The national Republican., 1869-01-09
yAcTs OF EARLY TINES.

1t was not thus that Christianity made Its
way In the world against the prejudiees OF So
eiety, when, as q religion and rule OF life, IL |
was feeble and we'll nigh universally opposed |
and despised. There tcds time when, for
centuries, a Christian meeting was quite as
distastcful to the ruling classes Of society
everywhere (society being at that time per.
haps quite as we'll educated aud advanced in
the hne and useful arts as at present In our
border States) asa negro prayer meeting, pro-
posing to initiate measures for building a new
school-house, IL to-day to benighted Mary.
land. Had religious teachers Of that time been
Impressed with the same ideas OF class and
caste.religion as the great majority OF white
ministers OF the border States are at this time,
Pagan temples, instead Of Christian churches,
might have been all the means Of religious In
struction at hand, even In our own land. with
the kindest regard imaginable for the Episeo.
pal Methodist Church, recognize and deplore
Its shorteoming In this important particular.
TIE CALLED JADE wINoEs.
Senator Sherman's speech OF the day before
| yesterday proves to have been perfect bomb
shell thrown among the railroad monopoly's
| combination as now represented In force in
the Washington lobby. A considerable number
OF the combination and their outside agents
daily hang around the Halls OF Congress, to
| the end OF bringing about the defeat OF Sher-
mans bill. Thus they are making innumera-
bic private appeals to members and Senators
to aid that work OF theirs. Sherman, in a sin.
gle hours speech, has demolished all their
plans, none of which have so far risen to the
diEuityof arguments. They begin to realize
that their cause OF monopoly must, after all
stand upon Its own Intrinsic merits; or
rather, Its want Of merits. Their hope was ia
l hR 0f AMI
without one investigation in committee Ger
tsinly without such investigation In open Sen
ate. Were the bills in question on the cal
endars to be voted on tomorrow should no
fear their defeat. They have, however, to rui
: the gauntlet OF concealed efforts to bring tina
. about, on the part Of parties without soruples
possessing great tact, unremitting persever
ance, an unlimited control OF money and grcs
political influence In several States. How fa
these elements for the control OF Legislation
will prove effective am not yet able to pre-.
diet. That they will be used with vigor Il
very certain, however, and every one inter
ested In the future of the federal metropolis
should, consequently, be "up and doing"
THE ooEEcHEE RIOTS.
trust you will promptly publish Genera
Sibley's report to General Meade concerning
the recent Oyeechee riots in Georgia. II
seems from this report from the United Statei
ofleer commanding in that quarter that in
I this case, as In all previous cases, the whites
, not the negroes, were the aggressorsj thatthe
! | negroes are the parties who have been shot
that they have not armed nor have they com
a mitted any outrages whatever. More coward
y ly conduct than was manifested throughout
a, the affair by the sheriff aud his posse Of IS
m armed white citizens has not heretofore dis
si graced the disgraceful history OF the conduc
d. Of the Southern whites towards the blacks
y since the passage of the reconstruction laws.
Ia rHH AssrsrAST TREASURY sECRRTARYsuP.
X, Mr.. Hallet kilbourne, who has been nom
=. mated for Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Il has for some years past been engaged hoavil
Ia the real estate agency business In this city
% D, lie came here from IudIana shortly after Lii
lie coins Inauguration, and held the position q
d. chief clerk OF the Interior Department, dli
le charging its duties admirably, and enjoyin
10 the entire confidence of his superiors In otic
Il. Oflate years he has been known as = conserv
T. tive Republican, though he was Grant ma
u u throughout the late canvass. He certainl
ie possesses fine general Administrative abilitie
fe and is very popular where well known perso
k n ally. can hear Of no objections to his CO
hrmation that would not be OF equal fort
a against any man who could possibly secure
e. nomination from President johnson.
% THE CovoDE CONTEST.
IN The Hon. John Covode, OF Pa, has receive
y the necessary documents from his district
Is enable him to carry on his contemplated col
ls test for his seat In the next Congress. Ilear
e that he regards the testimony now In b
n hands as being conclusive In his favor.