New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-21
{ Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1876.

WASHINGTON, July II, 1876.
The premature opening Of the presiden'
tial campaign at Hamburg, South Carolina,
ON the one hundredth anniversary day Of
our national life, by Mr.. Tilden's impetuous
| and chivalrous friends, and the fatal shoot
| ing of from half dozen to q score Of col
ored voters at that ratification effort, has
borne unexpected fruit in stirring up the
laten. prejudices Of the North and West
against entrusting the destinies of the re-
public to the red handed Ku-Klux of the
late insurrectionary States, abetted by their
obsequious abettors from other sections,
with Samuel Tilden a. figure head in the
White House. Later testimony from the
scene of the massacre, including that OF
the Attorney General Of South Caro- lima,
shows that it was but repetition OF the
atrocities of Grant and Coushatta parishes,
Louisiana, and Vlcksburg and Clinton,
Mississippi, under the leadership of one
Butler, an ex-General of the Confeder acy.
A letter from him. rendering his chivalric
services to avenge General Custer ID conf
deatly expected.
The subject of the murders was discussed
in the House last Saturday, and the said
Butler was Endorsed az q heightened,
Christian, Southern gentlemen by Southern
Representatives, as were those of his fellow.
murdersrs, acting under his invitation and
guidance. 1t is suggested that Tilden, in
case of election, make Butler Secretary of
War. 1t was reserved to Sunset Cox to
supmissively PROSTATE himself at the feet
of the bandisti in his speech on that oc-
casion, and the New York World, the
national mouthpiccs of the Democracy, in
an article of q column or more on the same
subject, fairly out-Herods the most cowardly
ante-war efforts of Northern doughfaces in
licking the dust from it's imperious masters
feet. It crawls in it's filth to a defense of
the monsters who shamed the memories of
the day by the deliberate murder of dis.
armed, illegally detained prisoners.
No event in the South for many months
has created q moro profound impression
among all classes Of intelligent American
citizens here than the Hamburg massacre.
It is regarded as an ul-tined outbreak of
the latent hatred of the Southern Democ-
racy, only awaiting Tilden's election to
work the utter humiliation of Republican
ism throughout all the territory lying
south of the Potomac river.
The progress toward an adjustment Of
the appropriation bills in controversy be-
fore conference committees is very slow,
and Notwithstanding the prophecies that
they would be compromised Tomorrow
repeatedly made, many of the bills are
seemingly as far from final passage as they
were when sent to the Senate. Among
them ara the legislative, the army and tho
consular and diplomatic bills. At each
meeting Of the committees the almost hope
less differences between the House and
Senate become more and more patent.
The silver bill, recently agreed to. issues
S5O,OOo,Oo0 subsidiary coin; makes silver
legal tender to the extent OF five dollars;
but it does not retire the greenbacks paid
into the treasury in exchange for silver.
The House appears very reluctant to au-
thorize our military to pursue Mexican
marauders into their own territory.
The recent letter from the President to
Mr.. Bristow, releasing that ex-oticial from
any obligations of secrecy, as late mem
Der of the Cabinet, is highly commended in
Republican circles, and rather damages
many Democrats, who hoped to shield
themselves behind just such reticenee as
was shown by the ex-Secretary, lately, be-
fore the committee on whisky, in explain
ing to their constituents their utter failure
in demonstrating the corruptions OF the
present administration. which they loudly
protested they would do, if elected; and,
with those believing that Mr.. Blistow has
used his official position to secure the sue
cess of his political aspirations, at the ex-
pense of the President. it is regarded az
very happy effort in checkmating his
wariIy devised plan of operation.
Mr. Yaryan is fast forfeiting the feeling
of sympathy tundeserved, the people here
are generally beginning to think extended
to him, because of his summary dismissal;
and his personal opinions of the Pres ident,
volunteered to q committee, have provoked
some publications that will damage his
character greatly for both veracity and
gratitude.
There is growing belief .here that the
seeming opposition of Tammany to Tilden,
80 blatantly and profanely manifested at
St. Louis, was, as it is often expressed, "a
put up job" planned and carried out for
the purpose of relieving Tilden Of the
odium naturally attaching to any candidate
advocated by that promoter of fraud and
debauchery.
Leading Democrats here are growing
very nervous over Tilden's hardness in
getting out his letter of acceptance. They
greatly fear that Hayes manly utterances
in his letter may leaven the whole lump,
and argue that their candidate should make
high and prompt bid on the civil service
business to counteract the bad effect ION
their party prospects) made by the Repu5-
lican standard bearer.
The Banking and Currency Committe
are, it is understood, to vote to day on the
proposition to repeal the currency act. 1t
is subject fraught with deadly peril, and
they handle it in the most gingerly manner
The committee sent to Investigate the
methods of the last Mississippi election will
soon report, and it is predicted that more
startling expose of Democratic duplicity
and villany has never been made than il
hanging over the head of that Bourbon or
| ganizat:On.