New-York tribune., 1876-12-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

Have the Presidents impeachers been bull.
dozed or what has become of themi
IL is suggested that Gov. Grover will hire
hall when ne arrives at Washington and will then read
his mysterious pamphlet He will also have to hire an
audience to listen to H.
The South was made solid for war once
against its WILL and does not propose TO be led into the
blundcr again. When the bOOdthirsty Northern editor
finds this out he will stop making exhibition OF him
self
The New-YOrk Democracy should hold war
meeting with Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania ON Jan
g. There are several statesmen among them who would
not have to prepare speeches, since those made "
them In 1861 win answer the purpose.
Just think of itl Gov. Hayes, egged on by
Zach Chandler actually attempted TO goDbe the en-
tire batch Of Southern statesmen and would have sue
ceeded il the shrewd Democratic leaders hadn't dscoV'
cred the plot and scared the SOutherners out OF It, This
must be So for all the Reform" editors are in white
heat about It, To casual observer, however, II loo1
II the ~OuthernerS aforesaid were ulcolnnOny Wiling
10 be goDble,.
If the South Carolina Democrats had wished
to hurt their own badly possible they could
not have found effective way OF doing it than by
electng Gen NJ. c. Butler TO the United States senah
There has been good deal OF sympathy for them htE
erto among farminded OF all parties in the NOrtn
but they have given this feeling staggering blow BY
placing their Endorsement upon tho leading spe 0 yS0
VI the most cOdDlOOded massacres In our recent hsO
Here is more cOntemptuous mention Of inc
valiant editor who wants Tiden or blood. The aus"
Statesman Of Texas says: "What idiots are they Woo
mount the spawned, windbrOken hobby OF stupehduo~
Southern chvalry and spout about southern inter'~
ton in behalf of Tilden Hayes. Can't somebody "
found TO go around among the little faring-up news
papers ana bore their editors for the simplest Ihey arc
incapable OF serving rden the country IN the 'e
nature OF things and should not be suffered by exerIa
of rant and blowhard,sn, TO place the south IN & a AZ
position, and destroy the only hope for the eOhcsss
Justice and right to the Democratic party"
The responsibility for the fracture IN 1ns
civil service rules caused by the change Of posnie'
at Philadelphia, according TO HarperS WeeE'S ~ pss
rather upon the Senate than upon the President !"
these reasons: If the President had renommaeu Wv
late postmaster at Philadelphia, Senator Cameron. Wv
Republican senator from Pennsylvania, would nav
opposed him, and the courtesy OF the Senate "Ou,
have sustained his opposition The President Nous
have been compelled either to leave the post vacant
make another nomination. He saw the dilemma W"
decided TO take the latter course. In our JudsODs
however he should have discharged his own duty "'
was plain and have renominated an admirable ar s N.
perenced officer IL the Senate had ttleeted hii he
President would have done his duty The action ot
senate would have forcbly called public aitentY1 a
practical usurpatlOn as one oi the worst OWLS oi nina
ent monstrous system OF appointments in 'no
service" -.
President Grant and Gen. Logan are no'
the only candidates for the United States eena'oa
from Illinois. 1t would be brefer task TO gave
the leading men" in the State who are not
than TO give one OF those who are. As Dehef INC .sa
publicans nor Democrats have majority on Joln'
there are unlimited possibilities for aspiran~ OIL
tses Senator Logan will in all probability reOe Ia
Republican caucus nomination, but this wiz no' -.
him. The Republicans have at most cny ioo A.
2O4 members, and at least IL OF that loo sie .ab
posed TO enter the After MI Logan 'ns .'er
ican candidates Gen. Grant, Col inseIse ,s,sro
u. n, Washburne, Messrs Milton Hay, william Isn ..,n
III Q. Burchsrd. ana Gov Beveridge On the pem.
side the sspirsnls arc Consrsssmsn h'rrs'n'