New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-21
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
FROM WASHINGTON.


mfttee on the Powers and Privileges
of that Branch of the National Legis-
lature Presidential Prospects as
Viewed at the Capital-Treasury RObs
bling, Suicide and the Weather.
WASHINGTON, January Is, 1877.
1t now appears that Mr.. Watterson was
betrayed into a premature declaration of
the purposes of the resurrected order of the
Sons of Liberty to invade this city with an
army of a hundred thousand "unarmed'
men on the twelfth prozimo, led thereto, no
doubt, by the contagious effect of the en-
thusiasn of his moRgrel audience at Fords
Opera House on the eighth instant, when
the tattered and torn Democracy of this
District and adjoining portions of Maryland
and Virginia rallied for "Tilden or war"
but denial could not mend Harry's indis-
erection and none has been made.
Contrarily, the matter has come to be
openly discussed, and there is no longer
room to doubt that some such movement is
contemplated, sufficiently formidable to in
timidate Republican members of Congress
who have the assurance and temerity to in
sist that Governor Hayes shall be inaugu-
rated, because he happens to have major
ity OF the electoral votes.
In order to technically shield its partioi-
pants from the pains and penalties they
might otherwise incur, and that the author
tiles may be pu to every disadvantage and
deprived of all ground of justification for
making timely preparations for any posi-
BILE breach of the peace, which such an army
of partisans at such a time would threaten,
it is proposed, as the story goes, to summon
this mob to this city under call for ma
tionaI convention.
The latest report relative to the matter is
to the effect that Mr.. Hewitt has refused to
issue the call without the fullest concur
renee of Mr.. Tilden, and that he went to
New York last evening for orders. Mr..
Hewitt's reluctance to take the responsible
ity for inaugurating such menacing move.
ment is construed as cowardice by many
of his associates, some of whom, while pro-
Tossing to very conservative attitude on
the presidential question, have been secretly
plotting to commit their party by some overt
act, such as that under consideration.
give these reports for what they are
worth. 1t would not seem that Mr. Tilden
could be so blind to his own or his party's
interests as to cOuntenanee such suicidal
act. know that there has been awakened
good deal of feeling in this matter here
within the past few days. 1t is everywhere
held that the settlement of the vexed mat
ter of the presidential succession lawfully
rests with Congress, and if the final action
of its members in the premises shall be
deemed contrary to law and equity, legal
and peaceful method of redress is open
through the ballot to every citizen feeling
aggrieved, and any considerable number of
men coming to this city by preconcerted
agreement before such final action
by Congress, with no ostensible business,
will be regarded as evidence of design to
wrest the power from those lawfully pos
sessed of it, and to vest it in the hands of a
mob. Besides, it would surely provoke a
| counter movement on the part of those who
would consider themselves in honor bound
to protect Congress from such efforts at
| terrorism.
can only appeal to every man among
drawn into seeming position of opposi-
ton and antagonism to the laws and the
/ constituted authorities, at the beck of de-
signing politicians, seeking their own ag-
/ grandizment at the expense of every public
and private interest of the country and of
the highest considerations of christianity,
Mr.. Barnes, although promising to pro-
duce the dispatches and telegram demanded
of him by Mr.. Morrison, if he could obtain
them, has been adjudged guilty and inn
prisoned in a room specially provided for
his reception in the Capitol, where it is
thought he will be kept till the fourth OF
March, when the power of the present Con
gress to deprive him of his liberty expires
When all the circumstances are candidly
reviewed it is difficult to resist the convic'
ton that the desire for revenge has had a
controlling influence in the decision of Mr.
Barnes case. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Or
ton will promise compliance with the de-
mands made upon him, with the same con
ditional provision, and that he will share
the same fate as has overtaken Mr.. Barnes
1t appears that the money-betwee en-
$1,000 and $I2, ,00O-recently stolen from
the treasury by, as is alleged, one Win
slow, now in custody, was returned by Mr.
Curtis, of the Chicago Inter Ocean, who had
formerly known WinslOw when a prosper
GUS banker. When the department became
satisfied that Winslow was the chief, al
effort was made to get back the money
This was accomplished by Mr.. Curtis, whS
went to WinslOw and assured him that the
government had sufficient evidence upOI
which to convict him, and that q prOmp
restoration might be of benefit to him in hi
trial. But from present appearances i
would seem to be the purpose of the treas
ury officials to urge his punishment to tht
utmost limit of the law, the frequent rob
berries which have occurred seeming to de
mAnd much severity, as a measure of pro
lection TO the government. WinslOw hal
had checkered career, being at one time {
wealthy speOulatOr and banker in Chicago
| A sad case of suicide or death from an
overdose of morphine occurred at the st
James Hotel, in this city, few days since
The deceased lived with = sister in thu
northern section of this city. He had beer
clerk in the Postotfice Department abOu
two years, was q nephew of Senator Nor
ton and appeared to have been highly es
teemed everywhere he was known. M
speciaA motive could be assigned for com
mitting suicide, and many are inclined II