Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1880, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH (27, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. tho Penitentiary. ‘The head Ringsters of ally: however, he found were beyond his reaeh, Not to put too fine a polnt upon It, they were rhlelded by the powers at Washington, ‘Lhe Nght as hetween Beckwith and the Rig be came tttnafter of life and death. Tt was care ried on until the close of the Administration, Beekwith Intended to carry it inte that of the new, Ile hada mass of damning testinony in his possession. Ie held itin waiting for the explration of Grant's term of office, He proposed tmmedintely theroafter, as well nn derstood, to go for tha Ring without glaves, Tle hind Indictments ready broparett ond waiting, ‘Tho Ring bestitted theinsolves to secure his removal, TRNOTHEMR-IN-LAW CAREY Js sald to hnve made the matter one of ear nest solicitude, He lind good reason, probn- bly, to feel concerned, Ie wns one of those, as understood, for whom Seekwith Intended go, He is sail to have haunted Grant durkig the closing daya of his Adiuiuiatration liken Alinzow. Grant dnally, on the last day ‘but ong of hls Adininistratton, consented Qiat Beekwht should bo removed. Ie selected tho name of Mr, Taylor Deattions Deckwitit's successor, He transii(ted sthe anime of Benttle to the Senate for confirmation, The Ring, however, wers nut altoxether sulted. They were not without means, as (be would seems, of thevartlag a tomtintlon, ft wes ot the evening of the ki day of Mare. ‘Tlic closing hours of the seesian were turbulent and exciilng. ‘Che nomination somehow—an neeldent, of comer —underwent 9 wean transformation, Tho name ts sent in by Grant was that of Mr, ‘Taylor Beattie. ‘Tha doctunent, when subseqnently exausdned, ts suidto have shown thy marks of erasure, Tn the place af the origtial taine, fn another hand, was ‘that of aula a. different man, The name that: went tn from Grant, as ex. plained, was that of Mr. Taylor Beattie, ‘Tho name that came out conirmed wis that of Mr. George $, Lacy. It was thits tliat Mr, Benttle lost tls pes ton, That Mr, Beattie should bo a Grant man, asscen, is but natural, Le made, to give dhn his due, as Republican nominee, a mine ih and Vigorous fight. is elforts were fu- tile from the belining., Ho suececded In proving only the folly uf expeeting aught ‘rom the Conservatives, Ts Conservallyoe friends would not follow hae Into the Rus publican camp. ‘The Republicans, on tho other hand, would not vote for hin, beeanse of fils Conservative connections, Is nom Ination was thus a seriots blunder, tna twofold sense. He brought nothing front tho opposition, Jie tulled to. bring ott any: thing Hke the party strength. Tenry Clay Waritnoth, In all probability, would havo Dent hin In the race by 210,000 votes, Mr, Beattie, withal, beaten though he be, may not withdraw, In entering the Repub- Hean camp, he of necessity burned his brldges behind him. He may No tore re- turnto his Conservative frends, As. the man honored with the Repubtlean nonlin tlon, he may not be content with a back sent. He naplres, yery Maturally, to still assume the lead. Much like the’ new: convert) in ehttren, he shows an 3 of zeal He de sires to lend atl of the Republienn fold Co the embraces of Grant. He finds litmself In cons et wt once with many of the colored Re publican leaders, ‘fhe situation was exem- piltied Ina lite meeting of the Republican State Central Committee, Theineeting was to deehle upon the thi and ployee of holdhy a convention for electton of delegates to. Chi. enzo, Mr. Beatile ipenred, ng ft would svetn, ag the espeeld efimpldn of the boon, Somehow he was placa in the seeming posl- tlon of belug pushed te the front by and in behalf of a movement as engineered by Pinehback, Dumont, Chairman of the State Central Committee, was presiding, AS ETWEEN DUMONT AND PINCIBACK, there 1: aduiltted love sumething akin to that the Devil is sald to. entertain’ for holy water, ami nny be sii as between Pinehback and niwoxt of tho other colored. Jegiders as well, Tinehback, ag uuderstoad, destred to force an expression in open. Int dorsenent of Grant. Beattie, as understood agli, appeared much in the Hght—as the Conservatives Just naw are expressing tt—of Pinehba fuglunan, Mr Beattie cane in, as 0 consequences, ts, Pinelhbuck probably: foresaw, for nllef his (Pinehbaclk’s) Nght. He found, to make the b of It, a rough deal. The meeting opened, of course, with the reading of the minutes. Mr, Beattlo, somewnhit too hnpilst objected to thelr adoption. Te was tie erate, to say the Teast. A previous Convention liad elected thirty-slx delegates to tho Comittee, ‘The miinttes Mneluded as well a resolution, re- corded as passe), authorizing the Chairman to appoint such additonal members as he might select. He had appointed, In accordance therewith,forty-one menbers from various portions of the State. Themayve of Mr, Beat: tie was to shut ont these additional thers, A somewhat stormy debate ensned, ON, Warmoth took {t upon tinself to ‘ealm the troubled waters. He provo: Hed « proposition Cor the apy Committes af Investigation, reported the The Committee solution us having been dily and properly passed. This was not the worst of Itfor Mr, Buattle, ‘The resolution hats been originally ofered by Mr. Merchant, one _ of the Committee, 16 hind oifored It, too, at the sugeestion of ho less a porsonage than Mr, Beatiio hhnself. | Mr, Beattie was thus du for it; cought In his own trap, ‘Those whe had been appoluted, It 1s, of course, needless to say, were foul in the opposition, Alr, Beattie and the boom were + Mterally nowhere. Mr, Beattie desired to call the State Convention for the 19th of April, Tits resolution to that effect was | tabled by a vote of 59 yens toi nays, His assertion that nincout of ten of the Loulsiana, Repubticnns were unanimous for Graat dit hot seem to holt good, at lenst in the Com- mittee, ‘There was no chance for an express sion of opinion to that effet. ‘Those in oppo- sition were In favor of an unpledged delegn- tion, ‘They carried tha day finally, in dechling upon the Ath of Mayas the tine for holding the Conyention, "Tho boomers are thus seen as, so fay at least, far from being eithor xo fnfluential or numerous as has boen elokined, “R INDIANA. DLAINIG IN BIREUYVILLE, Special Currespondenes af ‘The Clicayo Tettune, -Suernyvitie, Ind, March 25—The Re- publicans of “Old Shelby,” the. plaee where “niggers” aro not wanted by the unrecon- structed of the unwashed of the Democratic party, are arining and equipping for the com- ing political fray. Although burlud under the handsome majority of 700 Bourbon votes, they are not despondent, but, on the con- trary, expect to make themselves known ahd heard throughout the State, In every town: bhip in the county clube and organizations haye been formed, and the party is in perfect harmony. ‘The Republicans in the county have nothing to lose, os they have neyor elected but two county officers in the Inst twenty years, and never have had is repre- sentative in the State Legislature, "Tho party will Jabor hard and diligently to cut down tho Domosoratie majority at the State electlun, thus showing thoir hands in a manner that will be felt, ‘The thirteen-dolegutes to the State Conven- tlon, whieh was held to select delogntes-at- large to the Chicago Convention, stoad seven for Blaine, threa for Grant, and three for Sherman, A canvass of thecounty tn regard to Presidential candidates resulted as fol- In nuking tho canvnas each lian approach- ed wns questioned in. regard to lls choice should his favorit fall to get through, tho Convention being put to the necessity of nomlnating a “dark horse” In almost every Instance Washburne was tho choice, In every part of tho county there is a strong feeling against a third term. Many of tho