Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

has gained quite reputation within
the past year ;as vigorous and iucisive
conversationalist; and in his numerous
talks with newspaper men and others,
recently. he has not disappointed his
friends, but has disguised many Dem
ocratic editor and orator who have
never tired Of instructing their
readers and hearers that CRAFTS
pretended reticence was only a
cloak for his stupidity. His views, as
ascertained by correspondent on
Monday, upon some of the engrossing
topics of the hour. naturally attract
much attention among leading men
here. Relative to the threatening
hints and muttcrings of the resusciated
Sons of Liberty and the knights OF
the Golden Circle in the West, aud
ex tending Eastward into Pennsylvania
and New York, he in brief said that
nothing concerning them had been
brought officially to his attention; that
whether current rumors were true or
false, the Government is sensible Of
the need of vigilance; that though he
did not anticipate any serious trouble
be intimated that the Government
would not be found unprepared in case
OF emergency; that he should not hes
itate to use all the authority with
which the Constitution and laws invest
him, if necessary, to inausurate his
legally declared successor; and that he
deemed his authority ample for sup
pressing any breach of the peace that
might be attempted; but he believed
the moral sentiment of the country
Republican aud Democratic-was
sufficiently pronounced in favor of law
aud order to discourage any resort to
violence He spoke approvingly of
the moderate course of leading South
ern men and predicted that it would
yet leaven the whole lump Of Democ-
racy. Referring to South Carolina at
fairs he declared that the Cabinet was
in harmonious accord upon all matters
there, in which the Government has
been called upon to interfere. Post
Master General Tyuer, Secretary
Chandler and Mr.. Morton are all rep
resented as having expressed them
selves in about the same way as re-
CARDS the reported purposes of the
Western Democracy, although the
latter gentleman said that under tue
circumstances be did not feel free to
express his views fully at present.
| Nothing has occurred in either
House of Congress as yet that indi-
Gates any very positive disposition to a
compromise upon the Presidential
question Several plans have pro-
posed; but it is observed that those so
tar originating upon the Democratic
side, if adopted, wouldIresult in seating
Mr.. Tilden in the White House. That
of Senator Edmunds was not open to
this objection on the part of Demo-
Gratis, yet they voted sohdly against it
in the Senate; and until there shall
have been change from their present
temper they are not likely to favor any
plan than does not sive them every
advantage. There are no lack of plans.
Mr. Edmunds, uudismayed by his late
defeat, is again in the field; likewise
Senator Wright. Proctor, Knott and
others The failure of Democratic
Senator'S to support Randall in his pur-
pose to insist upon the recognition of
the tEenty-second joint rule, democrat
lied that gentleman and his followers
in the House, and has probably rem
dered that method Of proceeding no
longer available; and from the silence
or only half-bearted defense of Growers
trick, it does not appear that his party
friends In Congress can summon sui
fcient measure of hardihood to insist
upon that attempted swindle. Very
little has yet been attempted In the
Senate in the way Of general legislation,
its time having been chiefly devoted to
discussing matters Immediately or more
remotely connected with the all,absorb
ing question Of the Presidential sue
cession. In the House there has been
some smart skirmishing upon the same
subject, and in the intervals some rou
tine Legislation has been accomplished.
Mr.. Hunter caused futter, per-
haps a pretty bad scare, among the
Democrats Of the House yesterday by
offering preamble reciting that fears
are expressed by people Of the United
States that Congress will at some fu-
ture time pay large amount of money
for damages growing cut of the late
war; and that it be therefore resolved
that the Judiciary Committee prepare
and report within twenty days an ad-
ditional amendment to the Constitution,
prohibiting the payment Of any claim
for any kind of property whatever used
by the United States, through any of
its troops or officers, in any State in
rebellion against the Government, Or
for any property seized or destroyed,
unless the claimant was loyal to the
Government during the war. Adopted
by Isl yeas to 63 nays.