New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
HARRISON DOESN'T GIVE UP YET.

TIE ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS PARTY FROM ITS FOLLY
NOT YET GIVEN UP-A CANVASS OF THE HOUSE
FOR yoTEs-A LIVELY GRoWL AT HIM FROM
CHICAGO
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, May 23.-SOme of the more con-
yersative and clearheaded of the Democrats in the
House of Representatives greatly alarmed at the
response the Potter resolution has brought forth
from the people, irrespective of party. They are
working night and day to stem the tide of popular
indignation that has set so strongly against them,
and 10 spread the impression that the proposed in
yestIgatlOn does not mean revolution.
One of the most earnest of these men is Mr.. Car
Ter Harrison of Illinois who was shrewd enough to
foresee from the start what the effect OF an attempt
reopen the Presidential controversy would be, and
to who has labored with great zeal to save his party
from the effects of its folly. Having failed yeser
day to induce majority Of the Democrats OF the
House to place themselves record as opposed to
revolutionary proceedings for the removal of Pres-
dent Hayes from Office, only sxty-six OF his party
friends, or little more than One-third of them,
having voted to give his resolution q standing IN
the House. he has spent to-day in securing from
them private pledges of a similar character. lie
has spoken with about seventy-fve Democrats who
voted against him yesterday or We're absent and
reports the following result:
unalterably opposed to any proceeding that would
call in question even remotely indirectly the title
of the President TO his office Among these are
many of the ablest Democratic lawyers in Congress,
representing both Northern and Southern districts.
Nearly every one, !Mr. Harrison says, believes that
Congress has no power TO question the title OF the
President and all agree that if it had they would
oppose such proceeding most strenously Six or
seven who have been seen very cautious aud do
not wish to give an opinion until they have studied
the question carefully. OF the remainder,
there are perhape twenty who would not
place themselves on record as opposed
to revolution, and ten perhaps who would
be glad to have trouble and would not hesitate at
anything that might be proposed by the most crazy
IevOlutonist. This class does not include any men
of influence in the House.
Altogether Nh Harrison has on his list 100 Dem
ocrats who, he says hold the same ground that he
does; and this makes him believe that il his resolu-
ton should be offered in the House on Monday, after
the morning hour, when no question of order could
be raised on it, it would be adopted by more than
q two-thirds vote of the House.
Mr.. HarrisOn's zeal may be explained by the fol-
lowing letter, which he received in his mail yester-
CHICAGO, May 20, 1873.
SIR The ineiosed Sip ian editorial paragraph clipped
IRON me ChtccQ0 Tribune. accusing Mr.. Harrison OF
noundering Potter cSolutiOnl represents the
ing o. many OF aOse who you TO Congress- not
easogue 10 help the enemies of country To disturb
.se peace aud prosperity which enjoy. not for the
hahe ol ue interests OF Southern Democrats bring
ruin aud boOdshed upon MS hut to act tbc mart Of n
peiFiot am pastor OF a large Lutheran church and
ost 81 my me ana the members Of other Lutheran
churches rave voted tor you because they supposed you
TO De g9oa Democrat, man. and not knaye and a
pleased We have held to-day indguauon meeting
and 500 who voted for you and would have done So
again Will next time rather vote for Satan himself II
there fs any mistake we have made lives ii is thai
we helped 10 send yOu TO Washington There are mani
OF Irish fellow-czens who feel the same What oT
our part done 10 elect you t home where
you do the least mischief, be that that will b,
done We feel in duty bound 20 denOuHC you worl
against you, although pr0fessedly, yoi belong on
party Shame, shame on YOU 10 miSrepTsent your con
ettuents. In the name OF 500 Democratt.
The letter was signed by German name, whicl
MIR. Harrison declines TO allow the correspondent
to see Mr.. Harrison himself says that OH looking
over the Chicago directory he finds that the angry
author of this letter is not the pastor of church
but other people who have seen the letter say tina
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