New-York tribune., 1878-07-11
POLITICAL NOTES =
nolitical field bears a wiIted aspect.

The political field bears a wilted aspect.
Even the bosterous third termers droOp under this
temperature.
Springer is the only unterrified investigator
he doesn't know any better.
The country is not cOnVulsed with an apprehen-
sion that General Butler may be its next President
Democratic interest in Eliza Pinkston's confession
has come to an untimely end. Elizas conscience is
altogether too prolific.
If Mr. sherman secures resumption he can afford
TO let the Potter investigators have their own sweet
will about him. The "chnk" of the gold will
drown their clam0r.
Mr.. Tllden has been staying for a time at Long
Branch looking. il is said, solemn if not unhappy
His favorite exercise is promenade on the beach,
with his hands clasped behind him, completely
absorbed in a brown study. His friends say he has
ceased to have any hopes in the Potter inquiry Per-
haps this explains his socmnity.
Congressman Frye of Maine has no intention OF
trucking to the Greenbackers Of his district evil
IDENTIFY. lie was serenaded a few days ago, and in
his response denounced the leaders of the Green
back party as demagogues, and idiots so far as
financial knowledge was concerned. There Is no
symptom of weak back about that kind of talk
Ex-Governor Warmoth has an original explana-
tion of the Sherman letter mystery. He thinks
Sherman really wrote a letter. but that Mrs. Jenks
pocketed it, and gave Webber and Anderson one of
her own concoctiOn in ITS place. He expresses the
opinion that jerks and Anderson are original
scoundrels' but wisely says nothing disrespectful
OF Mrs. jerks. lie always was discreet person.
Governor Rice. of Massachusetts, is said to look
with a friendly eye on the possibility of a third
term. He believes General Grant is pure patriot,
that he is the hope of excellent people in all
parts Of the country, and that his election TO the
Presidency again would by no means be a calamity.
III the Governor continues to talk in this way, the
Boston Brstow Club will move for hls impeach-
ment
Senator Bayard's chances for receiving Presi-
Dental nomination were never imposing, but they
seem to be dwindling rather than increasing His
course in the Senate has raised up powerful oppo-
stion in his own party in Delaware The silver
question and the electoral controversy the main
points of disagreement, and on both of these Mr..
Bayard directly opposed the wishes of a majority of
his constituents OF course he right in both in
stances but that does not alter the fact of his
popularity His course has been straightforward
and open but it has not been Democratic f; hence
the disturbance He is too good for his party,
fact which is as fatal TO his Presidential aspira-
tions as the size of the State he represents.
The conscience manipulation who has been prob
ing Eliza Pinkstons conscience rs Senator Zachare,
of Louisiana. Eliza says he visited her and offered
her a free pass to New-Orleans and So day if she
would 60 there and testify that her Returning
Board story was false. He also gave her paper to
sign. which she did not read and did not have read
TO her. but to which she fixed her mark. This was
the confession which has been published. She de-
clares that her original story was true. Colonel
Zacharie has arrived in New-Orleans with the con-
fession and declares that he has the statement Of
two reputable gentlemen who heard Eliza confess.
The Potter Committee is pretty hard up for testi-
mony but il does not seem possible that IL will be
capable of receiving such wOebegone product as
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