The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-12-06
Our Washington Letter.
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sensation here. The efforts of Demo
Gratis the leaders of the party and
the men of national reputstion-to
divert the attention Of the public from !
the tens of thousands of outrages Wis
tied upon Southern Republicans since
the close Of the war, and their sneer-
ing illusions to the "blOody shirt in
Congress aud on the stump, have had
the-efect upon, many well-meaning
but credulous men to render them
skeptical and regard the tales of hor-
ror coming up fiOm the South as gross
exaggerations. This class Of men, like
General Smith of the Democratic visi.
r ting committee, feel that they have
been wilfully deceived, and have been
led into partial endorsement of the
Democratic party, which, if this wotn-
ans story is true, if General Brooks is
correctly reported, aud if the scores of
other witnesses in the same direction
can be relied upon, they will hereafter
blush to acknowledge. Ofcourse every
artifee known to proicients in this
Democratic game ofdeception, is resOr-
ted to, to belittle this testimony, and
so turn away this weight of odium that
threatens to crush the whole organiza.
Z stiOn, through the revelations now be-
ing made or imminent in New Or
loans. so., i Ee8 ban s5daf 81il5 A..
i,sa The new excitement awakened by
i the occurrences in South Carolina
POO was not nearly as general or long-lived
as that growing out of the election. 1t
\ was felt that the riAe-club reformers
~ of that State had fallen into pit of
their own digging, and after. the lapse
s1i of few hours, there was return to
the normal mental condition, and,
thongh the most of us make no pre-.
@ tensions as constitutional lawyers, we
pretty much all felt and acknowledged
the need of military force in Colum-
bis to preserve tho public peace; for
it cannot be doubted that had it not
have been for the Presidents wise pre-
caRition, the State government there
would have been overthrown by VIC
lence for which the thousands ofarmed
sd Democrats swarming the streets Of the
vi Capital, were ripe. TaH
Mr.. Randall is looming up as the
next speaker of the House, 1t is un
derstood that ne, Cox, Morrison and
Sayler are the most prominent contest
ents; while away back in the rear arr
blackburn and Springer. Until yes
terday SO few OF the members had ar
rived that it was unsafe to predict who
was apparently ahead. 1t is now init
mated that Randall is to be the mar
by the grace of Mr.. Tilden,
Very little has as yet been saic
about the organization of the Senat
outside of circles more immsdiatel,
interested. There are rumors ofcourse
but the speakership of the House ap
pears to absorb public interest.
Democratic papers insist that on
of the first moves of the House afte
organization, will be the preparation
of articles Ofimpeaehment of Presiden
Grant; but such menaces do not ap
pear to disturb him or excite muc
discussion. ,t avn a--TI .rir aa
The jobbers and lobbyists Canon
them several females, 1 am told) ar
here in some force, but l do not thin
they are very buOyant over the pros
pect, for it is generally agreed that pc
litical matters must remain the en-
crossing topic for weeks, perhaE
months, to the almost complete exclu
sion Of everything else. a rc
An absurd proposition has been or
tered by some one, that GOyernc
Hayes and Tilden meet and compr,
mise the matter of the Presidency, &
though they had the power to do I
absve any other two Of the humble
citizens Of the Uhited States. 1t ali
appears to be the purpose of the III
bdenamanagers to have it understoc
Chat many Republicans are earnest