The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-12-14
NO TIME FOR JOKING.
The Feeling Among Men of Both
Parties at Washington.

Washington Special to the New York Evening Pos
(Rsp)
It would be difficult to conceive the
calm and almost dullness prevailing in
the Federal Capital | doubt whether
there is a teuth-rate city in the country,
with its ten thousand inhabitants, that
does not show more political excitement
at prese Mt than Washington. 1t may
seem strange, but | should indeed have
preferred TIE loud talk and biuster
which in general ends in smoke. The
unnatural calmness of the men on whose
action the country will 10 k with anxiety
is at the moment almost oppressive. The
somb-e air seems to pervade even the
hall of the House. The Speakers table
and seat are drsped in deep mourning,
and sppressiveness is the order of the
day. But do not let it be imagined that
there is any reticence about the Demo-
cratic members Not at all; they are
perfectly ready and willing to talk on
the allabsorbing political topic, but they
do not, as on many, many complicated
political occasions, pass jokes, or talk
tall, as they say in the West They &C
tually look serious, talk serious and seem
to be cloakcd in that most awful of all
CARDS, responsibility The Republican
members, to my great surprise, seem
equally oppressed. You certainly hear
many of them say it will come out all
Sepulchral tones, with long, responsible
visages, the prospects is robbed Of its
brightness.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
South Carolina military coup has not
l.
Cans, although they, as a rule, avoid talk
ing about it. That the Democratic
Journals and politicians should have
made the most of that biuuder was to be
expected. But the disappointment is
strongly felt at the outspoken criticism
of the most influential Republican Jour
mails, which in the heated canvass su y.
ported Mr. Hayes, against the bald act
in Coumb ia. There can be no doubs on
the subject now that one hish Cobinet
officer perentorily refused on Thursday
to 20 further into the setting up of Leg
islatures, and SOM gained the ascend
ancy Nor is there any danger now of
extreme measures being adopted 1t is
naturally felt that what has already
been done is G deck-load to carry
The greatest difficulty in the prospec.
1--WE StSI0 u pOEib'Cd4 COlu DslCAJluu Will DC
the authority Of the two houses. The
House always was, and always will be,
jealous of its constitutional pnwer, and
will resent encroachment by the Senate,
even if it is only in spirit; and in this
conflict the main question of the Presi-
dency will sink into a question of au-
thOrity, in which the very friends of Mr.
Hayes mag take part which the aver
age roaming politician without a commits
sion has not taken into consideration.
1t is perfectly clear to me that, should
tho lS6 votes be given to MIR Hayes.
the House will challenge the Louisiana
and Florida vote Should the right be
refused by the Senate q parliamentary
conflict will arise and the complication
will begin, although I am unable to say
where it will end. Of one thing how
ever, / feel sure: there will be no actual
revolutionary conflict. The law and the
laws right-not in it's technical sense.
but in It's broadcast and most conservative
spirit. if there is such thing to be had
on the subjecl in the land-wilI do the
work of the navy, army and volunteers
Of the land.