South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-08-25
Our New York Letter.
New York, Aug. 18th.
POLITICS.

in good earnest on 10th sides. There is
no doubt that the Democrats are the
better prepared for the contest. for al.
though the Republicans will bitterly
contend for every inch of ground, yet
they are compelled to yield the palm to
their adversarics, so far rs discipline
and organization is concerned. With the
Democrats, the election of Tiiden and
Hendricks is the objective point, and
every line has been so drawn that they
shall all meet in this one point. They
know that upon the election OF their
candidates depends the salvation OF the
country from the ruin that hangs over
it. The Republicans are not SO we'll or.
gained; in fact. they almost may be
called in o state of disorder. They have
not the same faith i'm their leaders that
the Democrats have, and certainly do
not display the same amount of enthu.
siasm for their Presidential candidates.
Everybody knows Tilden and Ecn
bricks. They have made themselves
known by the sturdy manner in which
they have, while in office, compelled mat
tors under their control TO be worked for
the benefit OF the people whose interests
they held in their hands. Hayes and
Wheeler. on the other hand, are almost
unknown. and were adopted as n COM
promise, TO prevent Blainc from carry.
ing off the prize. Hayes. of course. is
known in his State, or he would not he
its Governor; but although he has been
for many years in public life, no one
outside Ohio has ever heard Of anything
that he has done. In his own State G.
ven he has obtained very unorviable
notorictv, because lie has always permit.
ted himself TO be used by INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. He has not shown any
power TO act Independently, and has
been led into the commission Of grave
errors, and his era of power has not been
of advantage to the people OF his State.
This weakness of character would be
fatal to his career were he to be elected
President, and the Republicans them.
selves, when they can DC indaccd TO OK.
press their real feelings confess that with
him ut the head OF affairs, Grartism
would be continued in full force.
Not only has the Democratic party
confidence in its candidates, the country
has, by the proceedings of the session of
Congress just brought to close. found
| that it may with safety renew its conf.
dcnce in the party. Ii has long been
sensible to the fact that under the Re.
Publicanism which has grown up under
Grant, nothing but continued evils has
| been it's lot, and it has decided that
things must change. Fortunately the
Democratic party has had n short oppor.
| tunity of making known the difference
that would come under its rule and gui-
dance. 1t has already eliminated from
| the public service all the impurities that
q Republican Senate and President
could not prevent it from removing
| Unfortunately this was not large a.
| mount, for the power of the Administers,
ton and its opportunities for helping
, its favoritcs were so great that, although
#, many crimes among its members md
| supporters were detected and the cFimi-
nails pointed ont, yet Efforts TO stop the
one and TO punish the others were TOO
often thwarted. It's work in this way
has, however, been productive Of good.
and it has cone other things that we can
| appreciate. Ii has prevented the pas.
| sage of many obnoxious measures that
were brought forward in the Senate, and
has made very sensible reduction in
our expenditures. 1t has established its
claim upon the confidence of the people,
and the people will not be slow to nc
knowledge it.
! In this city things have so far been
pretty quiet, but we shall soon, expect,
! be lively enough. Mr.. Hewitt has come
from Washington. and has taken hold in
| earnest Of his work as Chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee. lie
! expresses great confidence in the results
| OF the election, and is much pleased ut
the work that has been accomplished by
the Committee in his absenc'. The Re-
publicans also, are getting ready for &C.
tive work, but they are still very much
| occupied with the fight for Governor
The Conkling Cornell, the Curtis. Nor.
gan, the Chandler Evarts, the Custom.
House Robertson. and the Allen.any.
body-but Corncll-Morgan. Evarts-or. Rob.
ert5on cliques still keep up the warfare
The agony will, however, soon be over.
and thcn-we shall sec what will come
of it.
ATROCITIES AT SEA.
Upon the arrival OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's steamer Colon.
from Aspinwall on Monday last the pas.
scngcrs made formal complaint OF the
Inconvenience and annoyanccs, and in.
deed it may be said the hardships, which
they had TO endure on the voyage. On
board OF the vessel were the captain and
two Of the crew OF the lost ship St Mark.
and their arrival caused inquiries 20 be
made respecting the fate OF their ship.
The captain attributed it TO drunken
ness, characterization and inenlciency on
the part Of the crew, but tho cook and
the carpentcr-thc two OF the crew a.
boyc mentioned-told quite n different
tale. Their rccitals or the horrors Of
their voyage, tic barbarous in humani.
ties inflicted upon an experienced lot OF
men, are simply shocking. Ropes ends.
sticks and delaying pins were freely and
brutally used for the punishment OF the
smallest offences, and even for want