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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

rOsr OFFICE DEPARTMEETl
December ", lsIa (
Spnlrd proposals will be received al this DEPART.
ment until January a. 1873 at u O'Clock, noon, for
furnishing certain articles Of Stationery for the use
lS7i
Blank forms Of proposals. stating The quality and
uu application 10 the First Assistant Postmaster
Zach proposal must be signed by the individual or
rerihed to be responsible aud sufficient by the post
master or United States attorney where the bidder
resides that the bidder shall, within ten days after
tiUle or articles awarded TO him; 70 be accompanied
not lees than twice Tie contract price Of ali the ar
tiCles 10 DO furnished by said bidder conditioned
Proposals unACoOmpanied by such guaranty will
The bids viii be considered and accepted or re
lected item by item, or by classes Of items Us the
Postmaster General may elect,
The articles delivered must be OF the genuine man
niacture and quality specified, and be FURNISHED at
estimated quantity ordered, and must be delivered
tree Of charge to the Department for delivery
mated BY the Postmaster General to receive the ar
ticles, which shall be subject TO examination and ap
P sSPfT aSSsa Gg RSs PSTSS weeks
at farthest the delivery Of an article deficient in
quality or quantity, will be held sufficient cause to
ann4 tue contract ut the discretion OF the Postmas
The head OF the Department will in all cases, de
eide whether the articles endared by the contractor
The Postmaster General reserves the right Of re-
yeCtng any or all bids n in his Judgment the inter
samples Of iaper aud envelopes will be fuTnishen
and samples Of cutlery will BE- shown on apphcAtio
Each proposal must be indorsed on the envelope
Proposals for Stationery, and be directed to the
First Assistant POstmasier General ,,,,,,,,,,,,
deco F4w Postmaster General.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

imply insulted when a corrupt and dlscredit-
,ble coalition endeavored to convince them
hat there was any party In the country In
avor Of keeping alive the animosities and
no hatreds Of the civil war. They knew that
he real question was whether or not we
should have reversal Of the policy Of the
last ten years, that has carried the country to
such an uncNamplcd height Of prosperity and
advancement. The success Of tho coalition
would have meant the death Of tho American
,ystem new financial experiments fraught
With the utmost danger the abandonment Of
he grand central idea Of one great Government
N place Of seven and thirty governments.
These were the ideas that triumphed In the
ate campaign, and the Republican party will
all to represent the opinion Of the country IL
{ should hesitate to enter Npon a broader, q
higher and q graudcr national career than ii
las yet attempted,
President Grant, In his last annual message
dearly indicated the leading Issues Of the
,uture-tho construction Of works Of internal
Improvement; the building up Of our COM
nercc in every way that II can be built ups
he subsldizing Of 6tcanphip lines, that our
lag may b0 carried to every port; the roduc-
ion Of taxatiuni the encouragement Of home
industry; the establishment Of colonial
.ystcm to supply u' with the products VI
tistant markets, as well ~ n means Of de-
onCc This way the future leads, and II tho
Republican party will have the wisdom Ia
enter upon II, it, years and la uscfulnoss will
o without limit.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

Mr.. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS has been
making an address to the Legislature and
citizens of Georgia on things In general, In
Guiding the late war; slavery, the Cincinnati
platform, the Louisiana troubles, and, of
course, the Constitution. lie declares that
he believes, and ever shall believe, that the
reconstruction laws are unconstitutional, but
that they must be obeyed while they are on
the statute book, and fought, II fought at all,
in the courts; which Is not bad advice. As
TO Liberalism, he trusts that it has been laid
away under the tomb forever, among the
dead Issues, and buried so deep that the hand
Of resurrection eau never reach II, " to which
feryent prayer the majority Of the forty mil
lions will say Amen"
But In Mr.. Stephens opinion the Constltu-
ton Is still in danger. 1t always Is In his es-
timatlon, and wo have no doubt II always
will no as long as tho dear old gentleman
Clists. Now that slavery Is no more and Sc
Ccssion as remedy against Federal agsrcs-
sion abandoned, he would like To have "a
grand rally" OF all the States from Maine to
California and from the lakes to the Gulf for
the rescue and pcrpotuation Of the common
liberties Of ALL" We like the idea Of the
grand rally" But how can II be started;
We have studied the thing good deal and
come to the conclusion that the best way to
begin 1t is for Mr.. Stephens to follow Ser
gcant Bates example, and grusping the flag
In one hand and the Constitution and the
common liberties In the other, make the
grand tour Of the continent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

