New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-14

0cli \ the barsme1oe whiAh isdjoAses tn
business pulse in tbs county. While news
pApee nay hoUl from. day 70 day, threat
| Of the Democratic party move for the i'm
parchment Of President Grant, yet tn
vslae Of the government's promise to pa
risss steadily in the maeket, a. it becomes
| moro and moro evident that Govefno
l Hayes b elected and will be peacefully in
suEurated Pcesident Of the United States
Gold resched lower point yesterday thar
upon any day since the close of the v ar
Il laughs, - It wore, with provoking mock
C6xes, and at the pesdlent sheets that how
and enarl Ut the administrations. The price
of gold shsws that the business men of thil
country, the men Of brains who control the
great Uommercisl affairs Of the nation, l0ol
deeper into the future than the politicians
give them credit for. They sec at 9
glance that there is no merit in the
claims Of Mr.. Tildeu and his friends
They note the conduct If the Governor
Of Oregon. inspired and directed from
headquarters. They see that there 10 NO
question Of principle involved in the Demo.
cratic struggle for power. They note the
fact that 'he noise comes altogether from
the htlf million hungry corm0rants who
each thought, on the morning after the cleo
ton, that the offices we're within their reach.
They note the fact that the gamblers could
we'll afford to make considerable noise in
order to have the bets declared off and save
the million or more dollars they had wager
ed on Tilden's election. The smart bHsi-
ness head takes in the whole situation at q
glance, and gold goes down. The impOria-
ton of gold it is tr1e il heavy. but this is
an evidence that foreign inanciers have
confidence in our stability and the peaceful
adjustment of every difficulty that may arise
out of the questions between parties. Poll
tics is the profession of very small proper
ton of our people, ard those who are not
professional politicians have but lit,is in;
tereet In the mere question OF who ehall fill
III, government offices. The masses of the
people are not likely to be deeply moved by
The howl CT the hunter for q pcstOffice.
There 10 class of men in this country who
were rebt Is during the war, who resided in
the Northern or in the neutral S.ates, and
did not suffer but rather profit d by the re.
bellion. They then had NO desire for the
preservation Of the Unior, aud have none
to-day. They are now writing and speak
ing in favor ct resistance to the inaugura.
ton of Governor Hayes. They are we'll
distributed through the Northern States.
and are thoroughly understood by the
Southern people to be blatant towards
There is every indcsioplthat the business
men Of this country intend to turn their
minds to business. and the sooner they do
80 the better. We have haryes ted fine
crops; We have exported largely in excess Of
our imports; the tide Of gold 10 turned in
our favor; We are on the bridge of resump-
ton, over which We are forbidden to 20
faster than . walk under heavy pains
and penalties. We muat pass that bridge
before confidence and buoyancy in trade
will fully come. There is no danger now if
10 only 60 steadily forward. The moment
10 reach specie payments and find how lit
tie We need gold and how much We need
exchange in our commerce we will laugh at
our former approximations, willis confidence
and commerce will leap forward hand in
hand and returning prosperity will come to
ell Glasses. "Wnat ehall we say then3"
Shall We excite tumult. and talk about the
downfall Of tho republic; talk of dead
States" and make fools Of ourselves gem
orally? Or shall we 90 on in business, re-
aucing national ana individual indebted
ness from day to day, and march steadily
along on the high road to prosperity No
can arise in the presidential
,0ntest that is not subject to peaceful solu-
ion and settlement. The nan who SUP.
noses that the country is gciug to arm. over
he Offices 10 . fool; and he that is trying to
road the people Into madness is worse than |
} ool.-Indianopolis Journal.