New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04

svenge his wrongs in every part of on
own beloved land as it is, must be, and cal
be used to guard an American citizen from
wrong and outrage in the far-of lands o,
the Moslem and infidel."
The Political Prospect.
The Now York Herald of May 81 contain
On interesting interview with that vetera,
political philosopher, Thurlew Weed:
81 don't see how Mr.. Conkling can b,
nominated" said Thuri0w Weed, as b.
folded his hands over his knee and bea
time with his foot while the decorating
band marched by. I really don't ESQ how
he can be nominated, although his more in
innate friends and supporters are enthusiast
to be 90 easily manipulated as some people
imagine. It will be Q difficult matter fol
Mr.. Cameron to control that delegation. Il
fact, 90 far - it Affects affairs ct all, think
| the Cameron arrangement will do more
harm than good. Mr.. Wakeman has just
returned from Washington and is loud tol
| Conkling. Well, he is warm personal
friend OF the Senator, and IL more or less
changed with the Washington atmosphere,
which, suppose, is ell C0nkling. Sheridan
Shook has been to Philadelphia, and he
finds that Blaine IL strong down there.
Postmaster. James ia oil wrapped up in
Conkling's interest. He is an honest, frank,
| warm. natured man, probably the most de
| voted friend Conkling has in the city. He
| is very anxious that the Senator 6e n0mi
mated and 10 very confident he will be-"
Reporter-And yous
| interest. I am anxious for my c0untry's
| welfare. Whoever can best serve her in.
terest and get her from the condition she is
| in will be the man for me. think the Re-
| publican party ought to eucceed at the next
election, and should be cory to have the
country put back in the hands of the men
who would have surrendered her to trait
Ors.
Rsporter-How about the chances for
Washburnes
Mr., Weed-Three monehs ago I should
have selected Elihu B. Washburne a. the
Republican candidate. Everything pointed
to him. He was quiet. not candidate and
out of the race. His record was excellent.
Nothing could be saia to his discredit.
thought that, Grant being out Of the way,
he would favor Washburne. who made him
what he 10. They were intimate frieds, and
Grant owed him much. I certainly thought
this, it seems, was mistaken. He 10 not
Grants choice. also thought Wasaburne
would be Carl Schurz' choice. In this
was mistaken. l don't know Who Sch1rz
favors, but he does not favor Washburne.
Those two supports, in my opinion, be-
longed to Washburne, and would have
settled the nomination. I am not pre-
pared to say that his nomination is uncer.
tain now. I simply cay that three
BY me az the probable nominee. This ter
rible exposure of Kerr, whether true or
false, and the evidence seems complete. is
only another reason for the nomination OF
true and good man. You will find that
the delegates to that convention 81 Cincin-
natl will appreciate their individual re-
sponsibility to the full, and, unless l am
mistaken, their nomination will be deter:
mined by the good of the nation and the
good of the party rather than dictated by
the ambition or the partisans of any in
dividual man. This Kerr matter hurts.
True or false, it has killed him for the fu-
ture. The facts are very simple, and l see
no way of escape for him. 1t is inexpres-
sibly sad. All these things hurt the ooun.
try terribly. Now, as for the St. Louis
convention, the contest seems narrowed
down to Tlden and Bsyard. Tilden will be
Q weak candidate If nominated. His nOmi-
nation loses New York to the Democracy at
all events. There are too many against
him. He can not succeed. Those gentle
men, whose Albany meeting was chr0nicled
in the Herald, are not the only enemies he
will have to contend with. It is not prob
able they would do anything openly against
him, but their influence would be felt. Then
the canal ring will oppose him tooth and
nail. They have the power and the brains.
They can do it and will do it. Mr.. Tilden'a
the city similat to that of last fall. The
fact is, Tilden is too small He won little
reputation by I0neety in government when
he started of about the canal frauds, but
he lost it all as soon as it became evident
that he was u-ing his power as partisan.
He lost all tn reputation he ever had by
one single ,inlnation. He made Smith
Weed insurance commissioner, Q man whose
legislative career is perfectly we'll known.
leaders have any deliberate programme
of operations
MI. Weed-No, l do not. That is, do
not think an considerable number of
prominent or huential men have had any
conference at which settled programme
was arranged Very much depends upon
Mr.. Morton and his friends. You see quite
q number of can didates have dropped ont
Of the race: The leading men-Blaine,
Conkling and Mor.on-bave their partisane
and each is doing the best he can for him
self. What that best may be can not be
practically demonstrated till the conven-
ton assemblies and the votes are cast And
there rests the strength of men like Wash
burne. The trienus of Senator C0nkling
are devotedly his friends, and it is not
likely they would consent to the nomina-
ton of New Yorker in his place, espe-
cially one like Mr.. Wheeler. whose
friends gave to Mr.. Curtis his strength
in the Syracuse convention, and en-
abled some to claim that the con.
vention was not q unit for C01kllng.
Mr.. Morton's friends will have great deal
to cay about the candidate. But it is unsafe
to rely much on the transfer power of can
didates this year. As l said before, the
delegates to Cincinnati will be made to
feel their individual responsibility. and the
situation of the country is such that they
will feel compelled to name q man their
party can elect, for they will not dare to
peril the success of their party and thus
hand the country over to its enemies.
believe it will be impossible for candidates
to transfer their support to any great ex-
tent, and / further believe Mr.. Cameron
will be utterly unable to control the Penn
sylvsnis delegation. presume Tilden will
be nominated at Sc. Louis. certainly hope
40, for the sake of the Republican party. Ii
I were q partisan would do what could
to secure his nomination. He would GER
tainly lose New York, and be weak, very
weak. very weak before the people at large.
Southwest Pass.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June 3, 1876.
70 Captain @. W. howell, Corps Of Engineers,
United States Army:
Depth of channel at mean low tide, six
teen feet, Least width for that depth,