New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

literature.
Tl~ brgands declined to reeect Garcelon. and
backbone Is at discount.
Mr. Tilden's versatility is tremendous He has
views every subject from hot corn to a titled
aristocracy. and he shoots them off in the most I'M
expected places and at the most unprepared audit
ences No one can fOrcsee what be will break forth
on next. II may be the sanity of Hamlet, or it may
be OleOmargarlne.
There slgns Of anxiety among the Maine
Fusionists on Wednesday night when they tee-
graphed to General Butler at Washington, request
ing him to come on at once and act rs their legal
adviser. The General replied that no matter lsw
much heInght desire to comply with the request,
lie was engaged in an important and could not
leave Washington at present Ii the Fusonists were
sincere in their public declaration that they didn't
care anything about the supreme Court, why this
hurl led cry for help to Butler! They must have
bad fears OF tOlcraDly large sized catastrophe In
prospect or else they would pot have felt mpeed
TO seek such valuable aid. he General is not usu-
ally appealed to to help people ont oi ng
troubles.
General Garfield will have difficulty in 'illing
completely Senator Thurmans seat. The difficulty
will be to find man large enough to fill the yaca-
ted seat in the House From present appearances
there is no lack OF men in Gariield's district who
consider themselves possessed OF the requisite d-
meusiOns.
Mr. O'Conor's letter has made the Democratic par
~ as lively a. a disturbed hornets nest.
Nearly week has passed without fresh conyer-
saton of a column or two with Seymour. Tins mn
precedentcd negligence Will be fatal to The boom if
1t IS allowed to continue.
A curious political movement has been started by
some restless S0uth Carolina Democrats led by one
Colonel Keitt, whohas been advocating the nomina.
ton of General Grant for some time past. meet
ing has been held in NewbeTry County and a Solid
Union Club formed, whose purpose is TO urge
ticket composed Of Grant for President and Bayard
Will ure sen. To all p oplc throughout the land"
with an invocation To rally and form similar clubs.
The man who SITS down and waits tor the rally
ing to begin. viii need a. much pluence as those
poor fellows VINO SAT down more than year ago
to watch for the failure OF resumption.
VIII ex-Aotlng Governor Lamson draw Dayi
If 80. what ior2 Ills glory ought TO be ample Te-
ward.
One reason why the Maine Tusouists declined to
reGlect Garceon was probably his failure to
snatch seats enough to give them sure quorum.
They had 10 steal several while The supreme Court
aud the country were lOoNing ~ them. To be sure,
they did 80 boldly bat they naturally iclt tia! Gar,
celou. while be was about it, might have saved
them the annoyance
4 Uniyorsalist minister of Biddefofd has been
voted out of his pulpit by majority Of his parish
ioner, because he holds a seat in Garcelons Legisa-
iure. lie was not counted in, bat was regularly
elected on the Fusion ticket. but his congregation
thiik De hasdsgloced himself and his church by
consentiug to remain in body which has many
bad oiors clinging To it. Thus the usual result Of
mixture of politics aud religion injury 10 the ldt-
ter-has happened. II the Key. hI. W ales had Kept
out of politics he might never haye doubled the
truth of the faith be breaches. Perhaps he do'Smt
now, but may be mOie than over convinced that tor
him. at least, there is sut1cieut punishment TOR
trausercssons in this Wor.l without any whatever
IN the world 70 come.
Abont ope-quarter OF the counties of Ohio have
been heard from by Tae Cincinnati GassHe, on ths
question of Republicn Presidential candidates.
and the fqurcs arc: sherman, 377: Blaine, 1885,
Grant, %: NaShhura", lSi GARFIELD II; nafrS
II: Bri-tow. ,: Denuisou. 1; Stanley Matthews
EdmuudS ! uOmine,, II.
That wretchcd old perhed political pessmis,,'
is one ot lac many terms OF endcar 'ent applied TO
Charles OConor by his iuiuriatei Democratic
brethren. The -. Jackson ceiebrators. who Hen
q. So stupid" as 10 call on the old fossil fors
letter come in fjr lively doubling too There
seems to be good deal OF bllouslcss IN the family.
General liuTihut of Illinois, says of the pros
pective Republican candidate for Governor: So
far as can learn there are about twenty candi-
dates. cCareI and undeclarcl for Governor In
uly iudgmont T.. =. Washburne wouldbe the strong.
cSt man that could run in lLc Sate. aud hi'
candidacy wonld probably very largely beneAt tbs
Presidential ticket"