The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-28

| The Hamburg re-Appropriations-Silyer
Bill-Pension to Custers Family-President,
Bristow, Yaryan n-Tammany and Tilden-Nery-
BUSINESS OF Democrats Resumption Repeal
Report Of Committee on Mississippi Election.
WASHINGTON, d. G. July IL, 1876.
The premature opening of the Presi-
dental campaign at Hamburg, S. c., on
the one hundredth anniversary day of
our national life, by Mr.. Tilden's impet-
uous and chivalric friends, and the fatal
shooting of from half dozen to a score
of colored voters at that ratification eff
fort, has borne unexpected fruit in STIR
ring up the latent prejudices of the North
and Westagainst entrusting the destinies
of the Republic to the red-handed Ku-
Klux of the late insurrectionary States,
abetted by their Obsequious apologists
from other sections, with Samuel Tilden
as a figure head in the White House.
Later testimony from the scene of the
massacre, including that of the Attorney
General of South Carolina, shows that it
was but a repetition of the atrocities of
Grant and Coushatta Parishes, Louisiana,
and Vicksburg and Clinton, Mississippi,
under the leadership of one Butler, an
ex-General of the Confederacy. Aletter
from him, rendering his chivalric servi-
ces to avenge General Custer is conf
IDENTIFY expected. The subject of the
murders was discussed in the House last
Saturday, and the said Butler was en-
dorsed as high-toned Christian South
ern gentleman by Southern Representa-
tives as were those of his fellow murder
ers, acting under his invitation ard
guidance. He suggested that Tilden, in
case of election, make Butler Secretary
of War. 1t was reserved to Sunset Cox
to submissively PROSTATE himself at the
feet of the banditte in his speech on that
occasion, and the New York World, the
national mouthpiece of the Democracy,
in an article of column or more on the
same subject, fairly out Herods the most
cowardlY ante-war efforts of Northern
doughfaces in licking the dust from its
imperious masters feet. 1t crawls in its
| filth to defense of the monsters who
shamed the memories of the day by the
deliberate murder of disarmed, illegally
detained prisoners. No event in the
South for many months has created
more profound impression among all
classes of intelligent American citizens
here than the Hamburg massacre. 1t
is regarded as an ill-timed outbreak of
the latent hatred of the Southern De-
mocracy, only awaiting Tilden's election
to work the utter humiliation of Repub-
licanism throughout all the territory
lying South of the Potomac river.
The progress towards an adjustment
of the appropriation bills in controversy
before Conference Committees is very
slow, and notwithstanding the prophe
cies 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 are the legislative,
the army and the consular and diplO-
matte bills. At each meeting Of the
committees the almost hopeless difieren-
ces between the House and Senate be-
come more and more patent:
The silver bill, recently agreed to- is
sues SJO,OOOOO0, subsidiary coin, makes
silver legal tender to the extent of five
dollars; but it does not retire the green
backs paid into the Treasury in exchange
for silver. Dispatches received from
General Crook by the War Department
relieves the feeling of universal anxiety
relative to his safety, and again demon
strates the unreliable character Of the
baseless rumors resulting from a public
panic, following an unexpected disaster
The House, on Saturday, voted $50 per
month to General Clusters father, moth
er and widow, each.
The House appears very reluctant to
authorize our military to pursue Mexi-
can marauders into their own territory.
The recent letter from the President
to Mr. Bristow, releasing that ex-official
from any obligations of secrecy as a late
member of the Cabinet, is highly COM
mended in Republican circles and rather
damages many Democrats who hoped TO
shield themselves behind just such re-
ticence as was shown by ytheex-Secretary
lately before the Committee on whisky,
in explaining to their constituents, their
utter failure in demonstrating the cor
ruptions of the present administration,
which they so loudly protested they
would do if elected; and with those be-
lieving that Mr.. Bristow has used his
official position to secure the success of
his political aspirations at the expense of
the President, it is regarded as a very
happy effort in check-mating his warilv
devised plan Of operation. Mr.. Yaryan
is fast forfeiting the feeling of sympathy
(undeserved, people here are generally
beginning to think) extended to him |
because of his summary dismissal, and
his personal opinions of the President, \
volunteered to a committee, have pro- |
voked some publications that will dam !
age his character greatly for both veraci- |
ty and gratitude.
There is 4 growing belief here that the |
seeming opposition of Tammany to Til |
den so blatantly and profinely manifest
ed at st. Louis, was, as it is often ex- |
pressed, "a put up job" planned and car
ried out for the purpose of relieving Til |
den of the odium naturally attaching to |
any candidate advocated by that promo
ter of fraud and debauchery.
Leading Democrats here are growing |
very nervous over Tildens tardiness in |
getting out his letter Of acceptance.
They greatly fear that Hayes manly ut
terances in his letter may leayen the |
whole lump, and argue that their candi-
date should make high and prompt bid |
on the civil service business to counter
act the bad effect..(on their party pros
pects) made by the Republican standard
bearer.
The Banking and Currency Commit
tee 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 report of the Committee sent to
investigate the methods of the last Mis-
sissippl election will soon report, and it
is predicted that a more startling expose
OF Democratic duplicity and villainy has
never been made than is hanging over
the head of that Bourbon organization.
The hot weather has been succeeded |
by delightfully."- cool days and nights for
the past forty-eight hours.
MAXWELL