Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 10th, 1871.


and have elected their Governor in
New Jersey. it has been done by large
ly reduced majori-ies, and the glorious
Republican victory in New York fully
makes up for all possible Disappointment,
Not only is New York State Republi-
can by some 10000 majority but the
power of the Tammany Ring is comp
letely broken, and Tweed the only Sena
tor elected TO represent that defunct
institution The legislature is largely
republican,, aud some sound measures
of reform NAV be looked for next win
ter. The destruction of Tammany is
still more complete by the resignatior
of Peter B Sweeney, as President o
the Department of Public Works, and
his retirement from politlcal'lIfe- MI
Sweeney has always teen considered
the brains of Tammany, and 1T is SAID,
| that he was the inventor of the system
of false registration and voting, that
for several years has kept Tammany in
power. The Tammany defeat is ma
tional blessing. for it cannot any longer
corrupt the politics of other states, buy
voters and legislatures, &c.
What the result of the election will
be on the Democratic party, is easily
to e foreseen That party, already
broken down and disheartened by the
! October elections, is now on its last
legs, without the shadow of hope for
success in 1872. It is highly proba-
Bile that it will abandon all its old posi-
tons, and enter the Presidential fight
under the leadership of some Republi-
can, nominated by. the opposers of
General Grant. But even this will
prove unsuccessful the result of the
elections of 1871, mean nothing more
nor less, thar the triumphant election
| of General Grant in 1872. ain
Tie Ku Klux difficulties ia c3rthe
counties of South Carolina, and the
proclamation of the suspension Of the
| haJeaus corpus consequent thereto,
have naturally excited good deal of
attention in all circles here. While all
agree in regretting the necessity of
such step, there are of course few
who still deny the existence of any
Ku-Klux whatever in any of the South
ern States. In the face of all the facts
that are d lily being brought to light
the number of these persons are daily
diminishing, and it is exceedingly graf
flying to know. that the proclamation
is having the desired effect, and that
the Ku-Klux are rapidly being rooted
out. The leaders, generally the veal
thy and influential men in the several
communities, are flying for their lives,
and the poor ignorant whites, who have
been led into the bands by intimidation
and threats, are being arrested. Near
ly all of them feel sorry for their mis-
doings, but declare their fear of ever
returning to their homes, if they should
reveal the names of the leaders. Un-
der the existing state of affairs in those
counties, over which the proclamation
extends, it can, of course, not be avoi-
ded, that some few innocent men are
arrested and many are greatly inconve-
nienced in business. But surely this
can be overlooked, if by the means of
martial law, peace and order can again
be restored. [ confess to having been
rather incredulous myself, in regard to
the existence of any organized bands,
who prosecuted men for political
reasons and that the State governments
were not able to manage, but the result
of the investigations by the Congress
sional committees, and the facts that,
almost daily, have been brought to light,
have fully convinced me that no meas
ure the general government can take, to
suppress the violence and lawlessness,
can be too strong. The President has
declared it as his firm determination,
to use all the powers given him under
the laws, to root out and destroy the
Ku-Klux entirely. He is sworn to ex-
ecute the laws faithfully, and he will
do his utmost to secure peace and order
in the Southern States He hesitated
! long, before he recommended repressive
legislation and did not do so, until he
was finally convinced of the formidable
| character of the conspiracy. Late ad-
vices received here from Georgia, seem
to indicate that the situation there is
also rapidly growing worse, and a mem
Der of Congress, is pointed out as the
leader Of the ''Invisible Empire"
The charge against him will, probably,
he made the subject of investigation
before the House, when Congress meets,
The report of the Congressional Com
mittse of Investigation, on the outrages
committed in the Southern States. is
nearly ready it is very long docu-
ment, and is, of course, accompanied
with all the testimony taken, amounting
in all, believe, to some 5000 pages.
Captain Hooper, delegate in Con-
gress from Utah, has lately been In
the city, IN order to urge upon the
President and authorities to diseon
tinue the criminal proceedings lately
begun against some of the Mormon
chiefs for violating the laws of the
land, and simultaneously the Mormon
ladies have presented an address to
the Presidents wife, asking her to in
terfere in their favor. There is, how
ever, every reason to think that no in
reference will be made, and that the
law will be allowed to take its course
1t is said that Brigham Young, has
! proposed as compromise, that he and
his followers give up the practice of
polygamy, on condition that Utah be
admitted as State. 1t is easy to see,
that if Utah should be admitted into
the Union, the Mormons would govern
1t entirely, without any right linter-
faranee from the United States author
tiles, and it is not, therefore, likely
that the compromise will be considered,
even If It was not considered beneath
the dignity of the 0oyerpmant +o .or,