The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-11
THE PEOPLE AND CONGRESS-.
Political Results of the Late SessiOn-The Third
Term Danger Lessened-Changes OfNOr. hern Opin
ion Toward the South.

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Term Danger Lessened-Changes of Nor. hern Opin
ion Toward the South.
From the New York Herald.
The political results of the session which
has lust closed foim the subject of converse
ton among Congressman Of both houses re-
naming here, and as the work Of the last
three months was felt to be a campaign pre-
limlnary to 1876 its bearing upon party pros
poets IS interesting and even important, when
it is censi dered that members OF Congress
Judge Of political results, not from the narrow
public opinion of Washington, but from a
pretty accurate knowledge Of the feeling OF
the country, because the opinions OF the con
stituencies are well known here and thorough
" compared.
The general conclusions in which the ablest
men here agree may be stated as follows: l.
The last two months have undoubtedl low
cred the President in the esteem OF h 5 party
and lesSened his Influence with the Republl-
can leaders. His lmperlouS conduct lost him
some time ago their confidence and affection.
The notable defeat of the Presidents Arkansas
| policy and reaction even among strong al
MlnlStratlon Senators against the Force bill
are felt here as so serious a blow at gen
Grant 5 party supremacy tlat for the moment
the third term spectre is laughed at. 80 far
from renominating himself, he could not
own man, said q prominent Re
publican to-day, and significant
sign of the change is the fact that one
OF the most conspicuous Southern third |
termers yesterday remarked that General |
'Irant was not his candidate, and suggested |
that he and some other Southern men had |
favored the third term idea, not because they
liked it, but because it was the best way of
getting what they wanted from the old man
Whatever may be III the future, this Con |
gress goes home with little lear OF a third |
term.
?. The defeat of the Administration plan !
of carrying the next election by means of |
the Force bill and the writ of haoeas corpus.
makes new calculations necessary. The mod
crate Republicans go home full of courage
and determination. Two months ago they
were for the most part demorazed and
ready to give up. To-day they believe they
have the people at their back.
,. The country would rather see Rapub-
lican than a Democratic Administration, if it
could teel certain that the Republicans would
secure peace by constitutional measures.
90 because with us the people vonld be Ger
tain that no serious injustice would be per-
mltted IN the South, while they are not sure
how far the Democrats would 60 said a lead.
ng Republican. But this assurance can
come only from the man we nominate. and
lot from any platform promises for it will be :
character and not platforms that will carry ,
he day in 1876"
4. All thoughtful men feel extreme =
lnxiety that peace and justice Shall be :
maintained in the Southern States. The
southern Democrats, who dread the con-
inued misgovernment of their States and =
ear third term fully as much as any Repub- =,
leans, have gone home determined by all /
Means to preserve peace and order, and feel !
ng that this is, as one of them said the other !
lay, our only salvation from Grant"
). It is thought by the moderate men of both ;,
ides that the discussion Of Southern matters :,
trough the press and by means OF investiga- :.
ing reports to Congress during the last three ;;
lonths, mas greatly changed Northern :;
pin.on, it has certainly the opinions of y
le aslest Northern Republicans in the House. =
he desire of the great majority of the House :;
as + justice, and when it vas shown that :. "
Ijustice had been done, or was threatened in Il
ouisiana and arkansas, the reaction set in -
STRONGLY -"