Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-22
FROM CHICAGO.


CHICAGO, May 10, lS79.-There is
so much to write about that | do not
know where to commenee. However,
it is quite natural that nothing can be
accomplished without a beginning
therefore | will CLEAN few items from
about a weeks notes.
Congress and the partisan acts Of
President Hayes are the salient themes
in society, socially and publicly
Thinking men Of all shades Of politics
bitterly assail Mr., Hayes defiance Of
congress, c~ondemning his vetoes as
stepping-stones to the one-man power
doctrine charged, in the past, against
General Grant, the great traveller. 4
have got to find a constitution loving
man ready to accept Mr.. Hayes atti-
tude as consistent with the require
ments of the constitution, and what
might beexpectedo of a true patriot, All
agree that the former gallant soldier
has sunk to the level Of 4 mere party
automaton, to be manipulated at the
party's motion, without the temerity
TO be a free agent to act as his con-
science and good sense dictates. Re-
publicans of the pure school blush
for the degeneracy Of its sO-called
head, while soldiers who breasted the
storm of war during the dark days of
the rebellion, for the perpetuation of
the Union, consider that the principles
for which they fought-the maintain
ance of the constitution. are being
overridden and degraded by him who
should be foremost in the ranks TO
strike down any measure contrary to
the wishes OF the majority of the
people, as expressed by their repre-
sentatiyes in congress. Numbers of.
prominent Republicans freely say that
yenal party hacks have whipped Mr..
Hayes into his peculiar position, that
the people would easily see his glaring
weakness and lay him on the shelf for
ever more, thus giving place to a more
favored tool. Aud, for what reason.
you ask2 Because Mr.. Hayes did not
act the radical Republican at the be-
ginning, and allow the military to rule
aud ruin certain States Of the South.
They think General Grant would play
the roll of Caesar, or the more infa
nous one Of Caligula, as pointed
out by the party leaders. But
there is one thing as certain as there is
something inscrutable about the bible.
and that is, whoever receives a major.
ity Of the electoral votes for the next
Presidency will take his seat as Presi
dent, bayoneis or no bayonets. Ii
Republican politicians, most of whom
never smelt more powder than a fire
cracker exhausts, want bayOnets, they
will find hundreds Of thousands
of them in the hands OF men
who fought for the Union. pure
Democrats whose votes would not be
allowed to be counted for General
George b. Mcclellan in 1854. The
next President of the people will not
allow the cause of his constituents to
be placed in the hands of a packed
commission. lie will 90 to Washing.
ton and to the White House, take Tie
oath as dejure chief magistrate and the
army and navy will obey his orders
This is the expression Of men, gallant
officers and soldiers who shed their
blood that the Union might be
preserved, but not that politica.
vampires should rule her destinies
Liberals of both rings and politics say
senator David Davis, Of Illinois, viii
be the modern Cincinnatus in the DO
litical fight, while Democrats believe
Dan VOORHEES,, the tall sycamore.
will be the great leader. Speakine
individually, aud as u Democrat, youl
correspondent would rejoice to sec
the former selected as the standard
bearer Of the people at large. th,
Democrats unfurling the banner. Ii
this instance it would be the plac,
hunting the man instead Of tho MAJ
hunting the place. This selection O
MIR. Davis would be q great harmon
i2er, and most certainly call togethe
all the elements Numerically opposed
to the ruinious and to be condemne,
policy Of the so-called Republican
party.
Wheaton Hill and Potter. charge
with conspiracy to defraud tue Unite,
States government by means Of th.
custom house frauds, we're to-da.
found notguilty. The numerous other
under Indictment feel q little easier
No doubt they will get Oh, too, ]
would not do 70 convict, because SOFA
Of the weak criminals might "%squeal'
TO the detriment Of the Republican
party.
Shot dead, accidental, was VIM
Il, Wood, grocery clerk, in a shootin.