, 1869-10-26
WASHINGTON.
Men and Issues Of the Day.
Hfaeinthe, Dickens. General Sher-
man.
american Ulirnmonfuncs.
The Texas Election.


tYgQx op8 OWN coRKxsPOxDfNE.1 !
WASHINGTON. Oct 81.
Tic election In T<1as to take place within sorfS
days, will put 1t reas the dtsorreEod sad an1oua
m Alic Fp!f1t OF that nne doinsan Of our unun. !
WIN the return Of pace and te rtse Of fair mad
eousl freedom, TeIa9 Ri1l, probably, enter upsn'
more remarkable career than Soy Stats upon' 1
the e;n,aod thtz will be bJ reason S couattoua ~
xelt "a OF natural advantages which She potseasea
She has nehlc waseE lie, good ports. ftca aou,
.ev peasoea a. compared With otht1 States aud
mere Germans than any Of them. Other th!nss 1
being euua,, thai State which has white 1aeorsra !
will do better than St1te where tne1e IL large
rsstdae Of black left over from slnresJs aad l
this Is practically confessed By illinois ana |
cha. States, which, While competing for Chinese |
ard foreign lnbor; do not seen, to be snxious 70 |
import ue9rocs. Galveston h&s been represented |
for some tsmo at Ivsrpool BY agents who seek |
direct trade between Texas nnd Europe. and Il u
prp,abe that sfter the p1cItcatiop there Will oe
large IMPORTATION Of Auasrtans, Italians, and 10"
hemnrs. Texans with whom have talked seem
better tatsnei OF the future Of thcs country than
southcsncss Of any other region: they arc eoqaent
In prc1,ct,ons Of making t7abuta1J 70 them han"
ess, Coloradn md Northern Mexico, aud shcif
r.rer tJsteEu IL certainly ~ remarkable NJ Inc
yaatneea ot their gazing platna. From TITS State
America Et1l opcrate upon Mexican CIVILIZATION
scd It becomes OF the highest consequence Al to
wba, institutions It adopts, and wha. class OF fncn
a.r TO lead Il back 10 prosperity. Speedy aesss-
ton Will Rztss upun tho subject Of Dividing this
s,s,c, ID III Impending election both tdea nnvc
done thtir utmost 10 enlist tho support OF the
lroAldeat, and The military connauderb there
secm 70 oc uuusna'i5 forward III eoneernlnS thcm'
scyses With tho tsAue.
SHERMAN AZ 6KFErAt-
On mo.c accouu,s than one It Il adFfsablo thai
tht asnJ be speedily relieved frepa political ad'
t,tn ht,H at
ipg 1t has l1AtEoHs name. but he u immensely
otuouated and II tia bark b my Indication Of hlA
hltr ne IL no1 m c1thpstass for tnaa2oR the pop
ular wllL Ills lAtcst speech WIS delivered 1t q
Little Picture here, otgnned, n usua' As ~
| "Ats Gallery" where Sherman, having expressed
| himself upon the cnplta!renoval, took opportu.
| uty 10 say that the people had a. much liberty IS
tncy wanted, and uorc too" In sensitive .t1nes,
| like thuss OF Jefferson. people would huse e1'
C!a1u eA pcrharA, Indignantly that the C0mmauGef
tf q standing army should be tho Inst man 10 de-
| note, even in Iest, any measure OF liberty. Hut
| general Sherman has hefn so frequent and 50
rlprnpt in his iet,cf.wz1+tng and pls oral ctit1~
r.z,ux that he ii not mIn1ed much noW.hdaya
While John Sherman Is ID ndept at going all round
the ba.u, ". T., hts brother, enacta a perpetual
march to the gea, tn c1ha1stlng every
topic hy a slap-laah sentence. lie Il already
on record on a great variety OF sides OF 8 great
ulary questions, and he would have such coua-
furt4bI. tn 4 In tnpnlbg for the Presidency that
| hla contempt Of the popular Will Wopld be opt 10
] get much tooter after that event. The President,
Without Shernan's brilliant qualities. Keeps hIs
| tongue well IN Its scaobafd, and, when the Nagis-
trate ta rct1ccnt, tho General ought to be dunb.
