The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-04-26
Our Washington Letter.
Special to tho REruBLlcAx. .sf ta.

.s WAsniNeroN, u. G., Ard. 2l, 'Ts
A rigid explanat;sn Of the cata-
combs of the wosid wherein all the
rejected theories and errors of human
goyerhmsslts are deposited. away from
the gaze of the present generation OF
psn or diligent search among the
debris of our recent rebellion contain.
ed in the sepulchere ofthe 'lost cause"
would fail to produce more mischiev.
Gus or. odious, doctrine, or one that
has been more uniformly condemned
by the intelligent and loyal masses of
this Republic than that resurrccted
by Tucker Of Virginia, during the
debate in the House on the adoption
of the minority report of the Judiciary
COMMITTEES in the Haliet Kilbourn
case. 1t appears that Tucker as At.
torney General of that State, shortly
before the war, decided that the local
authorities could legally seize any
mail matter brought into the State by
and at the expense of the u. S. Gov
ernment, in the custody of US. Off
cials and for, the convenience and
well-being of that State and anything
found adversely criticising its "pecu-
liar institution, or in any other way
distasteful to the tyranical oligarchy
that ruled the sold Dominion" with
the Bowie knife. The pistol and the
lash, was declared incendary in char
aoter and suppressed. Tucker was
maddened-had his Southern heart
fired" by some pertinent interrogats'
ries put by Mr.. Blaine and when he
had reached pretty high tempature
he was betrayed into very indiscreet
admission to the effect that he did
make such deicssioD, that il was o
good one when made and equally
good now. fuckers speech was loud
ly applauded by many of the demo-
Gratis, but a look of CONSERVATION was
discernable among those possessed of
larger share of political sagaeity,
who are sufficiently y we'll versed as to
national sentiment to know that any
attempt at a revival of any of the
pro slavery aor anti progressive dog
mas in the spirit and ut the dictation
which the Government was largely
administered during the last fifteen
years preceding the war will provoke
such storm of indignation against
the party guilty of such a sacrilege as
to bury it In the same grave where the
said "lost cause" now reposes. Hence
such fire brands as Ben Hill, Tucker
and some Of their associates in Con.
gress, with JEFF. Davis, Toombs and
others in the South are regarded with
deep solicitude, and sleepless vigi
lance in watching their movements
and choking them into silence wher
they begin to manifest dangerous
symptoms is the only course they car
safely take. 1t appears to be the i'm
preston here that the democrats are
determined to prolong the session Sc
that any candidate nominated a
Cincinnati may be subjected to tn,
most rigid scrutiny with the desperat,
hope of finding some irregularity in
his public or private life that, by be
ing ventilated few weeks before th'
election, will so discredit the repub
lican party with the people that the.
may be able to take advantage Of th;
apathy and confusion which tn,
expense would produce and steal int
power before there was time to coDcer
any effective measures to avert such .
national calamity. There is no ques
tion but that the leaders, of that rebe
copperhead league, called the demo
cratic party are secretly making th,
most strenuous efforts to neutraliz,
the detrimental effects that investiga
ton has incidentally had on the prom
inent men of the party. Their des
peration is all the more savage from
their long season of abstinence from
public Office and plunder. A CORES
pondent of the New York Times wri
ting from Columbia S. c., under dat,
of April is, 1876, of the Presidential
election says. "If the democrats ar
successful, the republican party of tn,
cotton States must die out forever 70
by one means or another the negr
voters would be prevented from exer
cising the rights Of citizenship whicl
were assured to them by the results O
the war; and their white leader
would be obliged to leave the countr,
and seek homes elswhere. -
No fair minded observer who travel
through this country can deny tha
the 'old residents the native whites
of.South Carolina, Alabama, Missisi
ippi and Louisiana are themselves B
blame for many Of the burdens b
which they are now oppressed. The
are arrogant and overbearing the
are eaten up with false pride and in
tolerance, and they openly boast tha