New-York tribune., 1876-11-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Presidential situation is already the
] monumental mudde Of the century. Every day in
| creases its raniiiedtions
| Mr. Tilden pays no heed to WattersOn's
warnings He has fears Of assassination at the hands
OF desperate Republicans and refuses to shirt Of
| chain armOr.
The only place to view the situation calmly
is on the top Of the fence The who sits there and
discounts impary so cent from the statements Of
both sides will get nearest to the truthand that VIII
not be near enough 10 give him much comfort
Mr.. Clarkson Potter hastens to say that his
remarkable letter the powers OF the House OF
counting the electoral vote represents
himself only II is clear however, from the eager and
ioyfu manner with which the Democratic press receives
it and indorses its onoluslon that II represents the
views of that party, or rather Its hopes
Ex-Gov. Palmer of Illinois does not anticipate
anything like civil war, Notwithstanding the CORY at
tude OF the Democratic press He says either party
the North will submit to injustice and to be cheated out
Of tho Presidency before it will fight Mr. Palmer has
evidently long enough in the Democratic party to
understand that Its bark is Immensely more tefiiDe san
its bite.
1t looks as if the country would be Obliged
TO struggle along Tor time at least without the states
manship OF Senator logan. The illinois Legislature
stands 80 Republicans, % Democrats. and seven Iude
pendents or the latter six formerly Republicans
and one was a Democrat. They hold the balance Of
power and may take into their heads TO recect Mr.
Logan, but nobody expects such surprise
There have been several unmistakable indi-
cations that Democrats expected 10 receive the yoo
OF Oregon and this dispatch from "Duke" Gwin which
has come to light in Portland, is another; "John g.
Kelly. Portland. OREGON: have supposed had reason
to rely upon your state. have private adyices that
efforts are being made to out. Spare exer
tion expense in looking after the State VIII be re-
sponsble and rely upon you Answgsat what houf you
receive this 10 me ut the New-10rk Hotel"
The Nation thus makes light of mOmentous
p IN haf no tI,tt
being concentrated at Washington, and that Gen Grant
has begun preparation OF his annual message There
is no between these two facts but they have
caused good deal OF CONSERVATION and not unnatura
There constitutional provision against either, butH
has been OF the most generally admitted virtues
Gen. Grants somewhat unpopular administration tnas
while he has hestaed to perform what be believed
to be his duties under the Constitution, he has never
tried as in this case do them all AT once and what Tue
consequences may be no man tell Fortunately.
however the forces now concentrating at the caa "a
few In numbers, and constitute what The HOftd "V""
cali troops Tor one"
One of the most cOmmendablc traits OF INC
Democracy is the thoroughness with which they fe''
THE TRIBUNE and all OF its publications. They ba'e'e
Gently been made very happy by the grand disco'e'
a foot-note in The TRIBUNE ALMANAC IN winch 'n'
Louisiana Returning Board is spoken OF ID terms OF %
paragement. Their eloso study Of THE ALMANAC w's'
have prevented them from reading The DAILY IIbeHS
Win IDclr uhual care, OF else lhcy Woutu
that the old distrust OF the Returning Board has De
repeated there again and again within the past Ors
accompanied With the demand that the members oil 'u
board be closely watched, but not accused OF dsho
in this case until they have done omething IL desen'
There is no sense in yelling fire before there y "s
smoke The trouble just now is TO find anything "
make even smoke out Of No intelligent man
doubted frCm the first that the honest vote OF e"'D
the three so-called doubtful States was Republican
spite of all the camor;ng and screaming OF the pN
Gratis tho Of the votes actually cast has
majort!es for Hayes both Florida and south
The old fashioned frauds on both sides which nave ks
every election in Louisiana for the past ten ears
tho case there complicated; bu che exsehS hSsrilv
Legitimate Republican majority IN the state - tair
questioned by honest men who join intellgeuce " -
cand0r.
The Southern correspondent of The Ohe'" s,.
matt Commercial had conversation with Presiden' W
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, at New-Oreu,
day or two ago. He describes the President as
smallish old man, with round wrinked face ana w..
hair and whiskers. aud hands that seem to have ho
nlow instead OF the helm OF State Wells ia planter -
exslayeholdcr, q Union who carried ON an in''''