hurd workers and the very best men In the country nye not slow to ex- press themselves in regard to Grant should hobe nominated. “Why,” salu one man, “if Grant is nominated at Olilcage I will drop him the very minute I hear of ft. ‘The idea that ‘Ole Grant? is the only man in the country Is ally, to.say the. least, No. slr, young man, my old weather-beaten political cousclence would turn pale if he is nomi- nated, We cannot affurd to nowlnate him, but $£ he is Lcunnot support him. Just stick n pin in that, will you?" if Atepubficans of this county were vested withthe power to name thy standard- bearer, Blaine would be the unanimous cholce. “Tho general optnion fs, that the nosnlnation of Grant would be a great detri- went and drawback to the purty, and pers haps cost them a victory. ‘The assertion quoted oxpresses the opinion of more than one man, sole of them bulny oven more ene pute, ‘The County Convetitiop will bat by held ti lute in the summer, when o full ticket will be nominated, Mr, Jaipes UB. Ales Fadden, of this city, 1s one of the delegates- at-large to the Natfonal Convention, he being pronounced Bintie man. “OM Shelby” will do hor work Well, T. E,W KUNTUCKY. INTERVIEW WITH GEN. LESIIE COMTR, Bpectal Correspondence of The Chteage Tribune. Laxinaton, Ky. March 24—Gen, Leslte Combs, of Lexington, Ky., Is, in the esthma- Hon of his friends, ani to nso his own words, tho grentest man In Kentucky since the death of Tunry Clay. Certainly no man is better known or more widely respected throughout the tength and breadth of the old vommon- wenlth than this octogenarian spectinen of old-fashioned warriors and statesmen who Hlourtlshed at atime when brawn and brain wont In company and the sword and the pen Were weapons with which thelr ready hands tere equally fumiliar. Mis ones erect and comminding form, now bent with age and supported by a tall stall, can be seen almost, any day on the streets of the elty., ‘The Gen- oral loves the pure air and the sunlight, and unless the wenther ts tuo Inclement he takes his constituttonal promenade daily, Ibis sattl that he has never been known to wear fi overcoat. ho writer has Known hin for Nfteon years, and in that time has seen hin exposed {o weather that ordinary men would shrink from fueling without the protection of the warmest clothing; Unt It seemed to inake Dut Mette differenes to hin fin his not very heavy walking-sutt. In his old age he has met with advaraity enough to swamp tho courage of younger mon, At one time gilts weulth , ls property dwindled to n home tent, n benntiful residence to be sure, upon tho innla street In “Lexington and upon the adjoining Ulock tothe oll Phenix Hotel, Mr, ©. 2. Muntington and his raitrond outlet for the Chosayenke d& Ohlo bothered tho old gentleman very much, for the ine of the road ron close to his property. For this he obtained damages In tie itm of $5,000, Ag soon as he was paid the money he went about town tn serreh of ‘i pa to whom hy was Indebted that he might pay whint he could. In a week afterwards he liad not a dolar left. Last year the Phunts Hotel, one of the oldest. of Lexingtor’s Inndinaris, was, destroyed by th and with ib’Gen, Combs? benutiful residence, He bore his loss with the stime cournge and philosophy that te had always displayed In time of trial le ree celved the instrinee, soll the dismantled innision and lot for $0,500, and he toil ine with a simile to-riny that he owed ho men nt dollar, had afew hundred loft, and tind Just obtained 2 judgment against the railroad company for 23,500, Here 1s 0 STUDY FON TIN: RISING GENERATION, — 8 man who. has iningled in polities and known war fn its worst forms, who lias served hia country and his State In yartous exalted positions throtighont © tong fe of nearly fottr seora years nud ten, and yet, nid all the trints and temptations to wiitch he was expused, preserved ils personal Honor niautlted, aud his dutegrity wi einished. When, 28 8 representative of Tre-Tam- Heal upon him to-day, he recelved vordiaily, and, ti answer to a com ntary remark of inthe as to his appear ance, he sit he candd not help lvoklng well, buenuse he fat well. Tels a ting convorsa- tonalist, and-it was not ditteult to lead hin into a constderation of polities, ‘Throwing Diniself bask In wn easy chalr, he began the, enunelation of his political doctrines in’ short, empliatic sentence: old he: “Lam an olt-line Unlon Clay Whig, Iam neither vn Radical, a Rebel,» Nullifer, nor an abolitionist, A don’t betieve In nulliflen- tlon, abolition, or secession, 1 think the United States ta the greatest country lit tha world, —uulted, mind, but not worth & blanic WE disunited and each State allowed to- go ott by Hself. Lthink Kentucky fs the tnest State In the Union, right In the centre, with Timestonss, water which inakes tho fest whisky7in the world. You cannot mnke whisky with. freestong water, ‘Limestone water gives the bone to the whisky, and tt can't be made with any other water, «We aro right here with matntains, and hills, and dales; no hill so ilgh that you enn’t got to the top, and no yalley so deep that you can’t wet to the bottom.” ze ‘The General rattiod off this with a gusto that seemed to do him good, and if you do not think that every word of ib his political ere you deceive yourself. Since he wns na boy he hag mixed old bowr, bon or {ts equivalent with .his opinions of public affairs, and the memory -of inan run- noth not to the coutrary. - PRESIDENTIAL. Ho was about to go inte history.of the Wor of 1812, which, however intoresting, was not what LC most desired to hear hii tls course npon, and Loam sorry to say that 1 broke into the story with 9 question entlruly foyeign to tho Subject T asked: “ Genera what are your views upon the Presidential question 2” “Thaven't got any worth mentioning, 1 am not a politician now; IT leave all “that sortot thing to younger mon. 1 used to fauey steht things yeara age, When Twas a boy, but not now. J try not to think much about them, for f don’t want to be porplaxall and minoyed with matters that lune longer take much Interest Inw? * Among the Democratic saptrants for tho Prestitency’ have you no. pruterence ee “Oh, yess Loam for ‘Churman against the field, and his wife especiuily, She 1s one of the greatest women in Ameriea, the right hand of the concern, I believe women are better than men as a general rule, Lam not fn Democrat, but ay_n- gunoral fuct. I prefor t Democrat for President, because he 13 in favor of the white man as agalnat the ‘niggor.’ Lam opposed to negro equality, tp and down, in and out, male and femnte, i think ‘Thurman isa good wan and a capable man, and what he doeswt know his wita does, and If would be a good thing it she were tuistress of the White House, Look at Ilayes. What wad he be without his wife? She has made a respectable man of him, She springs from tho best blood of this section, and belongs ton fanily of courageand brains, As Mrs. Prealdent she has earned an oxcol- Jent reputation for horselt and her husband. He can’t go very far wrong while she is around, I tell eau 1 belleve In women in pollttes or out of tt, ‘Choy understand every- thing, and suine things bettor than men, Its dist is necessnry to hays a goad woman In he White Tlouse as it is to have a good man. “But, Genoral, Mr. Thurman, since the loss ot ig, {3 not Jooked upon as a lending can- atidhte,’ “Noxt to Thurman I prefer Soymour, Tle hos the best blood among thom, and hie !s the purest and buat In every way. Noxt to Thur- Se Tom for him pgulnst crowd on both aides,’ ‘TILDEN. “ What is your opinion of Mr. Tilden, Gen- eral?” “T don’t bellave in himatall, I would not vote for him to save his life, I believe he was swindled ont of the Presidency before, and that appears to glye himsomeciim upon. it now, but he has not the nerve to assert lis own rights, and that forfelte my respect. if