New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.

Especial Correspondence the Republican,
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, August %, 1876.
For first class reformer aud "pure
patriot" the career of Samuel J. Tilden is
richer in vagsries, requiring the entire
line of his party allies to explain and clear
up, than that of any politician who has
| figured prominently in the political and in
dustrisl history of this country.
Democratic speakers and writer's, in q
hslf-beseeohing manner, suggest to their
political opponents that they have refrained
from all personal attacks upon the Repub
lican nominees, as though it was virtue
they would commend to the Republican
managers; but it is only necessary to refer
to the vile ISLANDERS, the deluge of lying
charges and villianous insinuations that
greeted the appearance of every probable
candidate for the Cincinnati nomination for
the three months immediately preceding
that convention, to appreciate the full value
of these professions of forbesrsnce and gu
perior virtue.
Wheeler, the announcement of their nomi-
ton created feeling of widespread dis
may among the Democratic leaders in and
out Of Congress, which they vainly sought
to conceal from the rank and file of their
party by illusions to the obscure character
of the Republican nominees. and assinine
charges duplicating them with salary grab
and Credit Mobilier thefts; but since the
gross ignorance or malice, or both, prompt
ing their authors in these despicable at
tacks have been exposed, the scandal
mongers of the Democratic party were
found bankrupted because of the sbso.
lutely unssssilsble characters of the Repub-
lican candidates, and with tons of useful
campaign matter on their hands, which
was prepared before the meeting of the
Cincinnati convention, when it was gen
orally believed that either Blaine, Morton
or Conkling would be its choice for the
| first place on the ticket, wherein every re-
tuted scandal and every exploded charge
against all of those gentlemen had been re-
hashed with such embellishments as had
been suggested by the romancing propensi-
| ties of those concerned in their preparation.
But, alas, for the aggressive campaign"
| of the reformer! From the first hour of his
| nomination his forces have been falling
back from one point to another, until they
bid fair to reach the 'last ditch" before the
canvass is half completed. Because of the
distrust with which the Democratic party
has always been regarded since the leaders
added overt acts of treason to preceding
| twenty years of misrule and servile truck
ling to the slave power, Mr.. Tilden saw his
only hope of success was by skillful use
Of the feeling of dissatisfaction and unrest
resulting from the prevailing business pros
trstion for which his party laid the founda-
ton by four years war against the gov
eminent; hence his hypocritical nomination
as "reformer." But the exposures of the
past six weeks, rendered more astounding
and complete by the late seemingly we'll
substantiated charge of perjury, appear to
have fatally damaged the model reformer.
The most gratifying assurances are being
receiving from every section of the country.
The Republicans of Maine, Vermont, Ohio,
Indiana, Nevada, California, even Of North
Carolina, have the enemy flying before
them. The harmonious action of the party
in New York and the unexceptional charac-
| ter of the nominee selected at Saratoga have
destroyed their last hope of the Empire
State.
Advices from Philadelphia show the wis
| dom Of those visitors to the centennial who
deferred their journey until the present
time. Not only is everything more conven-
| iently arranged for inspection, but new at
fractions have been devised; the weather
is delightful and the exposition is in its
full glory. From the number Of enthusiast
tic pilgrims passing through this city, it
would seem that the people of the whole
| country were moving on to Philadelphia.
For the frat time the Society of the
| Army of the Tennessee will meet in this
/ city on the eighteenth of Octoberl 1t is
the tenth annual reunion of it's members,
and will continue two days. General Sher
man has issued the call and gives notifca-
ton that the gathering will be rendered
doubIy interesting by the ceremonies of un-
yelling the statue of General MCPHERSON.
The weather at the capital is now de-
lciously refreshing after the long months
of heat and drouth that have oppressed Us
since early last May.
Camp meetings are in progress in the sur
rounding counties Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, where thousands are embracing the
opportunity of uniting religious worship
with healthy recreation in very sensible
| way.
The lovers of turf amusements will soon
| be gratiied by the fall meeting of the Wash
ington Driving Association at the Bright
wood Course, beginning September l, to
continue one week. There have been quite
large number of entries, and week Of
rare sport is anticipated.
It is said to be the purpose of the govern
ment to make winter campaign against
the Indians unless they are sooner subdued.
1t does not appear that General Sherman
| intends to relent until the red skins have
been so severely punished as to preclude
another outbreak like the present.
| Inc Volco OI laInentauou Is uearu I'LL
| through the executive departments in this
city because of the decapitating process
that will be applied to over 700 victims in
| October. 1t IS hoped that, other things
being equal, discrimination will be in favor
| of those having large families to support.
MAXWELL.
Htuts IN Rice Planters
| KrNNEp IA Sentamhar 3 1876