The New York herald., 1867-03-12

Of the country.
If the President will take up these important
financial reforms, study them thoroughly and
lay them before Congress and the people In
statesmanlike manner he may prevent the
evils which threaten us, and can make himself
q name that will live when bis pouucai enc
mics will be forgotten.
Barnum In Disrress-A Cali Upon tho Radicals
Of Congress.
A cry Of distress comes over to us from Con
necticut in behalf of P. 7. Barnum, and we do
pity Barnum. The Philistines are down upon
him as they came down upon Samson, when
"heaps upon heaps . he laid out thousand Of
them with the jawbone Of an ass. Barnum,
with the shoulder blade of the woolly horse, is
doing the best he can but he lacks the strength
of Samson. Moreover, his right hand man,
Tom Thumb, is abroad, and cannot come to his
rescue, because, we suppose, Of the death OF
that "blessed baby" (By the way, can Mr..
Oakley Hall give us any account of the fate or
manifest destiny Of that "blessed baby" Of
Bond streetD Barnum wants help. Grizzly
Burleigh," in his cause, has proved fasco
General Logan, who made q flank movement
into Connecticut in support Of his fellow sol
dier, General Hawley, on finding himself con-
fronted by Joyce Heth, made flank move
ment out again. -"Who is there to mourn for
Loganr Not one Governor Hahn, of Loui-
siana, knows something about alligators but
Fcejee mermaids are not in his line. Greeley,
who would run "just once" the gauntlet Of the
first Bull Run for Fourierite phalanx, shrinks
with benevolent disgust from Barnum's pha-
lanx Of owls and monkeys, cats, rats and dogs,
all in the same cage. Is not this likewise
clear case for Mr.. Bergh in the matter ofheart-
less cruelty to animals! d not this thing
thousand times worse than a dog fight?
1t has been suggested that If Barnum would
parade his caravan of monstrosities around
his district "free gratis, for nothing" he might
get up hurrah and do something among the
yeomanry. But, as when q member Of our
Board of Aldermen is understood to be up to
his ears in job, he is said to be ION the
make" SO Barnum Is "On the make" and q
free caravan wouldn't pay. Whether we con-
slider this political campaign of his an adver-
tising dodge or movement for another book
on humbugs, there is money in 1t for Barnum,
elected or rejected. He objects to making
contributions to the party on the score Of
patriotism; but the republicans who support
i him may make as many contributions as they
like "Heads win, tails you lose" Woolly
horse or California jackass, just as you like.
"You pays your money and you takes your
choice" M
John Morrissey went into Congress with
rush, because he came down like prince
sixty thousand dollars, they say, down ON the
nail whereat the democracy rejoiced, and
great was the slaughter Of the Amalekites, the
wind from Morrisseys right hand clearing the
track also for Mr.. Brooks and Fernando the
first and last. But for lack of "der monish'
Barnum's chariot wheels drag heavily. and for
lack Of speakers he is losing ground. So now,
in this difficulty, as in every other, we turn, to
Congress for relief The present session, we
guess, will be closed in season to give the
members returning homeward chance for
to Barnum in Connecticut to tighten this
dead weight upon Hawley. To this end Gene
raj Ben Butler, with his famous trick Of bot
Ting himself up, would be the very thing for
Barnum. Ashley, too, in Connecticut, az the
roaring sea lion against Andy Johnson, would
astonish the coppcrheads. Mr.. Raymond as
the "What Is It :" would bother 'em Long
John Wentworth as the Belgian giant would
scatter them; and in seeing .old Thad
Stevens" they would see the white elephant of
Congress in all bis glory. With some other
members to Gil the parts of the bearded woman,
the fat man Of Bombay" the living skeleton,
the OF with three horns the beast with seven
heads and ten horns, and the nigesr turning
white, and with some repenting one-legged
rebel to show or Santa Anna's original
wooden leg, the Barnum plan Of operations in
Connecticut would be complete and II would
sweep the field. BY the beard OF the prophet
we like the scheme. .6i mse. rsa
We call upon the republicans in Congress to
stand by their new leader and their new plat
form in Connecticut. After the terrible revo-
luton and the stern moral reign in England
Of the Puritans came the jolly reaction under
the harum scarum "merry monarch" with his
harem and bis Black Crook diversions, when
religion and morality were "whistled down the
wind" and bear dances, bull baitings, show
men, free concerts and the hangman were the
order Of the day. We, too, have passed
through the ordeal of great revolution, and
great reaction is upon US. II opens like that
Of England under Charles the Second, and for
this "hail fellow well met" for funny tricks,
Charley, in his day, would have gone, with all
the beauties Of his court,g TO electioneer for |
Barnum. In this direction the republican
party is now drifting in Connecticut, and the
radicals Of Congress, in going with the tide Of
reform, such as 1t is, are called upon to give
liz to Barnum. If Barnum will not bleed for |
his party the party must bleed for Barnum. |
We can't all be captains.