he should be nominuted at Cincinnati f shall not vote for lin, unless they nominate tuscal on the other side, If they put up a Food man sgulust him t shall not vots for Tilden, [fhe should be nominuted, and the Tepublicans put up nv decent man in oppo- sition, my opinion is the Democratic part: will bo beaten, I don't think they will noml- nate a horse-thief against bim, but !f the Re- publican nomineo ty anything short of bulng § fgrethlee ora housebreaker, he will beat 1 HANCOCK, “The most available man, I think, ts Han- cock, £ Uhink so trom hile name and history. Jt is an old Revolutionary name, and Jy tie separably agsoclated With our struggle for judependence. He was alwuss right Inour troubles, slwaya ready to tikitun the right side, Ie ds an able mun, & man of Intellect and great Information, and was a fret and snecessful soldier, Thon Ils Jocal Penne sylvants) is a consideration, ¥ think Ohio und Pennsylvania ought to go together, ane belleve they will” “Then you do not regard It as egsentlal {hat He Hemecrnts should carry New York utes “Not s€ they can carry Ohlo and Ponnayl- yanla, Lido not regard It us a Hocawslly thay the candidate should come from that Stato, Seymour could earry it, THden could tot, Any good Democrat from any othor State would get aa good a vote in New York 5 Tilden, Ue hes a great many enemtes in is own State, The people ardylivided, and good Democrat Ike Thur, or Hancock, or Bayard would be more apt to pnite them than Tilden. HENDRICKS, “Gov, Hendricks, of Indiana, is a first rato mun, He bs anion of fulr talent, a great deal of information, and great integrity, I have,a high opinion of Hendricks.” He would inake wo first-yate head for the ticket, but § don't ses who would play second fiddle tohin, Shey would haye to get a gynan over the nountalay fur that, 1 know Gov, jluns drieks proually dle dy uuqnestlonably an honornble, kind-hearted, eloyer man, should dike to yote for Ulu U1 they should. is a part of- put up. the pit Ucket of Tilden and Hen- dricks tec alban tale for Hy tut then hire somebody to KIL Malet Tm y mute HT oplittony however, that the gh Ueket would til, Neth, Hendricks ant! Henry U. Anthony, of Rhode istand, would make a ¢ pot ticket, hey eall Anthony A Repub lean, but that makes nb lifercnee, 1d was an old-ling Leury-Clay Whig, ike myself,” ROFT MONEY, “Do you think, General, thnt Mr, Heritricks, with Dis theartes about fiance, would be ace ceptnble to the Dentoerata of tho Kast?” *Ladon't know whethor his financial views would affect lon of these Gre syvele nnd col hint ar not, D haves pour oplit: nback doctrines, 1 nm for’ rUble bank-notes. I think the paper cur we haya how is perfect. J would not el¥e a dash for batk-notes by the thousand [Ctliey were hot convertible. was an nidyoeate’ of the old United Sintes Bank, Nicholas Biddle, of Pilladelphia, the Presitent, was a great friend of tlie, { dned with Ihin frequently, and went to balls with hin. Tie was th mtn of decked ability, No: the present paper money fs bentutifil, pu (t fultills pvory purpose of such monoyy heeause it has the Natlon’s credit for tts bigis and is convertible Into specte at. tho pleasure of tho holder, Paper money wihicle enmnot be so converted 1s no Money Ly Ws Tat not fiforned ag to what extent Mr Tlundrieks Intorses the vlows of those who favor tho estiblishinent of pafer-noney fautorles, but his nse was. early itasoelntet with what wae called the Greenback theory or Olio iden bofore It took its present alin and [ atipposa the hard-mnoney men of tt cotliiry would be suspictous of Wikia, For part, Dahould be willing to trast lim, and Idou’t Vellove nny President can send this country tu the devil? a wy a of the other Demooratte candidates, enural ? “Well, Senator Bayard {sa good many he comes of goo stock, mid he is a Nigh gen tleman. ‘Thera is some tuk avout Jowett, but L know wothing about him.” “Some tine age there was talkof seldeting a Sonthern nian for the second phice on the ficket. Whats your opinion about the poll- oy of Buch o ine en , “Tshould not abject at all to a Southern man being chosen for Viee-Presitent, You might find a nin down there fit for tha place, but Ldoubtit, You might find one dn ‘ten nesste ur Loulstand, anil L question even that. ‘There’s ‘Texas, now; she fs entitled to sone recognition, Hancock and somebody from Texns would do cy well, Such wn arrange: mont ought not to daplease the Notth, Aud Just here I want to sny that L cm teetotally opposed to sulldifying the North or the South, and if such wt thing exists I should Mo to break thup. Ido not know that a Solid South exists. I think they are AS MUGIE DIVIDED DOWN TITERE ag they are In other sections, but the Soltd Sauth ty a name that does o great duat of hearin, Tdon’t believe in raising that sort of Tue and ery agalust n whole people, Lf sap pose there wold bea big outery If such a eket ng Coy, Hendricks for President and Wade Hampton for Vice-President were of- fered to the country by the Democrats, Awd yet why should It not bo just as Hoadl as any other? Wade Mainpton Isa goo old Revo- lutiontry name, I think such a tieket would unite the West and the South, Whother it would win or not I cannot say,” GRANT AND BLAINA, “Now, General, having given your views as to the Democratic aspirants for the Presi- deney, whnt to you think wil be the solu- tion of the Chienze Convention ?? “Tf they dare thoy will nominate Grant. Blaine will stand the next beat elance, Mo used tobe a sechbolmaster out hero, near Geurgetown, Where he wet a. Pennsylyania womnat, married her, and went back hane with hem Grant is an Ignorant, obsthinte, bull-headed man, “He will fight; but what one Among our men won't tht? AM the Grant funlly wil] fight. L noyer that wouldv't. 10s w fighting tml! gland, Seotinnd, and tha United Was ond of tha eximiners of his son whon he wag at West Point. If they. {nate Grant I don't think he can be ob Ten proper man is put up against hinj. Lane cock could heat hin. Grant wes Prealdgnt for eight years, and what did ie do for the country? Nothing, Ills whole Admintatra- tlon was an abortion. Lhad such an opinion of hilt that 1 did to a fo Washington City while he wag there, -Now they are talking of electing him fora third term, and entling him 'lghness’ Blank Highness! James G, /Blaine may yal 2 President. o the United States, I think ho stands the best chance for tho Republican nomination next to Grant. The South generally woul prefer the ox-Presldent, but the people would gindly vote for. Blaine, Grant ond Blaine, f€ sich a combination could possibly be vifected, would ba about the strongest possible tieket the Republicans could put up, and Ide not think that Blalne would have the sane re} puguanes to accept- ing second place as Hendricks has. *Do you ignore the pretensions of Mr. Secretary Sherman, Gen Mg “Notatall, Iknow Sherman bettor than Tknow any of them. Sherman ts a tan of tolent. It hasbeen a family of talent from old, Roger Sherman down. Te lias made a first-clnss Seeretury of the Trensury, mann: wing the finances [tea aiost Duaiuessfttea and satisfactory manner, In ordinary thnes he would be considered an available candidate for tho Presidency, But these are not ordi- nary: thes, ‘The peopla seom to be dead- Btruck on Grant.” At this polnt the Interylow was brought to an abrupt close, and the Interviewer sepa- rated from thookd Generit, vary much regret tag that the sitting could not be prolonged. BLUE Grass. MINNESOTA. AGITATION OF TILK DEMOCRACY, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 8t. Pau, March 2,—The position of the Minnesota Democracy upon'the Presidential question has merely the interest attuching to ten votea of the Cinctunatl Convention, Of course all importance attaching te tho post- tion of the Minnesota Democrats, with their hopleas minority of 20,000, will disappear after