The New York herald., 1879-02-14
Southern Representatives on the
Federal Election Laws.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES AND EXPENDITURES.
Rear Admiral Ammen on the
Uses Of the Navy.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

The attempt of the suffers brigade in Monday
nights democratic caucus to take command Of the
democratic camp and force an extra session of Con-
gress il order to more quickly divide the spoils
broke down so amenably that these anxious patriots
have been obliged to devise a new mode of attack.
They have accordingly discovered one Of the most
tremendous mares nests of the period, and to-
day busily display the contents to amazed
public 1t is nothing less than horrible and das-
tardly plot of the administration to carry the
ganization of the next House by COM
bination of bribery and tyranny, corruptng
the greenback members with office and patron
age and sticking into the Albany penitentary
enough incorruptible democrats to accomplish
its endish purposes. 1t is against this gloomy and
soul narrowing plot that the suffers and bumrners
are to-day solemnly warning democratic representa-.
tves and Senator'S. and they have managed with
singular good luck get the assistance whatever that
may be worth, of the Washington Post lively news
paper, which processes to be the democratic organ
here. and which is in fact the organ of some
Western democrats.
A HORRIBLE WARNING AND GLOOMY VIEW.
The Post this morning devotes q double loaded
leading article to the exploitation of this mares
nest. which is sent you herewith. 1t will be noticed
that this gives tremely gloomy view of the
democratic prospects, and is eminenty calculated to
alarm any one who believes it. 1t says
In the absence Of any formal test on the floor of
the House. and Judging solely from the drift OF
mept the part Of individual members and Senator's
since the joint caucus of Monday night, We are
luctantly compelled to admit that while there is
serious doubt to the repeal of the jurors test OATH
the important question of repeating the fed
eral election law is still unsettled. The unfortunate,
and, 1t seems to at this time almost suicidal at
titude assumed by senator Bayard appears to have
found adhercnts in the House not many indeed.
but enough to jeopardize the narrow majority which
enables the democratic protect the rights
conserve the liberties OF citizens. ~
When repeal of the election law is urged, there
few democrats who meet it with set repetition
of the unfortunate doctrine advanced by Mr..
Bayard. to the effect that it would be "rcvolu-
tionary. 4" contrary to usage ana violent
We will not attempt to argue the but will
say that unless that election law is repealed unless
and stayed with an emphasis admitting
cavil to its meaning, the nert House tW not be
organized as a denocrdtic body.
The radical programme, fully resolved upon and
completely calculated, is ths:-To carry ali four of
the California districts by the aid of the corruption
fund and the Election law to buy brbe with
chairmanships and executive patronage all the indie
pcndents, nationals and greenbackers elected to the
next House. and, finally. 10 indcf. conrict and im-
prison, under the Election law. democratic
members elect. The men selected for this treatment
King, of Louisiana. and Hull, of Florida, who
already under Indictment; Elan. of louisiana Shell
ley. of Alabama Conner, of South Carolina; Chal-
ners, OF Mississippi and one other to be chosen out
OF three four names under consideration by the
chief project Of national police under our present
imperial form of government, Devens.
This is all we have to offer. We fopc the demo
i'll the House will fully consider what they
doing and what the consequences Will be before they
act, and repeat that ii this Congress passes the
Appropriation bills leaving the Election laws unrc-
pealed, the Speaker committees and chairlnen OF the
next House will not be democrats.
II i'll the face of facts like these the democratic
majority in the House choose to accept the uptmely
conservatism of senator Bayard their guide. it
will not be because OF any failure part to
suitably warn them of the consequences We do
not believe they will be infatuated, but il they
should prove to be- only ask that protest may
be recorded and our prediction borne in rnind.
Again state that IL this Congress fails to repeal
the Election laws, in default OF repeal, fails to
Hayes to the wall and obedienty votes IN the
money he needs to carry out his infamous designs
the democratic party Will not control the organza-
ton of the fortysix House of Representatives.
and when that body meets seven OF its memberseect
will be serving out sentences in the Pcnitentiary, il
there is force enough to put them there, in accord
with the sentences OF packed jures and corrupt
judges.
RUNNERS LAST GASP.
OF course nothing more horrible than this could be
imagined, else its amusing authors would have
imagined it, 1t is their last gasp TO speak and If
with this tale of cock and bull they cannot scare
the democratic party, including the unfortunate and
almost suicidal senator Baynrd, why, then they
will have to give IL up bad job and wait till next
December for the division plumber for which their
souls hunger.
How far they will succeed is yet to be seen. AT
present it remains true that amos; all the democratic
Senator'S and large number of Representatives are
opposed TO the attempt TO tack to appropria-
ton bill a clause repeating the Federal Election
laws act which, us the suffers brigade perfectly
understand, would result not in repeal of those
laws but in the failure of the bill and the necessity
therefore, of an extra session.
rEELrNo sourHERSKns.
The Southern senators and Representatives, with a
few exccptons--and those exceptions members OF
the Houscdcclare tina; thoy content with the re-
peal of the test oaths. "A Southern Senator who is
generally believed TO be OF the most extreme OF
his section, said to your correspondent on Tues
day :"H the test oaths repealed of the South
do not ask for anything That will give us
fair jures. and IL any man tried before fair jury
is found to have violated the law he take his
punish mcnt. All that have right TO ask for any
Of our people fair trial before Intelligent jury
and not before jury made up by excluding from the
tales the intelligent and responsible citizens Of the
neighborhood and leaving only the ignorant, unrca
soning and easily prejudiccd.''
This substantially has been repeated to your cor
respondent by every Southern man he has spoken
with Oh tho subject, and it is undenablc fact that
this movement has not had the countcnance OF
southern men. with few exceptions, and they hav,
not even been consulted about IL. although IL will bS
noticed that II pretcnds 20 originate in an extreme
anxiety to protect Southern democrats.
SENATOR THrnNASs POSITION.
II would have. therefore, but little Importance and
would not he worth the space given to it's discussion
here were IL not that senator Thurman has appar
emily placed himself at the head of IT, He is the onlJ
man whose connection with 1t gives il air OF ne
spcctability, just his connection with
the grocnback and imitation movement in
Ohio last year needed to give that
an appearance respectabily though IL did not
cure It's success. Mr. Thurman has been for several
years playing the part democrat which Senator
Morton for many years played in the republican
party Morton was described by one of his
fellow republicans as man whose habit IL was to
sit on high fence and whenever he saw n crowd
anywhere to Jump down and put himself at the head
Of II, in the hope that ~ marching to tho White
House. Unfortunately for him he never headed tho