The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-02
POLITICAL MOvEMENTS-LOCAL AND GEN.
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stagnation is the feature Of the political market
In this city at the present time.
Tne effects OF the legislation at Albany have not
yet entirely disappeared from our political circles
Tammany Ran 1t too busy making up its record Of
the last session OF the Legislature to bother itself
about the next Presidential nomination Just ut this
time.
II Is scarcely rrue that the prospective nomination
OF Judge Davis Of the Sapreme Court, a. the next
democratic candidate for the Presidency has been
winked at by Tammany, as has been asserted by a
Philadelphia paper.
The Tweed clubs meet tonight Prepare to nutter.
The coored Secretary OF state In Mississippi Rev.
James Lynch, has written letter. In which he
Says
As representative man OF my race wish to see
the experiment OF selfgoverment without federal
intervention, tried little while longer the State
thing is cerfain-the bayonet cannot give us peace
and prosperity. 1t may maintain order while II
than this We wish to win the hearts Of the people
TO the great doctrines OF The republican party, ana
TO nurture Into full development as great love ior
the American nag as when MissisSippianS followed
IL to Mexico.
II the Rev. James Lynch (colored) keeps on in this
way he may not make bad democratic candidate
for Vice President In 1872.
For ways that are damnable Washington can take
the lead. The following Is the latest specimen:"A
Judge is superseded on the territorial bench, and
returning to Washington to ascertain the reason
why Is confronted with his own resignation. Tne
resignation proves forgery II the fate Of Sodom
and Gomorrah does not some time or other overtake
our national capital, there was no use In ever
having such precedents showing the reward for
general wickedness
me GAINESVILLE (Mo.) Sentinel is something n I
democratic organ and prophet in its way and under
some peculiar inspiration 1t says:-
me democratic party is widely divided upon the
be made national issue The democracy va, nn can can
ntend 10 go into the coming contest with one single
hand, the fifteenth amendment the En1orcnn one
law, the Ku Klux bill, tariffs, class IeoIslation "a
CONTAMINATION and the ballot in the other and thew
mean 70 become the attacking party Tney have
ceased 70 tremble at the name Of loyalty and to be
dOg cry OF rebel and secession. s
These views are IN opposition to the advice o,ven
by the st. Louis Republican, which is by far the
most influential democratic paper in the Missssipp,
Valley.
Inc 81. Louis Democrat Tepublican) says the dis
cusslon OF The question among democratic iourna,
ISIS and politicians, "What shall the Democratic
party do to be savedw Is becoming highly interest,"
ing The republicans themselves might ask the
saue question:. -
Blasts and Counferb las,s-The Isuses for
1872.
From the Clarksville (Mo.) Sentinel (democratic-
Frank Blair y, April 20.
The Missouri Republican Of the 2Oti inst contains
Q lengthy and cauti Ously written editorial leader
giving It's first positive Recommendation as to what
line of policy the democracy should pursue in IN.
1872. 0oA'eS' -
The time has arrived when the politicians and
ieauing newspapers OF the country are beginning to
shape events and make up the Issues for that can.
vass' winch, We think, promises to be the btterest
ana the most important In It's results OF any that has
yet been held In this country. In view OF this TACT
the republican starts out with the proposition that
the constitutional amendments-the Fourteenth and
hfteenth-compose the radical bulwark, and that.
mtrencned behind them, the republican party In.
tends 70 make desperate battle for its continued
ascendancy. In view OF this fact our contemporary
cautiously advises the democracy to withdraw their
opposition from the amendments and concentrate it
publican llne in other words to accept the fraudu
lent amendments, the Infamous enforcement law
and the Vrannical Ku Klux bill, and all that b Is
established facts, and abide by them in the-future
Even wnue making this Recommendation, the Re.
-iploAcdn reasserts what 1t has thousand times
peiOre afnrmed, that the means OF securing the
passage OF these measures were unconstitutional,
their adoption illegal, and the measures themselves
draw our opposition from measures grievous and
oppressive, and unconstitutional in their birth and
adoption, ana hurl our strength against other
measures that are almost oppressive, yet constt
tutlonal within themselves and In the manner OF
their passage.the tariff and the tax laws. This
feeling ABOUT Tor any means or hobby that bear
us on 70 success The game played In that roe would
SIMPLY De the farce OF o scramble between the "ins
anu the OUTS without any great principle involved
or ann to oe accomplished Ii we comprehend the
situation and the duty Of the democracy In the
Capitalization with which the republican party is
marching toward Imperialism and the destruction
called state rights. This can be done only BY
resisting. step by step the advance OF the central
step oi which Is the fifteenth amendment