New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The possible accession of the Southern
carpttbaggcrs to thcs. party TO the Democracy
like a blast from the Arct regions.
commission &c lunatico inquircndo is
awaiting person who endeayors to reopen the Presi
Dental question b. a@rlt of quo waTranO any Other
Latln machine.
The Philadelphia Press has returned to single
leads. Its fororn effort to lire the Northern heart
Wade lamp;Ons bonbastic speeches has proved dis
astTOus failure
One result of the investigation into the Eph.
Holland election frauds III Cincinnati mas been the
seating OF Judge Harmon, whom the Democrats counted
in as judge OF the First judicial District and the Install
ment in his place of Judge Cox his Republican opponent
The result should make Mr. Banning trcme IN ms boots.
Acknowledgement Deycns should feel obliged
to Wendell Phillips Tor attacking him. 1t has been the
means OF showing UP record highly crcditabe TO Mr.
Deyens. A gentleman OF Boston, Mr.. Charles Allen,
writes The AdCeIiiSer OF that city saying: Gen.
Dcvens also paid about one half the money for buying
the freedom of Robert Wright, fugitive slave living in
Greenfield. Tins know personally, as the money
paid To me-" Mr. Phillips will have to try again.
Municipal politics is pretty well muddled
in ST. LOus- The Democrats renOmnated the present
Mayor, Henry Oyersto!z and the nomination APP
proved by the Republican Central Committee. Some
dissatisfied Republicans however, met and nominated
Nathaniel c. Hudson for Mayor, and their action in
dorsod by boiling Democrats. Mr.. Oycrsto.z has
the support of The Republican QndD and The JourHal
Qepl while The Gl0te-Democrat tIep) and me Eim's
lDem) support Mr. Hudson The election TAKES place
tomorrow.
Gov. HamptOn's haste TO get away from
Washington is explained. He could stand mterviewers
aud photographers and brass bands and dinners bat
when DR.. Mary Walker and NJ. DOM Pidlt, tie two
| champions OF the 1den or Blood mass meeting in
| Washington, came TO the hotel and got up
| dance around the landlord because he would not
show them up to the Governors room Mr. Hampton CON
cludtd that 1t about time for hlm to return home.
II is doubtful lac will accept another Invitation 10 come
TO Washington, the President should set HIM up
| in business Tor himself"
Democratic aspirants for the SenatOrship in
Indiana are beginning to east lots for Senator Mortons
seat already The Legislature which win choose his sue
cessor Will not be elected until 1878, but the friends Of
the different candidates indusriously laying pipe
for the nomination. The most prominent
toned are Hendricks, Voorhees, and Holman, aud a
lively fight is anticipated. The Cincinnati Enquirer
warns its party friends not to spend their strength in
personal broils but 10 40 in ana win tue legislature first
and then decide who shall be honored with the Senator
slip.
Among party organs The Troy Times has
ranked with the stricest But IL concludes that 10 -
folly to kick against the pricks" any longer and
1--WE have the inevitable in the Southern situation now
very clearly developed The majority must for the time
b.inp Weld 10 the minority in both Louisiana and South
Carolina This comes about chiefly from the fact that
tine minority embraces the larger proportion Of the intel
lgcnce States and the ngnOIaht inJOrty mas
-, eId IN II oven though IL In cOntryentOn Of the
Guarantees OF the Constitution"
A CORRESPONDENT of The Buffalo Courier has
been talking with Mr. Abram Hewitt about the Foster
Matthews letters. He denied all knowledge OF the
stopce Of any such documents. and added: "When I
INV that the election OF Hayes under the decisions OF the
Commission was inevitable went TO Hr Foster myself
and said 10 him that it bitter pill 10 swallow, but IL
might not be bad IL there were any assurance that
Louisiana and South Carolina would receive Jnstce. Ho
said they certainly should and handed me letter which
no had inst received from GOV Hayes, whose spokesman
he WAS understood be- fully ndorsng the speech ia
which Foster had said that in the event OF Hayes becOm
inc president the South would be fairly and generously
,roted But had 10 knowledge OF any pledge agree
,nsnt and even what Mr. Foster said to had nGu-
eucc IN my course My mind made up 10 go on as
we agreed DO when we passed the Electoral bill, and
though firmly persuaded that We have been cheated
and defrauded have nothing 10 regret in the course
nursued IL dictated solely by sense OF obedience
Ia law and, though the result was especially CALLING 10
me- could not honoraby or properly do anything but
submit"
The Raleigh On. c. Observer wrote to tho
Conyressmen from that State asking "whit course tho
House Of Representatives ought 10 pursue in regard
the Amy Appropriation bill at the extra session" Two
rerI ara published The first, from the Hon. Joseph J.
Davis of the WITH District. says 1.-THE army has been
mproperly and Illegally used 10 control the states OF
| T ouisiana and South Carolina. The military should
a,wavs he subordinate the civil power Mr. Hayes
GOT an appropriation for the army easily enough Let
him withdraw the troops from the capitals Of South Car
olIna and louisiana and conne the army 20 its duties
within the limits prescribed by the Constitution and the
laws and the appropriation will! be granted at once IL
he refuses to do this the Congress will not DO
true TO civil liberty will not be true TO the rights OF the
naople docs not adhere the army bill as II stood At