The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-02-05
Public Opinion.

The independent voter has
really an uDmerited hard time of
it. He wants to do right. and ne
has tried to 40 right; but the
elements at the present are dead
against Kim. Here it is Grant,
and there the Rag Baby on
this side the Confederate briga-
diers, on that the Radical c0rrup.
tlonists; the devil behind him,
the deep sea in front. 1t is too
bad. Well may he mus,9ur with
the unhappy Christian In Watts
hymn
Between two seas OH one small point Of
Wearied, uncertain and amazed stand
-CONYier Journal.
The only newspaper in the
United States TO censure Gov.
Chamberlain, OF South Caroliua,
tor trying to keep Moses and
Whipper from the bench is the
favOrite White House organ at
Washington. 1t thus commentss
"Gov. Chamberlain has been
invelgled into u path of political
turpitude, which must eventually
end i'll his personal political des-
tructiOn. By shrewd and care
fully prepared scheme the Demo-
cr;lcy have succeeded in making
him a pseudo-apostate from his
party constituency, and securing
his gubernatOrial influence To
further their efforts in overthrow
ing the Republican power in the
State.' So Moses and Whippey
are admitted to be the representa
tives of the "Repubiican power
in the State" That is justification
enough of the Governors psen
do.apOstasy."-N. Y. Tribune.
The last attack OH Gen. Sch~nck
comes from Ha,per's Weekly which
says it has hitherto efained
from commenting Oh the Emm
Nine scandal, becanse the facts
were so lmperfectly known. 1t
now regards the publication of
the original contract between
Gen. Schenck and Mr.. TrenOr
w. Park, together with the facts
embodied in Mr.. Keverdy John.
sons letter, az constituting a
sufficient asOn for holding
that Gen. Scheack Is at least
guilty Of an iudiscretlon will sufii
GENTLY grave to Authorize and
require his recall.-N. Y. Tribune.
To the domination OF the negro
the white citizens of South Caro-
lima will not submit. This ia no
threat 1t is the simple declara-
tiOn Ut the cOnyictiOn that things
have come to such a pass that,
it we do not mend them, We must
emlgrate or starve, We do not
intend to emigrate. This State is
too precious to be abandoned. We
will hold it and keep it. We are
here, and We mean to stay
Chrleston Ners and Courier (Dem).
Prof. Seelye, of Massachusetts,
over whose election to Congress
last year the ''independentn news
paper were SO jubilant, is lOosing
favor with that class of journals
because lie shows u disposition
to regard the school question as
one Of great Importance. He will
find. after little more experience
in public life, that representative
Independently" is expected to be
simply a servlle tool OF the mean
est lot of plotters and bummers
aud deasl=beats that ever appear
ed in the political arena.-Troy
Times Rep.I
The next coWDaign is beginn
ming to be understood among the
people as a new trial of a very
old issue, which the returning
soldiers understood t have been
settled by the war.-N. O, Repub
lican.
Whatever may have been
thought of the wisdom OF policy
of the resumption act u year ago,
it is perfectly clear now that it is
Daralizing business, checking en-
terprise, and interfering with the
healthy growth of the country,
II it were a mere dead letter, do
ing no good nor harm. Moreover,
it is apparent to every body ds q
matter Of fact that the Govern.
ment cannot possibly resume
specie payments on the LIST of
January 1870.-Ipdjaaapolis Joars
nal (Rep.)
The other day . Vicksburg
father gently said "Don't stuff
.ksSO l.,s int =