The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
PUBLIC OPINION.

| House nus uuearthed more corruption
within session OF few months than
has been exposed for century. Money
has to be expended In oil the courts OF
The land TO bring criminals to justice.
The House is only setting u good OK
ample to subordinate tribunals.-tC
olnnati Enquirer (Dem.)
Have Bristow and Jewell no sense tjf
obligation to their country, aud OF their
duty to lnhor and sacrifice personal
comfort in Its behalf? Ws do not think
either OF these men Of much oonse-
quence to the country, but that Ii not
their own opinion OF themselves or the
/ opinion which "rsformers profess TO
have OF them. and upon this last esti-
mate Of their public usefulness what Ia
to be said of the two who. having for
months used the power Of the Treasury
aud Postoflice Departments to inspire
and perfect their own eandidaey, abaf-
don those departments when Cincinnati
declares against themY
We shall be much surprised If the
country does not come to tho conclusion
that, with the best Of Republicans. re-
form is only skin deep. N. I World
! Dem.J
The machine that runs for Grantisrn
Is to continue to run for Hayes. The
success of Hayes means continuation
Of GrAntlsm. If so stubborn man as
Grant Is but dough In the hands Ut tbs
rings. what shall ws shy for him whom
the rings seek to make his successor
| Besides, Grant indorses Hayes. takes
him TO his arms. adopts him as his own
/ favorite. Boston Post (Dem.l
| The cause Of woman's rights was pre-
| sented TO the 1T. Louis Convention yss4
| to-day by Miss Phsbe w. Cozzens, Of
| st. Louis. Miss Cozzens is an attorney
Mt law In st. Louis. and Is said to DO one
Of the most beautiful and most successes
| ful OF the female lawyers of that city,
She received what the Cincinnati Re-
publican platform announced that
| women ought to receive respectful
consideration. - Cincinnati Enquirer
| Demj
Packard. Kellogg and the rest OF the
Louisiana Grant family are calling upon
tho President for troops 10 carry tho
! elections in that State, and at the same
| time they ore shouting vigorously for
| Hayes and Wheeler, who may be pre-
surned. OF course, 10 represent that Kind
Of Republication. [St. Louis Republi.
con tDem.)
The Republican nominations enlist
the liyeliest sympntbies Of tho Admins.
| tfation. and the entiie retinue of Office
holders it commands. They appeal I'd
| the bitter passions and narrow prejr.
dices of the numerous classes who are
seeking to build themselves up by
fomenting sectarian strife and stimuiat4
ing sectional hatreds. They rally to
their support the selfish interests which
thrive by plundering the federal treas
ury; the subsidy schemers. railroad
iobbers and other speculators. who have
turned the Temple ri Liberty into den
of thieves, Having done nothing III
deserve the fear aud hafredof thieves"
the piunderers IRE all arrarsd In their
behalf. IL being their purpose TO main
tain these pluudefers In near access to
the treasury. it may have been wise for
the Republican party TO take IL negative
man for their standard .bearer. for such
man wins at once the support OF oil
negative Republicans, no matter how I
well they may have grumbled, Albany
Argus DEM
The report Of the fight between Gen.
Crooks command and the Northern
Sioux. though ii gives the victory to- the
whites, is not very encouraging. Nine
men killed and twenty-one wounded Ii
serious loss in nm Indian fight At the
end OF four hours "the enemy retired
out Of sfghAnt every point, and w6 are
assured in the dispatches that I'VE won
the fight and eamped on the field !" but
it appears that 1--WE" were so crippled
that we could not follow up the defeated
enemy, and we found II convenient TO
iAit DHfk ultS HiJlf3 w tflB WAKDu MIA
pack train. Our Grow allies lost four
men wounded, and the dispatch states
ut its cDoge that "the Crows have re-
turned to their homes'---a piece Of news
that speaks very badly for the Crows, or
very poorly for the Victory. Altogether
the red men seem to be masters Of the
situation. Notwithstanding the fact
that they failed TO go into camp on the
battlefield, while our people fall back
ffftu rntIsa N their train frr
plies, we are told that "the rich game
country of the Big Horn affords an
ample commssary depot for the Sioux =
We are not advised why our victorious
forces did not push forward. instead Of
backward, and avail themselves Of the
depot OF supplies furnished by the rich
game country Of the Big Horn. fCou-
rier-J Journal DENY
RI the deadlock that Is go much
talked about In Washington Ii not fire.
proof, 1t will be melted before the week
ends Anything like obstinacy IL not
10 be expected from poor human nature
when the mercury climbs above 100 In
the shade. Confederates and Radicals Z
alike are Harding the lean earth" under
the flaming breath OF the south wind,
and III there are to be many more daily
sessions of Congress, with a continuance
OF this weather, the members will havo
TO take off their flesh and sit Ia their
b mes. "-[Chicago Times.
1t is evident that the National Repub-
lican Committee intend that the South
shall be intimidated in this campaign
more than ever before. Already the
carpet-baggers have been instructed,
and we may soon expect. the regular
crop OF outrages In every doubtful Sec
ton. Under the new order doing away
with the Department Of the South, and
giving Sheridan control Of the entire
territory, nothing will he easier than to
throw few companies into these UNI
certain districts and gain enough votes
for the Administration to carry them
Cincinnati Commercial uDd)
Gov. Hayes is certainly kind
hearted man, with nice sympathies,
and one who has the liking OF his neigh
bors and fellow townsmen. His speech
to his old friends at Fremont, Ohio. the
other day, showed this very plainly OF