New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-12

Especial Cores ondence OF the Republican
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
WARRINGTON SAINT

Especial Cores :ondence OF the Republican,
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, September 8, 1876.
The attitude of the Democratic party was
never more disgraceful, its determination
to win through fraud, violence and blood
shed more evident, or it's deadly hostility
70 Republican form of government more
marked than in the present campaign. By
Its virtual Endorsement of Tilden's alleged
perjury and deliberate swindles upon the
government it has forfeited all claim it
ever had to the regard Of its honest sup
porters; and its attempts to meet the
charges against their candidates by ex-
plantations so pitiable as to make their
ottenses against honor, honesty and patriot
ism the more glaring, merits the contempt
and indignation that is moving the masses
all over the country to a realizing sense of
the dangers Of Democratic triumph in
November. The ill-concealed chuckles of
the leaders because prosecution is barred
by the statute Of limitations, are not cal
culated to impress intelligent men very
favorably with the standard of Democratic
morality.
Every bree 70 from the South is heavy and
sickening with the dying wall of the vic
Tins of Ku-Klux raiders and the "rife
clubs The Southern Democratic press is
practically unanimous in demanding solid
electoral vote for Tilden, and inculcates
resort to the most heroic measures with that
end in view. Every days mail brings in
telligence Of some new outrage upon the
white and colored Republicans South of the
Potomac. Every pretext to murder unof-
Tending citizens to insure the requisite
state of terror is seized with hungry
avidity; and slight offenses against the law
are visited with capital punishment.
The leaders in the North and West have
no word of condemnation for this sanguin-
ary method of their Southern associates in
conducting the Tilden canvass. Not one
hearty warning to desist from their savage
barbarities has been uttered by their press
or speakers; but the government is the OBJ
jective point of all their spiteful attacks,
for it's efforts in behalf of q fair election,
and its avowed purpose to bring to speedy
punishment all offenders against law and
order.
No man in the Democratic conventions
South can be nominated to the smallest
| Office who is not q known and sincere
| mourner at the grave of the 'lOst cause
and any expression that can be construed
in favor of the equality Of the late slave
with his master, before the law, is visited
| with the most complete social ostracism; and
| if, to this is added the exasperating trans
| gression of favoring educational facilities
| for the colored citizen, the criminal is like
ly to FEEL the general disapprobation by a
summons from the Ku-Klux to leave the
country within q given date, or suffer
| death.
| The nominees Of almost every Demo
cratic State convention in the North, a.
we'll as those designated at st. Louis, are
men who rendered themselves odious tt
the loyal sentiment of their respective
States during the war by their sympathy
for the rebellion; their opposition tc
| reinforcing the Union armies; theil
encouragement Of draft riots; theil
defense Of rebel incendiaries who at
tempted the destruction of Northern
cities by the torch and of the Confederate
authorities, who starved our soldiers in
Southern prisons. This tendency of the
Northern Democrat was emphasized in the
late convention at Saratoga by the demand
for lifelong Democrat as their candidate
| and their insults to Mr.. Dorsheimer, who
has served them with an abjectness rarely
equaled since his desertion from the Repub
licans.
| No believes Mr.. Adams would have beer
nominated had there been any hope enter
tanned of Democratic success in Msssa
chusetts. AS it is, 1ilden is simply using
him for his own selfish purposes!
The recent letter of instructions of At
torney General Taft for the guidance o
United States officials during the preseA
campaign receive the unqualified commen
dation of his own party. There is probabl!
not one we'll informed Democrat out o
every thousand in the country who appre
hended any interfeIen ence Of the administra
lion with the elections, save to preserve tn
to vote as he pleases. Yet l can name
half dozen Democratic papers which hav
come under my own observation which ar
stirring up the smouldering tres of the lat
rebellion, and advise that force be repellet
bv force, and the evidence is too abundan
that these pestilent organs are needed to b.
denied.
Another startling revelation showing
conspiracy on the part of late Secretar.
Bristow against the President, for the puz
pose of securing his (Bristow's) nomination
at Cincinnati, is promised. 1t has createt
something of sensation here; and it i
patent to all observers that q great revolu
ton in sentiment has taken place amonl
the temporary and permanent residents o
our city as favorable to the President as i
is unfavorable to his detractors.
1t is intimated that the work on tn
Washington monument will be resumed ii
few days. The association which has ha'
nominal possession Of it has transferred
by deed to the government, and it has bee1
accepted.
Many of the discharges designated t
take place on the tenth of October hav
been already made, although the pay of tn
victims will extend up to that date. Almos
every one discharged is making strenuou
efforts to have the decision against them re
versed. But without very strong influence
their prospects for reappointment are no
flattering. Many Democrats have beel