From the Chicago Iribune.l
The year which Is Just closing has been one OF
the most remarkable In the history OF the world,
and specially 80 for the large number Of promi-
nent persons who have lied In II. Journalism
has lost Horace Greeley, OF the New York
Tribune James GOrtlen Bennett, Of the New York
Herald; Mr. Spaulding, Of the New York World
Edward A. Pollard, formerly Of the Richmond
ErdmtHcT; General Ambrose X. Wright OF the
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and ScufHgli Thomas
b. HOlcOmbe, formerly editor OF the Indianapolis
SsHtnSi, Rev DR.. Amasa Converse, editor Of the
Christian Observer, one Of the most widely
circulated journals In the South; AdOlph GeTOult,
editor of the Paris OpUIiUu AdtiOndlc; and
TheOphlle Gautler, the celebrated French fcuille-
tOnist.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

80 Governor DIX will be inaugurated Janu-
airy LIST,
Mrs. James Oates TiIus the lively little
actress, Is In Mobile.
y Miss Louisa NJ. Alcutts:pubIl hers pay her a
copyright Of tlO,UOO year.
Onenbach's naughty music puI 81, NJ IN his
pocket last year,
80 The number Of men who want . be senator
from Missouri has been reduced to t'urtetn.
- General {. II. GrUsvenUF, bearer Of the ohio
Grant and Wilson electoral vote, Is ~ the city.
A woman In lie SuCuT county, Minnesota,
has applied for a divorce from her sixth nus
band.
Tom Thumb has bought o yarh hired a
goose pond and Is going 10 Try pirate lie Tor
a tines, LouH brIaorru.
Bamums Insurance on bis destroyed me
nAEerie was vi, 900, aud on IN" building $4,000.
The latter was valued at $4,000.
90 Six Of nine young ladies cNlmiued tor assO-
ciate OF arts won INST huuoB ut En educational
exhibition In Austria.
90 Tue Christian church .. LyuClrWR Va"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

IRON tine lhChmund Dispatch
The city Of Washington Is undergoing an i'm
prUyenent that Will exert It's influence upon the
policy OF cities generally. True, the Federal
treasury Is open to a certain extent to the de-
mands Of that city; but, nevertheless, the eX-
ample Will be one to he emulated, with the
qualification that deficient means may render
unavoidable. The improvement In Washington
Is chleny In reference to grading the streets and
drainage. The system adopted In thorough and
admirable. II Will follow that intercourse OF all
sorts Will be promoted. The city railway will be
dlnused In every quarter; easy transportation
Will be secured between the most distant points,
and the city Will have her wealth and resources
thoroughly available. We shall see now how a
new impulse will he given to the prosperity Of
Washington. She Will grow In commercial
activity and Thrift. When the road from the
Point Of Rocks TO that city Is finished, aud some
other Improvements which Will throw travel to-
ward her are completed, there will be great
Increase In the business and magnitude Of Wash
ingtOn. Yet these benefits viii, after oil, be
chiefly due 70 the grading and general improve
ment Of the City-promOtlng the comfort Of the
people and facilitating commerce, and thus
rapidly lnCTeas ing population.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30
rHR REORGANIZATION or THE DE-
PAYMENTS

fHB REORGANIZATION or THE DE-
PAYMENTS.
A meeting of the Civil Service Committee
4 the House Of Representatives Is called for
ne first Wednesday after the holiday recess.
among the bills before 1t ls that introduced
Ist session by Mr.. Conger, Of Michigan, pro-
'ldlng for O general reorganization Of the De-
Ilrtments In this city, and providing for au
lcrcase Of the compensation Of certain bu-
eau officers. We do not now remember
whether provision 10 made for an Increase
II the compensation VI the clerks, but II there
not 1t certainly should contain provision
o that effect.
At present there arc four grades of clerks,
he compensation Of the llrst grade, or class,
icing twelve hundred dollars; Of the second,
ourteen hundred; OF the third, sixteen hun
lred; and Of the fOurth, eighteen hundred
lollars per nnnum. II IL well known to those
lmiliar with the Departments that, as gene
al rule, the burden Of tho Government bust
less falls upon tho clerks belonging to the
bird and fourth grades. They are daily called
lpon to examine cases involving the payment
" the Government Of large sums Of money, re-
luiring Il familiarity with precCdCnts and what
nay be called q high technical education.
rhe chiefs of bureau cannot, in the very ma
.uro Of things, examine every case coming
jefore them, aud must depend on the judy
ncnt and discretion OF their suhordinatcs.
EhC salaries paid to them are entirely out of
proportion to the duties aud services they arc
allied upon to render and perform, and q
.arger remuneration IL demanded by every
alteration of iustirp and sOuud motley
When the suggestion is made either In
Congress or In the newspapers that add
.lonal compensation should be allowed the
departmental clerks, il ia the fashion to point
o leading business establishments and COM
pare the salaries paid by them with those
paid by the Government to its servants, We
are reminded for instance. that Mr.. Stewart
and other leading merchants rarely nav
lrger salaries than fifteen or sixteen hun
lred dollars a wear, and that the aycrage
salary is only about nine hundred dollars
while the lowest paid by the Government is
Twelve. This may be all very true, but an
examination into the actual condition of af-
fairs will show how unfair tho comparison Is.
The duties of dry goods clerks and of Gov
,rnment EMPLOYEES of the grades we have
mentioned arc immcasurably different The
gentlemen in our large commercial houses
Who are entrusted with pccuniary rcspon-
,ibility similar to that Of hundreds Of fourth
class clerks are paid salaries about as large
As Cabinet officers, and our merchant princes
ind 1t the best economy to do so. There are
at least a couple of men In Mr.. Stewards ser
vice who perform duties no more important
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

