The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-21
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ain with the progress OF eFeuts, uissalie-
fled Republicans console themselves with the
hone that the Democrats will nominate some
BODY in opposition whom they can find an ex-
cuse to support. have written you about the
Gratz Brown movement, engineered secretly,
it is understood, BY Senator Schurz and openly
BY Senator Blair. 1t has great deal OF
strength and is being managed with adrolt'
ness. There is another movement, however. .
which perhaps carries with it larger NUMBER
of .public men heretofore acting with the Re
pnSIican party, and has more countenance
from Democratic leaders, who regard coall-
ton with favor, than any other.
1t Is to make Justice Davis, OF the unlteo
States Supreme Court, the Democratic candl-
date for the Presidency. I must confess that
INV knowledge of Davis was rather limited un-
til prominent Republican politician. VINO
wants to come over, told me all about h1n.
I was surprised to learn from this source now
widely the feeling In favor OF Davis nad spreao
among the anti. Grant Republicans, and .partl-
cularly in the Western States. 1t seems tnaL
he has been talked up quietly among them lot
>-sane time, and with much success. de Is
nself in full harmony with his friends on
the subject. Philadelphia reporter, hearing
Of the movement, attempted to interview nun
the other day, but found the embryo tIesi-
dent too sharp to converse on tne Interesting
topic. o,,,natoa for prog.
idept there was very praiseworthy curiosity
on the part of voters to know who ne was.
The same sentiment will naturally prevail ID
reference to the gentleman whom the Conser-
vative Republicans ask the Democrats 70 na;s sahe
is native of Maryland, aged 81 years, ana
kinsman of the late Henry Winter Davis. ne
was born and bred Democrat, and acted
with the Democracy until the breaking out OF
the civil war. He removed to Illinois IN early
manhood, became eminent at the bar OF the
West. and an intimate friend Of "Old Abe"
When there was vacancy on the supreme
Court Bench, Lincoln sent his name into the
Senate. The Judge is described as a man OF
vigorous intellect and strong Will, anu
as holding to all the ancient Democratc
doctrines of strict construction, tne ilnitsu nue.
powers of Congress, tariff for revenue only,
DC. BE is one Of the biggest men, physically
in America having q stalwart frame ana re-
maskable breadth of waist. and Weighing over
three hundred pounds. When he is at nome
he resides at Bloomington, ILLINOIS, .dt IL bs IS
can carry Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, against
Grant: that Logan, Trumbull and Schurz Will
take the field for him, and that he will divide
the Republican vote with Grant throughout
the Union. My Republican Informant t9ougnt
David Davis for President, and Gratz brown
for Vice-President, would make strong
least one Democrat on the ticket. could not
ascertain If Judge Davis had been voting
with the Democrats lately. 1t might be a good
preliminary ceremony, before presenting MIN
self to the convention. to vote TOR the Demo
cratic candidate Tor congressman at aiSe III
Illinois this fall.
You will undoubtedly hear more OF the
LAWS movement in early spring; It Is pos.
lively on foot, strongly supported ana maklng
headway In certain quarter. She promoters
do not care to have too muGn saia !. IN ~ the
papers about it at present. There ls sucn
fhinp as talking man to death before tne
Convention assemblies. The chief opposition
te the "big Judge in the Conservative Repuo-
iican ranks will come from the friends OF Ben
Graft Brown and Chief Justice Chase:
The indications are that very ngnt Voee
will be polled in the election IN this state
next'month. Yesterday was the first day Ior
the registration Of voters in this city, and only
twenty-three thousand two hundred names
were recorded, against ffty-eight tnousano
four hundred and sixty-nine recorded on Tue
frst day Of last year, decrease OF thirty,nve INV
Thousand two hundred and sixty-nine. With
ont The usual laundering Democratic majori..
ty in this city, we would be IN danger Oh
losing the State If 1t were not for the apathy
prevailing among the rural RepupNcans.
Both State tickets are respectfully weak. IL
would be Impossible to pump up enthusiasm
over fhe small insurance president who neaas
one ticket, or the deputy 10 ela'e olA''"'
Who'heads the other.
Mr. Ishbury succeeded in bullying the New
York yachtmen into another concession, ana
consented at last to sail aseries ofsl4 races.
BE has been duly beaten on the nrsC trlal.
There is every probability tnat ne WIZ l,e Ie
beaten In the entire series II ne stlchs " , nie
promise to sail, but he Is already grumollnS
aeain, and no man can tell, except hlmseH,
whether he will not back out. 1t Is strange
that the yachtmen have any patience Wltn
him, Their only motive seems TO Dc 10 give
him no plausible chance 10 go back 10 Ensiana
and assert that he has been unfairly treated.
The Grand Duke Alexis Is not e4peGeeu p .ai uu-
til next week. The Russian frigate Is SLOW sall- sal
er, and is coming along leisurely anyway. Tne
Grand ducal quarters at the Clarendon are all
In readiness, and the Russian minister ana
the Russian consul at this port have laken
lodgings at the same house, so as 10 De rlSnu
on the spot when the great parsonage arrives;
The Russian ovation Is to be our next grand
sensation The Tammany frauds are getting
tiresome, and the Chicago cenhasration mas
lost ira novelty Next week about this time,
tne Ring and the Fire will have been forgotten,
and we will be wild, in the most approved
New York style, over the MuscoVlte visitation
We have incur midst at presenI oae I9Us' uUs'
eloonent o. French pulpit orators, save Eye SIa
cihJe. II is the Rev. Athanase Coquerel Jus,
fhe leading mind in the Reformed Church OF
france. He preached at Beecher's church on
last Sunday night, and has begun at tne coop
er Institute a series OF lectures on the condi'
tion of France. Last evening he spoke on tne
Prussian seige OF Paris. He made one strik-
&. jng observation which, it. not correct, at least
ishows the bent OF the French mind In this crl-
Ala. he attributed the calamities of France to
the empire. "But now," he said VI have one
comfoEt-my country is free. And must add
that bity the other country, though she mas
Gained great military fame and a magnificent
Success. because she is not free-because
she has now an imperial reign to bear.
have felt what that is for twenty years,
and I wish no one, not even an enemy,
such calamity as that. can say truly that l
prefer to be vanquished Frenchman, Out
free rather than q triumphant vassal."
The great Wachtel, the best tenor Germany
has ever sent US, has created sucn sensalion ot
in the musical community that there ls nat-
ural desire to hear him IN cop)unction VIII
Nilsson. That elimination OF musical eAcet
lence is not to be vouchsated at present, out
combination almost as good is announces.
Wachtel will sing with Parepa-Rosa IN ine
Irovatore, at the Academy, on SATURDAY
night Gazzaniga will sing the gypsy par par
This is strong team. The regular Italian
opera season, with Nilsson as the prima Don
ma, will begin on Monday night. Every ooS
in the Academy of Music, for the whole series
of twenty nights, has been engaged IN ao
vance, and In some cases an extravaganl
bonus has been paid for choice boxes, 0y
those who were unlucky at the box Office. As
much as $1,000 bonus has been paid in one