National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-17
TNDIINI INkLINGS,
Political Gossip-something About the New
Members.

mluule Wcst now you unS, WnOaTe tne HrCul-
tects of the political and social renaissance of
the National Capitol, can enjoy the attempted
retrogression and the rehabilitation of the
aate.Jellimi, slavery.poisoned, Southern bully
braggadacio status. The South, with its physi.
cal opportunities, and its foundation for supe-
rior aud progressive society, for advancement
and prosperity, favored by climate soil, topog-
raphy, scenery, products, in fact by all natural
resources, TO be cursed and withered and
dwarfed by n crazy, unscrupulous body of peo-
pie who live, breathe, and have being only in
the dirtiest dirty pool' of politics, appeals to
the pity of the more independent and moro
liberal classes of mankind. When the late terri
bic war closed and the Southern people re-
turned to their homes unmolested, the words
of their conquerers of the Union kindly spoken
"Go home and sin no more" falling upon their
ears, their opportunity for turning new
leaf, discardiug efrete theories and bad
practices which had only brought
them misery and defeat and mt once
adopting new methods of life and the pursuit
of happiness in conformity with the onward
tide of prosperity throughout the whole coun-
try, was at hand. Instead of taking advantage
Of it the Southern people, forgetting nothing,
| learning nothing pcrversely refused to move
| forward and onward and upward, but rcsolutely
clung TO the dilapidatcd old theories, old meth.
DDS, old politics, old sectonalsms old political
| iugglcrs, aud.oldshatrcd Hundreds of thou
| sands of warm hearted men in the North aban-
doned their own party, severed their own party
| ties, out of sympathy with the Southern peO
| pie, and Joined the Liberal movement in 1872.
| Very many Of these have become hearsiCk at
the methods and evnccment Of the old-time
sectional feeling of the Southern politician and
| ruler, and, though these Liberals may not re-
embrace their former partisan faith, yet they
| stand aghast at the spectacle Of the utter pau
| city of wisdom and aridity OF generous nation
| ality and lack of love OF justice and liberty
| presented by the average Southern states
man."
The incoming Congress is now at the party
| command of
THE SOLID" SOUTH.
1t is the gravest responsibility the Southern
! people have assumed since that of open and
| fagrnnt rebellion in 1861. The eyes of the
whole robust, loyal, patriotic, liberal, pro.
gressivc, powerful North and the entire civil
| lied world are on them. The assumption of
control involves 81 course, the assumption of
entire responsibility. The sincere patriot who
has both belief and faith in the effectiveness of
prayer could pray most earnestly that conserv-
ative aud progressive wisdom would dsplacc
the mplacable anti-"Yankce" and pro-South-
ron-rebel feeling that seems to be uppermost in
the mind, memory, and nature Of the average
| SouthrOn, and that they would cover out of
sight once and forever all of that putrid, SIAM
ese-twn carcass, slavery and rebellion The
| recent sharp controversy between General
Bragg, of Wisconsin, and his party conierees
| from Dixie " indicates to them II prevailing
sentiment, earnest, undying in the North.
| Men who gave their heart to or
riskcd their lives and sacred honor in
the Union cause in the late onpcasantness,"
though now in the political party called DEM
| OcrAtic, arc ready to yield much for the good
|
prOstratc South, but they are not ready to fol-
low the lead of the late " leaders" of that
bloody rebellion into Mr.. jefferson Davis
camp. Cannot tIc honest SOuthron take
warning? Cannot he exercise II wise and
patriotic discretion? Cannot he curb aud con-
troll within reasonable bounds his passions Of
resentment and revenge? Ii not great evil is
foreboded, and the coming of the hour Of dark
ness is but II question of time. These reflections
were superinduccd by glance at Indiana poll
tics, and more particularly ut the freaks and od-
dities of the whirgg of time-what queer
pranks are played and how truly men are but
the toys Of circumstances. lloosierdom sends
to the incoming Congress very
KALEIDOSCOPE OF CoNGREssMEN.
There are statesmen warriors, politicians,
innocent grtngcrs, men oI wealth, orators, and
all sorts. As n whole, tho delegation is cred
table and somewhat superior to some Of its
predecessors in mental force and experience.
The representation in the Senate is fair and
scholarly. In practical, working statesman
ship, it Is hardly up to the standard Of Hen
dricks and Morton. When these two men
were lndiana's Senators, Iioosierdom was
proud, for she could in that august legislative
body, and in all other high plaGcS-sOCial, in
telcctua aud personal-command distin-
, guished consideration. The fame of mcdOcrity
won by her average lOwer.gradc representation
there in carly years had given way to ma
, tional reputation for comparative leadership
Senator Voorhees, is a genial and amabe gen
tlomau, who has dignity, culture, oratorical
powers, u wide literary reading, and almost q
life experience in public life. Mcdonald is q
fair lawyer, with but one further ambition, as
. he informed friend here since his election tc
the United States Senate to 70 on the bench Of
the United States Supreme Court
Indiana sends you pretty lively delegation
10 the House. Much OF IL is new; some Of 1t {
resurrection by the people OF those formerly
r with YOU but "sheyed" by the spasmodic poll
= ties of the West in tho recent elections The
q first district, down in the pocket the south
west cornerdistrict ofthe State, exchanges Full
err, Democrat, for Heilmau, n big, rich, ambitiOu!
c Republican, of Evansville, or Lamusco rs IL Il
now rechristened by tho Legislature; tn,
. second and third districts send Democrats
Alessrs Cobb and BicEnell--g0od lawyers tn,
fourth resunected Mr.. j. d.. New, Democrat
who was elected in 1874, but declined the rae,
} in 1876, in which latter year Governor Lor
| fotAlJUi itpuDllCulli WIS tlSClNu tHb HllH IC
4 turns to you Tom Browne, and the sixth rc
9 linquishes Colonel Robinson and elects by
good round majority one Of the biggest-hearted
ClcarGst-hGaded of Union soldiers,
q CAPTAIN WILLIAM II. MYERS.
, Captain Myers was "War Democrat" anC
'voted as he shot" till 1872 For consideration
o reasons lie supported Horace Greeley, aud ha
4 been with the Opposition to the Republican
q party since. In Republican district he wa
!. nominated for Congress against two politicians
) OF wide celebrity, General Grose and Captain
t Riley, Republican and National, aud by ~
}. able, courteous, personal canvass Captain
h Myers came out victorious. | have neve
!. heard IL even intimated that fraudulent yot
5 or unlawful act by any party was brought int
q requistiOn to effect tho result in the sixth
@ district, Captain Myers will, by his persona
a address, courtesy, patriotism, conservatism
d iaithfulness and iealty 10 the Union for Yhicl
|. he fought, and abilities, command the respeG
Of the House and hosts of friends
This capital district sends DR.. Gilbert D
u La Matyr From many causes he is sure 1
= cut u distinguished figure in the incoming
/. Congress. First, he is u Methodist Episcopa
clergyman; second, ho is man of peculia
. personal presence; third, he has very cd,
4 name; fourth, his voice is rs deep an
i sonorous as Hon. William ID. Kelley's wit
| iuiu,ttobl.. dpuXu Of Il