the nomination Is made, Inthe meantime, the leaders of the party hore do not scom In- clined to muke the most of the small Impor- tance that thelr opinions will possess for a few weeks, Thoy are In a helpless state of Indecision and Indifference, which Is fairly represented by ‘the yote of tho Central Committée, published in Wednes- day's Taimune. The mveting of tho Com- tmittee was devold of Interest, and its action has no slenivance. ‘Lhe only question that aroused the slightest interest at the meeting. Was One of apportionment, and Uint arew ous of the traditional sgalouny of the two prinel- pal eltles in the Stata rathor than ‘any polite ctl senthnant. ‘The date for the State Con- vention, May 20, was choxen with reference to the convenleneg of rural politichans, and has no significance for candidates, ‘Tildens hand was visible Inn slight feeling In favor of the nboliilun of tho two-thirds rule; but thig was not marked, fhe poll of tha Committee showed threo for Seymour, two for ‘Tiklen, ane — for IMincovk and the rest ina happy state of in- difference, As there Is ono member of the Committee from ench of the twolve Judletal distriets, this is a fatrly good representative poll of the State, ‘ho votes inny be secount: ed for jn this way: ‘Thera Isa ginal element inthe Democratio party In Minnesota that plumes Itself upon Its respectability, the cor- Tectioss of Its opinions, and tha Juimaculate- ness of {ts conduct as of Hinon, This ts attracted to Seymour, ‘There is a wore reck- Jess and unsertipilony clement, Ghat Ikes to seo d.good Job of politienl hirigne, and nd- mires aman who can put it through, The siher business Fuld the heart of these for Titdep, Gen, Hancock made uw good many frivnds by his personal and gochil qualities When he was sintiono heres after the War, ‘Thoro Is another element that wants u soft- money Western man; but this ty Insignit- ennt.” Most of it ta buttoned within Done nelly's broad breeches, However, individual preferences are nnimportint, ‘Tho delegation will go to Olneinnnti as it went to Bt. Louts, to vote harmoniously tor the man whe has the most delugates, “This State was for ‘THe den in 1378 because, he was the strongest ian Jn the Convention, ‘There was no core rupting of delegates, though a disreputable blower and striker named Finley made: the ehiidlike Tilden belleye he carried the deter gation fis hhy koektet, and soll itte hha foro Traut stn. Mbinesata Demacrata are hone orably mon, and ean’t be bowsht—excopt with ofllees, They will vote at Clneinnatl for the Duan who sectua moat likely to haye the dls tributlon of Faderal oftices, TEXAS, LOCAL ANN NATIONAL POLITICS. Hpeatal Correspondence of ‘The Chicaga Tribunn DALsag, Mareh 2—The political pot In ‘Texas {a boginnlug to smoke and to slimer, ‘The Democratlo party ts divided upon local fsques, Dut will be solld whon casting its bale Jot for President, - ‘Pwo youre age the State Convention nominated and the party subse quently plectsd a foasiltferaus remaln of o pre-Aduiite epoch Governor tn the person of O, N, Roberts, better known latterly ag ‘and tn lending and the Uld Alcalde, to was taken frdm the Su- premo Bench, where ie had spatit many yeara In aU 3 ald and new deelatons harnonteing them to the existing Mens of governnetit. ‘The State felt & montentary sense of relief when hestepped down from that seat, but he had not been in tho Governor's chalr many weeks before he commenced a war upon common school education —paritcularly, and all man- ner of progress: generally. He Is an old moss-back Bourbon of tho most pro- nounced type, and yet has his following tit that elass of people found in every nook and corner of the land opposed to belng taxed for any purpose whatsoover, whether for educa tion, Internal improvements, tuumigration, or anything else, Gov, Roberts has steadily op- posed the expenditure of 0 single dollar to draw, here the miiliuns of people tpon the eartl’s surfaes ooking for Just sucht land ag ‘Texts, and who would come upon the slightest ecneourigement, Tks pre-tlolugs ideas don't sult now Texas, howover agree hble thoy would have heen forty yenrs ago, fe in belng pressed for renomination yolk Texas, and bitter by the young nnd progressive Dewocracy, Anil hence the apiit in the ranks of the hero. tofore Invulnoravle and uvlnelble party, if he Is put into the field thers tg vortuin to be anindependent thekel, around which nll Re- miblicans, Greenbnckers, and lsaifectedt emovrats will rally, Hoberts will nover wel bo the Gavetior of ‘Texas, and if not picated hr Convention will certainly be at ie pulls, As to tho DHEMOCHATIC NOMINEF FOR PRESIDENT, aman who will win Is demanded, Beyond this there has ag yet been little expression of opinlons Seymottrand Hendricks ure often niontloned agan availuble ticket, Thurman and ex-Goy, Join T. Holtman another, and Bayard and some popular Ohioan or Indl. antnn stil another, ‘Tilden Is regarded ag arlend cock in the plt,—n man that could not curry even his oWh State. The principal ob- jection to Mr, Bayard is that his State dot cist enough Electoral votes. ‘Tho Democrats would vote for Senntor Davis, of your State, and here, ng everywhere, the hidepentont poten Clas ho vould innke 9, marvelously honest, discreet, hd good President. Tho ‘Texaa Republlenn delegation switl enter the Chieago Conyention with a “hip, Mp, liutrrah ” for Grant—nobody else {3 seri- ously talked of, thought of, or dreamed of in the rank aud file of that party. At. tha inv Inent of writing the guns at Galyestou are firing a salute iin honor of the first visit of the celebrated General, Ws moro enthusl- astic advocates torn third term confident! hops nnd expect that while bere he wil bolilly deelitre for tho annoxation of Moxieo to the Union, and that in this sign they’ cnn even carry ‘Texas. As such las: been the drenin of this people for four decades, It would Indeed be ined for thom to vote aguingt a inant who hits the intention aud the power to bring about lization, GEN. GRANT. WILL NOT ACCEPT UNLESS UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED, Wasnrnatox, D.C, March 20,—The un- dercurrents of public events hive wonders fully changed public optufon here within a weok as to the candldney of Gen, Grant. I find, (hat waile lils friends openly talk of his nominution as a certainty, they speak of It in private a3 something not Mkely to occur for several reasons, which may be summed tp as follows: ‘That Gen, Grant has sald repent edly that he will not consent to beconyp a candidate unless tho nowmbnation should be tendered to Nin as the expression of the unantnous wishes of party; that there must bd no fight, no party dissansions, no rupture of parilsan, tles, no widespread ane tagonigm, Ifo tus Kept silent beyond this, But returning from Moxico, after: weeks of absence, he finds ilmself bitterly op- poset by factions led by prominent Ro bublicun” pollticians, | ilo Is startled with the discovery that the antipathy agilnst hin sso strong as to produce a pro- test agalnst his eandidnoy jn the form of an anti-third-term party, in which are enguged noted Mepublican icndurs, He 13 algo made ayare that o large numberof the ruwapipers of hls purty are afalnst him. Lt is satd that, Jn view of this development of hosillity, the Gonoral hag conveyed to his Intimate friends here the Information that he enunot, will not bea candidate for the Presidency; that sele- respeot and hls regard for the success of his party, dictate this decision, which must be eld as Anal ‘and that he wilt shortly convey that decls! jon to the publle, ANOTHER DIAPATOT, Boston, March 2,—The Advertiser has, the following: A dispntch was recelyed In this vity Inst evening from Washington stat ing that positive information has been re- colved that Grant will withdraw as 0 candl- date before the Chicago Convention.” OPPOSITION TO HIM IN