Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-04-29

lion, the Court adjourned. The crowd
slowly dispersed, and left the Senate
to proceed with its regular business.
Belknap bore himself coolly ard
impassively, and except for the place
ne occupied, might have been mistaken
for dsintefeSted spectator. What
ever may have bcen his trepidatiou,
wien his viliany was first brought TO
light, it is evident that be has recov-
cred, and is determined to brazen it
out.
PRESIDENTIAL.
If ANYTHING is to be deduced from
the general tone OF conversation here,
The recently published sentiments of
the Louisville Coulier-J Ournal will
meet with the approval of the Demo
cratic party at large. There can be
no question but that a very large
portion of intelligent Republicans are
thoroughly Disguised with their own
party and :hat,under i,spreSent leaders
they will not give it more than
negative support But it is by no
means certain that these dlsaifected
persons will vote the Democratic
ticket. They will do So only in case
the democratic party nominate a mau
50 far superior 10 the nominee Of the
Republican party in point of character
and record as an Administration
rcformer, as to make the mere ques-
ton of party of secondary importance.
The class Of votes refereed to is not
to be caught by the nomination By
the Democracy Of man of Republic
can antecedents aud proc!ivi,ies. Such
nomination will also fail to excite
the enthusiasm of the Democratic
masses. The nominee must be life
long Democ. at, and Democrat who
will not only command tue confidence
aad respect of Republicans as well as
Democrats, but who can at the same
time carry those Eastern States which
are now Democratic. If it shall ap-
pear that Western man can not do
this, and that wisdom demands the
nomination of Daysrd, Parker or Til.
den, there is every indication that the
voice of wisdom will be listened to
This is the language of Western mer
whc would prefer to have Western
man nominated, but who are prepared
TO sacrifice ibeir preference 10 what
they concede 10 DC party necessity.
GRANT "GoING TO THE BAD"
DOM Piatt is a great admirer o
the President and bis family, and i
must have grieved him very much t.
write the following item. Its trutl
is his only Justification:
at is well known about Washing
ton that General Grant, vexed anC
worried over late developments, ha:
resor,ed to his old remedy for relief
In other words he has been so Jude
the influence of Intoxicating liquor!
as to be at times incapable of seeins
visitors or transacting business. Cpol
last Sunday We drove by the ASYLUM
for luDatics, at the moment whel
General Grant came out at the gat
and started to walk to the city. Their
was no mistaking the flushed ant
bloated face aud unsteady gait.
ave take no pleasure in thus pub
lishilg so sad a fact; but we ar
} struck with the superstition that S
hedges in q President that the matte
is spoken of with bated breath, al,
kept from publication as if our Pres
) dent were His Sacred Majesty, God
amounted, not to be spoken of in pei
. sonal comment or criticism. Th
sooner we get ourselves out of thi
sickening funkcyism, and return t
the old Jeffersonian doctrine of reput
lican simplicity, that regards tb
Office holder as o citizen, the healthie
, it will be for the President and th
better for US. If this official does nc
respect his Office, We do not i1ten
respecting him" -....r
That Don is not inspired by a pc
sonal dislike for Grant is evident; fc
!, he devotes considerable space in hi
!, paper to attempting to show tba
Grant and Babcock could have ha
; no knowledge of the safe burglar
: business, and thinks that Babcock
indictment Cor that offense is all
mistake. Babcock, himself. seemed I
L expect it, however; for be was on ban
before the Grand Jury came 10, aD'
. in five minutes after the indictmel
was presented, be appeared with Bos
Shepherd, who went his bail. A sa
gloom overspfeads the White Hous
!. just now, with every prospect
sadder aud gloomier times to come.
Col. Fred. Grant has gone no or
: Knows where, perhaps TO join b
! uncle Corbin, "wbere the woodbif
,winetb." 1t is certain, however, tb'
Washington knows him no NOR
And it is said that subphenea woul
, have hard work to find him. In fac
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