Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-10-25
from our Special Correspondent


less settled down to a realization oil
the fact that they are TO be presided
over by a democratic Bishop for the
coming two years, and the politicians
Of the country generally are engaged
at their leisure figuring out the
causes and significance Of the result,
we presume the political interest OF
the country is rapidly centering on
Washington. 1t is true the Pennsyl-
vania and New York elections are to
come yet, but as no Governor is TO
be chosen in either of those States
this year, we hear very little said
about the prospects of either party.
And after all, the question OF who is
or who is to be, Governor of State
is not regarded of so much impor-
lance here as some other matters.
The Senate is the great arena as re-
CARDS the States, and the fact that a
democrat of the Pendleton or Tom
Ewing school Is to be set down in the
seat Of John Sherman, now occupied
by Stanley Mathews, is source OF
far more regret in Republican circles
here and elsewhere than the coming
Inauguration of the Merchant Gov
ernor" of Ohio, as the Democrats
now term the man whom they NOM
mated at Columbus, but did not ex-
pect to elect. If they had even
dreamed of carrying Ohio this fall,
they would have nominated a pure
article OF the politician, and their
smiling. .sugar-coated utterances OF
"our merchant Governor" are only
to make believe that they really
meant to do it.
The called session of Congress has
not succeeded in getting down to
business. The Senate Is quarrelling
over the everlasting Louisiana mud
die, and Senator Thurman as the
leader OF the democratic side in the
matter has been trying to seat Mr..
Spofford, who claims seat upon the
certificate of the Nichols govern
ment. Thurman was dead set on
having him sworn In at once, whether
or mol but Edmonds and Conkling
succeeded in having the case dis
posed of for the present by referring
it to the committee on privileges and
elections. 1t will. OF course, come
up again in a few days, and then
there will be sharp work between the
opposing gladiators of the Senate.
The absence of Senator Morton is
very much felt here, and although,
we have Blain, Conkling, and Ed
monds at their posts, yet the vacant
seat of the great Indianian seems to
form a void that none can fill. Some
think he will never appear in the
Senate again, while others believe he
will be able to come for the opening
Of the regular session in December.
The House adjourned on Wednesday
afternoon until-Saturday. This was
done to give Speaker Randall time
to arrange his committees. We see
by the papers that he hied him away
to his home in Philadelphia, to lock
himself up, we presume, in the quiet
OF his own domicile. there to struggle
with the momentous problem OF pleas
ing everybody in the formation OF
committees. 1t Is reasonable to sup
pose that the selection of leading
republicans for the craftsmanship OF
important committees is not one of
the items that make up the sum total
OF the Speakers perplexities In the
premisesl Such small.fry as Saylor,
OF Ohio, and "Shoo-fy" Cox, OF New
York, will carry off these honors,
while bounding Banning" also OF the
Buckeye State, will not be left out in
the cold. Banning is a promising
youth. and IL he could only get rid OF
the fraud" that ever and anon, like
nightmare, looms up around the sub
ject OF his elevation to the Forty
fifth Congress, he might some day
amount TO something.
Among the prominent nominations
by the President, sent to the Senate
on Wednesday last, was that OF Gen.
John NJ Harlan, Of Kentucky, to be
Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court. We are glad to see that Mr..
Hayes has chosen prominent and
well known Southern man for the
seat made vacant by the election Of
Judge Davis to the u. s. Senate.
Gen. Harlan has the reputation OF
being a good lawyer, and he Is en-
phatically representative man.
He was twice the Republican candi-
date for Governor of Kentucky. He
will likely be confiemed, though per-
haps not without some opposition.
Objection will probably be made
that he has never before filed any
judicial position; but there is a pre-.
cedent for this In the case Of at least
two OF the appointments to the Su-
preme Bench-Justice Bradley or
Davis. The Senate Is apt to take
pretty high grounds In regard to con-
flrmation for the Supreme Bench and
rejected, 1t will be remembered, no
less than four of the nominatives
made by President Grant for that
high position. But 1t Is generally
believed here that Mr.. Harlan will be
confirmed.
Those Of our Republican friends
who have been anxious to know what
course Gen. Ben f. Butler would
take in the present Congress will
doubtless feel relieved when we tell