O10, Oleretand erat Utep, ‘ Tt is well known the ‘Herutd has opposed the renoniination of Gen, Grant for a third term for reasons which have been distinctly and specifically stated, ‘Chose reasons secmed conclusive tous, and we hinve not In any y State of New ¥ manner changed our opinions, We regard Gen, Grant as eminently worthy of the highest consideration, have twies supported hin for President, and at this moment ae knowledge him as the foremost private: citizen of tha Republic. His splendid services to the Nation warrant tho esteum in which he ts held, and we would not lessen in the smallest degree tho affection felt for him by his countrynien, He has received all the honors and rewards a grateful people can bestow, and with these, the permanent ro. gard, of hils fo low-imen, and the admiration of the world, le can afford to be content. Wa believe if Gen, Grant, had beon left to the exercise of his own best Judgment he would never have pormitted his ame to be used again in connection with political office. @ Knows, as well asa majority of intolll- Bout men, there Is no such crists In the affairs of this country, or such united desire on the pet of Its people, ay te muke It a necessity he bo a candidate for a third term, in viol tlonof the chorished usages and precedents of our history. But he has been overper- sunded to permit hig name to be used in this eomnection by nen, most of Whom desir to ayall themselves of his great popularity for thelr own ends, ‘The movemont In his favor hing been, from the beginning, the work nob of the people, but of professed politicians aud men who control the machinery of party organizations. If any man doubly this as- sertion, let him say whether, in hia opln- fon, U Grant: ‘would’ havo the slightest chnaneo_ of a tre term if Mr, Conkling, Mr. Cameron, and Con, Logan were opposed to it. Was there nny such spontaneous, eager, wanimous desire on tho part of the Re nubiicans ot Now York or Pennsylvania for Gen, Grant's return ta power, that swept away all control, trampled unter footas trivial the thuclwnored cus toms of the Government, and demanded hin, and hin only, aa the one man needful to save the country? Bar trom tt. All the simnlant, that ak Jonders. and party muchlnery could put in fores was needed to score ond- half the people to favor Gen, Grant's renom- Inittlon, and had Mr. Conkling or Mr. Cam- cron oy oxad Bnd denounced the movement, itwould have hid no move vituity than a corpse, All attempts to represent the call for Grant as an orlginal movement on behalt of the people, is a glaring milsrepresentation, ‘The whole thing ts tha result ut a conspir ney and wollliid pluns on the purt of the ableat and most oxperlenced political magi agera in this country, “When Abraham Line coln was a cautllate for renomination, | ho was opposed by most of the political lead- era of the day, Congress was alinost a unit dealnst Win. But die people brushed aside all opposition tu thal will. as the tornado care Hes afl onpoultian before tt Does anybody stippose Mr, Conkling, Mr Cameron, Mr. Login, or any other talented sehomers wore needed to give voles to the wishes of the Na- Hon when miiitous were clamorlig for Mr, Lincoln's redlection? In that grent ground. awell of the ocean of popular opinion the wtty muchinery of party Was poworless, Politichius wer compelled to trlin thelr sally to the wind and tide, or be overwhelmed and foryatien. We mnay as well look the facta squarely in the face. A fow dustre tho return of Gen, rant to power, aud leave nothing undons to seenre that result. Che people are but pawns: and pinyin sin the great game. Where, in Atates Ike Ohio, they vantat Ulrectly have their way, thoy are guint It indirectly, and, with mnrvelous management, sowing “dlvle fons, creating anlinosities, exelting porsonil hostilities, aud neutralizing the wishes of the people, 1a GUAR A: SPhONO MANY New York Widune Uteras ‘Tho hardest blow ths Grant mavemout ever reculved Was when bly stpporters aot wp the ery that we needed a strong ian?” at the head of the Goverment. ‘Che self-respect of every patrjotic Ainurloan pevolts wh wich an tasertion, Knowing as he doves hat the words nra employed in the apnse in whieh they are used under auilitary and despots Govern- ments, Woda net neud oa “strong man? in the resid iy) ehaly . ‘Pho country Is strong fn its Constitutlon and its Juwa; the Govern: Haties ova of metit is strong in tho reapeet att ally ‘The nt tho penpes and in the unlversal Nborty, 1 Is tronith anon, *realent, rvnit—nob our 1 ly noteloct rulers in Us country; select Jnstraments, ‘Chiat his been the prae- thee of this peoplo for Wore than ninety years, ql wo propose to eontinne dh But there {a nite seuse—atd 0 very diifer- entono—in which we to need a strong man at tho head of the Government. We nec there & man strong cuvugh to respect the laws, and all tho: hiws, \ hatever pressure way he bronght tipon Ninny a mda stron, quel to deny his frienls anything whieh fs not to tis public literesty plane enough to reslat all temptations, to inisusa the public service for personal ents irons enough to keep scandals out of the Whitey House and corruption out of the Departments. We need thors than an honest man. Wa need a nan who te able to compel others ta be hon est; who Js not the slave of his friendships, and will hot regard tho Prestileney asa per- auisit, Is the Reputitenn party prepared to Homtinte Gen, Grant as av representative, man of this class, and to point to tha reeords of his Administrations for proof? And to deelate that h sp cannulas arepresenta- tive of this etiss that tho precedent set by Washington must be vlolated in order to put ——. hint in office ? * WASHBURN, WHY HR OUOIrr TO HR NOMINATED, Spteial Dispatch to Tha OMeago Tribune, Srmyarinen, Il, March 9—Tha Hon EB, BL. Warner, of Morrison, Whiteside County, member of the State Bunrd of Equalization for the Fifth District, was in the eltyeto-day, and fell s vietin to the Interviewer, Mr. Woarnor ts one of the most prominent Repub liens of Whiteside Cutty, {3 9 careful, con- strvative man, and ono whose opintons are valuable. Being asked to express his Presl- dential preferences, Mr. Warner promptly replied that lie fryoted Washburne. Mr. Warner was next asked to give his ren- sons for the faith that was in him, whieh le proceeded to do In the following linguuge: “T believe Me. Washburne onght to be nominated because he will draw from the Demoeratic party more votes thitn any other caudidate, About 00 per cent of the Gerinan vote would be given to him without regard to past party aliliations, or whether the voters were Cathalles or Protestants, Another clement of his stretigth: ts fond In the fact, that. perl es 7 per cent of tha (realey Hspubl leans who voted for "Tilden and Retorm’? would support Washburne, ‘Thou there fg another element, say, perhaps, 5 per cent of the stralght Den oerats, who would be for Waslburne, be- entige they are becoming alarmed at the en cronelinents of the South upon the rlghts of the country, who are aftatd of the payment ofthe Rebel debts iow aggregating ietrly two thousind millions. ‘These elements com- bined, all drawn from the Democratic party, would, in my pylon, produce 23,000 votes Jn UMnols, and T think that WHAT 18 TRUE OF ILLINOIS Ha also true of the othor Northern States, I don’t think that this fecting ts at all localized. ALeortuiniy fs not ie wo takd Into account What the press any of the diferent party of the cumitrys If Washburne is nominated he WH certainly carry Luli by 10,000: ma. jority from the best Information’ that ean be obtained, ‘That State, with fenecttont, whitelt he would also entry, would elect itty President without either Oregon or New ork, “While itis my opinion that Washburne would curry every Northorn State, even Nuw Jersey, with Indians and Connectieut ts Stectlon would not ba contingent upon New ork. IN THE CASE OF BLAINE there seoms to be great doubt abont the Conkling interest giving him its undivided supporl, And in the ease of Grant, the of sing eleniweantsof our party in New York are earful that he edntot carry that State, While I think that olther Grant or Binine would perhaps carry Now York, L helleva that Wasliburne woul also carry it. by tho same ag, if not a larger majority than, the others, and atthe same thie Washburne’s nomination would put us ina position where We would not bs obltged to dopsnd upon the ‘ork, “Itiemy opinion that we shall elect our President. 