New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-07

Washington begin TO fear that the extra sessIo,
will be disastrous to the party. The outlook {,
certainly promising for another instance Of wb.,
Alex Stephens would call a farce or a tragedy.
Senator Chandler says the outlook is stormy. Ana
that he is in Washington prepared to stay all tb,
year, since he wouldn't be surprised to sec thu
extra session last till December. Like all m.
other Republicans he awaits the Democratic
attack on the Government with entire cOmpOsure
Congressman H. b. Wright has reached home al.
ready and freed himself Of q speech. He called
Secretary Sherman a series of pleasing names, a,
usual. and remarked Of Senator Wallace that "hs
had no moro brains than peacock" The On.
Iightened constituents of Mr. Wright seem 10 eniov
this grade of statesmanship, for they cheered his
return with two brass-bands.
The Spring elections in Maine show that the
Greenback movement il on tine there as well
as everywhere else. The Republicans have re-
gained nearly all Of the important cities and towns
which they lost last Fall, and in all directions the
Greenback- Democratic combination has suffered
defeat. The miserable incompetence Of the present
Legislature has doubtless helped on the reaction
by showing the people that sham refOrmers are not
useful lawmakers.
The closeness Of party divisions in the new Con.
Rress will be apt to excite the Democrats afresh
concerning the atrociOus conduct Of snatching
some of their statesmen from the floor Of the House
to the scclusiOn Of the pententlary. There is Mr
Hall, of Florida, for example, who is IN danger OF
such isolation because OF his zeal for time Reform
IT it nor for a tyrannOus Federal Judge, Huh
would be able 10 take his seat entirely unmOlested
Tho Democrats will begin the next Congress
without being subjected to the controlling inlu.
ence Of such respectable members a. Messrs. Hewitt
and Potter. Indeed the party will be exceedingly
short Of tal-holders. Fernando Wood, Springer,
Ewing. Blackburn, Buckner and the agile Mr. Cox
viii be its leaders, and beautiful time of il they
Will have leading the party INTO blunders with no.
body 70 create dscOrd by raising objections. There
are tremendous Utilities for the Republican
party in giving this combination Of hot heads and
light heads plenty OF rope.
Mr.. Tiden is not disposed TO decline or TO accept
denomination till 1t is offered to him. In response
to the action of the Americas Club OF Reading
Penn, declaring him to be their choice fer 1850,
he wrote: " There spot IN our whole country
which would give me more delight by It's kindly re-
mcmbrance of me than the County of Berks. On
the formation of parties at the beginning OF the
Government the people of Berks almost with
unanimity Joined the great political ASSOCIATION 10
promote the largest liberty of which Jefferson
the head, and for almost century, through all the
mutations of time and of men, the Democracy Of
Berks have been unchangeably devoted to their
original IDEAS There are symptoms OF coyness
about that communication but none OF dl,pleasure.
The shrewdness OF the old gentleman appears con-
spicuOusy ID that compliment TO the r1cknbOed
BOuTbOnism of the Democracy OF OLA Berks. Ii
there is ANYTHING these patriots are proud OF II Is
that nothing ever induces them 10 change their
vlews-especialy il time has demonstrated them "
be wrong.