The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-18

i SCauQS OuC III uolu Icilei, hoWofCl' AhS
masses of the people, and goodly number
OF representatives on the Republican side Of
: the chambers of Congress, place no faith in
them. They lack originality, as they will lack
adoption. Efforts are being made to get up a
monster meeting here and lecture Congress
upon Its duties in the premises. The negro
element will be delighted, as they have few
parades now; but there 1t will end, and the in
ventors will find to their chagrin how certain
the movement will he to return and plague
them.
Let me name the States in which the admin
| stration has '.losL CASTE" without going South
or counting in Missouri or Indiana, which Rad
lcals here concede without hesitation are
hopelessly lost to them; and curious as it m ay
appear, Massachusetts, can head the list.
Grant is at discount there, and Massachu-
setts will rule New England. or course it can
not be counted on for the Democracy, but it Is
Just as certain to vote against the denomination
of the present Executive as 1t is forever to
idolze Sumner or bow at the shrine of Motley.
Connecticut and New Hampshire send in
anything but Hattering advlces to the friends
of the administration, and private letters from
each of these States report cheerfully for the
conservative and anti-proscriptiye element
that has manifested itself so perfectly of late.
In Pennsylvania and Maryland, the Radical
party is at seq, not knowing what to do to be
saved. They have delegations here almost
constantly working in the interests Of party
tph a
'soutsn who want Office remain out, while II
| the Sins" are made to walk the plank, the
situation will be worse than ever. 1t Is very
evident thai, so far, the reorganization efforts
have been of no practical effect. These States
nearer the capital present even more Radical
decentralization than the States on the Pacific
coast, where the "Heathen Chlnee" can vote
the Republican ticket, or In the States Of the
West, where high taxes and no signs Of their
reduction have, without taking political mat
tiers into consideration, brought about very
thorough revuls;on in popular sentiment.
Every one in and out of oficia station, dip
lomats particularly, are watching with eager
interest the present crisis in the European war.
1t is singular that, Notwithstanding the Presl-
dent has recognized the Republic Of France,
the majority Of the individuals belonging to
the government-outside OF the CabIaet where
words of sympathy for the cause, either on one
side or the other Of the 'belliferents, are not
spoken-sympathIze almost entirely with the
Germans. The Radicals will neuer forgive
France for what they consider her sympathy
for the South, during our war. Washburne,
| who sticks to his post In Paris, would not feel
fattered If he could know how some Of his
Radical friends here talk Of him because he is
true, and is sharing the dangers and priva-
! tlons of the suffering capital.
Female sufragists have been holding ses-
slons here for week and will never ''let up"
on Congress until one Of their number is made
a Justice of the peace, right here under the
shadow of the capital, or unless something is
| done for their encouragement. These grim
advocates of woman's rights are tenacious In
their demands. They are all earnest Radicals;
but would rather have Fred Douglas for Presi-
dent than Grant, Us the former is with them
and the latter 'treats US with scorn"-said an
ancient damo connected with the movement.
The French fair in progress here Is reaping
bountiful harvest in aid Of their wounded.
The amusement season is well advanced.
Mrs. Lander, the tragedienne, has been melting
audiences to tears for the past week; lecturers
nightly edify audiences at Lincoln Hall, and me-
gro minstrelsy is on the rampage in more than
one amusement hall. Forrest Is on the bills
for two weeks siege at Wallis 0perahouse.
Rose and Harry Watkins do the Irish drama
| next week at the National, and the Richings
Opera Troupe appear the week after. Add to
these private entertainments and card recep-
tIons every evening, and. it may be imagined
how the world is running away in ''the city OF
magnificent distances"
In the midst Of all the income tax Is unre-
pealed. Other taxes are high as ever, with
few exceptions, and the ''average American
citIzenn really finds it difficult undertaking
to make both ends meet, and keep accounts
square in Washington. Elk RIDGE.