New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
CAPITAL NOTES.

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DueI-sale of the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, January 13, 1877.
Notwithstanding knowledge is generally
the most offensive article that can be ten.
dered Democrat, it may possibly interest
some of the unwashed shouters of your
vicinity, who are raising such a dolorous
clamor regarding the proper method of
counting the electoral vote, to know that
six times in the history of this country the
President of the Senate has opened and
counted the votes for himself, either for
President or Vice President The first in
stance was in 1897, when John Adams
opened and counted the votes and declared
himself elected President. In 1901 Jetfer.
son did the same, and in 1921 Vice Presi-
dent Tompkins opened the votes and count
ed himself out, in which self-sacrifciDg act
he was followed by Richard M. johnson in
184l. In 1887 Van Buren, then Vice Presi-
dent, counted the votes that elected him
President, the last instance occurring in
1861, when Breckenridge, candidate for
the presidency, opened and counted the
votes to his own discontinue.
1t is exceedingly doubtful if ever mine
on the Pacific slope panned out better than
does the mine of fraud struck by the Re-
| publican com mittee of investigation in the
| Oregon matter, it having already been
conelusively shown that a corruption fund
of from SOS, 900 to $50, 900 was sent out from
| New York, and that the money was shared
by the men Immediately concerned in the
| affair. And so Mr.. Cronin, with DO per-
ceptible dimnution of his original fragrance,
with the "Oregon Electoral College" in his
vest pocket, and his nasal prolongatiou
over his shoulder, pensively wends his way
over the mountain peaks and toward the
land of the setting sun. Next
Upon Monday of this week the Democrats
had a grand blowout at Ford's Opera
House, it being the anniversary of the
battle of New Orleans. The exact object
of the meeting was scarcely apparent, but
advantage was ta:en of the occasion by the
Democratic leaders here rendezvoused to
let off a number of violent and iDfiamm atory
speeches, principally marked by an utter
absence of all good sense and manly spirit
The demonstration was that of an unruly
mob.
The Florida investiga committee have |
returned to the city, and both parties are |
an1iously awaiting their report, which will |
probably not be submitted for at least a |
week. One of the Republican members a. |
ready gives it as his opinion that no matter |
how the election went, there are thieves in |
Florida. However he is doubtless preiu- |
diced much by the fact that he had his
pocketbook stolen while in the State, by |
which he lost not only all the money he |
had with him, but his return ticket as we'll. |
You know it is just such trifes as this that |
warp mans judgment. Possibly this con-
gressiOnal pocketbook may do what whole |
"bar'ls o. money" failed to accomplish, and
make Tilden the next President-in horn.
Wade Hampton is undoubtedly an ex-
ceedingly prudent man, but General Mich |
oils does not appear to be troubled in that |
way. The former has SO far been able to |
prevent any overt act of rebellion among |
his followers, but the latter has gone fur |
ther, and in mastering and arming the |
White Leaguers as he has done has in all |
probability taken q step that will bring |
about an armed conflict between his own |
and the adherents of Governor Packard. |
OF course the United States troops can but |
support the latter, and in case of fight |
there can be but one result. 1t is, how |
ever, to be hoped that the mailman Nichols |
will not make necessary so severe a lesson. |
Undoubtedly Commodore Vanderbilt was |
a frstclass railroad man, but when the |
Rev. DR.. Deems arises and states that he |
always had ''a singularly child.like faith in |
the Saviour" and that he believes him to |
be "nOw with the saints in glory everIast-
ing" the old story OF the needle and the |
camePs eye can but recur to so heathenish |
cynio and confirmed Bible student as |
your correspondent. Possibly the Rev. DR.. |
Deems his $40, 900 legacy sufficient excuse
for violating the parable in this case, how
ever.
trust lbut don't advise you to do it, you
will excuse me this week if my accounts
from the seat of war regarding the May
Bennett duel are somewhat meagre, but
the fact is that the New York dailies have
already so completely and severely wounded
and riddled both participants in all avail
able parts of their persons that there is no
sound place left me to put in bullet.
did think of explaining to you how the
matter was finally settled by an appeal to
swords, mentioning the fact that the head
of ''Young Jim" was now on exhibition at
the medical museum in this city, but re-
frain. / was never cut ont for an editor.
And so James Gordon Bennett goes to
Europe, fugitive from the laws of his
country. At least judge that is what is
meant by the sale of the New York Herald
to-day to Ben Butler. There is no doubt
Of this sale being genuine transaction, for
[ myself saw it consummsted. The price
paid was three cents; he bought it at a
news stand in this city.
MAX RENNsAEL.