New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-01
Especial Correspondence Of the hepnphcan'
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, D. c., July %, 1871

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WASHINGTON, D. c., July %, 1876.
The purpose sought to be accomplished
by the numerous lying dispatches and lei
ters cent away from this city all over tn
country to the effect that the President ha'
pardoned Avery, and was about to pardo'
others of the whisky conspirators, and ha'
thereby brought about rupture betwee'
himself and Attorney General Taft ant
other prominent Republicans, very badly
miscarried. 1t was probably hoped tha
| before the falsehoods could be refuted tha
the leaders throughout the country woule
| have put themselves in an attitude OF hos
| tility to the administration, thus prevent
| ing, or, at least, retarding the com
plete unifcatiOn of the great Repub
lican party, with all its factions hsr
moniously moving forward to the pull.
ing down of the stroDgholds OF the
enemy. The same purpose is manifested in
the thousand and one reports from the
same veraciOus sources to the effect
that Hayes was determined upon
and his official appointees, and that
the President, on the other hand, maddened
and almost insane from an over indulgence
in his "besetting SIM had determined to
drive all honest men and "refOrmers" out
of Office, and replace them by the ''servile
creatures of his own will; that he had
openly repudiated Hayes, and that he
would exert all the influence of the admin
istration to compass his defeat, or that he
had given assurances that the South was
to be again invaded by federal army, and
that those of the voters too honest to be
bribed were to be subdued into submis
sion to the Republican party by the
bayonet. To be sure there is want of con-
sistency in these contradictory statements,
but 1t is fact that statements like these,
and others equally conflicting and absurd,
have been industriously sent all over the
country within the past four weeks, show
ing the desperation Of the ex-Confederate
Democracy.
The trial of Belknap has virtually closed
and We are now only waiting the formal
verdict as to his guilt or innocence. The
public manifest but little interest and some
curiosity as to what that shall be. A vote
will not probably be reached until next
week. as several of the Senators are away
to attend the funeral of Senator Caperton,
who died here very suddenly few days
since.
&c bo,o Ia = %bo
ing appropriation bills still pending before
the several conference committees, and it
is believed that they will all have been
compromised and passed by next Monday
evening or by Tuesday evening at furthest
The river and harbor bills, which has
been kicked and cutfed and condemned by
almost every one out of Congress for the
past two or three months, bids fair to fail in
the Senate. Even were it to pass that body
it is confidently predicted that the Presi-
dent would give it it's quietus through q
veto.
The repudiatOrs among the honest De-
won victory last night in caucus.
The proposition to repeal the date fixed for
the resumption of specie payment was car
ried by vote of AZ to "a; but they are not
over sanguine as to final victory, because it
is said that Mr.. Gibson, Of the Committee Of
Banking and Currency, remained obstinate
in his purpose to oppose the repeal, thus
insuring majority in favor Of resumption,
and defeating the report Of any bill for it's
postponement.
The mad excitement Of the last five days
over the silver initiation proposition reported
by the Committee on Mines and Mining has
subsided. The bill, az reported,
provided for the issue of coin notes of the
of $50 and multiples thereof
up to $lO, 600, redeemsble by the mints and
assay offices from the gold and silver on de-
posit; and their issue was only limited by
the value Of such deposits. These coin
notes were to be receivablee for all dues to
the United States, and all debts, public and
private, not specified to be paid in gold. 1t
is believed that it can not pass the House
without essential modification. and that it's
defeat would be sure in the Senate. But it
has many and enthusiastic friends.
Our city contains many strangers on their
way from the West to Philadelphia, and
he present cool weather enables them to
do" the national Capitol and take the GUS
omary trip to Mount Vernon, with every
comfort and much satisfaction. The attend
lnce at the centennial, which become re-
luced to a very low figure during the past |
week Of the intensely hot weather, is again |
and the management is hopeful
hat 1t will continue to swell from this time |
lp to the close in November. Many of the |
'isitors are temporarily here, at Cape May,
Atlantic City, Long Branch, Ocean Grove,
md further up the coast toward Maine.
MAXWELL. !