The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-12-28
The Political Clouds are Dreaklne.

stcr, in the beginning of his most
famous speech, "has been tossed tor
incny days in the thick wulthor and
Oh IN unknown spa, no naturally
avail himself # the first pause in
the storm, the earliest glance OF the
s;,E, to tuko his latitude "nd usco -.
tain how far The Il mcn,s h..ve driven
hlm from his true cpu:sc" The oc-
casion to which this striking Ian
guNgc WIS applied was trivial in com
pal lson with the waves On which orr
politics have be drifting, and tn,
thick, threatening clouds which havo
hung over them sor tho last six
weeks. 1t has been m,tter of
doubt in many anxious minds w,lct!.
er ur lnstltGtlonh VIC: G uut dostine
to bo wrecked either hy IL civil war
or Dy IL uiSagrecmcut between tac
two houses wni Ia would ui5toou,c
and destroy tho govcrnnlcnt-,a
danger by no n,onns chimegicuI If
t Sen to should rncogn ze one NAN
aa President Hrlu the House anot!l-
e.. The storm which seemed to be
diving ub upon these Gunxan rutk
has Sd fax ablted that We ale abie To
take advantage of the carries; piance
OF thc SIN through the breaking
clouds and make observations for
determining the present k.ti.ulo OF
tho siilp and hoadng it tow&l Il so.ne
safe port. The drsling w.stors still
bs9t against her sides for as when
thc ocean hns Ecoa TcXol Ly a tn
pest tho waves continue to rvIl .,ftor
the stoim has spent It's violence, 50
popular ogitstit Ms do not imn.edi-
"tciy suhsitie Wien their causes be
gin to slnckon. But the VIC thor
beaten maj incr who watches tho sky
discoyors when ho may ST f:ly dis
miss his anxiety.
We have, perhaps, undulJ pro-
lrnHed this figure, but it seems 80
nj an image oi tic political situa-
ton tlt't we have dwoit upon it iot
TIC 81, ko of the application. 10 bo
sa:o liins;ation is not argume: ;
but whom the facts hy which an
opinion is supported a,a derived
tr''m sources winch do not permit
their publication III detail we en-
oniy indicate tl4cn in ouch u way as
to RAISE expectation and prepare the
publ" 10 waCch .or ana ia;1rl4ct d.
p achl * Developments We affirm
tn ihuch cohti:cn"o. a5ld on suti.-
tl1''t information, t.tnj tie great
danger Is past-t.:at "rho wave has
paSse" tAc s'.ip.' There is .n en-
til tly differ ent tone o. Ioeli1,s ompng
tie p"llLicai leaders on b5th si;luJ
from that which existed e,gnt doN i
%To. 1t is not Il c:anse founded; en-
HTythlnS SO uns,,hs5ant as me, o
sentiment, bat upon II now view Of
the situation growing out Of au,l
conpolled bya better i>no"lAd&:o Of
the facts. Within Tie !us5 fcw l2ys
the conii ,ienco Of ti!e Eepub ian;
at Washington has been shaken in
the soundnosS of lhoi' cla;lns to o. @
Of moro OF Tho disputed States, and
they wil]p ob .bly use ,he ..;irantarc
ticy pc sse. in the electoral ce. IL
G .teH and then coutioj or ihe oe,,uts
/,
both pnrties will ~eq,;,sco. Tho
shnpc into which the cl,.ctiun is iiE.z-
ly to pass, is Il failure on both sid, 8
t. secure u hr;o:i:y in the final
count, wien tl.e liunse, III pursu-
aacc Of the constitution, VIII cl,ct
Ri. Iltdaa i'ioAihen; ana Tho Senate
elect Mr. Hn"elev resident
for the ensuing; tour years.
Indeed, no other result is consti,a
tlonai.y possible if t).e reports Of The
coinnnttlcs now pu,s;:lng tn2i,.
Investigations IN tie sSurtn anai;
snoM t!r,t Mr. Hayes ID no: entifle;:
to al the diapH,ed votaS--a Jesuit
which IS now yencr i y axp"oS:d.
IL ~ nc ,nca,.5iu:io"% ;in,j i ;l.oy
cannot be honc>:lly "ou ted fox II ,1,r:s
th2y '"u. t fiiaieio~" ho couy.tsY,t Io,'
llldrh. Ilowevar c:ei.r,y it may he
s !c"n tE%c tnis oasht t, hive bcnn
the rc"n't it iH too lace for it 10 %
accomplished ncw. i"la luell 90,
"tSc cs nin in@lr:nou.,tablc. Take