The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-01-27

~ 'nuSs uiohNONs thsm ~ ~ NUulu save lt- i
self from certain death? Can you naine
theh?' 1#@aa4l ad al tssf 8.E5s 6' D
What do you, as party leader. propose
to do? Will you let Grant push you ossf
the precipico without resistance I, asked tho
correspondent. s...''' '
After acknowledging that be coHid hSt
name even half dozen Republicans who
would hafe tbe courage to express their
opinions in such a case. he said i: Il frankly,
say, 70 you that do not see that ANYTHING
can be done. Ifthere is any life for the
Republican party, it will be through lie
DEATH. No political event appears iilors
certain than that we will be overwhelming
ly defeated in 1876. Once out Of power
We might; as an opposition party, regain
public confidence 'ls ~ s's' 'h1
s THE CONVERSATION TURNED Eaa
upon President Grants third term ambition
aud the Congressman declared that there
was, no hope Of persuadiug him out cf the
INSANE notion that he could be nominated
again and reelected. This .delusiou in
fiuenced all bis public acts. II nominated
which was an event almost beyoud the
range Of possibilities !, lie would be repu.
dated BY thirty-seyeL States. The Con-
gfessrnan hoped the party would take Eli
hu j. Washburne for its Candidate. There
would be poectic justice iu selecting Pre-
sident Grants nearest friend for the vie
Tim. Mr.. Washburne's friendship for the
President would cause him to be kicked
and cutfed from one end Of the country to
the other throughout the campaign. Fail
ing OF M opportunity to get at Grant; the
indignant voters SoGld set upoi the uiaii
selected for his successor. and beat him as
no candidate had been beaten in recent
times. Unless the prospect changed with 4
suddenness that would be almost miraeu:
ious. no man whom the Republicans might
nominate would have an5 prospect Of sue:
cess. MIR. Washburne least Of all. on sc:
count Of the odium his connection with Pre-
sident Grant would bring upon him.
i We may as we'll make up our minds
continued the Congressman, that the next
President will be straightout Democrat.
For my part shall not be sorry. On the
contrary, / shall breathe freeer when I zee
Democrat ID tie White House. We shall
then be out Of the era of military interfet:
enee, and can fight our political battles with
political weapons. Is there not reason to
fear that .........
7 PRESIDENT GRANTS pRoeKAMME
for governing the South will lead to more
serious difficulties than have thus far arisen
in Louisiana And what safeguard have
We against his use Of the army 10 carry the
Southern States for bis party. il not for
himself, in 1867
One thing you .YerIraps have not thought
lot. Next winter. the Democrats will un:
ldoubtedly follow the example We set them
during the Kansas troubles, when we had
tie Honse and they the President and Se-
nate. They will vote no appropriations
for the support Of the army unless they are
allowed to attach to them conditions as to
how the troops are to be employed. They
may insist that no soldiers shall be quarter
ed in any Southern State, aud may thus
lput il out Of the Presidents power 10 re:
peat the l,odisiaia performance, exceptby
- tVWH " ctttts ~ "a
The Congressman did no, believe the Ca:
blnet would break up on the Louisiana is.
Isne. The nien composing Il were not Of
the sort that nauseated easily. He thought
the next campaign would be fought BY the
Republican party on the old outrage line.
There was nothing upon which they could
unite. except the negro question. The Pi-
uance bill just passed had removed the our:
rency question from the field for the pres:
ent. and there was nothing but the Issues
growing out Of the var oil which the Re-
Epublicaits codld stand together. Ii was;
therefore, essential to keep the Outrage
lniill tanning.
/" Rents are enormous as TIE loafer said
on looking 1t bis pauts.
so dark ard set 10 light a. tho man.
Isaid Rhsn he looked ut bis ton Of coal
4 Sorrow comes soon enough without des.
pondency. Il does no man good 70 carry
around . lightning rod % attract trouble.
,'wherc do people 60 wiao deceive their
fellvw men?' asked Sunday schOo. teacher
lOf q pupil. g 10 Eurnps.' was the prompt
reply.
- can afford to be littls extrayaeaut
now, as my husbands been elected 10 ths
Legislature said and Indiana woman as
Sue ordered sis bars Of soap 70 be sent up.
The crow IL NOT 90 bad a bird. after all.
In never shows the shite feather, and never
ccrnplains Without cause M
! Mrs. Partington, renaing 81 The strike
6f the wire drawers, reifarked :" All, me
what new tangled things won't they wear
next . i1a Fl - -
And now they say william Penn would
sit down under q trse with Indians about
him, and, telling them OF the bettcr world
beyond tifesra, deal himself four aces and
win the game.
Pretty bad under foot to-day, said one
citizen q ano,her. ~ they met ii Tie stree,