The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-01-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 30th, 1876.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Both, 1876.
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK.
The political waters have been agita-
ted bnt little during the week and com
parative tranquility has reigned here.
This may be the lull that precedes the
storm, and the Democratic leaders who
have been busy sowing the wind, may
yet secure q crop of whirlwinds, not
only for themselves, but for others also.
IL the williams, who are busy crying
ssTilden or BLOOD and who are labor
ing to bring about a renewal OF the ter
rible events of civil war, could be made
to do all the fighting, all the paying and
all the dying and to endure all the ia
tigue, privation and suffering, little OBJ
lection to another war, would be made
by any one The country can well af-
ford to lose these blatherskites, who
howl for wer every time their party is
defeated at the polls. But unfortunate
ly if the people heed their clamors, and
a war is brought about, these fellows
will do as they did before, stay at home
may have still another opportunity to
inaugurate war, in which their part is
only to talk, and to devise means to de-
fraud the Government of its revenue,
and to steal the business and property
of their neighbor, who do the fighting
they have brought about. The South
ern men, who were IN tbs Confederate
Army, are not disposed to lead off in
another attempt to overcome the Govern
ment The policy of these men has
often been declared. They say that they
shall surely fight the North again but
next time, they propose to carry the flag,
and put thyse who were the Union men,
in the attitude of Rebels. They also
say that they were deceived by the
Northern Democrats before, and led to
believe that they would aid in overthrow
ing the Government and that If any
fighting is to be done now, the Northern
Democrat must be fully committed first,
when the South will join them, and not
before.
THREATS OF ASSASSINATION.
Threats are made that large number
of armed men Will be present in this
CITY, on the fourth of March next, to
prevent By violence the Inauguration Of
Hayes and Wheeler. But no considera-
BILE movement of armed men can be
made IN this direction without coming
to the attention of President Grant, and
any sue. tempt viii be promptly de-
feated. NFi..lu = IS evident that the war
talk of Fernando y. /. General Ban
ming and their followers = ----.lle merely
to brighten their opponents, with the
hope that portion of the Republican
Senators may become sufficiently alarmed
to back down and consent to some COM
promise which shall give the Presidency
to Mr.. Tilden, and the control of the
Government to the Rebels and copper
heads; and with no intention of execu-
ting any Of the numerous threats they
make, yet thousands Of the rank and
file of tie Democracy take all this talk
for gospel truth, and mady yet be Incl
ted to attempt some violent and desper-
ate measure.
SPEAKER RANDALLs PARTANsHIP.
At the session of the House Wednes-
day, although no quorum was present,
and an agreement had been made that
Speaker Randall obtained unanimous
consent to present certain executive COM
munications for reference and after
doing SO, he precipitated three hours
debate upon the Presidential muddIe by
presenting, in the form of memorial,
the proceedings of Democratic meeting
recently held in Cincinnati. The Re-
publicans would not have noticed this
breach of faith if General Banning OF
Ohio, had not made motion to PRINT
the memorial ia the Record. General
Garfield and other Republicans, char.
acterized the trick of Speaker Randall
by which he endeavored to gain a parti.
IAN advantage, in vigorous and proper
terms. The debate run off into dis
cussion OF the manner in which the cleo.
ton was on0ucted in the South, bnt
developed nothing especially new excep:
the defamation of RepresentativeSpence
of Louisiana, that the last election in his
state, was perfectly quiet and peaceable;
entirely free from any intimidation what
ever. This declaration was received with
deyisive sneers by the Republican side
of the House, and even his Democratic
friends opened their ears to learn what
ever they heard him Alright. This speech
was probably part assigned to Mr..
Spencer, in the general bull-dozing pro-
gramme. The Republicans finally with
dew their objections, and the memorial
will appear in the Record.
CRoNN.
Cronin, the Oregon vote stealer, ar
rived here more than a week since, but
did not give his vote to acting Vice
President Ferry until Thursday last.
In the meantime he deposited the pack
age containing the vote Of the Cronin
electoral college in the safe at the Ma
tional Hotel. The delay in delivering
the vote was caused by the necessity
felt by Cronin to so to New York and