! venture 10 call Eehere. Sheznan's attention to
another s,eal! matter inside Of hts profession lie
| Is 100 elovep1y In bis dtesA We n3y have as
mnay so!lItFs as VIC napt, "and more too, bQt
We khoutl Ike them. for the sake Of Ihcir sna,
+ tn ht1fn{ mn
ator ma another q Judge, the fa'nflY ~el
eIuugh represented IN thc pptulous-
Another gentleman Of note In his Profession bal
lately been 1tnfuFinG upon politics.
ricEESs ON THR rEorLR.
How It can he doubted that Charles Dckent
mesnt to express biz contempt OF the people gov
| cEn,rr, and bis satisfaction In seeing them gov
egned, In bis recent speech at BsrmtnEham, ID a
remarkable as that hts political opinion should b.
! cE enough weight to disturb ANYBODY. lie 1esc
| drew ioWlY character 1t 10 be republican
Anonest ali the humble, hnnpbscked, syco
: phantith and creeping things he has committed +
literature there Is not cue OF his poor who bear
the image OF such man os should caEt rptc o
!. contest Opinions with statesman. For MI gTea
il citizen purposes he has cancatured average hu
manitY, md painted the people In fcr1uent as
set Of furious swiue or driven tmbeclIes. II
plain citizen, who takes his newspaper. PIT
| nouEces uron public measures, or chooses n1
[
L hereditary content, docs not exist In DlcEep!
writings. In "I3aruahy fudge" you zee tt
Catholic nob1cman Oh one side, aud the IDIOT rat
bic On the other, with Sill Tappertit to repFeset
= democratic ringleadef. In the '.Talc OF Ta
1. ENsts y he stiguat!zes sepuolcantsM as only
rlctufes1uer sort OF brutality than " Martin Chui
% zIeRit bcseld It In the :" setting auu." Win
Il immense amount Of BUSTED and to5:led humaniI
er,nn!rE, weeping, mud suffering wltnout Il
" dgrat!on, tic stature Of the Intelligent organ
u z,rc citizen mind nerer rises from the BabIlon
70 his nctona Poor Joe, IN B.eak HOUSE, "Dovs
o. | o." lut without the suggestion Of posstntt
T. that something might he corrected In the potl1
20 cal trcainlll that pushes ht1n- Politically,
'g ptckcra has had reactionarr influence upon Il
century. he has cudeavored to make the amlab
re rartr m example to the IHitlton and the sota
= Wink OF happy government thas Is AFFORDED IN :
u his uctGn Il NitnT hef i Co prosperous IN A1stf
70 ill., aEd eYtu there theJ ate caIitatuFes upon the
as prosperity. Compared 10 bis n1enages1e Of ap'
Ut atd a'lgato:s, how ta and real seems jean
H. Jran Huge. and with what better feariessne
IL! ThacAtv strip the gewgaws from the mist
ef a,le lIaaosertan ElnEs. On tho whole tho !nt'
e. lisekt confidence In Mr* Dickens Writing is
os 1.Ec, and IN lr. D!ctcns ,eaclIr. inQnitcaima
Nv HrACIs1HE AND TIE WASHINGTON CATHOLICS.
