The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
DEFEAT or THE GREET coysPIRAcr.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The predictions
have been fulfilled. and the conspiracy not
only TO declare Hayes President by fraud,
but 10 maintain the false count by force IS
crushed out. All the work Of Chandler,
Cameron, Grant, Gould, Morton. sherman,
and their confedcrates TO retain possess
sion of power and 70 run the Government
as a close corporation. has been shivered to
atoms and has left its authors disgraced
and PROSTATE.
II Is not the success Of the Electoral bill
alone which gives relief 70 the public mind,
and releases the strain of anxiety under
which every material interest has suffered,
by the fear Of impending perls. There Is
still another cause, which adds moral force
to this event. The revolutionary leaders
who have heretofore controlled the Republic
can party, and shaped its policy from the
Senate Chamber, are now deposed and dis
honorcd. Morton, Sherman, Logan, Sar-
gent, and that faction. when put to the test
10y courageous opposition within their own
ranks. had no following but the carpet-bag-
gers and a few extremists like themselves
The intellect, the worth, and the statesman
ship Of the party, were all solid against
them.
Upon tho division, when the two opposing
wings confronted each other Ia the final
struggle for ascendency, Morton could not
muster a full third Of the party strength,
which had so often and SO hludly followed
his lead. He had, at least, the merit Of au-
daci,y and did not sneak away from respon-
sibillty like sherman. or seek to cvade the
!.
hi- own words in presence Of the Senate.
When the Senate adjourned on Thursday
morning the Mar-hal- baton may be said 20
have passed from the hands Of Morton into
those Of Conklng, his junior by six
years. With this change Of leadership, a
change q policy must inevitably follow, for
public opinion has stamped with the strong
est di-approbation the whole system by
which corrupt Governments have been i'm
posed on the South; plumber has been pro-
tected; society has been disorganizei; the
dregs have been thrown 10 the surface as the
ruling power and the peace Of the country,
as well a. it, prosperity, has been constant
ly menaced by organized partisan rascaAty.
Anatrocious system like this, which for ten
years has been a burning reproach 70 our
civilization. could not always stand. 1t
would have fallen long ago, but for the sup
port OF Grant, who was captured by the
extremists. and cheated with promises they
had no power to redeem. Its doom IS at last
settled; for even without the event which
has routed the Jacobin leaders, the end Of
endurance had come, and the people Of
Louisiana and South Carolina had deter
mined 10 pay no more tribute TO the carpet
bag plundercrs.
Undoubtedly the mission Of the Republic
can party has terminated, and Is existence
IN the present form Is only question Of
time The issues which gave il vitality
have passed away and reconstruction has
become a necessity, 70 preserve the cohesion
Of il best elements. Between civil war ami
it, consequent contentious and corruption,
the country has passed through sixteen
years o. constant strife. II demands repo-e
and VII have il. D.-.I.l-.r- - tie peace.
AnaNl-l demag0-u.s. political charlaAu-.
and cAlcial thieves, mus, 70 70 the rear. or
9 wNr-" place.
Tho hill has I " go-e through the House
with % rush. and Grant VII t-. to GLAD 10
syn IL, in the vain hYie u covering his
completely in the plot 70 count 81 Hayes, by
approving a measure he does not dare 20 rc-
st. Then. when tie forms II law shall b,
completed. in a few days the Commission
VIII at once proceed 80 organize. Al specu-
Ation a. - the fifth Judge. or as - the
%. 1e u DAols.n-, A.u4. j. without any la-.s
Co. r'-t ul. o. ami i- wholly uu. Just 90 tie four
Judicial members ~ the Commission.
Il may ie sud. however. that ever since
tLa plan q making TIE Jld.-a- a pant = the