New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-02

Especial Correspondence Of the Repubhcsn.U
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.

[speci., Correspondence Of the RepubAcan.n
NOTES FKOM THE CAPITAL.
WARRINGTON, November q, 1876.
The change of character wrought by the
miraculous conversion of Saul OF Tarsus
was not more radical than that which has,
according to the Democratic view, been ef-
fected recently in the case of Judge Moses,
of the Supreme Court Of South Carolina.
Iu tho past, for 90 long time that the
memory of man hs' dly runneth to the con-
trary, the vocabulary Of Democratic abuse
and vituperstion has been exhausted in the
search for taems that would fittingly char
acterize the monstrosities of his character.
But since the collision between the court
and the members of the Canvassing Board
he, with bis associates, has been metamor-
phosed into the lust judge" seeking only
to vindicate outraged law and to preserve
intact the liberties of the people against
the assaults of the usurpers constituting
the Csnvassing Board. OF such is Con-
federste eopperhead Democracy.
The revolutionary programme Of Mr.
Clarkson Potter. as enunciated through the
columns of the New York World of the
twenty third instant, and the utterances
OF the representatives Of the Ohio Democ-
racy at late convocation, have attracted
much attention here among thoughtful
people, The heroic remedy prescribed by
DR.. Potter, for defeat (if it shall prove to
be such) which came simply through lack
of votes, is not generally approved, be-
cause, among other reasons, it is totally at
variance in epirit with the foundations
upon which the fathers reared the struct-
ure of American republican government,
and it is particularly repugnant to the 80.
cessionists of 1861, who practiced what he
preached in the war that followed, because
it is in effect precisely the remedy that was
unsuccesstully administered 1T that time to
cure an allment very like the one now af-
fecting the body politic. The only per.
ceivsble difference is in the method Of ad-
ministration.
1t is generally conceded that the mantle
of Vallandigham has fallen upon Mr..
Ewings shoulders; and the Southern ex-
Confederate, in Washington, has more
than once given expression to the refec-
ticns occasioned by Mr.. Ewipgs reputed
speech, to the effect that the utterance of
Democrats sixteen years ago hurried the
South into rebellion by which she was
Inundated and lost everything, including
her pet institution, slavery; that had it not
been for the encouragement thus rendered
them, and the material aid proffered, they
had never attempted the substitution OF
slave empire for the republic of l776; that
| the memories OF their cowardly deserti0n
are still green and fresh; and that if Messrs.
Potter, Ewing & Co. desire the inaugura-
| ton of Mr.. Tilden by force of arms. they
are at liberty to proceed with the enter.
prise. The South has had quite enough OF
such rash undertakings, for the present
generation at least.
The proceedings in South Carolina, Louis.
lana and Florida are watched with unfag-
ging interest, but our city is - devoid OF
any excitement ss though the presidential
election was an event of two years ago;
and were it not for the mischlevous efforts
of interested politicians to propagate the
| impression that those States are for Tilden,
and that any other result will have been
arrived at through fraud, there would be a
general feeling of acquiescence in the de.
cision to be hereaftar announced by the Off
GERS legally qualified for that duty.
Every one appears to feel relieved that
| the premature celebration of Tilden's cleo
ton on the twenty ninth instant has been
abandoned. During the campaign we have
| had in our midst two rival Democratic or
gsniz stions-the Democratic jackson As
sociation, and the Tilden and Hendricks
Reform Cluo. The former is rather IN
exclusive affair, con posed of old Bourbons
the most OF them, of whom the late Garrett
Davis was the prototype.
Men who honestly and thoroughly detest
| the iconoclsstic Yankees who have made
such terrible havoc among the images 80
universally worshiped here at his 1.-THE
Yankee's) first invasion in March, 1861, and
men whose faces are set as flints against
| the wonderful achievements wrought eut
since that date. The other, the "Retorm
| Club" made up from recruits from every
source, who were all made welcome 80 that
they were refOrmers, hal the demOnstra
tion in charge. But members of the riva
association refused to cooperate, and many
Rapublicans and Democrats demonstrated
against it as likely to lead to breach O.
the peace. For long while the Jealous
members refused to entertain objections
but finally yielded to what appeared to bt
pretty universal sentiment against it
There was q vague, ill-defined feeling tina
it would make trouble. and there is, be
lieve, good ground tor the quite prevalen
belief that the government was in posses
sion of information in connection with tn
proposed celebration that justified all tn
precautionary measures that have beel
taken.
s. S. Cox is in the field thus early, look
ing fer the Speakership. 1t is said that h
is Tilden's preference and that Hewitt will
labor for him. Randall, SsylOr and Morri
son are the other candidates spoken o
most. l believe that Cox is the most, AM
Ssylor the least offensive to Republican,
Tse jobbers and Lobbyists are rapidly fill
ing up the hotels, and there is genera
feeling that q stormy sessi0n-quite a
much 80 as anv since 1860. 81, will be wit
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