The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-03-28
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1872.

The political night, heretofore SO dark and
gloomy, is gradually giving way before the
dawning daylight, and although the atmos-
phere is somewhat hazy, matters and things
are now visible without the aid Of "double
hextra magnifyin' glasses" and the result of
your correspondents auricular and optical ex-
perience, Judging from the tone of the Demo
cratic press, and more especially from the
opinions of the Democratic members of Con-
gress, is that coalition" Sc much talked of
and written about, will be political expert
ment next November on the part of those who
feel it a patriotic duty to save the country from
ruin, and probably the attempted usurpation
of permanent power, should the present cor
rupt party, with Grant at its head, remain in
power four years longer. The reasons which
actuate Republicans to leave their party or
ganization also impels Democrats to forget
party traditions, name and associations, and to
act together for the common good of their
country. At the opening of this session, but
few Democratic members of Congress favored
coalition; to-day there are but very few who
do not openly advocate it or tacitly accept it
as the best thing that we can do to close up the
books of the present firm, trading and doing
business in the White House under the title of
Grant, Porter, Leet, Corbin, Babcock & Co.
The nomination of Judge Davis by the LABOR
Reformers appeared to settle all doubts as to
the feasibility of the proposed union OF par
ties, as it is confidently expected that he will
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form Convention to be held at Cincinnati. In
this event his endorsement by the Democratic
National Convention would make the Grant
presidential road hard one to travel. The
selection of Judge Davis is regarded by the
Democratic members generally as the only one
which can thoroughly, solidly and successfully
unite all the elements opposed to the present
administration. The Democrats, very wisely,
are taking no part in trying to control the ac-
tion of the Cincinnati Convention, so as to be
free to act as their judgment may best dictate.
The Radicals are quite uneasy at the prospect
of Judge Davis being the candidate of the
opposition to Gen. Grant, and through the
columns of their venal press they are circula-
ting all kinds of rumors as to what he is doing
in his own behalf, &c. Judge Davis has too
exalted an opinion of the duties of his high
judicial position to take any part in election
iect He does not seek the position, but if the
people elect him, he has, in his judgment, no
right to refuse the profered honor and respon-
sibilities
CURTIN AGAINST GRANT.
1t is we'll understood here that Gov Andrew
G. Curtin has resigned his position as Minister
to Russia, and will shortly appear in the Penn
sylvania political field along with his friend,
Col. Aleck Mcclure against the President and
his ancient foe, Simon Cameron, who has, it is
alleged, gone for the ex-Governor's friends in
his absence, and Curtin and his friends expect
to square the account next November.
DANA VS.. robson.
Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun, was
before the Committee appointed to investigate
the charges made in that luminary against the
Jolly Secretary of the Navy. The chief sea-
dog of our Navy was also present, and looked
as rosy and as jolly as usual, but he did not
seem to want the investigation to be very gene
raj, but it will be, and quite searching 1t
will commence tomorrow, and if Dana values
his reputation and that of his paper whit, he
must prove what he has charged. l guess he
will. The Republican, of this city, had car
ricature of him in Fridays issue of that paper,
and labeled him "the Pirate of the Press"
This small but characteristic manner of trying
to forestall public opinion will not go down.
Dana may be a political pirate-I have my
own view of that matter-but the sea-dog who
runs our navy had better look out, or the Pi
rate will scutte his ship and sink him to Davy
Jones' locker.
THE LOUISIANA MUDDLE
There are two delegations here from New
Orleans, each trying to seducc the President to
their peculiar way of thinking with regard to
fixing up the State according to the Grant
theory. 1t is thought that Yarmouth, who
leads one wing will bolt and fight Grant if his
demands are not complied with; while on the
other hand, Senator Kellogg wants the name
of Parker, Ben. Buffers brother-in-law, with
drawn as Surveyor at New Orleans, and ne
gro substituted Between the two, Grant is
like Captain Macheath in the " Beggar's
Opera,' and could sing, if he piped at all,