, 1877-02-27

pending question"
1NC1D ENTAILS.
4 viHuIn1A VIEW.
EirAmoaa n1ta tU1tra DENIAL Feb. ~.
A correspondent asks II VIC "have no regrets
TINT We advocated The passage Of the Electoral
bllla' Nc deeply regret tho necessity that
compelled resort to such measure. 80 fart
then, from rcgrcttinR our support Of tho Etec.
tural bill, with full knowledge Of what tho
result would bc, NC unlar like circumstances
would advocate IL rassage. 1Fe infatttip prsftr
ia re Hays eostnted IN pa1ouHv Under ths forms
qf ian, 10 he aittrnasits prtssaed Of hdttng him
forced upon he country In d<7dncs Of all law.
But for tratl,'s sake, and thc interest
tho country has in the result let us dlspassfon-
ate1y ant! fairly look at the record Of Rutherford
u. Hayes, tho defeated candidate who Is to DO
inauguratcd President, and sec what manner Of
n,ah he Is. Whom nominated at Cincinnati VIC
spoke favornh1y Of him as IN Individual. aud
commended the tone hn1 spirit o! his letter Of
acceptance. Va have had no ocedsion since to
modify The faporaNs opinion lien e7prsssed fhfns.
We Men thought aud r.M Miak hs Il use Of The
lest in the party, vast Improvement upon Grant,
greatly inferior to ConklEng, but infinitely
superior to u|aine, Morton, Sherman, and
nil OF tic "bloody-shirt" fraternity, with
whose extreme ylcwa VIC do not think hc
Is in sympathy. Taat he Il d gentleman Of high
,<rsotat t"ttyry ~ ha.e nsyes doubted, and pos.
stssed o. q er7v fair. r1ts*r faietltct. We hayo
known very great atupcs to DO made Generals,
and heard Of very small men, who hal little OF
M ucssonai strength, who have becn taken up
under peculiar eireumstancMss M % ana made Govern:
i<ets Ae sans tadtsaaal mt " long tut q rieus
a<p;rantx AZ Ia Chkf .uaglsrdte, u i aa iador,e-
tntat Of hs tts't4encs well as h* integrity that
sss % 81 aer ss gS; r,pos ~ ss'' ~ tt @ s r s' and
frauds of hh si.pporiers, and tei not nHta le r.
,eurds h.tm ,eith the enolumtnts ef e1sct. 4 tr|-
bunaf sanctioned BY law nnl created With tho
approvalu u both pArt!es has awarded him wru1iE-
raa take II ss'fh cttan hands, although pcsjured
lips ina.1o tho awarl, and irasHi marked cvery
stop ot tho necolnpl!gcs WHO conspEred to brtI,.
s ssSus III M rs; a. y II e E.a r. s's ;as Sa s' ad si
afncc they hayp been sdnefio'thf anil le7a!sstd by
tile Commission, composed Ut t1tgni1ca Senators
and graye. Justices. It would be expecting too
n,ueh of the politician Of the present day. to
would bo Washington like, mud the like Of Him
wo never sl,all scs again. Disappointed then ~
wa l1ave been, VIC eholl still not despair Of the
l'epab!te Eor .sn ~ 4" siranes 's condemn M ths
not prognDst,cnte evil, NC haYe hut llttfo hope
that he will be able tu realst tho evil lnilueneps
that will surround him. Iut all tho greater will
10 tho credit duo i!n II bis administration
ehould prove q kuccess. II ho should win tho re-
ncnts. i so motc II bc.''
nARTnANrr ON TnH scENr Yon OFFICE.
fhs y.sss sit'n ssss etsr q tSs ods., s1 ds
journal il Tic United atatcs tho 4Horth dmtf-
ltdub Clayton Mrslicllael, Is lpHn hero, proba.
liz iii Of sfarrh. liis presenes suggests
point which It might be well for tho industrious
journalistic Cab!net-inakers to tako Into account
when they arc parcel!ng out the portfolioe lit
; surer than snosher 1T cincInnatf' i was ths
keystono character OF pcnnsylvanla ia making
the Presidential nomination: Cor. Hartranft't
persistent candidacy In good faith, ~ nattci
iHx supporters, was undoubtedly the ca.ise OF
uUv. iIayes' ultimate nomination.; SO thai
pcnnsylyania, In Iartrantt, Was the chief factor
III the result at Cinslonatl. thoasl, hS l,c r.
Jelly. Who, then, tits moro appropriately
both on grounds OF gratitude and expcdtoncy,
Into the War Ulslcc than Gen. IIartrauftf Vito
would accord more with Coy: Hayes e1pre.ses!
good thin0s l,c has promised In his letter Of nc.
eeptaucci Gov. Hayes would huye IN admir-.
able precedent Tor his appointment Of one oi
h!s chief antagonlsts bcfora the Convention to .
President Lincoln. who gpyo Nj. Seward w
State Department and Cabc the Treasury. III
10 pretty GENERALLY assumed says Mr. Nc
Michael, "ihat Gov. Hayes Will not retain any
Of the present advisers of Grant, anil Hart.
ranft would all the blu demanded BY. the bette
sentiment OF the Republican pnrty all oscr thu
country"
Wayne Macvcaeh, Who was strong Brstov
snaM privately, Though taking no public part Al
Cineinnatl, probably BECAUSE hia 6rotl,er-sn-law
Don Cameron, already lle1 tho breath Ia favor
OF lIartrnl,it. aud i!s llustrious father-ln-las
vas wl'eop!nG, after the n,annsr Of tlc Whine
i. say Wayne MacVeagh viii Doubtless BE- pu
forward Is tho recipient oi tho Cameron shaF
Ut spuIls; hut tu thoso who do mt knuw th
brilliant yolnx orator, LAWYER, md thinker II
thu sano school with Ills fellow Skull .at,d-Bo
n,n., ut Yale. Henry Arnitt brown, he will b
regarded only as anothcr member Of tho Gamer
on family. The only objection TO making tlart
sanit tho War Secretary, suggeats Mr. Nc
Michael. Is one personsl to the Republicans o
Pennsylvania, namely: It would leave the State
executive In tllo llanls of Democratic Lteutcn
ailt-Goycrnor, hut this obstaclo Is coraparattYrl
srid!ng, for ttse Republican Legislature now {
session for two weeks tnore could order ne1
election Tor Governor, aud thus wouil Latta'
honors and pcr4uisltcs would 20 but temporary