New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17

ybobos 70 be seen before he can tell which
"a. q, the fence to get down FROM His soul must De
,sbed with tho reports that agitated RepuOcahs are
A,rc forth concerning the marvellous amounts Gov
5cn Is going spend IN the canvass Maine Is 10 ne
1cd with greenbacks half million is to be expended
~ diaua ana now Ohio comes in for her share, Tor me
n,reloud leader informs the doubtful patriots that
80, Intends to spend million dollars, and that
irSe sum will to Ohio. Perhaps this IS an rue out
lno cred If he does know that his entire Weatn
scccTId NOT turn Ohio against Gov Hayes.
The last session of Congress was not only
a.. most imbecile and useless, but it came very
~ 10 being the longest record, there having been
- three longer ones TIE Springfield Republican gives
-. ocount of them In 1880, the debate on the Mis-
Compronise delayed things so seriously that the
sSournment did MT fall like a poulnce-to borrow
w. Holiness professional simie-until Sept. 30. III
o,s Congress sat till Aug 3O-the delay III this case
og caused by the rroracted wrange override Speaker
n,n at the beginning OF the session, an episode which
~ Ranks has the best reasons for remembering since
adod in his elevation TO the chair The XLth Con
us n S66-67) sat straight through, 10 watch Andy
johnson With tins exception inc present SeSSlo Is '
longest IN 20 years -,
president Grant has been talking with \
r,.hirctoo correspondent OF The Herald concerning
,,,tord Wilson's story of the Whisky Ring troubles
ne saws he never asked Secretary BStow Tor MS rcSis
,,on hut ON three different occasions when the Secre
,arv had voluntarily proposed TO resign c had pre-
ed 'N'''i''4'''''''
,oucht out ans facts bearing upon himself and former
.hes of the White House, the President sand he was
, IN leave the whole matter TO the judgment of the
rtrv He did not believe Gems. BabcocA ana Porter
- had any connection whatever with the Black friday
oss As for MI Bristow, the President sal always
ar,,ed him with the fullest confidence, goodwill aud
-, . lint my friends laughed AT me when gave 1t
IesIg' o. INV 9pinion from facts and information
inmS;bt 10 my knowledge by persons whom ihOusht
p;s6Ie mat there was a conspiracy on foot IN Which
S AT pertaining to the Presidential candidacy
andI regret the conclusion forced upon me nov, t.'
sbcre WAS more than seeming truth III the suioaiuoh
Abram {. Hewitt is mentioned with approval
=, democratic papers in the interior rs can datc Tor
co.ornor II MIR Hewitt should be nominated. The Il 10
,caos would find il necessary to roll up Their sleeves
l, Hewitt has however, uuexpircd COnSreSsona
term 10 fill and has national campaign on hs EanHs as
,b head of the National Committee. Running Tor Gov
ornor il usually enough TO occupy all the spare uue oI
~ ohle hodied man. and Mr.. Hewitt will hardly care to
ada this 10 his other lab0rs Meantime MI IcWitt mas
written very manly and sensible letter in reply to IN
iies ne IN whether lie is candidate for rCnomnanon
q congress He SAWS " / hold that nominations are
Neither 10 be sought nor declined by any citizen do
NOT think that have any more right to decline can
~ perfo,m a public duty than l have to demaud
nomination from my felow-citizans. 1t is Tor
them to decide whom they will call upon to rep
rasent them in the councils of the nation, and the man
so called upon is not justified in refusing TO serve uS
his health or his circumstances OF fortune OF laS
kp
Congress do not and will seek II On lie con
tary shall he glad to be allowed 10 retire mo lFHdle
life but the general voice OF my CONSTITUENCIES an
again placed IN nomination, cannot discern any So0u
excuse which make for declining Tie Out! anu inc
honor Of being their representative
The Southern correspondent of The C'ncR-
man Commercial says Of ,he Alaba ma election; "ILe
election was not carried by force /; was not kuhnH
election or ANYTHING OF the sort The state wa rearAa-
bly, and agreeably quiet. and is yet Not man was
killed on election day, far as have been able 10 learn
or was there resort TO intimidation or violence ore
the election There night raiders or men masked
or unmasked going about to the terror OF the ntso
advising them at the point of the shotgun u woe uo
Den ocratic ticket Ii in essential features iif
election In some counties there may have been ni
sort Of intimidation but nothing Of the kni that Will
alone account for the overwhelming Democratic victory
The Republicans by their quarres brought 1t upon them
selves in large degree. They confused the minds OF the
negroes until they hardly knew how to vote ana the r.
suit was perhaps $4,000 did not vote OF coarse th!s
settles the status of Alabama tor the present She
will go for linden by large majority, bu'
less than that OF this week. The white RcpuD
ljcon vote in the north part OF the State amounting De
fore the Civil Rights agitation 10 about 1000 has never
recovered from that blow. Before that the 7aic wa,
close, but white Republicans held the DaiiNcc OF
mower, and held Che State Republican unih the ClNii
Rights bill drove them pellmel INTO the DcihocI
pary -Four years ago there counties III tins cd OF
The State containing nearly thousand Wlltc li'pdDl-
cans but the Civil Rights agitation the number was
reduced TO one hundred Altogether tlie icpup-
lcan outlook in Alabama dismal, and sue VIII JON lc
solid South in November with neatncSs ana oSalcD'