New-York tribune., 1878-04-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

| 1t will take good deal Of economy to balance
| $500, 900, 600 in Southern grabs.
The "more money! agitators are indulging in .
refreshing burst of silence.
The Administration must be happy to see how
strictly its wish about not kicking back has'been
gratitied
The Democratic editor is shy about commenting
ON the latest seat swinde in Congress. He thinks s
speaks for itself, probably, and so 1t does.
If Governor Robinson doesn't deal out tho canal
patronage with moro liberal hand there will be 0
lively in the New-York Democratic party pres
emily.
Southern denunciatious of Senator Howe are unan-
imous and loud. The South is solid behind the Pres-
dent. waiting for another good chance to support
him by hitting him over the head.
All through this State the Democrats carefully
surrounding the Nationals, with the hope Of captur
ing them at the next election If the Nationals won't
surrender to them they viii surrender to the Nation
ais, principles or no principles.
There will not be room enough in Washington for
the Democratic contestants for seats in Congress
who will be encouraged to go there next Fall. II the
party succeeds in preserving bare majority, 1t will
| seat every man who can prove he was candi,
date election day, matter whether he received
| any votes or not
| The conflict of veracity between the two Pennsyl.
| svlyania Congressman who had the sulphurous in
| wa
the question as TO which one did the swearing. In
| tbe State from which the gentlemen come the gen.
| cral opinion seems to be that II Thompson didh
swear il il the first time in his life that he negec,eo
| to improve opportunity for 80 DONG
| Governor Hampton is making a genuine triumphal
| Journey through the State Of South Carolina. AT
every town and village he is received with popular
demonstrations of delight Even the colored peo.
ple in some places have turned ont TO greet him.
At one town a colored woman stepped IN front OF
the crowd and said: "Goyernor Hampton! You
stay Governor We's had n better time since you's
made Governor than we's had before sence the war"
Glovers mud expedition hasn't been heard from
vet, but if he doesn't stir up something that has
bad smell presently it won't be his fault He has
employed as experts two of the worst characters
modern politics have produced, Bell and Moore.
Neither OF these men would be believed under
oath by any court in tho country They have
been at the bottom of no end OF political rooroach,
and drawing pay from the Goyernncht tntongn t.
Glover now TO hep him set up some more III sehtfcy
safe TO say that any discoveries Glover may make,
Therefore. will not stand examination for more than
twenty -four hours. They will hurt nobody Out tIs
| men who make them.
| The Bourbons Of South Carolina are growing over
fresh grievance Just before the last Legislature
adjourned IL passed q resolution authorizing tho
Governor to instruct an order of nolle pros TO DO
entered in any of the prosecutions brought or which
NAV be brought by the State, based upon the facts
found by tho Joint Investigating Committee on
Public Frauds The object Of this resolution Is to
enable the Governor to spare from punishmcnt tho
Ignorant negroes who tho tools of the leaders
OF tho gang of plundcrers. The preamble 81 the
resolution expressly says that tho leaders shall NOT
be spared from justice This seems to be an act OF
pure magnanimity. The poor negroes were 700 ~ y
norant to comprehend the immortality Oh their svd ssnd
dncf. it was their first lesson in g0vernmeuf anu
il was not their fault if the lesson was given ~
thieves. But the Bourbon hates magnanmlty W Nv
hates the negro HIMSELF and looks upon any " thc
which interferes with the fresh supJugat'on W
race as q miserable blunder.