New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-02
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican.
AFFAIRS AT TIE CAPITAL.

desperation of purpose they report the Re
publican candidate ss very anxious to re
pudiate "Grantism," and that he is only re
strained from an open avowal to that effect
through fear of the damaging consequences
on his own prospects. On the other hand
the President is represented as very indig
nant and angry with Governor Hayes, and
his supporters, and as already just upon the
eve of filling every Federal office with his
own personal followers, setting his party at
defiance. A coup d'etat, after the manner
OF Napoleon ILL.,, and the permanent estab.
lishment Of "C9sarism" is darkly fore
shadowed as among the possibilities of the
next few months.
TIE President is pictured as daily in.
dulglng his unfortunate habits Of intoxica-
tion," living in a constant whirl Of baccha.
nalian license and revelry, surrounded by
besotted sycophsnts; that under such Cir
cumstances the few "reformers' occupying
Federal offices are peremptorily summoned
before him, and after having their ears
cuffed, their noses pulled, and submitting
to other indignities, they are dismissed from
| office and kicked out Of the White House,
followed by the jeers of the drunken ca
rousers there assembled. As though this
was not enough to secure the defeat of the
party, they consistently report the Pres-
| dent as having determined to overawe the
South by an army of occupation during the
fall, backed up by oceans of money, that
those voters who can not be driven through
intimidation, may be secured by corrup-
ton. Meanwhile Governor Hayes goes on
capturing recruits from the enemy, and
harmonizing his own party by his manly,
straightforward course.
Mr.. Wheeler supplements the noble let
ter Of Hayes by one equally outspoken and
acceptable, and the President manages to
get ON surprisingly we'll with his official
duties, considering his almost manical con-
dition of mind, retaining the respect of all
who come in contact with him by his kind
ness and courtesy. No one has been
frightened by these sensational falsehoods,
and no one deceived, save some of the
rank and file of their own party. The
latest attempt to place the Republican
party in an attitude of hostility to the
President was through numberless lying
reports to the effect that the President had
pardoned Avery, and was about to pardon
many others OF the whisky ring; and that
in consequence he and Attorney General
Taft had quarreled. 1t never recurs to
Bourbon politician, apparently, that the
loyal and intelligent masses making up the
Republican party have an abiding faith in
the patriotism of President U. S. Grant
not at all incompatible with the truest po-
litical devotion to their present standard
bearer, and that it will take more reputable
witness than the average Bourbon poll
tician or organ is, to shake their confidence
in either. 1t would also save them .
world of trouble if, once for all, they would
learn that the Republican masses tolerate
the broadeet latitude of opinion within the
organisation.
The partisan desperation of the House
majority is clearly pointed out in the minor
ity report of the Naval Committee, which
has been investigating Secretary Robeson
during the past seven months. This report
fully exonerstes the Secretary from any
willful transgression Of law, and shows
that the points made against him by the
majority of the committee were only pos
sible by giving undue prominence to every
thing said against and in belittling or vir-
tually disregsrding all evidence in his
favor. The attempt at impeachment has
been apparently abandoned; but that the
time squandered may not be dead loss
the testimony has all been referred to the
Judiciary Committee, with request that
the Secretary be impeached should the evi
desce warrant such course. As this move
leaves the innocence of Mr.. Robson in
doubt with thoes who have not had the op-
portunity to follow The einvestigati closely,
it is probably hoped that some converts
may be made through such transparent
trickery.
President Grant is receiving the COM
mendations of q great many people not
overwhelmingly friendly, usually, because
of his understood hostility to the iniquitous
river and harbor bill, which gives fat
contradiction to Democratic professions Of
shame q good many Republicans in Con-
gress. 1t is now thought that it will be
killed in the Senate, but sho uld it reach
the executive it would likely be knocked
on the head by veto.
At q caucus of Democratic Representa-
tives last evening it was voted to repeal
the clause Of the resumption act fixing the
date of resumption, by vote of AZ to "a
But it is still in doubt whether the imitation
lists have . majority in the Banking and
Currency Committee, thus enabling them
to report bill for that purpose. The ex-
oitement over the bill of the Committee on
Mines and Mining authorizing the restora-
ton of silver to it's old position as legal
tender, and providing for silver initiation to
the limit of the silver bullion on deposit at
the various mints and assay Offices through
out the country, has somewhat subsided,
although it is not apparent that the in
fatuated advocates of that measure nave
lost any of their enthusiasm. For q dsy or
two it looked as though it world be rushed
through on sort of tidal wave;" but the
sober second thought is doing its perfect
work.
On account of the absence of sew
eral Senators to accompany the body of
Senator Csperton to his former home in
West Virginia, no vote will be reached in
the Belknsp case until next week. Now
that the end is 90 near at hand, much inter-