New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-13
POLITICAL NOTES.
, rbrcmo should be offered for every Repub-

. chrome should be offered for every Repub-
to-, signature to Tlldeu petition
.ootber count in Florida! The ballots in
S,.ts ought 10 have been printed sheet iron to
mn,d the wesr and tear Of 80 many countings
There is absolutely no amen from the Demo-
.io nress to Mr. Watterson's petition suggestion ii
IMPRESSION could be circulated that every signer
have An Office Tildon gets in. THE ethargy would
MNNVrcI,,aced by tremendous enthusiasm.
NJ BENJAMIN +. Prescott, the Republican
- for Governor of New Hampshire, Is a native Of
~ .ate and is 43 years Old. he is graduate OF Dart
,o,r,h has been wyer an editor, aud special agent
us.be Tinted States Treasury department.
new Democratic candidate for the nominal
- far Governor i'll Ohio has appeared in the person OF
cnaressman Americas V. Rice He is ready taSer Of
- ar less weight and carries with him mark OF
- an the shape OF a wooden leg. Testimonial of
srt service ia the He mas popularity ana III
ness FOR the posi''oh'
I.na hitter complaint of the inactivity and lack OF
t.r,s Of the members of she party in the House The
,res. has broken out with appeals for more earnest
-, and makes no scruple of declaring that the mem
- are being outwted at every turn. This is entirely
,r The trouble with the members is that every way
thsy rurn they ind themselves hedged III ny wal VI
lev against which they can only ontt their hetos'
I, seems that the few hundreds of Demo-
o,at. who met Ohio and Indiana on Monday were
9 the neOpe" and that wha' they SAID mas created
,,,,sndons commOtion ~ Washington. The linden
pnro,u editorial on the subject. which may have been
1T, before the meetings held tells us that the
. R,dical conspratOrs accept the warning, ana wleh
orng knees a. trembling hands pause to look about
r," ANY Republican therefore. who IS discovered IN
pssod condition 81 Washington may DC SCI n owl as
conspirator who is " pau'ng 10 LOOK ABOUT h'ui'
II is An Injustice to Mr.. John Y. Foster OF
Io..or IN hold him responsible for the Republican
b,s which resulted the organization OF the House
mo, u no made il acted OF their own responsibility
rI bey are gentlemen Of character enough to bear the
accountability quite well. Ii seems clear that u the oo
test had been prolonged, hey would have had seVera
comr.uions in their final acton Dissatisfaction WIN
te senatorial claims OF West Jersey politicians appears
a. have been large element in the movem,1 INC
friends OF Mr. Halsry deny that he Is canddate Ior
United States senator
The number of post offices would have to he
drub.d il Tilden should happen 10 become PRESIDENT
Tie frat thought Of ninC-tenths of The Democrats III
very community the morning after election was
"Now shall be postmaster" good illustration OF
this chldlko faith is gwen BY lawyer OF Hartford VINO
mo, client he had Irst aided through bankruptcy tho
dav that Tllden was thought to he elected. GOOD
morning" said the client "a glorious victory TINS
eyes. indeed it is jim" "Ah, Mr. -, II is great
thing we have done The first Democratic President III
twenty years feel happy all over But" dropping Ills
voice to q low, confidential key, docs we know the
law 2" ooh. yes hope So It's al right - NO,
mean about myself There's nothing i'll going through
bankruptcy that binders man from being postmaster
is there :"
Sir Edward Thornton has been obliged to
give lesson in etiquette to clique Of ovcrzealous re-
formers in Washington. They had taken it upon them
,eyes TO abolish the Office Of President aud substitute in
f. place council and had written to the English Min
issr for detailed statement of the principles OF the
British Government with a comparison OF its
workings with those of the American Governments
Tie reply was follows: "GENTLEMEN; In reply 10
your letter Of yesterdays date nus express my regret
that it is out Of my power to give you details for which
You ask II must indeed be supposed that my duties
here are very light could find time to write what
vold REQUIRE 80 much thought and labor. As to the
relative merits the governments or the Unltcd states
AMI q, Great Britain the question reminds me OF the
nIrase which had 10 copy SO often whom boy that
comparisons odious. and IL Wonlu III occone ifel
Majcsty's Minister to enter upon the discussion OF
question which might lead to such comparison."
The Hon. b. Ii. Hill hopes for better times
and better politics the future. He says with much
earnestness "The Republican party has been protect
Ing burglars In the South for 10 years, ana every time
We complain we are denounced as rebels. / know the
honest masses OF the Northern Republicans are not
guilty Of these things and they do not believe their lead
ers ire guilty For many years passions have been con-
trolling and demagOgues have been active to Keep These
passions for their But trust these passions
will now subside trust the time has come when good
men 81 the North will cease 10 be the dupes. that good
the South may 10 bo the victims, OF bad ex'
ome leaders in both sections. We must have wisdom IN
the lead shall lind rest for the feet FOOtsOre
and weary with sectional wandering let us al re-
rum 70 the starting point OF mutual good VIII and Iecip-
rocs benefits which alone can form worthy bonds lor
hog and united people"
Congressman Blair of New-Hampshire Is not
OF all doub, % to where he stands ON the Predenti
question In his speech accepting a denomination on
Tuesday he said firmly believe that justice and the
unmpesched and uDimpeachable forms OF law now
Demonstrate the election of Mr. Hayes and gee HOUR
s but successful treason which revolution that can
prevent hS triumphant succession 10 the Presidency OF
TIE United States To elect President and then to com
Promise away his Inauguration under threats OF revoiu-
ton Of violence. for plumber or from any cause
whatever Is the destruction Of constitutional govern
mont II Is the establishment OF precedent which VIII
abolish elections, because. in all future tme fraud ana
violence before coupled with noise and threatening alter
tn decision Of the baotbOx. will have only to follow
aa' precedent order 10 reverse tue DEGREES OF me
people AZ the polls whenever II Is more PHEASANT 10
acen rebellion than TO acquiescc III Tie result oi INC
aws Of the land"