1 don’t Uilnk, the Republicans were aver more united than they are now, certalny not since 1408, bub f think if is our duty to put to the front the man that will poll the greatest popular vote. ‘These ideas wre not formed on T have recently traveled about the State and through Jown, and believe the situation of affaird to bu as Chuva stated,” TIE DEMOCRACY, WHAT DANNUM WANTED, Wasmwyatoy, D, C., March 20,—One ob- Ject of Willlam If, Barnuim’s recent visit to thls clty was to induce the Democratic lead- ers’ to favor his proposed plan of changing the place of holding the next Democratic Nationn) Conventions. ls reason, a3 alated, was the allexed poor accommodations otfered by Clnehinatt. Itis well known that his wish (In this he, of course, echoes Tilden) Is lo get away from the Ohio atmosphere, whileh will bo adverse to tha Intervstsof Tile Je met with such strong opposition here, however, that It is thought ho will abandon the idea, Lis wish was to go to St, Louis. COMING OVER. MMUGUMEN GETTING THEIR EYES OPEN AND JOINING THE GREAT NATIONAL LEPUL- LICAN PANTY, 1 ‘The following Setter, recetvod by Justice Morrison, of this city, Cully explains itself: Sriusarigny, Pa, March %—The Hon. Awd, Morrlaan, Chicayo—Duan Sins Your much appreelnted clreular, fs befora me, aud Linuat say more ayrevable surprixe 1 could not have wat, for it contains senthinents in berfect accord with my own. I have yearned Tor yours to hear of the patriotic, Unlon-lov- ing Irishmen of thia country having soma unlty and convert of action by whieh they could become Known and make) themselves: feltas well} for It looked to mo that all our patrlotiam, \ativin warand peace, hing been wasted just for want of such a scheme aa your efreular ently for, Leour Republican party wos: rigut In war, which undoubtedly y was, thon It is right now, so let us fight for this “land of tho free and home of th brave,” which) weleames every oppressed gan from whitover cline he comes, Asaeriticed my all for Amerie before 1 was thrav yeurs in the country, und L hrye never regrotted tt, and now Tsay Tam heart and soul, body and mind with you, and will work tothateid. Chive often wondered why so minny of my Trish cotmtrymen could beallon- ated from the Ropublicin. party, as it was st such a one they came to thi country to Wutlk—one opposed tuoppression and tyranny, dt iy of them learned: to. be rebels fi thelr mative Ind, and I cannot bine them for that. ‘They learned to bute the English Government “tu stich an extent that even afer coming, hore It scomed nut: ural to then to hinte this Government aswell, Would that 1 had tho powor and vloguonce of Enimet, that I could speak words of wisdom to Them nnd stow tem thoir great errar in following the Democratic. purty, whose principles are oppression, and aleve ry of some rice of met, No mattor who they may be, [know whereot I speak, being ano of the fow so-called carpet-buggers left South since the War, Now, lotus all put forth our best efforts for the success of our party that wo may hury slavery and all other kinds of oppres- lon, Let ia have amin for President who will oxconte tho Inws of the land, give overy wun ying in Ut protection of life and prop erty and equal rte before tho law, Jwill use my best endeavors to comply with the requirements of your cireular, Mennthng I send you the name of my broth> er, J, B. Cotworthy, of Knoxville, Tenn, 2 willat ance, opin conmmunication with my old comrades, Col, Lawless aud gin Walsh, of Nashville, knowing them to goad and trua men. ‘Truly yours, Wa. CotwortTny, Ju addition to the above, many other letters from Irlahinen have been received announc- {ng a general break out of the ranks of tho bulldozing Bourbons inta the Republican party, One from Loutsville, Ky., uasures the Committes that half of the Irishmen of that elly have hecome Republicans, One letter from Portamouth, Vay, telly of aclub of Ivish Hepublicaus there numborhug 350, A letter fram Richmond, Va,, saya there treat least 00 Trish Republicans there, and many mare whe vote quistly, not carlng to speak ant at pres- ent for fear of giving olfense te tholr einploy- ots, One front el fanapodty Ind, says theroly elu in that elty of full dy nicnibens, And tive more in tha Stato, and more forming, ‘The more Tnfelligent elisa of Sls eabcotully the young men, whe have be guod while by this country are comlng over fo the Republicans everywherw hoy are tred of belng hewers of Wood apd drawers of water for an unprogressiye, petrified, anti-progressive, unerituful, State sove- relgnty purty, and hyy are casting thelr lot ven! observations atone, . with tho great progr sive National Unton arty that has some ambition, and £4 ture oit They are asking with slorrs, yhy upon earllishould an [rishiman bea Bourbon? GENERAL OVINION, A MATTER OF FACT. To the #ulltor of The Chteago Tribune. Yanutos, D.'L., March %.—1f tho boom of the "Grant boom”? 13 not greater than the elreulation of its most prominent newspaper advocates the thing will come out all right For Instance: ‘hero are twelve ties 98 many coples of ‘Tus ‘Trinusn and Pines taken at every leading Ratt from St. Doula to St. Paul’ vin the Mississippi River, and from St. Louis to Fort Benton vin the Mls- sour River, as there are of the Inter-Occun. Ask the J, peuple to, send out elreulats and ascertain whether this statement is trig or not. ‘The machine cannot elect Mr Grant and the Republican party will not. Let ua have no boomerangs, fe THE JACKASS DELRAATION FROM Micut- GAN An amusing little scene ts pal to have oc- curred a few (lays sines In the lobby of the Sunmnmteat Washhigton, Senator Baldwin was engaged In converaalion with W. Livingstone, Jr, When Senator Blais was seon approach lng thein, and Baldwin, remarked, “eres Binine—do: you know htm? No? 14Lintros dues you.” “Turning then to laine, he sald: “Senntor, allow me to present: you to ong of my fellow-citizens, Mr. Livingstone, of De- trot.” “Livingstone, with enthusinsin; “ De- lighted to mevt you, Senator, snd glad to shake hands with the man who, by good rights, ought to-iny to De In the White louse, nnd would hve beoh, too, If ib had not been for tho Jackass delegndon from Michigan? Jt then “dawned suddenty upon Livingstone that Baldwin, -at that fine Governor, had sbeen rather a prominentmeniber of the afore- snid delegation, and the fiet caused some lie coherency in the subsequent conversation, POLITICAL POINTS, Blatne cantiot only ba olected, but his elec- tlon will be the begliting of tiventy-tlye more years of Republican rule.—eokule (Iu,.) Gate City (Rep.). An ompty nomination will not honor Grant, Te will defeat the party nnd serlously detract from hts positton before tha world.—Denver (Colo,) Tribune (Iep.). alle all tho clreumstances Into consiter- Aatlon, 1b fs not tuo much to say that Mr. Itug- sell [New York pulpist) has grown rich bys specles of robbery, al it is none tha less: robbery: berate t hats tind the sanction of Government oiliciais—tlanta (Ga) Con- atituttan (Dem). Tf, as now scems probnble, nelther Gen Grant nor Mr, Bining can go into the Chi- cago Convention with votes enough to noml- uate on the first ballot, then we look for the final suecess of some such ticket os EF. By Washtunig and Senator Edniunds.