The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-22

not improbable that some compromise may be
agreed upon which Will result IN the passage Of
both bills.
Morton's Resolution Of inuuiry into the A..
legged frauds ana intmidations practiced at the
late elections IN Mis,lsslppi win probable come
before the Senate tins week. Mr. Morton. has
u larre mass OF testimony TO offer which u all
cad aud commented uUOn will occupy the time
OF the Senate for week after the debate opens.
u seems to be generally admitted here that
there were more or less intimidation IN some
counties and districts Of the state Senator Al.
corn has Just arrived here from Mississippi mud
thnuga he ~ very hostile to the Ames factlon
and iejOiCiug IN It's def at he admits that tine
chnrges of Intimidation are correct to u certain
extent anu goes so far as to say TINT the man.
ner IN which the AmeS party has misgOverned
the state would almost palliate and excuse III.
Senator Morton has bsen lei to believe that
he Is the cOmi man ana that his nom nation
FOR the Presidency Is almost ossu cd His rO ms
aie constantly filled wljh Southern politicians
and wire pul ers who assure him that h. Is the
first choice of the Republ cans OF the South
Morton could carry Mississippi Arkansas ana
Louisiana against any mau III the Republican
party. The Republicans Of these States are
very hostile to drant. They charge him with
| rendering only half-hearteu support to the
| REPUBLICAN party in their states and ceneure
MIN bitterly Tor his late Southern po icy and his
| refusal TO 81 nd troops to the South when asked
| for by the Governors Of these states. Not Ouly
! ~ Morton the first choice of the states named,
| but he is the second choice OF threetOurhs OF
| the remaining Southern StGtes. and rs AGAINST
| Blame or BristUw he could command the almost
| solid support of the southern delegates to the
| next National RepnOiCan convention. The
| re lsOn for tins state tt affairs plain. In the
| SENATE Morton buS Ue n the champion and de-
| feuder of the ReDuDlCln leaders Of the South
| upon ali OCCASIONS, he hns tuck TO them through
| tnicN and thin, aud they are not ungratetut
| While his course IN this respect may have
| weakened him m some portions of tle North
1t has made him exceedingly strong with the
southern wlne OF the party. When figuring Oh
| the various Presidential aspirants don't leave
Morto out OF your CalculauUns.
| Colonel MOseby was in Washington last weet
and openly express es himse as sJrOng Y in IN
Vlr of Grants denomination. Atuer Grant he Il
for BTlStOW or Blmue.-SO lar Blaine, Brs tOv
and "a OrtOn appear to be III leading Candl
dates but there ~ no tellng wlat the ides o
jane may deveOpe.
The sucIety people are very gay this winter
The receptions last week Mt the White HOus
and those OF the cabinet ladies' and Mrs Speake
Kerr ana Mrs Fernando WOOd were unusual
| brilliant 1t is the universal subject OF remur
that the dresses of the LADIES' tins season AT III
CaUital are more magnificent than they eve
have been before. Many of the ladies' VINO ar
receiving are assisted by bevies of young beat
ties whom they have called to their aud and VIII
add immensly to the charms of these pleasnl
episodes OF social life. Though our season Ia
passed its second weeN no large entertainment,
/, have yet been given or announced that cOmpnl
, with the grandeur of past winters. This Is ti
Only evidence, IL such 1t be, OF hard tunes thi
has yet come to the sur ace in Washington
, NOrUS.