New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-08
POLITICAL NOTES

Not political speech for five months! The
millennium ia mighty close upon us.
Crazy Horse came prancing into the Union
lines he heard Of Packards surrender. Ben
Wade is still on the warpath.
OHIO will rejoice, for John G.. Thompson
will not be torn from her. lie will be able to issue
buglc.bast a week til the election is over
There will jbe a Greenback candidate for
Governor in Maine this year. provided the party is largo
enough to hold a convention. The attempt will be maio
AT SROwEegan On June ID.
80 long as there remains vacancy in the
Supreme Court of the United States it ought not to no
forgotten that the Hon Geo H. Williams has claims and
that Ia never has been yInhcitei.
Gen. Batter had q long talk with the Prosi-
dent sunday, and on Monday the appointment Of his
nephew was revoked Tho General is not yet econcLed
to the Presidents southern policy.
A month from now there won't be politics
enough in motion to make throc-llue paragraph. Tho
number OF editors who have become baliheaded IN
search OF ideas will be alarmlngly increased
Pimchback may he a representative Of his
race hut much the worse for tho racc ard GOV.
Nichols had searched Louisiana with lighted candles hs
might have discovered trustee for tie public schools
with less career and more character.
Gen. Grants app0intees were always secure
so long as they were under fire. Il tie Admnis
ration had adopted this policy, oicehoder in the
country would have been safely anchored the Dead
wood para graph Singer But the times have changed
There is a universal impression that the
wsest and safest for Congress 70 pursue in To
gard the currency and the South and every other
question OF pressing importance, to let them severely
alone and this Is why everybody Jublant over the
pOstponcmcnt OF the special session
Congressman Foster OF Ohio is said to have
written to friend that after general correspondence
with Southern he is convinced that there VII. be
general breaking mp OF Old party lines in tile next Con-
gress than people a.e prepared 10 believe and
that the Administration VIII gain mucn strCnsJh from me
Southern Democrats.
Gov. Vance of North Carolina is said 10 be
building mp formidable Republican party in that Stats
by his bitter hostility to the Presidents policy. Many
Democrats the best Of the party, said to be op-
tossed To- him. and to be in favor OF organzatiou
which shall support President Hayes The Erpu Jlcaus
arc already confident OF carrying The state next ear
The sands OF New-Jersey are p0pIlous with
l7year locsts and all TIE woods full Of Democratic
candidates for Governor Even Parker the everlasting
Joel has Owed into his cedar chest to himself lha.
the moths have not been riotng in that historic Non
mouth ensign. That ensign may smell Of gum camphor
Mr. Albeit but what II the Democratic hosts should
rally under ts folds with Joel aud third term lof
a baitlccry
The exuberant tenderness Of the Democratic
editor has found another vent First 10 the pe-ro
shamefully abandoned by President Hayes Then vas
the Republican party disrupted by his treachorg. Now
~ - the dilUN-iut ullpAu army DcioIt INC tN't
yitatos are all sluiced away in tears OF sympathy
would be well for him TO ask who ia that refused 70
vote supplies for that army with which he has 80 sud-
denly become cnamOred.
The Republican dissatisfaction which las
been smoldcrng in Iowa for some time has 70 l cx'
preston in the call for tho state Convention. The chair
man OF the committee has injected stumpapcech into
the call in which he requests all men who believe that
the slave must be protected IN his rights ~ any cost"
who dcprccate call political or official liberation" with
political terrorism and intimidation" and al who be-
eye that the work Of the Republican party not yet
accoTp. shed" To unite In keeping alive Tue ires upon
the party altar The address j. beautiful one but u
sounds a little too feryld tOr the season.
Col Mcclure writes from Washington con-
corning the Presidents policy: Uo has saked eyyry
thing on the plcncaton OF the whole country. He IS
pledged to restore every State aud etey community
every section to law and peace and to the substantial
success OF that great purpose he saoordnatcS ogey-
thing II shall breed factions disseusons IN his party
it must DO because the party Is unequal 10 the MAIN
tonance Of It's pledges 70 the nation and he vii nos
pause 20 heal partisan wounds az the cost 81 Tie tranquil
lty of the country believe that The chief consideration
that made him decide 10 delay the assembling Of Con.
moss wa. the possible renewal OF sectional agitation by
Je,pogognc. who call themselves statesmen and that 10
- 1ito wng 90 accept political failure according 10 tho
Judgment OF paryians failure must come Il thereby Le
n riyo the coputy faithful aud peaceful admiui5tr
ton OF the laws IN every p3rt oi the Union
Postmaster-General Key is said to have written
,sfolows 10 his brother ia letter which published In
The Chattanooga Times To give the President the power
10 carry out Southern policy IL important that he
have majority in both houses favorable % his Adu4
tration whether he shall have this majority depends
upon the Southern Democrats II they oppose the Ab
minlstratou elect n Northern Democrat. such ~ Ran
DAN VT Saylec to the Speaketship, and ally themselves
with the disahcced Republicans to fight the Admnisrs
ton ne will DO oompeel " has official patronage Ia
such way ~ TO giyo him strength IN his own party
whereas should Southern Democrats wisely extend him
support nc viii be able 10 deal his patronage 10 them
literally and reyolutonze the system ot Federal patron