New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-25
Especial Cores .ondence of the Republican.
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON. August 81

Auo WIotcuouly OulI duu etokAhAu JUL
dition that usually sets in with the disper-
sion of Congress, the fight of the Presi-
dent and other prominent officials to the
seashore or mountains, and the annual
vacation of clerks, away on their "summer
leave" is largely relieved the present sea-
son by the thousands Of centennial visitors
who include the national capital as one Of
the many points of interest to be seen dur.
ing season given over to patriotic prompt.
ings. With those Of them who have already
made their visit to the great exposition
language is totally inadequate to impart
the Impressions made by an inspection of
it's wonderful creations. The immensity of
its aggregated exhibits and of their almost
miraculous character is attested by the
nearly universal verdict of those returning
to their homes, to the effect that, although
their visit to Philadelphia had been for
months in contemplation, and their imsg-
nations had been permitted to run riot
that length of time as to it's probable char
acter, they had no adequate conception of
it's marvellous variety, beauty or extent;
and that the first view was attended with
sense of chaos and bewilderment, gradually
succeeded by an appreciation of its SYM
metrical proportions and the vast character
of the enterprise. The testimony as
to its unequaled educational facilities
is almost as uniform with intelligent
visitore, and the effect of the recitals
of those returning on those just going
who meet in our streets, hotels and
other places OF resort, is to excite the fancy
to an almost insuppoftable degree, and old
age becomes again endowed with the fervor
and alacrity of youth as the prepar arations to
resume the journey to this magician's land
are hurriedly completed.
An attempt has been made by some of
our Washington correspondents to appear
smart and of very cosmopolitan habits, de-
rived from extensive travel, at the expen 90
of our visitors. Such criticisms and unkind
remarks are not justified by the demesnor
here of any but q very small fraction of the
scores of strangers who have made this
stopping place ON their pilgrimage since
last May, and only make the pretensions of
such writers ridiculous.
The recent order of Secretary Cameron.
directing General Sherman to dispose of the
available military force under his COM
mand, so as to be able to give needed as
sistance where it is required by compel ent
authority, to the end that every voter,
Republican or Democrat. black or white,
may be protected in the right of American
citizenship, has dismsyed the spirit of Ku-
Kluxism nominating portion of the Demo.
cratic party, while it has enraged the lead
ers who have relied upon carrying their
respective States this fall for the great re-
former through the terror already existing,
and by the Inauguration Of other Hamburg
massacres to the extent necessary,
while the government, deferred by
the howl of "bloody Shirt" remains
a passive spectator of a repetition of
atrocities which have exhausted the pa
tience, charity and forbearance of the
Christian sentiment of the world. And the
Democratic party should not deal too
harshly with Scott Lord because he gave
the President pretext for interfering-or
perhaps 1 should say, justified such inter.
ference-by his preamble and resolution,
which his political associates found more
difficult of deglatition even than the
nauseating and in every way repulsive
crow diet which many of them have sub
sisted on since the St. Louis convention.
President Grant did not wait for Demo
cratic permission to enforce the laws
against their party tactics in the South;
but he is not disposed any the less to do
his duty because they did unwillingiy or
unwittingly give it.
room for doubt that Hendricks was Gen
eralissimo, or, at least, high officer in the
cowardly organizations of the Knights of
the Golden Circle and the Sons of Liberty,
who were organized for the avowed pur-
pose of resisting drafts, and to aid and abet
the enemy in every way compatible with
their safety, whether it was by factious op-
position to the war measures Of the govern
ment; furnishing arms and other necessa-
ries to rebels; inviting invasion; rejoicing
over rebel victories and deploring their de.
feats; encouraging rebel emissaries in their
efforts to destroy populous Northern cities
by the incendiary's torch, or to aid in the
destruction of our armies by the distribu-
ton of clothing reeking with pestilence and
death. To this tail of q ticket there is q
head, whose record, from 1861 to 1865, mi.
croscopicslly scrutinized, yields no evil
dence of sympathy with the government
during those four long years of gloom and
uncertainty.
The death of Speaker Kerr is regretted
by every one. He was universally con-
ceded to be man of unflinching integrity,
including in the number those who had
no sympathy with his political views, and
his heroism, displayed when racked by the
agony of his last illness, has increased the
respect with which he was everywhere re-
garded.
President Grant and family left the city
on Saturday for Long Branch. where he
proposes remaining until October, but the
White House is visited every day by large
numbers of strangers in town.
About forty clerks of the Treasury De-
partment have taken advantage of the
proposition OF the Secretary to give to such
as would voluntarily resign two months
pay, and have sought their bread and but
ter by other avenues. But only such as
were assured by their natural timidity, Or
by more tangible evidence that their heads
would come of, are likely to yield until the