New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-13

q, the kaleidoscope render all predictions futile
~, Roston Herald has the foowing "There are lresh
ivy aAoat to-,y OF a disposition on the part OF the
ru" p,eo Railroad Democrats to vote for Banks for
49, nrovided the Republicans will join them 1t
pms more likely at the present ume trs. the DeU
srstc party may be spit up ON 'ho ioA"S "o0 'u'''
nan on any other question:
fortunately the majority of our citizens Is
In. a. ameaable to MIR. Phipss censure as Gen. De-
". The number of those who have always been
h,sous is exceedingly SMALL and II the health OF pub
81 affairs is to be restored by public exertions II will
LILY do 10 devote to osracism for lie all VINO az some
ne have had the fortune to offend even Mr. Phillips
IN, Syracuse Courier, which supported Mr..
~ for Speaker 1878 and 1876, again urges his NOM
t,on and election. IL says of him: The candidate
ha election would be hailed the most widely and en-
,hsiasticly throughout the masses OF the National
nemocrscy is the Hon. s. s. Cox OF NewYork ldenti-
az with no clique faction, aud yet possessing the con-
sd.nce OF ALL free from all entangng alliances. but
,ncouchy and unselhshly devoted 10 the veal of the
rat party he represents Mr.. Cox, more PERHAPS than
any otGer man ID the House. Is p"r e@ce"eee No"a
democrat
Once more the Massachusetts House of Rep
has re6nacted the Pr0hibtOry law pure and
.,mule fines imprsonments, seizure clauses and all
II supposed that the Senate will agree with the House,
and then to not to veto will be the question with
Gov Rice with not to veto in the ascendant. Already
the Democrats eagerly anticipating their oppor-
unty No wonder they are sanguine In their antici-
nations considering that they have already carried the
state against fearful odds half dozen times the same
issue The history OF legislation upon this SUBJECT II II
could be faithfully written, would be both entertaining
and instructive.
OF Gov. Chamberlain's political future the
Washington correspondent Of The Philadelphia Times
.ays: quite to hear the prophecy that at
some time in the future he will be prominent figure IN
national politics If the South Caroliua Democracy were
WISE said conservative member of Congress to-day,
for ha of cor
unquestoned talents lawyer politician, and writer
by eectng him to the United States Senate IN place OF
C. Butler. il that announcement gentleman can be in
auced to yield what he regards his individual rights
for the good Of the State This course the gentleman
added would insure Butler the succession to Pat e SON.
whose wonderful somersaults within the last ten day
ea .gcrs and mere political adventures
Notwithstanding the assumed confidence OF
the Democrats is easy to discern that they are good
deal Worried lest the control Of the House VIII slip
from their grasp The word has been passed around and
the organs industOusly trying to whip the reflac
tory members into the traces The Cincinnati Enquirer
babors them this way: at Is proposed to add to the
capture OF the Presidency the seizure of the House by
I'll, easy virtue Of certain Democrats of the South who
.re supposed be willing for interest in railroad
or for place committee, or for the promise of
mess Of pOtage, for office for friend, or Tor te
rights OF Southern State to barter the control OF the
National Democratic in the representative BODY OF
tn country. nany Democratic member OF congress ns
been selling himself and his party, both his neliieenco
and his honesty impeachaDe that he Is liable 10 10
called either idiotic or traltorous
Senator Morton must be drawing it pretty
mild these days If The indianapolis Journal continues
70 represent his views Bloody SHIRT arguments ana
efforts 10 fire the Northern heart cOnspcuousy absent
from its columns. 1t warmly cOmmends the southern
policy Of the President and notes with pleasure the
rand disappearance Of sectional feeling OF Gov
Chambcrlan's action it says: Every wisely and very
parotcslly he has retired from the assertion OF Ills
nights and allowed the government TO pass to Hampton
coufentlng himself with emphatic and surginG protest
The Irshmsn compelled to admire the COURAGE OF
the bull but after the animal had been knocked into the
middle of next week the fugacOus Ce was free to con
demn the Judgment which invited the encounter with
locomotive These ardent souls who wanted Chamberlain
10 fight would have weakened long ere ths hao they
been in Chamberlain's shoes. What South carolina aug
Tie country want now is peace, and though We may all
fi to agree upon the methods by when the rcstnt is
rescled the result will be hailed by eVery oody'
The appeal of the carpet-baggers to the Re
publcans the North for sympathy and support does
not meet with q very encouraging response. They are
told pretty plainly that they have dug their own poit
cal grave and that the Republican party barely missed
beinc buried In the same grave with them. They nav
been set down pretty hard back seat ana the ospo
son OF party to be to Keep them there Tor
time or until they show works meet for repentance"
The following from The Troy Times is fair sample OF
how the Republican papers talking: "The grief and
Indignation Of Republicans of South Carolina should
Ia ,enered y the know ledge that their misfOrtunes
are largely attributable to themselves. 1t cannot be
denied that their conduct affairs while in the full flush
of conscious power was often scandalous ana that III
many instances they welcomed leaders and guides
men INV orthy Of public confidence. knowledge OF the
ignorant and corrupt maladminstration prevalent In
some departments of the south Carolina HoNerns III
could not get abroad and create prejudice Ill ohef
States against the Republican party. 10 tat as nccD
A ANYTHING else was owing the tidal wave, SO called
which enabled the Democrats TO secure majority ~ tle
XLIyth and XLVth Houses of Representatives, ana Ell
sbcd them to put such curb upon Executive authority
be made further military interference Tor the
Of republican governments in the south impossible
The extraordinary assumption of power by
the Clerk of the has led The Nation to examine
the authorities learn what ground he has for lis nc
ton IL gives the result of its search as follows: 1--WE
turned 10 copy of the Constitution, and discovered TO
our anazement that there mention OF Mr Adams
that document and no reference TO the Once Oi oIeh
while only provision bearing on the subject was thal
each house should be the judge OF the returns ana qua
ncatons Of its members. Turning next to Cushing
work we were still astonished to find that nothing
was said there about the Clerks duty OF organizing the
House but laid down that his modest business is TO
keep record OF the proceedings to authenticate ana
keep in Ills custody papers, and to sign bills AS mat
Of fact his duties and lie has no moro to Go
with the organization of the House than we nave our
selves When the House comes together it will proceed
10 organize ITSELF and the following principles ale well
stod and universally recognized in all civilized para-
nentaIy bodies: First, every person duly returned ID
member whether elected not until MS electloh tet
aside second, contrasting claimants VINO are DOth re-
turned elected in due form have no rgnts or any kn1
until the question between them has been decded ana
thr. members in possession OF single itgd returns
these ony constitute Judicial tribunal for tie de-
termination Of all questions as 10 seals