, 1876-12-16
GETTING UNEASY,
A Feeling Which Now Pr; s
dominates Among North =
ern Democrats. =; s
They Fear Their Sout1 =!
Brethren Will Leav1s
Them in tho ;53
Lurch -:
And Complain that; Promi-
nent Southern Leaders
Are. Provokingly
Conserva-
tive.
A Disposition Manifested by
Them to Join Hands
with Hayes.
Democracy Having Failed Them,
They May Find Shelter
in Republicallisnt.
Gossip About This Important New
Move on the Political
Ohecker-Board.
The Louisiana Election Engages
the Attention of the
House.
Tildcn's Friends Contino Thcm-
selves to d I'crversion OF
the Facts.
Some Of the Purchased Testin1o-
ny Taken by Morrison's
Committee,
President 0rton Promptly Bnubs DEM
ocratic 1nquisitivoness.
Investigating Committees Cannot Rum-
mnCn Among Uis Ff1ns
TilQcn's Friends C0n1juc Thcm-
selves to PcryersiOn OF
the Facts.
Some Of the Purchased Testin1o-
ny Taken by Morrison's
Committee,
President 0rton Promptly snubs DEM
ocratic 1nquisitiveness.
Investigating Committees Cannot Rum
mage Among Ills Files.
TIE SITUATION.
SOUTHERN CONSERVATISM.

Special Dtspatca 10 TIE Tribune
WASHINGTON. u. t., Dcc+ l5.-Northcrn
Democrats nrc growing daily 1lorc uneasy over
the uttitudc Of leading Southern Democrats,
In their private conversation the latter 80 often
refer to the manucr in which Northern Demo-
erats failed them iu 1851 os to create a llycly
fear atnong them that Southern men may COLI
cludc to act for themselves, and without regard
to effect OIL the TlI1cn party at the North.
From present indications the effort to check
this tendency will be madc at once through
such Democratic newspapers as Tillen can con-
troll North and South, to frtghtcn the Southern
Democrats with thu cry Of dcscrters and traitors
to tic party.
1t Is alleged TINT the most prominent South
crn Democratic lcudcrs III tho House viii not In
any event leave their seats or join in nly rcyt,-
lu.tonary or viu1ont measure. ).
The Star this cycnip: has tic following OH
tho situation:
Not on)y urc the two Houacs Of Congress divided
upon tho Presidential complication, bu, there arc
divisions in party ranks IN each IIousc. zach
party has IT. radical and conservative winga Gu.
HouslY enough, the Southern Democrats arc tho
most conservative members Of thu party In tho
Democratic House. while In the Republican Senate
thr most conservative members arc Northern itc-
publicaus.
RETURNING REASON.
DotA Houses aru beginning to s1low glcam
Of sense upon the Presidential question. Tic
House has appointed a committee ol seyc1, to
consider whether m arrangement rnnnnt be
agreed upon between the two Houscs respecting
tic count. The scnatp to-day appoIntctl q
select committee Of scyrn To rnnfcr with thr
Iloueo Committee. Although thcsc committees
ute scparatc committees Ut the two bodies, yet,
so far nj the bracttt,l rffcrt 1ne. thev arr mint
1t II the frst stcn t,v:arr,s m arncoh1c ui,rs,.
mcu,,
WHO wILL SWEAR r1LprS,
Those Democrats who arc. talking of tnauc-
tlratlng 1illell anyhow say tiat they c1pect
Justfrc Field, Ut the Supreme Court, to al,uiu-
istcr tho oath Of Office.
4 yK.Y MARKED EFFECT
has been pro{l,tccd by tbs tgstf,nouy nrfntrx1
with thc Sherman rrtort, 4 good u,any ,co.
plu who laye hutt hot,bts in rcganl tn tin rca,
facts III Louisiana aru frcp to say tint It Will be
impossible fur Dctuocrats to atuud before TIM
country II, tic fuce uf a condition of nfrnIrs
proved by this testimony, Tile artIon of
tho IIousr tp.dayfn III increasing the ar,nronration
fur tts own Committees Ut Inycstfaaf!on S1OO0
and reducing the auu1,nt asked by tho Beuute.
aud agreed to by the Democrats of that body,
Dc,uxratlc side that tho KcnubJemns, tnycstI,
cation will |caye tho Democrats uttefIy without
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