The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM our Special Correspondent.l

1
of Judge Moses, of the Supreme Court
of South Carolina. In the past, for SC
long time that the memory of man
hardly runneth to the contrary, the vo
cabulary of Democratic abuse and vitu
peration has been exhausted in the
search for terms that would fittingly
characterize the monstrocities of his
character. But since the collision be,
tween the Court and the members ofth
Canvassing Board, he, with his associates
has been metamorphosed into the "Just
Judge" seeking only TO vindicate out,
ragged law and to preserve intact the lib
critics of the people against the assaults
of the usurpers constituting the Canvass
ing Board. OF such is Confederate, cop
perhead Democracy.
The revolutionary programme of Mr.
Clarkson Potter, as enunciated through
the columns of the New York World, OF
the 23d inst, and the utterances of the
representatives of the Ohio Democracy
at late convocation, .have attracted
much attention here among thoughtful
people. The heroic remedy prescribed
by DIR. Potter, for defeat Gf it shall
prove to be such) which came simply
through lack of votes, is not generally
approved because, among other reasons,
it is totally at variance in spirit with the
foundations upon which the fathers
reared the structure of American repub-
lican government; and it is practically
repugnant to the secessionist of 1861,
who practiced what he preached in the
war that followed, because it is, in effect,
precisely the remedy that was unsuccess-
fully administered at that time to cure
an ailment very much like the one now
affecting the body polite. The only per
ceivable difference is in the method OF
administration. 1t sgenerally conceded
that the mantle of Vallandigham has fall
len upon upon Mr.. Ewing's shoulders;
and the Southern ex-Confederate in
Washington has more than once given
expression to the reflections occasioned
by Mr.. Ewings reputed speech to the
effect that the utterance of similar senti-
ments on the part of Northern Demo
Gratis sixteen years ago hurried the South
into a rebellion-by which she was hui
inflated and lost everything, including
her pet institution,-slavery; that had it
not been for the encouragement thus
rendered them, and the material aid
proffered, they had never attempted the
substitution of a slave empire for the
Republic of 1776; that the memories Of
their cowardly desertion are still green
and fresh; and that if Messrs. Potter,
Ewing & Co, desire the Inauguration of
Mr.. Tilden by force of arms, they are at
liberty 10 proceed with the enterprise.
The South has had quite enough of such
rash undertakings for the present gene
ration at least.
The proceedings in South Carolina,
Louisiana and Florida are watched with
uniagging interest, but our city is as de-
void of any excitement as though the
Presidential election was an event of
two years ago; and were it not for the
mischievious efforts of interested politi-
clans to propagate the impression that
those States are for Tilden, and that any
other result will have been arrived at
through fraud, there would be general
feeling of acquiescence in the decision to
be hereafter announced by the officers
legally qualified for that duty.
Every one appears TO feel relieved that
the premature celebration of Tilden's
election on the 29th inst has been aban-
doned During the campaign we have
had in our midst two rival Democratic
organizations, the Democratic Jackson
association and the Tilden and Hen
dricks Reform Club" The former is
rather an exclusive affair, composed of
old Bourbons-the most of them-of
whom the late Garrett DAVIS was the
prototype. Men who honestly and thor
oughly detest the iconoclastic Yankees
who have made such terrible havoc
among the images so universally wor-
shipped here at his (the Yankees) first
invasion in March, 1861, and men whose
faces are set as hintss against the won
derful achievments wrought out since
that date The other-the Reform
Club"-made up from recruits from
every source, who were all made well
come, so that they were @reformers"-
had the demonstration in charge. But
members of the rival association refused
to cooperate; and many Republicans
and Democrats demonstrated against IT
as likely to lead to a breach of the peace.
For long while the jealous members
refused to entertain objections, but final
ly yielded to what appeared to be a
pretty universal sentiment against it
There was a vague, ill-defined feeling
that it would make trouble; and there is,
/ believe, good ground for the quite
prevalent belief that the Government
was in possession of information in con-
nection with the proposed celebration,
that justified all the precautionary meas
ures that have been taken.
s. S. Cox is in the field thus early,
looking for the Speakership. 1t is said
that he is Tildenis preference, and that
Hewitt will labor for him. Randall,
Saylor and Morrison are the other candi-
dates spoken of most l believe that
Cox is the most, and Saylor the least Of
fensive to Republicans. The jobbers
and lobbyists are rapidly filling up the
hotels, and there is general feeling that
q stormy session-quite as much 50 as
any since 1s60-61 will be witnessed by
the thousands who are already crowding
into the city, or who will be here within
the next ten days, to remain during the
winter. Maxwell.