The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

sions unwllhnSly entertained IN all
Republican circles this morning of
Tilden's triumph, and the prompt
acquiescence in the result manifested
by members of the apparently de-
feated party here at the capital, brings
vividly back to che minds of old res
idents the ominous mutterings and
openly avowed determination heard
here to resist the transfer of the gov
ernment to the victorious Republican
party, when the dispatches had con-
firned the success of Mr.. Lincoln, on
the morning subsequent to the cleo
ton, sixteen years ago. The marked
contrast between the condition of the
country then and now, crowds the
memory with the infinite number of
changes wrought by the Republican
party during the memorable years
that intervene. 4 complete revOiu-
tion of our social fabric has been ac-
eomplished, and four millions of men
and women have had the shackles of
slavery stricken from their limbs, and
been lifted from the degradation and
moral darkness surrounding them,
with no rights recognized 10y govern
merit, aud invested with AL the rights,
privileges and immnnities of American
citizenship. The whole spirit of the
government, which for quarter Of IL
century had been directed to the per-
petuatiun of caste, intolerance, ignor-
ance and the power of might, has been
persuaded into harmonious accord
with the purposes of the highest de-
velopment of Christian civilization,
based upon the eternal foundations Of
liberty in willing and perfect subor-
dination to law. A gigantic rebellion,
precipitated by the defeated party,
AG'lSN VI -ito pui itpSS-tlC uItCA uc-
struction of the governmeut-andw was
finally suppressed through the anpre-
cedented sacrifices OF the intelligent
masses of the North and West and
the burdensome debt contracted in
its suppression has been yearly di-
created with leniency and magnan-
amity that amazed the world. Our
foreign relations, which had been
dangerously disturbed 10y the govern
meuts connivance at tilibustering
its arbitrary and hostile treatment of
feeble powers; its determined purpose
to foicibly possess itself of foreign
territory against the will of its pe0-
pie and government, and by other
matters of international dispute that
were advantageously aud amicably
adjusted by the tact and wisdom of
Republican administration. The joint
etfert of several governments of mon
archial Europe to establish foreign
prince upon the ruins of the Mexican
Republic as a menace to US, was baf-
fled aud its promoters forced to ADAM
don the design III disgrace. Compli-
cations growing out of Englaud's un-
friendly attitude, with the evident
purpose of hasteuing our disintegra-
tion, and whose equitable settlement
could only be obtained, as generally
believed, through an appeal to arms,
was happily and fairly accomplished
by the peaceful method of arbitration
as proposed by our President, APP
proved by his Cabinet and ratified by
Congress. Spain was constrained,
likewise, to acknowledge her wrong
in the Virginius affair and to promptly
repair it, without resort to force so
OlaG We S!ldll tiausIGE llle duIl1lDlSGTH-
tion of the government to Democracy
if indeed Democracy has carried the
election, with no foreign misunder-
standing or complication as IA pretext
for quarreling with our near or re-
mote neighbors, aud with the princi-
pie of arbitration so firmly established,
that the old methods formerly i'll
vogue will become more aud more
odious as intelligence becomes more
general and the peaceable fruits of
righteousness more desirable. With
no war and no general system of in
ternal improvements to call for ex
traordiDary expenditures, Buchanan's
administration could only effect loans
at ruinous rate Of interest and the
public credit was ut very low ebb J
uI,araao NOW with an i0mpnsa dpht