—Vanton (la.) Journal (Grant organ), Though woot pulp may not bo placed Where it belongs, the member from the ‘Twenty-seeond New York District has at least placed himself in that lowest of all cate- gories of publle men —a reformer whose professions of virtue have yluldud to the first temptutlou.—New Vork Timer (Rep). Tho only conceivable excuse for vlovating an American citizen to tha Presldency for the third thie would be tho universal ad- milssion that hls Adininistrution durkig eight years had proved signally and — beyoud precedent successful, “Lt Is noteworthy that the enuineers of the Grant movement inake no such claim for their favorit.—New York Tribune (Fep.). The Kano Cannty delegntion to Spring- field was chosen as near the people as could well bo got, and without any inilu- ence upon the Presidential question being arttcudurly exercised, From tho best in- formuition we can gain we judge. lt stands upon this particular polut dlght for Binine and five for Grant,—yeb every one of thon sil firmer in the determination to support the nominee of tha Chiengo Convention.— slurore (LIL) Beacon (Rep.). Wo were talking with an Intolligont, ob- serving Chicago tian a day or two ago,—a head salesinan tn one of the largest whole- sale houses In the elty,—who sald: that “twenty-flye Repubilenns ott of olglity men employed In the estab{ishment had’ declared that they would not vote for Gen, Quant if nominated for President. Su bitterly are they opposed to the third-term theory that they would absolutely take the risk of throw- Ing the Government Into the hands of tts enemies rather than support any mana third thie for the Presideney.—Hamllton (la.) Freeman, March 17, . Brick Pomeroy's Democrat lias heen sold to Alexander Vovius, who will make it a Re- publican. newspaper, says a tlonting paras graph. Linnglue tho tealing of consternation and tinazement of the tyes of that paper which are suid to silently speak—as they are maile to retract the fery aud extravagant or- atory of Brick’s Greenback-Democrat-Soelal- ist doctrine, and in its place to utter rational Republican connmnon sense. The surprise to them Wik be about as great us that to the types of the Cinelnnatl Lagilrer this sums ther when they are made to laud the ghoat of Gramercy Park.—Clevelund Leader. ‘Moreover, let It be noticed that the petl- tion, wille solleiting that forclgn type be placed on the frev lst, dovs not even suggest that the turlif duties ba removed from thoraw iaterlals used by the American type-found- ers,—the duty on lead, antimony, and copper, which articles the British manittaeturors ol (alu free of duty.—rfnteOccan. Very well. ot the type-foundera themselves ask for that. ‘The printers are Intorested in getting chop type. As soon as the duties are taken off of type the typo-foundors will be tying yound Ilvely enough to get the duty olf trou the raw materials.—Lawrence (as,) Jotur- nal Gen. Ewing has profited somewhat from tho defeat he experienced In Olilo, but he has not turned from the error of hfs beliefs, Io has merely been convinced that thu only way tor the Democravy to get Into power Ii to as- gumun decency which It docs not possess, So hé says: " Lot us make the best terms wo can, and when we get. the power wipe those inwa-which haye just been declared constl- tutloual—trom. the statute books,” ‘That is tho ‘accepted Deimocratle doctrine on lawa, claing, and Jobs of all kinds, Le low until the prople are feolish enough to trust us, then we will clean out everything and have a high old tine.” Perhaps a country is alin. ply enough to snap at that but, but it doesn’t ook so now.—New York Tribune, How nbout Blaine? Blaine would com- mand the full support of his party. fe ly o dashing loader, knd would arouse an enthisl- nam not seen since the days of Clay. En- thuslasm, however, did not ‘elect Ciny, and might not elevt Blaine.’ ‘The querkes to ane swor are those: Would, Blaine command single Democratic yate? Not one. ‘ould he command the sipport of the large Inde pendent) yote-tha supporter tha men of whot you ask, “ Isho a Ropublican ara Donte porat.? and you answer that you don't now? ‘The Thnes doubts it, [t belleyes Blalna to be an Upright, honorable man, but he laa a record that woul put hint en the defensive, and a detenslye tight always loses ludepond- ent votes. Bialne ts stronger than Grant, but hls strength fs confined entirely to his own pirly.—Lafayelte End.) tinea. This Mexican trip by Gon, Grant las seemed to us from the sturt a cruel business, It Ja Incredible that Gen, Grant wanted to go to Cuba and Mexico go se ely that he hud to start within a few weeks of Tandlug tn his own country alter a long abaones; aid he has encountered an earthquake, a raltroad neeldent, and now 8 stor, without, as It sees. iB us, suiticlent provocation or coi. pone lon. And now, ns he lyon the point at landing, safe and sound we trust, to make tha journey to Galena, Where no doubt, he hopes o enloy tho peaceful years of the décting of life in diguided repose, there is a consulta- tion of the great polltical bosses at Uarrls- burg to te lim what todo, Conkling aid Ton Cameron are In consultation with Simon Cameron, and they will have a cipher tele gram put in Gnint's hand bofore he steps ashore, and thus they will shake hands with hin before Waslibume can do go.—Oheln- nath Commercial, After Gon, Ewing had appealed to the Dem- ocrats to uccept the Garteld compromise, and thus to modify the Election laws so as to wake then: non-partlaau, Gen. Garfield took the floor fy dofense of his propusition, and quads wapeech Which etclted applatae from 10 Doniweraty, bus which many Republicans recelved) with marked tsuyproyil, Garileld suid Ging if the Bleetion iw were capybly of being used to the ad- vantage of: one party and to the Wury of the other, they were to that, oxtent imperfect, and “should be modified, | 1 will vate for the proposition,” suldhe, “if 2 vote alone, Independuat of ulther or both sides of the House.” ‘These were brave words, but, ag upon previous oo caslons, When confrontad by same uppasl- ton Som hisown side, Gen, Gartield aban- doned lis advanced position, and nat ouly falled to do what he so boldly prochiimed he would, but yuvd ugulast his own propusi- Gen, af ton, No better extibitton than this Is a of the uniitness of Gen. Gartleld it iene nu Important contest. Mad he nat heen frig ionic by the scolding of Mr, Conger! nd the covert denunciations at Messrs Wiliams, Kelfer, and a few others, he cond, bya display of ordhitry courage, Nave ear. ried the majority of his party associates, with him, nnd defeated Mr. Conger and those Who wore neling its hh. Perhaps a niajont of tha Rypnblivata favored the amendmene, and only wanted bropit leadership to record themselves for it idahlngton 1) Now York Tien ks aputen to ts Grant the strongest eandtdate tha Nenng could momilinte! The Timer bait It. Personally he Is undoubtedly the most popular iidt in the eauliitry, but politieatly i is ttle tp any that he would command any. thing tie the full strohgth even of lis own, parts. Firely he would Jose the support at ose Republienns who seceded frou the Ite publican ranks in order to protest agalnst the manner in which he conducted his Adminis. trations, but linve Bice returned to the fold and are to-day In full fiarmony with tha part; In everything aid anybody excepting Gran ‘These men will not stultify themselves, Secondly, thore 1a the laras vlemont who, wy: dor no elreimstahces, will abandon the (to them) . unwritten lay that a President sliall setve but two terns, This feelliig ts feternt qivong the Gerinaig, froin hauanle lon that 8 depurtire from the rules is tatep in the alteetion of motarelieal instit ttlonsy 24 escape Which they left the Fadetlaid—nng, a larger percwuainge of Amorientis have thi¢ samo feeling than is generally suppused, Ag ain offset to these Grant