. The Democrats q the South are at
work with all the tact and nerve exhibited by
them of old. In South Carolina the Democrat
ic clubs have announced that no man. black or
white, shall be employed byAny member who
cannot show that he ,beionksto some Demo-
cratic Association ,.-.s.--uu-ra.---.s.-s..
In Georgia Howell Cobb and Others, OF the
old party leaders, are working ia the same di.
rection. = ta tA@
? In Louisiana and some other states they are
forming negro Democratic clubs. and organic.
ing the blacks in the country districts under
the seymour and Blair banuer. The whole
Red River country is full Of Democratic n gro
clubs, correspondent writes ,,l .. ..
But this is nor all. In some of the States the
Republican party, so lately formed, rs already
torn By internal dissensions. In Louisiana, pri-
vate letters state, there is serious DISAGREEMENT
auong the Republicans. Governor Warmouth
l. denounced, and the leaders Of botn factions
use bitter language. On the whole, the Pos,
thinks the Republicans nave some pretty ac-
tive work carved out for them in the South
TIE CITY HALL IMBRoGLI0.-The Con.
seryauve members of the Board of Aldermen
sbsented themselves last night from the meet
ing, and conseq uently there was no quorum
Quite crowd was gathered in the chamber
from the fact that the rumor had got out that
the difficulties between the two wings had
been arranged; and that the arrangem emf
would be carried out at last nights session.
enabling the Council to proceed at once
to business. In this the public expectation,
was disappointed, and no results were
reached. There seems to be no doubt, how.
ever, that the basis for an agreement had
blocked out somewhat after this style
i. E., that the Conser yatives should agree to
recognize Mr. Richards as de fdcso President
of the Board up to this time. thus legalizing
the action Of the Councils thus far in swearing
in the Mayor, organizing the city government.
&c, with the understanding that on this
recognition being made Mr.. Richard S
should resign his position as Chairma n
and new election be entered upon.
This basis of agreement seemed to be q
fair one to men Of both parties; and those m ore
especially who are embarrassed in their bust
of whom were present last night.) expressed
great dissatisfaction that some agreement was
not reached.
THE IsRARLITRs AND GEN. GRANr-A cor, =
munication appears i'm the Boston papers
signed by Mr.. S. Wolf, Of this city, in which
Mr.. W., who Is a prominent and influential
member Of the Hebrew faith. repels with con-
siderable warmth the attacks upon General
Grant in consequences OF his famo us order ex.
Guiding Jews from his camp. In this commu-
nieation Mr.. Wolf says:
81 know General Grant and his motives
have corresponded with hum on thi, very sub
ject, and assert unhesitatmgly that he never
never thought of their religion; that the order
was simply directed against certain evil-dn-
signing persons, who respected neither law no.
order, and who were endangering the morale
of the army"
Having lived IN Washington for the last six
years. 1 know how many OF our people were
Indifferent to the cause, and how MANY only
cared for the spoils. This they had, however
in common with other persons, and / took every
occasion to defend my race against cruel as
pensions and uncalled for prejudice, but vet 1
cannot shut my eyes to the fact that hundreds
infested the camps who Were spies, blockade
runners, &c, who, owing no allegiance 20 the
Government. having ever a passport near, en-
dangered the army. laughed at army reguIa-
uOns and orders, and when caught attempted
10 bride their way to freedom. This was a
state of things highly demoraliziug, and me
General, in a moment of Just indignation, IN an
hour OF great peril, issued this order, never
contemplating any wrong against honest, pat.
riotic Jewish American citizens.
The order never harmed me-never harmed
any one, not even in thought, except those
whom we as Jews despise and hold in
contempt