New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-10
Political Matters.

rom the 81. Louis Republican
W,-uINGToN. u. C.. December 6.-The
cauc'.s of the Democratic Senators and
members to be called To give an expression
on various measures which will arise during
the session, and the still more important
| question of the Presidency will probably be
postponed till after the holidays. An in
formal interchange of opinion on the course
| 20 he taken in the latter particular shows
| great unanimity i'll opposition to undue
haste as to any step that looks like sur
render of the Democratic organization into
| the hands of the antGrant Republicans
Whatever may be the strength of the latter
n the country there does not appear at
present to he single one of the one hundred
and thirty nine RcDublicaH members OF Ike
House WHO'S willing to publicly announce
bis opposition to the denomination of Grant
There are, nevertheless. many who are at
heart opposed to it, but they, at the same
time, admit that ii he is the nominee of the
Republican party they vii be obliged to
support him.
The Democratic leaders i'll the House
therefore desire 20 see some positive posi-
ton taken by these Republicans who will
not support Grant in any event, before any
profession Is made for n coalition to unite
the Democratic party with such an element.
Many Democratic members have re
q},ested Hon. Fernando Wood. chairman of
the JOINT caucus, to have a conference called
next week, i'll order that members NAV be
able to inform their constituents when they
90 home during the recess, what position
the Democrats in Congress have taken on
this important question, while others in
sist IN delaying all action till the full
strength OF the Conservative Republican OPP
position is made manifest
Democratic members were informed by
an ex-otticial Of the Grant administration
who was quite active rs visitor on the
to"r OF the House, that the opposition to
Grants reelection was gaining ground
among the Republicans in the West and
that the more regular members Of the
party were assuming, since the election,
that the Republicans were strong enough
to elect almost any prominent man in the
party in 1872.
TIE Republican Senatorial caucus held
to day was brief and unimportant a com
mittee was appointed to re-arrange Re
standing committees for the session and a
report at the adjourned meeting The com
mlttee, or at least a portion, are under
STOOD to be favorable to the restoration of
Mr.. Sumner to the head of the foreign re-
lations committee, and it is not impossible
that the efforts which have been made in
mat direction may yet succeed, though it
does not seem probable.
, An effort will be made, and it is likely to
be successful in the House. to open the new
year with universal amnesty Last wear the |
House passed bill granting amnesty to all |
persons except those who left the army and !!
navy and Congress to join the coniederacy. !
MS was briefly considered in the Senate, |
ana "a, Will he called up again on Monday.
1no House Committee on the Insured |
llonary States also considered a general am
nesty blll to-day, and will. probably, report
i. 10 me House this week. The principal
ofp"sI' zen to amnesty now comes from the
c,arpet-bag class of congressman from The
South, WHO have not h,s;tateG to privately
subject.