The agents for the NATIONAL REPUDLIcA,
between now and the let Of January, 1873
will call upon all indebted to them for pur
pOses Of settlement. It Ia as desirable 70
them as for those Indebted that all account
for the past year should be closed up, an,
that the new ones should commence with tn
new year Patrons Of the NATIONAL REPUB
LtcAS arc earnestly requested to give thi
matter moments attention, for 1t viii
greatly Conduce TO the interests and conve-
nlcncs Of all concerned
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

DUiag thc rinifr, in order 10 facilitate bUsiRss
coming bttorc him much possible, tie FresidsE
iriT, from ten 10 firrlre O'Clock each day, ca
eept Sunday, roceirc Senator'S and Representatives
aud from trciSe O'Clock uaH hro each afternoon
crccpt Tuesdays and Fridays, rrhs, Cabinet mssting
bsiRg heidi he WHi rcccire By carl. The JUsina
hours II his Office rH BE- yrrVm len O'Clock a. m.
three O'Clock D. M
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30
NEW YFAR,s RRCEPrIoNs.

Wednesday morning New Years day-w,
shall publish, as far as We arc able to yerif.
It's truth, a complete list OF those who pro
pose to receive on that day. In the mean
time we suggest to our friends the prophet.
Of giving us, over their own signatures, thei
names, residences and the names Of thos,
who will receive with them. By so doins
'onfusion will no avoided and positive bcue.
1t conferred upon those who will make TIT
2nlls. The lists published up to this time are
Nthout doubt, incorrect and we desire to dc
40 injustice as well as make no mistakes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

During the late campaign we were fire.
queutly reminded, especially by the opposi-
ton journals and orators, that there was no
real issue before the country; that the can
vass was one which concerned men rather
than any vital principle. One or two editors,
II is true, endeavored to convince tho public
that the One-term principle was Of the
greatest importance and magnitude, but the
agitation of the question was speedily
drowned in the great waves Of public opinion,
and the voices Of Its advocates were unheard
In the storm that swept the country long be-
fore the November elections, The late Presi-
dental candidate, Mr.. Greeley, had a good
deal to say about reconciliation, and peace
and amnesty, aud made these ideas the bur
den of all his speeches on the memorable
stumping tour Immediately before the Octo-
Der contests, in the great States OF Pennsyl-
yRnia, Ohio and Indiana. But these were
pushed into the background by overwhelming
popular majorties few days later and the
great issue Of the campaign, which It was
vainly attempted to ignore rose up into all
Its grand proportions, viz the restoration Of
the Democratic party to power, or the con
tlnuance Of the Republican party In the CON
troll Of the Administration.
Tho people understood the whole question
from the very beginning; saw Il as clearly as
the sun In the heavens, notwithstanding all
the efforts Of the politicians to blind them
and divortthoir attention. They fully under
stood all the tomioolGry about the South; all
,he elap-trap about revenue reform and the
- principle and the bloody chasm.
Il I'll only inslncerity, reaehsry
n great majority who had 50
oRntry during the great
a,lYaT closed, were
- and magma
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

eB- An communications, whether ON business o.
for publication, should he addressed tn WM J. MN
rAaH, Proprietor NArIoSAL REPUnriCAS, washing
ton, d. &.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

