Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-10-11

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1t is common for anti-Admin-
istration Republican papers M
the North TO charge the people
lot the South with insincerity in
their welcome to Mr.. Hayes,
but little consideration win
show how baseless the charge
is. They did not receive him
as Republican, or as politi-
clan of any sort, but as a man
who, occupying the Prcsiden-
tIal chair, had conferred upon
them great benefits. The gues-
Ition of his title to the office, of
his opinion on free trade, or in
Iternal improvements, or other
political questions, were passed
iupon and considered no more
than was the church or sect to
which he belonged. Neither
did his motives for the journey
whether broad and patriotic,
or selfish and narrow-enter in
to the receptions he received.
lie may have gone for the pur-
pose OF promoting cordial feel
: ing throughout the country, on
for effect upon the Ohio cleo
, ton, or, led away
an heaikening to imaginary sounds
And phantom voices"
: he may have thought he could
found in the South and West Q
j new party; and his proposed
further trips this winter make
the last seem the real reason fol
his tour; but whether one OF
the other, the people made nc
!, Question and gave no sign OF
, more than a cordial welcome to
their cities and towns, and this
! came from the heart.
Little has been heard of late
of any Administration candi-
date for Speaker Of the House
1t is now only ten days at furth'
est before the Democratic eau
Gus, and one candidate, S. S
Cox, is here. Randall is daily
J expected. Indeed most OF
the members will be here soon
and active canvassing will be
gin. The delusion that thert
would be any possible chance
for the election Of Foster
!. Banks, Garfield or any othel
!. Republican or half Republican
is a thing of the past. Th'
contest is probably between
!. Randall and Cox. The votes il
caucus for other Democrats wh'
have been named-as Morrison
Buckner Blackburn, Goode
r etc, will in all probably be com
/, plimentary only, or, at least
thrown without hope Of secur
. ing an election.
d The new Administration dai
0 ly, the National Union, mad
5 its appearance yesterday. 1t i
a fairly printed and well fillc'
paper, and, as it has a lease 70
: five years of a large printing
! office, probably means, as i
says, "to stay"
The Republican has beel
: purchased by all association, AM
will hereafter be an anti-Admin
I, is tration paper. A. M. Clapp
! of New York, is its editor
; There are now five daily paper
= here, all of which lean towar'
; Republicanism of one kind o
J another.
: The conviction of ex-Assis
u tant Secretary of the Treasury
: ;; Sawyer, on the charge of payin;
Il a fraudulent claim, knowing it t
J be fraudulent, and the comm,
trial of a Pennsylvania Con
gresham for securing paymen
of q similar claim, are exciting
d interest not only here, but else
: where throughout the country
e II is not believed that under tn
: last Administration either o.
them would have been tried, Oh
if tried, that conviction woul
: have followed.
e The Indian Chiefs who hay
= been here for the past wee
: started yesterday for the sci
} ting sun. Each had a trunl
q an oyercoat and a little none
/ given him. These Indian med
/ ais have always hcretofor
= shown the head of the Presidef
q of the United States; these no
y given show that of a priyat
n citizen of Ohio. The Chiet
/ did not go away entirely salts
le fed with the project for chang
s. ing their location for the white
:, bat exhibited a child's deligl
) in their presence.
"a When Alexander FL. Stepl
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