world widoubtedly have the sippott of some Democrats, —Deni. ‘ata Whose adiiiration for lla gteat gery. ces would aweep away all party dines and prejudices. ‘hat their nuntber would be Brent, however, is preposterous to stippose, =parly feullng belng much stronger unong the Dehiudrney thin cinong Republieans, In. the opinion of the Timea Grant would loge two Ropublionn votes where he would: gain ong Democratic yote, The enthuslastic Grant inan will here ask: How about Grant car. rying some of the Southern Sintes The Tinea would reply Hint iMany of tla Southorn people have undoubtedly a sentimental feal- ng tor Grant as a great an magnantinnous soldiar, but tis senthnentality will not go the length of voting for hit, . "The South lie. Neve their only hope ts in the return to power of thy Democratic part Xo and it is ridlentous to counton anytin ut & soll) Sotthorn pemoeratle Electoral vote. —Lafuyette (Ind) ance, tit PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE, Drinking and Druntconnoss of Former Genornationn, Chtetnnals Gazelte, A temperance wave fs sweeping over Great Britain, and tho abstinence which a genera tion ago was ridiculed.as American fanntle- ism, or sttitable only for Fathor Mathow's Irish laborers, 1s now earnestly adyoented by Roman Catholte Cardinals, Anglttoun Bishops and Canons, and by a host of other -dlgnl taries and men of fuflnence. Thora {3 mueh still to bo effected in Uhodlrection of reforma- tlon, yet It may be sald that drunkenness fs out of fastitun, exeept among the worklig classes, low It wns forty-five years ago inay be seon by a glances at Pickwiol. hut fat and Tnnecent piiianthropist and hls con. panfons are desetlbed ad seldom sober, About 1845, when the Into Dr. Todd was ant Americut delegate to a Warld's ‘Pomporanee Conventlun, held in, London, Punch rid etled both fim and hts cause, bnd hi so. do Ing, no doubt, reflected poptlir sdntiment, Yet, thirty or forty yents ago, a niirked change for the better” had already begmn, One must go back fifty yenrs or more to tnd the convivinl floyd at its Call Litedit. The uglish, ike all Suxon nations, wera hard drinkers in unctent thes, Undbr tho Stuarts, howover, drunkenness was regarded aga loyal protest against Puritan faniticlsin, Beer and ight Freneh wiues were the bev- erages ehlefly constined. In Queen Anne’s reign, however, while public sentiment was iniluenced against Frinee by the war of the b jpmabsh suceeasion thon in progress, Lord Methuen concluded with Portngal tho trenly whieh bears his name. If made Portugla large consimer of Englislt fabrics, vonstl- tuted England an activo partner in the Afrl- ean slave trade, aud disertuilanted tn favor of the strong wine of Oporto against the elarets of France. Port now became the staple buverage of Engilsh winearinkers, Tfeavily: reinforced with. spicits, and “con. Stand in treasonable quantities, it was no doubt tho parent of much of the gout and other diseases which tormented the lives and parent the “death of so many stalwatt ritons. While the rich were thus Palsontug them- selves with wine, the poor were imbruting: thomselves with gin, Advertisements were netually published in London tn the early part of the Inst century, in which eustomen were advised that they could be made drunk for n penny, and dead drunk for Gyo pence, with straw thrown In, upon which they inight sleep off thelr debauch, "This shock: tng conilition of alfatra ted to an net putting a high tax on glu, in order to redtce Its con- sumption. It ly a curlous fact that Henry Fielding, the novelist, who, tnfortunately for himself, did not practice the moderation he would fmpose on others, suggested the passage of 1 law not unlike that which now rules in Maine, Except in the faet thot he limited his opposition to spirits, the author of “Tom Jones? many be set down as the original Neal Dow of histor But wo are considering bolle society rather than tho masses. A reeont contributor to Blackwood, who lias gathered up some enri- ous contrasts betweon te past and the pres ent, much to the advantage of tho Intter, ex- presses his wonder that the erent men of the past vould Uifect so much wile their brains were constantly muddled by excess, ‘The facts that wines were not then so much adul- terated uy now, and that the more netivediab- its of pnst generations enabled thelr eonstitu- tions to ondure a straln which thelr nervous and sedentary descandanta could not resist, only pay. Recount for the case. Ibis eer tain, however, that they could lave acco. pilshed much more had thoy lived more rea fonnbly, and that thoy must have sufered fearfully during tho ‘perlots of reaction be tween thotr revels. ‘Choy certaluly shortened thelr lives, but it stil remus 0 mystery how so many of thom held out .as longus they did. Mackenzie, author of "The Man of Feel ing,” tells that he was present at n Scottisi fouat, whore, obxerving some of the giests fallng under the treble, he prudently linitaled thelr example. before wetting nto the cand) Yon whieh necossitated tholr course, Sud- denly he felt some one tugging at his cravat, a0 low tong te asked what was being done, “Din the man who loosens the fallen gentle. nion’s Les,” was the Feulyy thus showhig that this precau aglust “apoplexy was rege Jarly employed In tho overhospitabla house: hold, Jaye andl dudiges Lndindigedt Ia dedgh, rows whon holtig court, aud the “daft cir elt” of Lord Justies TLornand has been pre- sorved in history. ‘fho whole conrt was chronfoally drunk, yet did {ts business, and none of its findings were overruled Wh Hornand, Lord Covkburn says, “arin ing wha a virines he had a sincere respect tor drinking, Indeed a lier moral wp probation, anda serlous compassion for the poor wretchos who could not Indulge In it, and dire contempt of those who could, bu dt not’! ‘The cloray wore oftun Itty batter than tholr secular contemporaries, Dr. Car- Tyle writes of a loatlur among the tatitudl- orlans in the Church of Scotland: "Dr Patrick Cumuing was at this the, 1751, at the head of the Muderuto luterest,'and, had his temper been equal to his talents, might hays kept tt long, for he had both learning and sauicity, and very agreeable convursa- Uon, with a constitution able to bear the con- viviality of the times.” In 1808 we find the vartner of Constable, the Edinburs pub- isher, writing to the latter: What, think you ot aoven of ug driak lug thiety-ane bottles of red champagny, besides, Burgundy, three battles of Ainderla, ate., etc. We milzlt quote sliuillar examples from England aud Ireland, aaylog nothing of our own country, but enough has been adduced ta show even those most gloomy as to the slow progress of rofarm in’ cue own flue that a vast advance hug been made, Ie rit Ish ooloty ts nat yet fully up with the better suntinent of Arnterlea, It woul not now tolurite any of the orgies noticed above. I * Pickwlek " had been written within dhe last year or two, its huinor and ineldents woul no doubt be far less aleoholic than was deemed. proper in 1887, Public opliton is 8 plant of slow growth, and wherd- reason 13 opposed to suliivh Indulgence, the vonillut 1s alwayy sovers. Yet, If thezeulaus adv tes of tumperanco have not succeeded tn induce ing ovorybudy tu abjure Intoxteants, they have made iuany converty, ‘Chey have also pet the uajority Of tele oppanenty on BuO whavior by coutpe! thent to opsgrva whut would forwurly have been regarded a& uged- leas moderation. Fellows’ Compound Syrup of H, hosphites will spocdily und curtalaly ceeuak ie dapreeslog Influcoces of discus upeu tha noryes a muse cles, | It restores the appotity and Induces jus jon ta an boulthy Hgeb. It causes the formation of Hylug blood, strongthoning tbe vetlon of both bears wud lungs, Te guytaly tue Spates under trying elronmituncod, and cuilict the houlthy dovelopment of all tha Urgand NU” Gasury cv our exiviency,