The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

III AOHSI65S az JOlI Will -NOIbiitIH
fire eaters of their party in filiibustering
TO defeat declaration of Mr. Hayes as
president has provoked inquiry as to the
causes leading them into this antagon-
ism. The candid statements made by
several of the leaders show quite q num-
Der of sufficient reasons for their conduct
and we may summarize them in the
main as follows 1st, The electoral law
being a democratic measure it should in
good faith be supported to the end,
though the result be so much adverse
to their original wishes and intentions
2d. That Mr.. Hayes being known as an
honest man the country will not tolerate
resort to parliamentary trickery for his
defeat when the electoral bill would give
the presidency to him. Sd, That rs Mr..
Tilden is avowedly opposed to internal
improvements and Mr.. Hayes is known
to favor them, the South would gain
more through the national policy of the
latter than the former. 4th, The Texas
Pacific Railroad can only become fact
through Repul can votes hence rs
all Southerners favor the construction
of this road all honorable concession
must be made to that republican party.
These are potent arguments, hence
Northern people need not feel surprised
that the present breach is closed by ex-
confederates It is astonishing how
public sentiment has changed here since
the South adopted this course. Even
the Daily Republican, which year ago
was abusing Mr. Blaine without stint
for defeating the Force Bill, to-day has
a column leader on the duty of the Re
publican party in which it insists that
arms must no longer be used for keeping
carpet-baggers in office and that the peo-
pie of the South must hereafter te left
free and unrestrained in all domestic
political matters. Now 1t is urged that
a confederate officer must be put in the
cabinet that the world may appreciate
how fully and completely we are at peace
among ourselves, and further that this
course would effectually break down all
sectional lines and tend more than all
else to divide the south into two or more
political parties, it being now consoi
dated into one vast opposition TO the
North by the lack of universal amnesty
and freedom to select from their own
people for Office holders. Universal
amnesty and peace would now seem to
be coming reality and should the
time We soon will have no North or
no South and as before the war will di-
vide on political lines without regard to
section. Many of our northern demo-
cratic fot-spurs who as Ben Hill said of
Fernando Wood, care invincible in peace
and invisible in war;" and whose cour-
age is of that sort which will never face
a bullet or ten inch shell are terribly
indignant and even to-day are threaten
ing all sorts OF dilatory measures i'll or
der to prevent final count of electoral
votes and declaration for Mr.. Hayes.
But Senator Sherman on Wednesday
remarked to us that he apprehended no
serious opposition.
CABINET MAKING.
The air is filled with rumors in regard
to the incoming cabinet and Mr.. Hayes
viii have hundreds Of aspirants from
whom to select. Beyond Mr.. Evarts for
Secretary of State and Senator Sherman
for tie Treasury portfolio we have no
general concession of position 10 any
individual. The Pacific coast claims
recognition while there is a widespread
feeling that the South must have rep
resentative from its people but no one
selects him because no one feels assured
4 representative man would accept the
position Of cabinet officer if rendered it.
WATTERsoN.
This remarkable production OF the
ge3atS homo creates much amusement
here By his recent attack on Hewitt
whom he holds responsible for the de-
feat of Mr.. Tilden. Henry is one of the
war invisibles and of course must feel
deeply aggrieved that he has been pre-
vented marshailing his 100, GEO soldiers
here on the 4th of March or LIST of Feb
rtiary. Falstaf-like he had his armor
bt,ckIet or. AMI nov that ne has bad no
opportunity Of staying his thousands, he
is angercd.
NATIONAL. MUSEUM
The Senate has voted $3.50, COO for the
erection OF this building on the Smith
sonian GroaRs.s, and should the House
concur we will have This much pee led
institution. male imperatively necessary
now by the centennial contributions of
foreign countries. But as Mr.. Holman,
the Chairman Of House Committee on
appropriations, is more economically in
clined now than ever, we doubt the pas
sage of the bill.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Rear Admiral Radford S daughter was
yesterday thrown from runaway horse
which she was riding and was dragged
some distance by her skirts which caught