The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-12-09
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE


faith in tlr house of its own friends
| during tln past mouth, demonstrates
the readiness of that party's leaders
to abandol the ground they have oc-
cnpied fols he past quarter of a cen
fury for tlr sake of ii temporary ad
vantage A.. Hewitt's invitation to
he Republican representatives who
| recently visited New Orleans, to enu-
fer with lis Democratic delegation
with a viewto Interference in the af-
fairs of Sdtt with which they had
nothing whsteyer to do, is IA case in
point aud he frantic appeals of that
same ne<ltling politician to Judge
| Waite to leise his post of duty here
aud hasten T. South Carolina for the
one purposepf overruling the action
of Judge Bom in the case of the i'm
prisoned members of the Returning
Board, is regarded here MS ii i.esh ex
ample of the Democratic ,,R,pnse to
bind the constituted authorities to the
neutrality-suspicious. on foot in that
State. To tin wisesE hea.s there is
! but oae way + escape the perils now
surrounding tie cause of representa-
tive goveinmei and that is by :
rigid adheiens to the modes pre-
scrihrd by law; and nn other pui
pose has bee indicated 10y those
speaking for he Republican patty
than to abide rsceably by the result
when asceltaird But the instances
of Democratic thrats of revelation
unless every thing should he conceded
tn them, even sgainst the will of tht.
majority, are sshlost as numerous as
ale D.moeraticapeakers and papers.
The sninuldcrilg flies OF excitement
which famed nj for IA few days i'm
mediately succeeding the clecti"n aud
then subsidized, lave livcned up some
what. under thestimulus of fresh fuel
furnished b, th political situation
South, particular. in South Catolipa
But resulting demonstrations are
largely restricted TO exclusively pc
| litical circles, the confusion and com
motion being nothing like 80 general
as during the frs few days of doubt
and irritating susense
The intelligenc from South Caro-
lima this nlornins.learly justiiies the
Presidents disposition of the Federal
military force in tat State. M one
can we'll doubt that its withdrawal
from the capital would have been im-
mediatcly followeGby IA Democratic
coup detat. and most lamentabie
loss of life. As it 5, the only ammu
nition-Demncratit'' protests thus
far used has prove,ientirels harmless
and the establishment of a rival State
government will probably appsa1
iat!iel too Formidable To lie under
taken III view of thu Presidents we'll
known disapproval From Florida
we learn that the vde is uncnmfurt
ably close, both sles claiming it.
Democratic protestSare of frequent
| occurrence. Notllin, thai the public
here i'm mplicitly reliesapm comes froni
Louisiana, save the announcements nf
Democratic protests. Members of that
party appear to be pntesting all over
the country. The R.tarning Board
seems to make rather SLOW progress.
Nothing definite h;t been learned
relative to the r+partd refusal of the
| Governor of Oregon 81 issue IA certiti
cate of election to 0neDf the Repuh.
lican Electors Of thal State on the
ground of ineligibility But it is pret
ty conclusively settle that two, at
least, of the Democrati Electors can
not take their proposed places in the
electoral colleges. If tlere are others
it is likely that their caes will be duly
attended To.
There has been no iltrcase of the
military force of a few hundred men
sent To this city IA weeka,r more ago,
frightening the nationa Democracy
into any number of pl'tests. 1t is
still rum0red that re-enfrcements are
on their way and that bne or more
war vessels have been, d are To be,
ordered here. Such r,thars receive
no attention Eow, pot evbi from Dem
ocIatic correspondents.
There is IL good deal 4 quiet work