Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-10-28
0uR NEW YORK LITTER.
TnE FIanr ALnEApY WOE.


The Republicans in this State are
panic stricken. At the National Re-
publican headquarters here il ii ex-
ceedingly difficult to evoke a smile by
the most brilliant sally Of wit, aud any
such thing as a hearty laugh has not
been heard in those precincts since
the returns have been received from
Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio
Tile immense Democratic gains in the
latter State are ia reality the severest
blow the Republican party has re-
ceiyed. Its majority there, now, is
so small, much less than one per cent,
that the slightest incident of the can
vass may loose them the State, but it
can do them no good. The Demo-
cratic gains in that and the other
States in which elections have already
been held, amounting as they do, to
"a, U0U popular votes, indicate a turn
in the popular tide which renders the
defeat of Hayes absolutely certain.
Out of the seven States voting so far
are now Democratic, assuring a gain
of 36 electoral votes in those States
alone. Gould the Republicans carry
New York, they would still have
chance of success, but with this State
hopelessly lost to them as it is, for it
will give Tilden 10000 majority, the
fight is practically ended now.
Democrats will continue to exercise
the utmost vigilance and to labor in
cessantly, but they will do SO as sol
diers marching on to victory, while
the Republicans resemble an army al
ready panic stricken with the forebo
dings OF defeat.
BLAINE's COURSE IN THE CANVASS.
Last evening the fifth of the series
/ of mass meetings which have been
| held In this city, was largely attended,
aud the feature of the evening was the
| speech of Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt. The
course pursued by Mr.. Blaine in this
| canvass was the text of Mr.. Hewitt S
/ speech. He said that to number of
MIR. Blaine's allegations he must APP
! ply the good old Saxon word lie, aud
/ that he would venture to differ with
'Harper's Weekly as to the proper
use of language in the campaign. The
i journal of Civilization says that it is
not very grave Offence" to stigma
| TIE an honored member of the Su-
| preme Bench as an ingram, hungry
| Democrat, double-dyed aud twisted,
| dyed In the wool, aud coarse wool at
that. Mr.. Hewitt said in this he
would venture to differ. 1t is grave
otfense to apply such language to an
| honored and learned Judge of the Su-
/ preme Court, and it is much graver
| Offense if the allegations are false. MIR.
Hewitt reviewed Mr. Blaine's conduct
| during the Investigation of the Uuion
| Pacific and Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Company's, by Con-
gress, which exhibited him as false
swearer and a blasphemer. Mr.
Blaine 8 one speech in this campaign
/ has been tissue of lies throughout,
and his record in Congress was sufh :
GENTLY damaging to stamp his every
utterance as false. Thus falls to the
ground his rebel debt stories and
charges of paying unconstitutional war
! claims. Mr.. Blaine conduct is typi-
/ cal of the policy pursued by every
! Radical orator that has taken part in
| this campaign. Instead of meeting
the charges of Custom House frauds,
the usurpation in Louisiana, the Freed
mans Saving Bank swindles, Navy
Yard frauds, Post Office straw bids,
Black Friday operations, the Emma
Mine disgrace, Belknap Posttrader-
| ships, the safe robbery conspiracy,
Boss Shepherds villanies, aud the
Robson Irregularities, they faunt the
/ bloody shirt aud hide themselves be-
hind thin fabric of lying allegations.