New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
POLITrUAL NOTES.


Tilden has given up sll hopes on law and
evidence, and fallen back on fatalism. He
now hangs his belief up on nothing, and
fools telegraph the insane chatter as news.
Matt Carpenter spread himself for about
an hour and quarter before the high joints
on Tuesday, trying to make the tribunal
believe it was legislative body. As soon
as he saw that he was not getting ahead
well, he asked for an adjournment, prob
ably to pay his bet to Barr.
Until O'Conor was snuffed out in the
Florida case he was the great hope of the
Democrats. They now look to Matt Car
penter to deliver them, and as he has
pledged the best part of himself for success
there is great joy in the unwashed circles.
Many holder of consuls and premiums,
who never before had kindly thought of
Abraham Lincoln, on Monday gave sin.
cerest thanks that he was born on Febru.
airy II, and that wise Legislature cele.
brated the event by closing the banks.
Governor KellOpg has telegraphed for his
wife to come to Washington prepared to
make the Capitol her home for the major
part of the six years following the fourth of
March prOximo.
While the Democratic party has sub
mitted its case to the arbitration of one of
the most august tribunals ever instituted to
pass upon political affairs, it's strikers man.
ifest characteristic bad faith by attempting
to coerce favorable decision by means of
threats of war. These are as puerile in eff
feet as they are contemplate in spirit, but
will hereafter serve as potent reminders of
the unftness of that party to be elevated to
power.
In this State the threats take more di-
rect form. The election of Hayes ia vir-
tually conceded, or at least little objection
is expressed to his installation in the presi-
dency by decision of the Electoral Com
mission or otherwise. Tilden and the
Northern Democrats may shit for them
selves, provided President Hayes will leave
disputed possession of the offices they have
usurped. We give this illustrative extract
from the Mansfield Reporter:
If the new returning board, or more pO-
litely speaking, the grand commission, de.
cides that Governor Hayes is elected Presi-
dent-and nobody can ''squeap if they do
and Mr.. President Hayes decides to recog-
nize Packark ct al there is going to be
hell to play in Louisiana, and you need not
doubt it. If, on the contrary, Mr.. Hayes
should determine to recognize Governor
Nichols as the de fdct0, which he is, and the
de jure Governor of this State, which he
will be, and act like sensible man, which
he ought to be, then there is nobody to
"squeal."
While principle is thus deliberately cast
aside for the sake of office, the attempt to
arouse the passions of the people to "hell
to play" pitch is made in this manner:
Governor Nichols has appealed his case
to a higher court than any of the venal and
corrupt partisan judges can ever preside
over. The case is appealed to the hearts and
strong arms of his people, and there is no
way TO take the case out of that court, but
by su0i0gatiOn and reconstruction, The
finally of that decision would not be APP
pealed, at least, probably, for several years,
and if mis- supporters stop short of that de-
cision they deserve to have the heel of the
petty, contemplate, partisan despots of
Packard SIN, hellOgglsln, Wellslsm, Ander-
sonism and Federalism forever upon their
neeks,
If suhilgation and reconstruction be-
come necessity to the establishment of
law and order, the power which installs
Hayes can easily accomplish it; but we do
not believe, despite the desperation of the
politicians, that the people are willing to be
deluded into revolution and its consequent
woes and ruin. brief time will test these
threatenings.
In so promptly denouncing, at the request
of the army officers, the outrageous display
by the Knights of Momus, Rex and his
court showed excellent taste and patriotic
sentiment. The rebuke to the political par
tlsans who assaulted the national govern
ment so grossly, is one, it is to be hoped,
that will be lasting in its good effects.
Governor Packard has received dis
patch from Washington that the decision
of the Electoral Commission on Louisiana
in favor of Hayes will necessarily carry
with it his recognition. Democrats are
working hard with tue President and Sec
rotary Fish against this.
The Capital Movers.
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