New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-16
Especial Correspondence Of tho Republican ]
NATIONAL POLITICS..


NATIONAL POLITICS.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1876.
A visit to Washington fresh from the peo- |
ple enables one to understand the vital i'm
portance of informing the leaders of the
Republican party from time to time Of the
state of the public mind. These leaders are
90 engrossed with their legislative duties
that they naturally overlook the movements
taking place in society, and which 60 far to
determine, if they do not absolutely deter
mine elections.
The assembling Of the members of the
National Republican Committee at the
national capital is, therefore, important
and opportune: important because it brings
the representative men of the party from
every State into personal contact with each
other and with the Republican members of
Congress and with the national administra-
tion; opportune because the leaders of the
Confederate Democracy are not uuprofita-
bly, busy making all the capital they can out
of the situation.
apprehend that the managers Of the
party from abroad will make the leaders in
Congress understand that those earnest con-
victiOns which always sway the American
mind in presidential elections will, in the
contest this year, exert their vented in
fluence. These convictions, as they incline
most powerfully to one party or the other,
will determine the result. On the Confed
crate Democratic side We find the senti-
ments of reconciliation between the long
estranged sections; the cry of reform, a
| cry which the "outs" can always raise with
more or less success against the ms and
the desire for "change," a feeling which un-
fortunately exists, more or less, so strongly
in all popular forms of government as to
lead frequently to ser seless and dangerous
changes. To these influences can be added
thirst for office. and the discomfort of many
influential Republicans. On the Repub-
llcan side are the convictions born of the
anti-slavery sentiment, of the war and OF
the deep rooted Protestant belief of the
great body of the American people.
No one who will reflect seriously over
this subject can doubt for one moment as
to the side on which the preponderance OF
public sentiment will fall under these cir
cumstances in the approaching election
The anti-slavery and Protestant sentiment
of the nation are now thoroughly aroused
and are acting in organized union with
each other, and this combination will sweep
all before it. We may deplore the exis
tence of political radicalism in the one case
and of religious tanaticism in the other. but
our regrets will not alter the facts. The
facts are that there is an immense amount
of political radicalism at the North
and this radlcslism is almost entirely
anti-slavery in feeling. There is also
an immense amount of religious "fa
naticism," as some people call it
that is, a feeling which makes people
carry their religion into their politics
End this feeling exerts determining intiu
ence over the Protestant men and women
| of the North. Under these circumstauc es
it is seIf-evident that we are to have this
year one of those popular uprisings which
political leaders can not even guide or con
troll much less resist. As stated before in
this correspondence, the anti-slavery senti
ment thus allied to the Protestant, will se'
lect the presidential candidates of the Re
publican party, and will elect those candi
dates by overwhelming maj orities.
The tactics of the Confederate Democracy
| in the House in regard to the ''r econcilia
ton" resolutions shows good management,
| undoubtedly. There is q strong popular
tide at the North in favor of making cen
tennlal year reconciliation year. There is
a marked disposition also to overlook the
claims of the negro citizens OF the South, II
| not TO omit the former slave altogether IN
this "whlte mans reunion" But untortu
nately for the Confederates in this case
their association with the Catholic party
creates deep feeling of apprehension in
the Northern mind. Then, again, the anti
slavery people are beginning TO study Mis-
sissippi. The facts in this case are ex
and plunder by political rings can not
be raised in this case. 1t is pure
case of downright political revolution
riet arnis, or rather la Mcricdna. without
| proyocation or justification, in vOlving the
violent overthrow of legal right and resist
ance of loyal authority, accompanied by
the political massacre OF unoftendlng cltl-
zens. No government, pretending to be
such, can allow such precedent as this to
be established. 1t is tritiing with national
| authority more dangerous even than armed
secession. The people must, consequently,
take this Mississippi matter in hand and
correct it, or the Union will become mere
rope of sand-a league OF States, each
armed, and hanging together by the weak
ngs Of voluntary association. Mississippi
will, therefore, in all probability, "goo over
into the presidential election, and the peo-
pie will give their verdict on the issue thus
made. The verdict will be adverse to the
Confederate party.
With the meeting and adj djournment Of the
members of the National Republican Com
mittee, the presidential business will be
fairly and formally inaugurated. The IA
publicans are "organizing victory" ana q
victory, let us hope, which will carry with
it effective protection to the political rights
of all the citizens of the South and the final
suppression of all forms of political law
lessness. D.
Blessings Of tho Cable.
The idiotic agent of the London end OF
II atsn ahn a