THE FERsIsTENCY with which the absorption
Of the telegraph system by the Post once De.
paTtment IL pushed II remarkable, In view Of tn,
tact that whatever expression Of public opinion
here has been about II In the public Journals b
or the most part against II, and emphatical!
So"
II is strange how a paper pretending to any
rcSpoctability and voracity eau make state
rAcnt so grossly untrue as the above, which h
taken from the Baltimore Stm Of Saturday
Outside Of the ten or twelve papers that art
directly concerned in the porpetuAtion Of tn
Associated Press monopoly, the expression
Of public opinion" has been cmphatically it
favor of the adoption Of the system. Anon,
the journals that have declared for II are tn,
Philadelphia North American, the New Or
loans Republican, the st. Louis Globe, the Bos
ton Globe, the San Francisco Post, the Boston
Times, the New York Mail, the Harrisburg
STATE Journal the Chicago Inter Ocedn, tht
Philadelphia Bulletin, the Philadelphia Sta,
ind forty or Nifty other papers in various
SECTIONS Of the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

WAsHNGTOH, d. e., Dec %, lbla
on the petition u GEOR0E BRODTE Of Plum Bayou
Jefferson county, Arkansas, praying for the eHten
siun u = patent granted " him on the I'D day q
March lsd9 aud Teissuod on the 9TH day Of April,
DalnE; -, - {,
closed on the 18th day Of February neIt; that the
time Tor Ming arumUntg and the EHAmineIH re-
purt be- limited tn the gsth day Of February next and
that said pstion he heard On the sth day Of haTrA
next "
dstlfTu3W " D. LEdoLII, OVIapisEol@.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30
FOR SALE AND RENT.

-------.----
DOR RBNT-A THREE-STORY BRICK
q S. TSslt!h street. near II street northwest
I,op pTNT-TIF NFw nRICK DWELLING.
Il house No, lsip seventh street por,hWest con .
sn n Shn NONE one square Sa S " ~ new MARKET Tof
parlicnlarg inquire y AUG DlTTRlCH' ~ seN.
onlh street Oo'"o'" Q aud IL aS5sss
EOR sALE--A FINE COUNTRY SEAT OF |
miles i IN WSsbnson, wRh tsn minutps wan q
The washingigg end Ohio rsilEoga depot mproSysed
Se VINEYARD " 60 or 10 vines In beSrnF and BE-
oSSTs 90 SRd sgSsn eSSSes Sr a pcrn DONG
bgsiness In ihe City. Terms very easy AddTess
tween tween The hours Of and I ,. m. drc5seo3w'
EoR SALE, CHEAP-A NICE oNE-HoRsE
sj ,sIL B .Eo rs sS& o. Nl4o % hSi rum
de9s4t ---------.-----
ENOR SALE CHEAP AND On REASONABLE
a.. TERMS. -, =, .,-.., ,..,...,,,
TSni6 Snd Fisyent6 streets nSrt6wcst, containing
nine rooms and bath, room' MatsT and sas; ,.,,,,,
near fi66de tslSnd avenue. - , ~" 10y,
Also one iye.room frame on Nerip9n' aVSnne; 6e
For Particular, apnly 70 WHITE B BRO,
inFtoS. - de2Siw
TTTIsUiYG TO RETIRE PROM PRACTICE
my mcdicigSs and iIstrgmeuts 81. and rent NY
Mssryl9nd; ,u,..,.,,,, DIR w II v TIA tlt(u
pi,9pTNSr I,1, M onrnsT az Nav
enih and ] street.. =, ~, :, = declSaw.
NOR sALE-A COUPE RoCKAwAY, FOR
sh.nIS i5r IAN ii,5y "Ib1nire ~ a n HRti5s
Carriage factory, corner Thirteen .ahAif and L
streets del7.u
OURS OF RooMs-FoR RENT-FTNRLY
> furnished including gas heat, bath, and water
-, - :
FOR RENT-NINE uNFuRSisHED ROOMS,
5pposite tSs KirESoad HouaS INQUIRE on tRc
premises, isa ID street northwest, 70 DR. W NJ
isAlSls, aeSlt1
Ohh hES,I.A SiOhE 10 tEE LEI DEhr MhL
"a Mai street. nnrthvscsi Anpfy befoTc 4 o'ci0ck
~ the morning n AZ SIiEss' 9SSs "a u 1s
eetsnorthwest deiLn
mans ron sAIE-NoCKIYG, RED, CA.
~ n1Eie9 and Belgian yanaries ne finest collec.
hall strset, between Maryland avenue and q Island
Sall oeloro 2ou PuISnsse S.ss|nSr :. GSSIS-a".ii
FOR Rent = SEVERAL LARGE, NICELY
dOcii.tf
IOh HkNT-PkTWOhTH FARM BOUNDED
By seventh ~ sisTSg and S9l 6srs
a. 4 street northwest, at $50, or O'Clock JAMES
INV LIS. 9eSl'u
SLEIGHSl sLEIGHSll sLEIGHS!ll
y
or hang several nne one and tw0h9rss CUTTER
ohdhSnd CAhRi&GES: among them n three elegant
Coupees ,, Jo h.,,,i =; i BtiiDe ILL.,
Repairins promptly attended, To- " decS7St
-: ~. nc, N org mn siSs;i,
PER ANNGMi6Lh,S Carroll ,S Place PT9pSEgty
81 ff. s.,,A -
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

