New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24

NEW tJKI0ANS IN
Isreeisi Cornsro: de.ee Of the Repubncsp.]
WASHINGTON. October 20. 1876.
The proclamation Of President Grant,
commanding the "Livalric members of
Wade Hampton's riAs- clubs and other
armed assaasins to disperse and retire to
their homee, with Secretary Camerons in
structions to General Sherman. has fur
nished residents and strangers subject of
discussion of which none ever appear to tire.
Upon tho announcement of the decision
of the Cabinet in the premises. and of the
Presidents prompt and determined action,
An impromptu meeting of some of tho rebel
Democratic leaders ecjourniDg here, came
OF, at which the distinguished leader of
the South Carolina Ku.K lux, and candidate
advised to withdraw from the canvass, al
low the election to 90 by default, and trust
to tho ex-Confederate House to reject ito
electoral vote when 1t came to sum mp next
winter. Much. virtuOus indignation vas
also expressed that the grim occupant of
the White House had dared to intsrpose in
behalf of the Republicans of that State; but
upon moro mature deliberatiop, the advice
was decided to have been premature; and
after few hours devoted to Cooling off,"
the covert hints of armed resistance to the
United States authorities. SO freely INDUCED
in during the first paroxysm Of rage. are NO
longer heard; and the prevailing sentiment
now appears in favor Of assuming the role
Of martyrs to the tyranny Of q ''despotis
government"
Advices from Hampton seem TO indicate
no intention Of abandonment of the atrocious
methods adopted by the red-handed De-
mocracy of that State in order to their sue
cess and that of .'reform" in November.
The sentiment Of approval of the Presi.
dents course ia almost universal among Re-
publicans, many moderate Democrats AID
that large class of non-partisan citizens
whose convictions come from an intelligent
comprehension of the fatal consequences to
Republican government were the election
to 'bs decided by the bowie knife, the der
ringer, the rifle and shotgun, a has been
proposed BY tho unreconstruoted of the
| South, encouraged by the Copperhead
masses OF the North and West Y
General Sherman appears in dead earnest,
and If the sanguinary cut-throsts compos-
ing the bulk of South Carolina Democracy
take counsel of prudence and safety, they
will hasten to comply with tho letter and
spirit of the notice served upon them.
Otherwise, they are likely to pay . severe
penalty fur listening to the plan of the cam
psign 20 dictated to the rank and file BY
| the "reformer's" managers. who Issue their
bloody manifestoee from safe places in New
York city and from other conreIi lent and
safe points. ... ISL
I Large aooessions to the stream of centen-
NAL visitors coutinually sweeping through
the national capital were made on the oc-
casion of the tenth annual meeting of the
Association of the Army Of the Tennessee
in this city on the eighteenth instant,
when the statue of General Mcpherson
Thousands OF enthusiastic and sppreciative
people. The ststue 10 favorbly spoken of
by the critics, and the heroism Of the SOL
dier whose memory it served to perpetuate
rendered it an occasion of great and gen
eral interest. The members of tho associa-
ton have been "wined and dined" by citi-
zens and by the District government to q
generous extent Yesterday was devoted by
them to . vieit to Mount Vernon, and the
subj ,ct of the Southern situation was often
and earnestly discussed By those intelli
gent veterans ia manner very chilling te
Democratic aspirations; and the substance
of their views and purposes, as gathered
by the sentiments expressed on yesterday
excursion, il to the effect that should they
be provoked to another hostile visit to tb,
refractory States composing the late 90
called Confederacy, the,r mission woult
only have been accomplished With tn
total and absolute wiping ont of their State
lines. .,
From over the sea come more de6nit'
mutterings of general European war thar
any heretofore heard. and which three ten
to d:smember and fnish the ''sick man
with headquartera Mt Constantinople. Note
of preparation are heard all over Europ
for the terrific struggle which now sppsar
almost inevitable, and which will delug
Eastern Europe with the blood Of counties
thousands to crafty the capricious mood
of . half dozen men, who, only few shor
years since, were held to be empsfors AM
kings "by the grace Of God" who had in
vested these despots with some of tn
divinity inhering exclusively in Him .
tho Sovereign of the Universe-the grea
King Of Kings. While deprecating tn
misery, suffering and distress always &C
compauying war, it is evident that such
convulsion as is threatened would be
golden opportunity to the citizens of thes
United States. MAXWELL.
Spurned in the Hease Of their Friends
The following is from the Colfax Gro,1
iclc of October II:
On Sunday last these worthless cam
driving into Coltax from Cotile. There ad
| vent was known beforehand, and the re
ception they received was of the very cool
est SORT 1t was thought they would speaf
here last Monday. and it may have beef
their intention to have done so; but finding
that the coiored people were very much IN
oensed against them, they cor cluded tia
discretion was the better part Of valor, ant
they left for more cODgenial parts. ThOs
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