Year: 1876

[BER 3, 1876.


Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,


NORTHERN POLITICS..


Personal Character In the Pending Prosi.


DENTAL Election.


NEW YORK, August %, 1876.


There has never been time in the his
tory Of America when personal character
possessed such weight IN its politics as now.
This fact goes far to illustrate feature in
popular institutions which many profound
political thinkers overlook. That feature
is reflected in the tendency of society under
a republic to protect itself from what is
low, base, ignorant and corrupt. For this
reason the personal make up" of the great
national parties, go far at least az the North
the advantage over the Democracy. The
best citizens and the best influences at the
North are enrolled under the Republican
banner. The fact that the party has in
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clearest proof of the truth of what / say,
as we'll as of the fact that the best elements
of the party are in the ascendant.


But the principle we are considering does
not end here. 1t applies to the individual
leaders of the two parties now soliciting the
votes of the people. Governor Tilden was
nominated chiefly TO impart respectability to
the Democratic cause. Governor Hayes
was nominated because his personal char
acter would afford q guarantee of good
faith to the country in regard to the great
work of peace and reform which the times
demanded. As the canvass has progressed
this "personality'' OF Hayes on the one
hand and Tilden on the other has become
more and more pronounced. And as this
development" has taken place it has be-
come more evident that Tilden was gradu-
ally losing weight before the country while
Governor Hayes continued to gain in per-
sonal influence.


The causes which have led to the decline
of Tilden's personal influence are twOfold :,
one is his connection with Tweed and other
corruptionists in the past, the other is his
trimming" on the financial question in his
letter of acceptance. The popular verdict
in regard to Tilden is, that he is lacking in
nerve and moral purpose. 1t is now real
ICED clearly by all close observers of the
situation that Samuel j. Tilden is not to be
trusted with the control of the chief ex-
ecutive power Of the nation at this crisis of
the nations life. He has proven himself to
be weaker than Buchanan and would be
powerless to resist the pressure of the strong
and reckless men who would naturally sur
round the White House under Confed-
crate Democratic restoration. On the other
hand the more the country learns of Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, the more confidence there is
in his personal character and in his force of
character. There are no ''old times" to be-
hidden out of sight in his case. His record
Is as open and clear as the day. Not a word
has been raised against him personally,
simply because there is nothing in his lie
upon which even party slander can fasten
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gentleman whe is especially we'll in
formed on this subject. To show that
my informant is not q partizan. it is
sufficient to say that he thinks Wade
Hampton's nomination in South Carolina q
good one (which do not), and that if elect
ed Hampton will make good Governor of
that State (which doubt. In regard to
Governor Hayes, this gentleman stated that
the man who supposed that the Republican
leader was either q man Of straw or of
putty, made . great mistake. asked if he
could speak positively as to the make up
of Hayes. He said he could; that he was q
strong man mentally, Intellectually and
morally; in good health. and that he would,
if elected, be the President of the whole
body of the people, of both sections. was
also assured that the old line Whig, or
"original national" element in Southern
society, would be developed by Governor
Hayes as political force for the paoifca-
ton of the South. My informant authorized
me to give this assurance, which now do,
to the Southern people. He also said that
in due time the South would be made fully
acquainted with Governor Hayes charac-
ter and purposes, 40 that there would no
longer be any doubt as to either.


Thus the canvass takes on daily more and
more the shape which gives us assurance
not only of the defeat of the Confederate
Democratic coalition, but the assurance
also Of reign of peace and goodwill at
the South under the era of moral recon.
struction which Hayes election will in
augurate. There is but one drawback to
this pleasant prospect. 1t is found in tha!
spirit of Southern sectionalism which the
Democratic leaders Of the North aud the
Confederate leaders of the South are Joint
ly interested in keeping alive flor united
South" is the life of the Confederate Demo
cratic partly. This sectionalism will be
broken under Hayes admi nistration, but
how much more gracious it would be il
Loui siana, holding within her border the
com mercial metropolis of the Southwest
would enroll her name at once and for good
az q firm supporter of the peace policy o.
Governor Hayes. b.


Meteorological summary for August


The following meteorological summary Il
furnished us by Sergeant Nelson Gorom, o