The national Republican., 1869-02-04
Our w..n,.s... Correspondence.
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tion in Congress have been appealed 70 from
home recently to exert their Influence 70 pre-
vent the Tennessee militia from being called
out to suppress Kn-KluIism in that State,
Il being understood that the State authori-
ties have determined to follow the late cx-
ample of the Arkansas authorities In that
matter. -.
MARITAL LAW pRRADKp THERE.
Never was the relg1 Of prospective martial
law moro dreaded than 1t appears to be at
present In those sections Of Tennessee where
no law save TINT Of the bullet, the rope and
the torch has, since the war, been admlnls- |
tered to those, white or colored, known to |
sustain the United States Government. Un-
limited promises arc being made by the |
sleading citizens" Of several counties to sup |
press Ku-Klunism now that the State author
tiles propose to follow the capital example |
Of those Of Arkansas. The fact that these
'lcadlng citizens" now come forward with
such an offer, simply proves their sympathy
with Ku-Kuxism up to the time when they
are likely to pay q proper penalty for the
outrages upon human life and rights Of clti-
zenshlp perpetrated In their midst only by
and through their sympathy and countenance.
Calling out the militia In Tennessee means
declaring martial law where their presence
may be necessary. Also free quarters for
them, and routing out Of the State such
scions of "chlvalry' as have been indulging
themselves in the practice Of hanging, shoot
ing and burning defenceless negroes and
other Unionists. The exodus Of these "rcg-
| ulators" Of Arkansas was to Memphis.
Where the exodus Of the Tennessee regula-
tors will be, no one yet knows; probably to
| Louisville.
| Ku-KLUxIsM TO Be ROUTED OCT OF TEN
sgssHB.
At any rate, Governor Brownlow and
General Cooper mean to rid Tennessee Of
them between this and the 4th of next
month. They propose to leave Grants ad-
ministration little or nothing to do in the
way Of tho pacincatlon Of that State; by
which service they will earn the gratitude Of
well nigh the whole country. The now uni
versal Southern comprehension of the fact
that manhood suffrage and civil and politi-
cal co-equality 10 the grand inevitable result
Of the war, will materially aid Governor
Brownlow and General Cooper in their good
work Of Kidding Tennessee Of banded or or
ganized outlaws.
| WHAT GENERATED IT.
The possibility Of the election Of Seymour
and Blair, with their known sympathy for
| the cause of reaction throughout the South,
was the parent Of Ku-KluIism. 1t was gen.
Grated by that hope, and was tolerated and
also nurturcd Tin too many instances) by
respectable Southern people as the quickest
means of establishing old Southern ideas in
the ascendant throughout the South, after
Seymour and Blair might be in power.
THE COMING CHANGE THERE.
Spoiled as this programme has been by the
national popular verdict, and with holy
dread on their minds of Brownlow's militia
and Grants determination to force peace on
those at the South indisposed to accept it,
except on compulsion, Tennessee will surely
be thoroughly paclaed In the next thirty
days. The country has seen wonderful
changes in public affairs In the last eight
years; none of them more remarkable than
that so recently wrought in Arkansas by
Governor Clayton's healthy militia measure
or than the change in the condition Of the
outlaw counties Of Tennessee, which whole.
some apprehension of tardy justice Is now
working in that quarter.
THE OMNIBUS RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
cannot perceive the prospect of success
for the omnibus railroads subsidies bill, ex
pected soon to be reported from the Senate
railroads committee, which the railroad RIM
+ in Washington are said to see 50 clearly
, The House, at least, does not mean to gran
even a guarantee of interest on railroal
bonds this winter. The notion and ples
, that, after all, 1t will be but guarantee
+ the security being such as to insure that tn
several companies will never permit thu
Government to pay the interest and seek re
imbursement by executing the security
finds, SO far, no believers among member
, indisposed to involve the Government fui
D ther with railroads at this time.
V PRIVATE CAPITAL WILL FINISH THE NEcEi
: sARY ROADS.
c Iapprehend that there will be little diff
Guilty in finding independent capital to CON
s plete the two great Pacific railroads now s.
f near completion. II there is, 1t will be sin
' ply because the public fear parody on Fri
: management in the conduct OF their Affairs
t Speculation may be spoiled by this tempe
= Of the House, but there Is little danger thu
1t it will seriously interfere with the conv'
g nicnce or prosperity Of the public.
It CORRECTION.
a The types, or some other slips, made n
lie say yesterday that accounts of the office
v sergeant-at-Arms Of the House of Represel
tatves in the shape Of fees, mileage, &c
l. profits Of the office, had been passed al
m settled to the amount Of $5S,000 for the la
,s tire. years. It should have been printed
TT for the last three Congresses-six years.
Or THE CABINET QUESTION.
f. find 80 general an impression among Il
d, members Of both Houses that Mr.. Boutwe
r Of Massachusetts, will be Grants secreta
ry Of the Treasury, and Mr.. Wilson, of low
At his Attorney General, as that feel called {
ce to state the fact here. Ny efforts to asce
at tain upon what substantial this Congre'
8, ional belief is based have proved abortiS
~ No one Is able to say that General Grant h
made any such statement. The probabili
at Is that 1t arises simply from the drift Of b
OF Inquiries concerning those gentlemen.
sc BoMBsHBLL.
be Mr.. Elias report made to-day concerning t
contract with the Interior Department for 81
tionery, attracted great attention in the Ha
rs The report and remarks OF Mr.. Ella, togeth
er with the lucid speech of Mr.. Latin on
en- subject, will put stop at once to improT
Id departmental contracts, or am much m
IT, taken In the temper with which they WI
IN received In the Hall. The Joint resoluti
IN forbldding further payments on the partic