New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17

annie. He dsd not believe that the mas OF men OF
ther party would tolerate or even extenua'e any iuu
n counting the votes In the disputed States he is quite
,ure that the Democrats have carried both Louisiana
and Florida aud lie had doubt that upon denohsira
.,o ~ the fat their votes would be recorded for Messrs
TIlden and Hendricks IN the Electoral College vi
rse in the past there had been gross frauds perpe-
.,ad IN Louisiana but this honest RepuDcans
~ see 10 it that an honest count shall be hed lie hsu
beep approached frequently Of late by iar-mihdee he
rublns who assured him that they would much prefer
90 lose the election than gain 1t with the result tainted
nv wall-grolInded suspicion of fraudulent returns
S1esking ~ ire President, he said " consider tnat
President Grant Is personally an hGnest man. us t
srcts are honorable. He Is surrounded ny some uOupG
mi advisers and nc Is easily swayed But believe ne
would revolt at dishonesty counting in his successor.
the Presidential chair with the least faint of unairness
or corruption urOn his closing official acts
Mr.. Watterson seems to have had fervld
welcome from his party in New Orleans me B"E
ktin pugnaciously loyal Democratic daily OF the city
thus greeted him: "watterson is coming. Thri'hng
reflection! he may be almost here. We refer to Henry
of The Courier Journal and of IN sensations "hen
the Radicals heard it, they covered together IN inc To
hottest bowels Of the Customhouse When sheridan heau
It, he dispatched Of his chief mnlos Dy inc eeco
telegraph to head of waerson and take survey OF lne
8eld. Everybody knows what Watterson is coming Tor
ne showed what sort of hairpin be two years ago.
when he eproached of the 18th OF september
for not having destroyed the Federal army ana scued
the Federal war ships. wattersOn is q warrior. lie
comes breathing fire and belehing smoEe-Watterson
however docs not habituay 0eloh let us be explicit AZ
ANY cost His warike gorge has risen, though at the
prospect OF the nations offices being snatched ron
him and his; and this time he belcheS copiousy' lie
intends to show us how the thing is DONE lie con-
fers himself upon Louisiana military leader who
knows what's what and who can, after two years inter-
val append to the history of Lousanas struggle the
saouel he thought we should have added IN 1874. We
are glad watterson is about to bulge In
martial paroxysm up and down otS person when
we figure 10 ourselves the gorgeous Henry on a
painted horse riding down the despos janssaties and
syeepng fleets aud armies from the surface OF the eaIu
with his ittc eSecsekne We don't banker to JOIN MS
cavalry, but We want to find some Warranted Dohlp
proof cssemate and feast one eye on Henry through
spy-gass We heard Of Henry during the war ana nlS
experience in celebrating regiments ought 10 pe lm
mcnse The conntrys safe once more, we siOuIu nave
felt safer IL that iustl1Ous quhdraer nau
come with Wattcrsnn to make the thih- more oihuns
as II were so 10 speak; but WattersOn, alone ana uhaE
tended Is Boon. He's more than we deserve ana we
must not have said that are graspng Le' US mHi
be proud; let bear this visitation meeky ne VIII VII
slsy our enemies and go away very, very soon ne
shouid remember that" Perhaps II was TINS nliu saiu
tatiOn which made Mr.. Watterson thlnK The CITY Us
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