The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-23

long since 70 the devil, Tor price IN gold,
and who regards our Government as his
oyster, to be opened by his pen, He takes
retalners from foreign Governments to
prosecute their interest, and accept fees
from the State Department, that he may,
with better success, benefit his clients.
1t IS believed, among very respectable
people here, that Caleb is the legal adviser
OF the Spanish Minister, and we all know
IN trouble, he calls on Caleb Caleb wax
ed up friend of mine to read him that
famous Alabama dispatch, and tried after
to wake up that venerable Sardine for the
same purpose, but failed We cannot be
said to have any foreign policy, but we
| have Caleb and that is quite as good.
If the resurrected statesman of the State
Department could only be induced to call
on that other old case ofpigeon-holes, call
ed Governor Black and add the erudite
Sumner, they would fetch the Department
to within about century of the present
time.
The breezy Porter is master of the navy,
while an absurd law and an unjust rank
makes General Tecumseh obnoxious to the
War Department: and he would be master
there, but for Belknap, who stands very
obstinately on his own heels.
For the first time, say, in our history,
we make an approach to the bureaucracy
OF France, under the monarchy. Such a
Government means routine at home, and
drifting abroad. In our foreign affairs we
have no policy, and, at home, his serene
HIghness fires another cigar, and says
'Better move on without change" for an
other year, although the people re-bur-
dened to death with heavy taxation and
Na ho-v ho s L.
sort OF thing with the grim prospect of
having, in another the Democratic party
intervene; and, when it does, our excellent
President will quietly swing over, and
smoke silently on the other side.
CADET QUOTATIONS.
Golladay is in bad way, and although
there is some poetry there, yet is there
more truth. You see that the Governor of
Kentucky refuses to accept his resignation,
and the Cave refuses to accept the Hon.
Gollady. So he hangs between hawk and
buzZard. Which is hawk and which is
buzzard l leave to the better judgement of
my readers. The Hon. Golladay has ap
pealed- to the Postmaster General to recog-
nlze his frank. How on earth is an hon
orable member to live, if he has neither ca
diets nor franks?
The Hon. John Covode, who was return
ed to Congress by a majority of only three
hundred against him, has a broker who
swears that he sold the cadetship for a
good round sum, but never paid one cent
to the Congressman. There used TO be
honor among thieves. At least we had a
proverb to that effect, but it is not prac-
ticed in the Gave
Cunning Covode-and Covode is devilish
sly-intends to keep quiet until the thing
blows over, and then sue his broker for the
full amount. John believes an action will
lie. If not, however, John can; so that
the broker had better compromise.
Deweese and Whittemore, candidates
for reelection, are being opposed, you.see,
by two colored candidates, who are indig-
nant, not so much at the sale, but the low
price demanded and received. This last
so demoralizes the position of members of
the House as to make it useless. Besides,
it is reported the two honorable gentle
men went out of their districts on the
plea that all the loyal men inside were
either ignorant scalaWags or niggers, to-
tally unfit for West Point. The colored
candidates, if elected, will show these uns
worthy representatives the absurdity of
the excuse by selecting two celored lads,
one for West Point and the other for An
napols. 1t is reported that Messrs. Sum
ner, Wilson and Drake will resign their
places IN the Senate so as to enter the
House and nominate colored lads for these
places. Reconstruction would not be
complete without this. The carpet bag
gers throughout the South, finding the ca
detship no longer available in the market
intend using them in the same way.
VAUITING AMBITION.
learn that our colored statesman, Sen
ator Revels, has directed the doorkeepers
to carry him in no cards, as he wishes to
devote his entire time to study of Charles
Sumner and the Constitution. Since the
last named instrument has been dragged
through the war, and amended fifteen
times, it is as incomprehensible as that
other instrument of divine wrath, Charles
Sumner.
1t is said that Senator Revels has given
ten hours day to the study of Sumner,
with intermission only for the calls OF ma
ture; and it is further reported, but do
not Vouch for it, that Senator Chawls con-
templates taking his colored brother to his
domestic circle, to restore the lost happi-
ness felt there so long.
A NEW OFFICE.
A bill is before Congress that provides
the State Department with legal adviser,
whose business shall be to inject some
knowledge of law into that ancient and
fshy institution. Jenes suggests that it
would be better to provide the Department
with Secretary of State. 1 am told the
place is put to a heavy expense in keeping
two able-bodied men to waken the old
Sardine when presented with an idea. But
the trouble attending this work of stirring
up the old Fish is SO great, that these men
are wasted to mere shads or shadows and
they threaten an unheard-of thing in
Washington-resignation, not to the will
of God, but Office. D. P.