New-York tribune., 1879-01-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

Thcre'n be some lively wriggling in the House
to-day
Perhaps Tilden has camorcd "-against cipher
hunt.
Does Butler oppose Investigation as a Republican
or as a Democrat!
The question Of Overhauling the cipher barrel
should be left entirely with the Democrats. It's
their funeral.
1t ls tolerably safe to predict that Fernando
Woods victims of bulldozing will never be sub
jectcd to the sunlight Ol publicity.
This Congress has less than forty working DAYS
lett in which to blunder The copaIccners wish
that the days were only an hour long.
No Southern newspaper is able to discuss the po-
litical situation without snarng at TuE tribune
There is a strong hayOr of old times about this.
The Democratic editors are sure that the people
are not interested IN the evidence before the Teller
Committee that they suppress most of it. Just
wait till the people get chance to vote on It,
Mr. Halstead's sudden rruptOn in favor OF
Secretary Sherman for the Presidency. aud his zeal
IN behalf OF Field lrshalShip for Grant, have a
common orr gin III his abnormal dread Of Il thiTd
term.
Senator Pcndeton was exceedingly cautions in his
recent observations to a TRIBUNE reporter, but in
spite Of that the unanimous impression which the
couutry has received from his remarks is thar Mr.
Il Presidential candidate than Mr.1burInan.
Secretary Sherman is said TO receive a large num-
Der of letters ard dispatches daily urging him to
be the Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio
this Fall. Hc replies 10 all that il is too early yet
TO agitate the question, but that when the time
comes he will think about II. If the convention
were 10 meet this week his nomination would be
pretty certain.
As was to be expected, Governor Nichols of Louis-
lana ~ being soundy beratcd by the Southern press
tor his frank admission that there had been afro
cous buldoZing in his state OF course his critics
don't base their ccnsure openly upon the admission.
They blame him for not stopping the buldoZing,
and pronounce him too weak u man tOr his position.
No one of them has accused Hampton of - weak
ness" vet what has he done 10 stop bullduZng IN
his State He has pretended not TO see it, and hence
he - " gallant and chiva!rous.
Ii will he interesting 10 what position the
Southern Congressman will take on the subject Of
Cipher investigation. They have always been
quick TO Discover the course Mr. 1ildcn was most
anxous to pursue and they are not likely 10 lack
perception now. He could easily persuade them 20
vote against an appropriation by assuring Them
that the more this scandal is aired the less VIII be-
the Democratic chance Tor 1850 II Woudu't re-
uurc much argument to convince them OF the tIath
of that assertion, and II IIlden Is really working
either To stop or to bring an inquiry, the most
natural place for him To deposit his moral forces -
would be among the Southern members.
Tho new Democratic Senator from Missouri
George q. Vest, who will he formally elected next
Tuesday. is a Bourbon Of the most obnoxious
type. lie was Jealous secessioniSt and member
OF thc Confederate Senate lie holds the approved
Southern belief that niger has rights
which a white man bound 10 respect, and he
warmly denounces all attempts 81 the Federal