Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsnrNeroN. D. @. Jan. 81. 1879.

w MASHlN0TON, ~. u, jan. OIL, 1879.
Despite our pre- occupation with topics
growing out Of the political and financial
situation, and ont OF the thousand and one
other matters of more limited national
bearing, French politics have always had
attractions only second to our own and
they are habilually discussed in many
circles here with degree OF intelligence
that shows close study of the matter in
question. The excitement in and about
Paris accompanying the resignation Of
McMahan has reached Washington, and
our residents are not slow to indicate the
direction of their preference aud sympathy.
1t if not surprising that Republicans in.
stinctiveIy aud almost uniformly, SHE with
McMahan's opponents, or hat the Ex- Pres.
ident has quite asgenerally the sympathies
Of Bourbon Democracy. As viewed here
McMahan represented, MS President, what
James Buchanan STOOL the exponent OF
when President Of the United States that
is, every element of opposition to real pro.
gressive Republicanism. They include
the several factions whose hatred for enCh
other is only excelled by that animitin g
them towards Republicans and the Re
public and their blind subservicncy to
the Pope is characteristic as common to
all OF them rs it israre among the Republi-
can leaders, The Army commanders in
France have always been the power behind
the throne. Many of the more important
commands were filed by adhercnts of one
or the other factions and openly hostile to
the Republic. Like McMahun, the major
ity of them were regarded ns favoring a
restoration OF the rotten empire under the
4th Napoleon. To foresiall all possible
danger from their ntrigues to place that
stripping on the throne of the France that
hisfather well nigh ruined, are in behalf Of
other kingly aspirants, the supercedure by
others more in sympathy with the Rcpub-
lie, had been legally provided for. Al tho Sc
that McMahan was required to retire IN ac-
cordance with law had exceeded the three
years allowed them in their present com.
mands, aud the Republican leaders. Had
no choice but accept his resignation as the
only alternative that could be allowed him
when he refused to execute the law, il
they meant to assert the authority
of the Republic and make it re.
spected, though they and their friends can
but depreciate the crisis his obstinacy and
! Ia I,a hoa
ta.eds The reputation of NJ. Grevy for
moderation and practical statesmanship is
an assurance that the Republic has gained
by the change and that its perpetuity has
been infinitely strengthened.
The inherent cowardice of the typical
doughface and the genuine dismay wrought
by Braggs rebellion to ex-rebel lead, were
never more apparant than in the frantic
efforts OF both TO prevent morning hour"
which would afford those who have
ranged themselves with Bragg on the one
hand and the Chalmers and the Ellises on
the other, to come together in the shock
Of battle and rend the doughface Confeder-
ate alliance from end to end. Randall in
his capacity of speaker has been guilty Of
twisting and turning and torturing the
rules OF the House past recognition to
postpone the shock as late az possible,
hoping to avoid it altogether But Bragg
and his fel ow mutineers are firm in their
intention to hereafter resist Southern die
tation and the hotspurs seems fully as
determined to pick up the gauntlet that
has been thrown at their feet, at the first
opportunity they can make.
Beyond exculpating Mr.. Stenger from
the crooked part imputed to him in his
affidavit, st. Martin substantially reitara-
ted and stuck to it, as to Maddox, Gibson
and other reformers who, he says, helped
| him suppress and debauch Louisiana Re
| publicans by failing to serve the subpenas
on them or by paying them money t.
change their testimony. He came out oil
| the severe cross-fire to which he was sub
| iected better than the average Louisiana
politician who has figured here before the
Committees in the last Is months, inasmucl
as he went squarely back on himself only
once where they had done SO innumerabl {
| times.
We are getting down to the cream of the
cipher kilograms business. W.E.Chandlel
has explained how Butler and the Tribun,
got hold Of the dispatches, and his expla,
nation OF the Republican dispatches rela
tive to Florida and Indiana not only
brought out the rieidly virtuous character
of himself and other Chander-otherwist
"Old Zach"-but he made a good deal o
fun and showed himself very ready wit
ness who had nothing to conceal.
A good many of Gen. Grants friends
IT, ~ .Ls efforts of the editor of the Re
nan to turn the occasion of the forma
-ueption rendered Senator Carpenter las
night, into 3rd term mass meeting. al
premature as it was in bad taste. And o
good many of them decidedly object to hi,
utilizing a meeting called for an entirely
different purpose, and to whose success
they contributed by his presence to ingra,
tate himself with the possible successor Of
the present Administration.
DE Writ.