The Campaign Of '80

Already the press and politicians are ■otimling the ky-note to the campaign if '80, whicu will begin but a little more than a yeiir henee. National conTxutiona are usually held in June, and ht month in 1880 will be upon us bofore we re aware of its coming. The emnpaign of "{% fraaght witb ao inucb of (langer to the country, seems but a little whiie ago, and yet one-half of the xixtence of present adiuinistration ha(i[one into history. We anticípate tho next to be one of the most important as well as the eharpst contestad elections known to the his tory of the Uuited States. The last was a. close as one could possibly be - one electoral vote changing the result - but the coming canvuss will assume a diffuront phase. The action of a returning board in Louisiaun, Florida or South Cnrolina will not render eleotion doubttul. Those statea are gafe for the Democratie candidate, let if be whom it uiny. Their verdict will be recorded, and justly too in accordance with the will of the people, without the intervention of a few men who were succossful in 1876 in setting aside thej true rote. A review of the political horoecope lmd us to believo that Tilden and Hendricks will be opposed by Grant and Whoeler. Assuming the noiuination of Grant which is iwsvitable, the Iiepublican party will feel the necessity of conteKting the state of New York by the ulfction of ono of ber citizens, of whom none can bring greater strength to the ticket than the Tioe President. Through liis popularity, perRonally and political)y, added to the strength of Grant's name, thero wouldbe hope that the state could be wrested from the Demócrata. Such hope is futile in light of the faot that with Mr. Wheeler in the field in 1876 Mr. Tilden carried the state by 30,000 niftjontj. And Mr. Hayes united the factions as Mr. Grant can not. Mr. Grant'snominatiou presumed, and at this date suror than the nomination of Mr. Tilden ; still, each day adds to the prospects of the latter. Thurman's friends thongh not sanguine, are not without hope, based upon pretty slender foundation, for it is doubtful whether he oould carry his own state, saying nothing about the great pivotal state, wnioh, as she goes so will go the eleotion. Bayardalthough popular and dignified, conies from a state, insignificant in the electoral college, and will give its vote te aoy candidato nominated. Hancock, if a military mun should bo tho party will have none of them, and this fact rulos McGlollan also out the field. A survey of the situaüon and the necessity of oarryiag New York, settles the candidacy upoi tbo genHeman cheated out of thu Presidency iu 187(3. To hiin is due, were the question of availability omittcd altogether,.a trimnphant vindiostion at the polls in '80. Elected by a tnojority admittod by a large portion of Republictius to have been sufficient to oonvince anybody but members of rcturning boarda, a re-nomination and relection should bo a matter of fact. A certainty that appears to ua as inevitable as auything can be in the political world. The N. Y. lhrald predicts that the ooatest between the two great parties in next fall's elections will be " one of the most atrwnuous tUat has ever oocured in our politics. In such.a contcst party linos will be striotly drawn ; side issues malte no figure." The Ilerald arrivés at the approaching extra session Congross, being Democratie in both branches, will first pass bilis in the ordinary form repealing the te&t oath, the ■upecviaors of elections and deputy marshals of election purposes, and prohibiting the presence of troops at the polls. These the President will veto; and Congress will then attach thetn to the appropriation bilis, which the President will again veto. "NotLing will then reniaiu but an exciting appeal to the country to-dtecide between Gongress and President." All right let it come' Tho new Iïbme of Representativos counts 14Ö Demócrata, Ift'R'epublïcans nd 13 Greenbackers, of whom seven are holil to have Democratie proclivities and ■iz Republicana. Four Representatives, f rom California, aro yet to-be ehosen. The Democratg are entirely confidont of orgoaiaiug th H'buse. The eandidates for Speaker aro R mdhll, Cox, IVLorrison, Blacüburu, Cirlisle of Kéntucky, and House of Tönnessee. Froiu present appoaranco8 the prise lies betweea Kndaü and Blackburn. Nw aad' California will do well revise their Iaws. Tho former will bo represente by one vacant chair in the Senate,. the extra Bession, and tho latter by ftmr vacant seats in tha House. And this beoause, in the one instance, Wndleigh's term as Senator expirvd on the -ütu and tho legislaturo of New Htnipshire doesn't elect his successor until Juna ; while California doosu't elect Rjpresentatives in Congross till September Here is a chance for reform. Tho applications under tho new law are fuirlyinundating the Vension Bureau at Washington. Xwenty-five thousand had already been received last weck ■wiryingin aiuount from fifty tofive thouBnd dollars each. total amount the new law calis for will, it ig estimatod, reach $28,000,000. It is to be feared that the largerpropertioa of this will stick to the fingers of the Pension agent. Senator Conkling gets around' sayiog " the President" by a circumlocution of thissort: "He who now holdsthe power deposited byr the oonstitution with the Exeoutivo branoh of tho goverumcut."