The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-07
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 30, 1876.
EDITOR CHIEF;
There seems to be a determination
on the part Of the rebel Democrats in
South Carolina to carry that State fol
Tilden tail hazards and their plan
of organization if not checked will be
very effective. These I" reformers
have introduced in the present cam
paign IL new feature. The circulation
of political documents and stump
speaking is an old process that needs
reforming. The shotgun argument
is the latest style adopted by the
Southern Chivalry, and is one that
requires but little preparation and
carries with itconyincing arguments
so convincing that the person upon
whom these arguments are brought
to bear never votes q radical ticket
again. Indeed, he has no further use
for the elective franchise. Letters
have been received by Senator Patter-
son, now in this city, stating that from
thirty to one hundred coi0red men
were killed in the recent slaughter IN
South Carolina and as many more
driven into t he swamps. 1t has been
the policy of the Republican party
whenever these outrages have been
committed to counsel peace and for
bearance Oh the part of the negroes,
but there is Il point beyond which for
Learance ceases to be virtue. A war
of races at present seems imminent in
parts of the South, and come when it
will and let the result be what it may,
the rebel Democracy viii be the ag-
gressive party and must be held re-
sponsibIe before the country. There
are some pure men in the party no
doubt, and it is an enigma beyond
finding ont how they can fraternize
with traitors and murderegs. There
is not representative man i'll the
party who has yet spoken-no, not
oue-who has not excused and palli
ated these Southern outrages, and it
requires no prophetic vision to see
that, with Tilden il the presidential
chair, the lifeaof neitheE white or
black Republicans in the Sonth would
be worth button. The government
Yesterday closed the presentation of
its evidence in the Babcock safe
burglary conspiracy case. Mir. Cook
for defense said they could make
their opening and conclude their tes-
timony by the usual hour of recess
morrow 1t is very doubtful wheth-
er case can he made against Gen.
Babcock with the jury, but counsel
for the government claim that they
will be able to show that lie was the
originator and chief abettor of the
conspiracy.
One of the great events OF this cen-
tennial year, the explosion at Hell
Gate, eliminated last Sunday and was
"A success. There was 10 accident, 40
injury to person orproperty, no distur-
bance of any kind; much to the disap-
pointment of many who had predicted
that dire and dreadful disasters would
attend the explosion. The New York
papers devote whole pages to de-
scription of the scenes and incidents
connected with the work.
While the Q hunters of South Caro-
lima are engaged in the Innocent
amusement Of !" killing niggers," the
people in the East are holding meet
ings aud raising subscriptions i'll aid
of the sufferers in the yellow fever
districts. This disease is becoming
epidemic and much fear is entertained
that it will ravage the Southern sea
board as far north as Baltimore. AL
ready large amounts Of money and
medicine have been collected i'll New
York aud other cities and forwarded
to the authorities at Savannah, Geor-
gia, and some of the most eminent
physicians OF New York hd We started
for the stricken city.
The commission authorized By Con
gress to choose the site for the naval
Statue, peace" have selected the
intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue
and First street, just at the main en-
trance of the Capitol grounds. There
will be a large circle at this point and
in the centre of this the statue will be
erected. This monument was made
by Franklin Simmons III Rome and
was recently brought to this city on
the Z. S. steamer supply 1t is of
white marble, and was paid for by