Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-25
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March l6, 20,

NOTWITHSTANDING lut GOII ApliOil9 anu
profligaey of the Republican party, of
BeIknap's shame and disgrace, New
Hampshire has gone Republican by two
or three thousand majority.
"Money did t." you exclaim.
When the people know that they arc
being outraged in purse, good namee. g. and
happiness, they will fly from their ene-
mics to friends; but when they have to
choose between evils they viii not stir.
Ben Hills speech, the perversion Of
fuckers and JEFF Davis letter gave the
weak Democrats an excuse for selling
and the Republicans bought them. The
moral sentiment OF New Hampshire had
rebslled against Democracy before Bel
knap fell, and the Republicans "set" it
with money.
As an evidence of the fact that the
Democratic party is held responsible for
the war and its attending evils, and that
the Northern sentiment is still against it,
1 give you extracts from leading North
ern papers, that are considered as indie
pendent.
Cincinnati Commercial: The Republi-
cans Oh new 4ldlupslAAC HcCit " A@fN
found IL necessary TO draw the line some
where. They have confidence in the in
tegrity of the party, though they may
not take stock In Grantism and Belknap-
cry. And so they went into the election
Yesterday and won. Itis not n promising
beginning of the Presidential year for
the party Of the other part.
New York Herald: Belknap's fall did
not irspire confidence In the Democratic
party, and the people of New Hampshire
did not quite see the wisdom of jumping
out of the frying pan into the fire. They
deemed it better to bear the ills they had,
than fly to those they knew not of =
When the pot party goes into political
canvass with the kettle party, neither
votes nor confidence can be gained by
calling the kettle black.
N Graphic: The people have not
recovered from their profound distrust of
Democratic managers contracted during
the war, and the recent demonstrations
in Congress have confirmed instead of re-
moving their suspicious. The attitude
of the Democrats on the currency ques-
ton is puzZling and far from satisfactory.
The fact that Democratic House has
been in session three months and half,
and has done absolutely nothing but bun
gle and blunder, tells powerfully against
the party in the country. The tidal wave,
which so much was made Of two years
ago, was caused very largely by the hard
times; but the Democrats are doing moth
ing and propose to do nothing 10 make
times better, and they do not even sug-
gest radical reform of the civil service
that shall make official hlaifeasance i'm
possible.
The "blOOdy shirt" is power when
ever you can get the people to look at it.
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and not gaze, but when Ben Hill tells
them that they are meaneF than We, and
Jeff Davis scOrns to accept pardon that
has to be asked for, the old warsenttment
revives and the "blOody shirt is a thing
of life. Hill is honest, but he is not
''judgematic."
Understand me. | endorse every word
that Ben Hill uttered. lie spoke the
trath, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, but then it was unwise and inn
polite to do so. There was no necessity
for it.
The New Hampshire election will yet
prove blessing in disguise. Had we
CARRIED it, we would have gone to glori-
flying and exulting; nominated Bour-
bon for President and got beaten for our
pains. As it is. The South will form an
alliance with West and select standard
bearer who will carry the conservative
vote. Judge Davis or some man of his
character. Ii has already had bad ef-
feet on the Republicans. From the date
of the Belknap exposure TO the election
not one word was said about Conkling,
Morton or Blaine for President. Bris-
tow was the man whose name was in the
mouth of every Republican. Since the
New Hampshire election, they have even
commenced endorsing Grant again, while
the old political rats have commenced
gnawing away for the trio of old candi-
dates. ts. nE
Ii BristOw is nominated he cannot be
beat unless by Davis. II Morton, Conk-
ling or Blaine are put forward, almost
any honest liberal Northern man can de-
feat them-Davis certainly; Hendrix,
Thurman OF Bayard possibly. II
So you see, after all we can eongratu-
late ourselves that it is as well with us as
it is.
was little premature in stating that
the specie resumption act would be re
pealed last week. From some reason,
best known TO the managers, its repeal
has been postponed. Itis now before Con-
gress and vote will probably be reached
to-day.
Your representative, Gen. J. ID. &. At
kins, notice, has succeeded in doing
something practical for the city of Jack
son. lie introduced soma time ago a bill
10 establish a branch Of the United States
Court at Jackson. The bill introduced
by Atkins, provided that it should have
exclusive jurisdiction over causes arising
in Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur,
Dyer, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson, Hen
ry, Lake, Madison, McNairy, Obion and
Weakly counties The committee were
of the opinion that this would be viTtu-
ally creating a new court. They there
fore reported, and the House passed the
bill establishing a branch of the Court at
Jacks II. In order to let the Court un-
derstand or 10 eonStrue the intent of the
law in regard to the jurisdiction. Mr.
Atkins said:
IN auulilon 10 TIE ldCtS slated bN my
colleague MIR. Caldwell, of Tennesseel
that at Jackson there are larger IL
braries and more eommOdiOus buildings
for court purposes, will remark that
Jackson is very fiOuriShing city, aud is
at or near the geographical center of tnat
division Of the State. ! merely wish to
ask one question of the gentleman who
reports this substitute. | am aware that
the introduction of the substitute is in
tended to prevent the establishment of
separate and distinct judicial division
by providing for two terms in that diviS-
ion but l desire to ask whether it is not
admissible and expected that process
shall issue from this court at jackson TO
the counties named in the original bill,
which l introduced.
Mr.. Hurd: Undoubtedly il is true that
the court will have power TO Issue pro-
cess to the particular counties named in
the original bill presented by the gentle.
man from Tennessee, and it will un-
dOubtedly be the pleasure, as it will be
the duty, of the judge of that court TO
so issue process as that the interests of
litigants in those counties may be best
promoted.
The intention here plainly expressed,
is, thar the business of the counties men
toned in the original bill shall be carried