~ That tic American Bishops at the Roman Cou
W. I'll VII support tic extreme pfctcnsions ot
~ | Pope n ptrbao:e, from n hat can be picked
from tic potential tl.sntiaztcs OF that deuon,s
ts tlon ut Vas ashington, where the Catnoi.c tu1ueu
III Is Immense. 4 father Of uutc led olr on t
'us qttstjan q few nights ago By calling D,otl
"a | ilJac:ltcc the nsst nasd name which he ha5
s'3 ! cetyet, "a crazy Frenctn3au, 10 yerT co
ar- pt1uientafJ trrrn to the Ch1rch. coEsidfrt
~ ~ that l1yscthtnc WAS pat IN the pulpit Of Nol
~ nsnc, an1 esteeu1el The ahlest pupil otgtoF OF
.. Catholicism. With xas In Paris, during pa
's' o! 1sG lse4 1S5G, aud l7 this great teseccher
! WAN F1TNf ftof, AMI nh ~ +Fnra q
ny IN the windows. not only Of eEcrT Catholic boz
III" s.orc, but set aHooes1 Ee pictures Of soyefclg
~ acfor* AID siIstnE;:;se1i FaVof1tes OF the era~
w w:.s EoFe than the Surgeon or tho Decchcr
'nR Tyaocr. hcc11te h. vas Los oniY popular with
aa1 nlls*e.. but be represented The religion Of the
4" pt1,. AID On the spot whcre Napoleon aDA Eucc
" ha. been married hta fcESli Aee!anas.oas VIZ
coartlele,! 10 he no; the Icass among ifs htsso
~ COZ. mec1oratlaas. II nc were IL the haolt
lna ta1A,pg Of things spiritual ~ re Co Of things
4'A ll1Ical, VIC th0a!d say that the village priest
~ Washinctcn who ra-seao opinion upon tue 'cr,z
'et 3nttee. Of iIsaeiuthe-sae fsos4uet, the Ea1i
'ta Of raE*-hal an exaggerated Idea Of his osn I
~ pcr1ance. Tns at lea-t caa h sail Of Hsactntl
seA ihat he il 2i!.t-s with the na:4o1al ~taS Of
Church, and In sympathy with his country aud
'* progress, Att that he has never Given srfugc
his ctoister 10 the as+assins Of the statesmen Of
a.- ~ country nor recommended Fleschta or 0sstui
~. !Iy IN the uniform Of Fara2 Zouarc, ond sccS
I DtANl t1e laufEu f1AHHA lEpA lIc cAG|1aS
~ ~ Of u,anl,n,l We sill d.sASe 10 zeytSe h
IN matters, except when wc are forced 10 by the
!; hrec.ln, Of small! eecles!as:cs Ike .hs person,
80 80 asEue when 11yac!nthc Is crest Of the people
-. Amr1sca as truly ~ Eessu:h. Gas1hsAd! OF c
@ sAe Sch1rZ. The Gali.caa party Of Franco s CO
es pred Of the vast buE Of those priests and &C
80 uGtFcapts whose tleg ts the tn color, and Wh
~ ~ cLpttal u Pat!s. In number they compare 70
ue Cltr8mcpt tanes or foreign relIgtontsts shout as
VI great boay Of American EptAcopaasars eoup
VITA The ntu-gaug,ea Rsua1lsts- They date II
70 the reaction against the Jesuita and rho arcra
fsS Of every patriotic French Catholic to the cnn
est Of Raya.''.ac ana 5seque* c1enens, Their she'
oa1 Is that tie religion which u patrotited bv
4 STATE snor1a be regulated hJ the State. as IN Fl
- iaae, Aaa the Emperor s the indererdent Lieut.
lt ant at the Pope, as Is the Queen, Of God, viii
eh' tnt!r several da:oiulaus. Tie ElH1uQoniaue pA
80 q! France at out time derived CHARACTER fIoM
eos writings Of Monsslembegt, but 1t ls EtuAska
1ea tast when ra;a rtoEa EontIem2n cxpgeased y
ps1ay-s.t A1arEscs 10 o1r wAf against slay
'st and secession hc vas either drawn OF pasi
away from his TIkramontane attachments
ost can 7cad.ir understand the kstonlahntat
se' Hyae.u,ae when he vas informed yesterday i
~ the auencsn Bishops would ro,e so4
IL, | Clfaurootane At the coming council, VIII
eH in ia conceptions OF America ~
=: taai Of liberal thought the laod Of Lincoln and
es. retusr, he had ford!r supposed taas tbs cnoE
~ meu Of It's fa:ih were Al least a progressive
~ taose {! desposic France:
~ "Wna,. he exclaimed, "Freuth Bishops N
~ imcusly for independence, and republican Bisc
- faf unconditional snhni*hioa:"
~ ~ :. Even ao!'f ..