The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-26

that the contest depends upon am
one State. The most prominent o
the Republican leaders admit this
Mr. Butler says: Mr.. Tilden's election
is not improbable. The leading Re
publican organ of Indiana gives up
the fight, and roundly abuses the
party managers for the policy they
have adopted. Senator Morton has
abandoned Indiana for California, and
Harrison is coming to New York TO
speak.
There is evidently going to be the
same concentrating of the whole
Administration army, in this State
and New Jersey, as they were in In
diana two weeks ago. But concen-
trating against the Democracy OF
New York, is attacking the Gibralter
Of the Democracy, and the attempt
to carry the stronghold will only re-
suit in the utter destruction of the at
lacking force.
The truth is, that the Republican
leaders have abandoned hope. They
see the impossibility of beating Til
den in this State, and they cannot
elect Hayes without the vote of New
York. The betting is now t,co to one
in favor of Tilden, and at the pool
rooms last evening, Republicans we're
seen betting on Tilden's success, and
giving those odds. There is virtually
panic in the Republican camp.
New York State will give TiIden sew
enty thousand majority; all those who
were holding off until the contest in
Indiana was decided will now vote
the Democratic ticket.
The correspondence between Gen
erals Hooker and McQuade ends the
pretense that the soldiers will support
the radical party. Gen. Hooker de-
precates the soldiers business in polls
tics, but says that the great conven~
ton at Indianapolis was necessary and
proper in contradiction of the radical
claims. He, however, holds that an
efficient protest having been made at
that convention, further National as
semblages Of soldiers for political pur-
poses should be discouraged, because,
while the veteran soldiers should
make the best citizens, the use Of mil
itary titles and distinctions, and the
combination of soldiers rs a separate
class, should be discouraged in politi-
cal affairs.
Gen. Rockers letter is well receiv-
ed among Democratic soldiers, and
forms are being circulated in this city
and elsewhere, declaring the inten-
tiOns of the signers to vote for Tilden
and Hendricks, and approving the
letter of Gems. Hooker and McQuade.
1t is expected that at least one hun
bred thousand signatures will be re-
ceived during this week. The move>
ments will be very effective in wash>
ing the bloody shirt. The truth is
that the majority of sailors and sold
iers will support Til1en and Hem
bricks, just as the majority of any
other class of citizens will do. But
ex-soldiers and sailors have by their
experience and their habit of discipline,
acquired a love for order which natu
rally inclines them to oppose the waste
and extravaganza of loose administra-
ton of affairs. Therefore they are
now strong for reform, and they are
equally strong for union because
some were more anxious for a speedy
and final settlement of difficulties.
a striking instance of this is the
fact that the soldiers at the Soldiers
Home have voted almost unanimous
ly the Democratic ticket, and that Mr.
McMahon owes his election to their
vote. Governor Noyes and many
other leading Radical orators, made
extraordinary efforts to carry the vote
of the MANNED veterans for Hayes, but
their efforts were pOwerless against
the soldiers determination to support
reunion and reform.
Already twelve companies Of artil-
lery, armed as infantry, and two COM
panies of infantry, have been sent
from this point to South Carolina III
compliance with the orders of Came
ron, the Secretary of War, under au>
thority of Grants proclamation. The
whole Atlantic coast is absolutely de-
nuded of defenders TO supply a suffi-
cient number of troops to control the
South Carolina election. A short
time ago there was call for the same
troops TO meet our savage enemies on
the plains, but the War Department
declared that not another man could
be spareu from the coast defence, and
now we see the men who could not he
sent against Sitting Bull and his saw
age hords, forwarded instantly to take
part in the work Of oppression of the
electors of the South, the troops of the
United States not serviceable against
IFS enemies in the field are found
ready for service when necessary to
deprive citizens Of their suffrage.
The cost of transportation of these
troops to South Carolina, their main
tenance there, the necessary waste of
camp and garrison equipage in
the political campaign, and their
transportation to their former sta
tons after election, will exceed one
million of dollars. The State of
South Carolina has a militia force
well armed and equipped, and num-
bering over eighteen thousand men.
No portions of the powers of the State
have been used TO suppress this imag-
mary instruction. The call for Ma
tional troops is without precedent and
without excuse, and the only acts of
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