New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-16
t9peeial Correspondence Of the Republican,
! AFFAIRS At THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, August 9, 1876.


jority Of those addressed. On the con-
tzary, Governor Tildsn has 90 disguised his
meaning and purposes -designedly it
seems-upon these points that his declara-
tions arc susceptible Of almost any construc.
tion, and may mean much. little or nothing
At all. Such. at least, il the almost univer-
sal opinion begotten here by . perusal of his
letter of nearly forty days incuba-
tion.. His utterances relative to tho
currency are regarded a. symptom.
ATTIC of . complete, sbject surrender to the
repudistors of the West, headed by Gov
ernor Hendricks, rather ambiguously ex-
pressed as blind to his hard money sup
porters of the East. Notwithstanding his
professed desires for . non-partisan civil
service reform, his treatment Of that mat.
tor 10 accepted ~ . notification Of clean
sweep Of every Republican official upon his
induction into Office, the resulting vacan-
oies - b filled BY political friends graded
in accordance with the partisan services
performed. Inasmuoh - hs 10 tho recog-
nized leader Of his party in State whore
one particular sect, from the ranks Of which
the bulk Of his party il made up, has been
tho recipient of special fayors ct the ex-
pense Of al others and whore the efficiency
OF the pubiie schools has been notoriously
saeri6csd st the behssts Of the priesthood,
isAd in Tie absence q asything said to tho
osatrary, - must b, and h, considered in
sympAthy with the usages and traditions
OF tie New York Democracy On that point.
F, Tho Latter Of Geveenor Hendricks Il
everywhere accepted - proof that he il
hidebound Bourbon. without variAbleness
or the shadow Of turning, who yearns
for return to the days Of slavery with al
ies attendant barbaE1sms and debasing in.
fiuences. The studious avoidance Of both Of
any mention of the Democratic outrages
and murders in the South, leaves them in
the position Of tscitly approving the Ku-
Klnx and White League methods Of con-
ducting political eanpaigns and piling mp
Democratic majorities.
/ The date of final adjournment of Congress
has beenoften anticipated and the immediate
passage Of the remaining appropriation bills
- often predicted. Nevertheless one Of the
most important Of these-the legislative b
still in doubt. The last conference committee
reported that no agreement had been
resshsd and the discussions among its men,
beEs showed that . compFomise was hardly
possible 20 long - that prince Of salary
grabbers. Randall had the management of
the House portion Of the committee. Evil
dences Of mutiny against his tyrannicsl
rule multiply on the Democratic side. both
in tho House and Senate; and q demand for
his retirement is imminent. He is the real
stumbling block, and his egotism and pig
headed obstinacy IL coming to be apprs-
eiated by his own party. The river and
harbor bill viii probably pass the House
without fnaterial alteration ~ cent to it
from tho Senate. s...
Mr.. Throckmortoh yestsrdsy startled the
reformers and economists Of the House b.
tho introduction of . resolution to pay
Fitzhugh his salary mp to tho fnt Of
August. He has been loafing around town,
ccgitatfng upon the mutability Of political
positions, ever since his summary disgrace
last May. He Is not near - much Of
"favorite," nor does he compare ~ favor
ably in stature with ''old Grant - he did
when he and Fay were feeding ont of the
public crib; and it is sought by this steal
from public funds to got him out Of town,
where he il standing menace to many Of
his Democratic friends.
A very hot debate occurred the other
day in the Senate over the motion of Mr..
Morton to print 900 extra copies of tho
Presidents message relative to tho Ham
burg butcheries. 1t was probably intended
py the motion TO force Democratic
Senators to declare their position. It
was IN embarrassing matter to them,
and they, no doubt, were. sincere
in their protestations of abhorrence, but
the humiliating fact remains that the exi.
genciss of their party leads them to ignore
such atroc tiles until driven to take sides
for or against the assassins; and in their
effort to evade the consequences and to BE-
little such Democratic murders their cor
demnation il half-hearted. and always ex-
pressed in IN apologetie strain, and do
prived Of all force and point by admixture
with wholesale denunciations Of the mur-
dered victims Of Ku Klux ssvsgery and Of
tho Republican party. Tho report Of tho
committee sent to investigate Mississippi
will tax their ingenuity to the utmost. It
shows . condition of terrorism impossible
except. in community under tho domlniea
of savsges. Intimidation and wantoa muir
dees were everywhere the rals. The com
mittss declare that the present officials
secured their places BY such means, and
should mot be recognized by the United
States sovernnent, and they further recon-
mend that the State be remanded to tor
ritsrial form Of government in the event
that such practices are persisted in.
The inflationists have been jubilant ever
since the passage Of the bin repeating the
clause Of the resumption act which fxes .
definite date for resumption. Il Il not be.
lisvea that Blands bill eaa be got through,
its opponents having 20 far defeated every
move to bring it before the House.
4 Wild rumor Of the discovery Of some
thing that will compel the withdrawal Of
Hendricksis current on the street. Its pre-
cise character is hardly known except to .
few. =
There 10 much doubt - to whom adjourn.
meat viii talfe place. Many arc Of the
opinion that it viii not occur before spring,
I do not think that probable, but any pre-
dietisas relative to the lsngth Of time Con.
Hess viii ooatinue here must be based en-
tirely on speculation. LOGAN.