| WAsHISGToN, ID. O., Dec, II, lsLA
on the petition Of ALPHEUs q. GALLAHUK, OF Nor
risiana n Y, praying for the extension Of patent
granfgl 10 him on the 2gth day Of March, 1882 and
reEaued on tho I'D day Of June 1852 for an impr owe
ment In machines for Peggng Boots and Shoes.
IL Is ordered that the testimony In the case pc
closed on the 18Th day Of February next that tue
time for hlng arguments aud the Examiners re;
That said petition be heard On the l2th day Of March
next 49,, .---,-
dei! fu8W 81 Is LEGGETT, Commissioner.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30
FLOOR LINENS
AND
DANCING CLOTHS

FOR CRUMB CLOTHh- AND UOVEHINU FINE
CARPETS.
Also full assortment Of LACE CURTAINS, OIL
CLOTHS, CARPETINGS aud UPHOLbTERERB
JAMES II. DODSON'B.
der9leolW Bls Market Space Northwest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

nJSS1A MEETING OF THE STOCK
~ holders Of the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company for the election Of directors will
be held At the once Of the Company, corner Of New
Iersey avenue aud u street north, on WEDNLS
DAY, the sth Of January, 1873, Tho polls will DO
opened Of u M. and cloee IT T. m. Transfer books
will he closed on the 18Th OF December lof2, aud
Op,"'U 'I"'"'' ~ 100" 6. 6. RGKER, President
Urrpv HUM gerrclaFV der0I.lh
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30
NUTS,
CANNED GOODS.

Loo doz. diamond brand CoRELESs TOMATOES
30 doc. WHITE aud YELLOW PEACHES.
bD dOE. FOREST CITY CORN.
30 dOI. WINSLON'S CORN.
Every variety Of canned gOo In store, at low pTioeA
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-30

Just received from st. Louis
90 bblH PLANTS ST. LOUIS EXTRA,
Every barrel guaranteed to suit
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-26
Peter III. Clark, Esq.

This gentleman spent a few days in our
city last week. Mr.. Clark is the Principal
of the Gaines High School (colored) Of Gin
cinnati, and to him probably more than to
any other man are the colored people Of that
city indebted for tho incubation Of the cred
liable desire for education and advancement
true of them. Mr.. Clark is an able and
logical thinker, a good speaker, and fore
most man in everything tending to the adj
vancement Of his race. In the late political
struggle Mr.. Clark's voice and influence were
with the party Of progress and in opposition
to the rctrograde movement inaugurated by
Schurz, Trumbull, and the Blairs. Mr..
Clark is no new man, but one who has served
in the ranks against slavery with the de-
spised Abolitionists Of twepty years ago. AT
one time he was associated with Frederick
Douglass in the publication of 4 paper in
Rochester, New York, and at all times by
tongue and pen he Inns assisted in the agita-
ton that brought out wildly the wrongs of
slavery, and made the nation the more easily
reconcile6 to its abolition through military
necessity. If earnest work in the promotion
of good cause deserves recognition and re-
ward, then has Peter II. Clark, Esq, GER
tainly become entitled to such acknowledge
ment for services rendered.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-26
The East African Slave Trade.

The announcement comes from England
tnat the British Government is inaugurating
measures for the suppression of the slave
trade in Eastern Africa. This trade has had
the effect Of depopulating the vast and rich
country from Lake Nyassa, and the circle of
devastation widens yearly. 1t has reached
points five hundred miles from the coast, and
over this distance, occupying three months
of time, the march of death goes On-thc
ground being strewnwlth the bones of slaves
that have been killed or abandoned in the
terrible journey. The Arabs 60 into the in
terror and bride one OF the heather chiefs,
who falls on some hostile village, sets it on
fire, and carries of the inhabitants.
The suppression of this traffic is q work in
which all the civilized world should engage.
Now that the United States has abolished
slavery within its borders and has become an
nation, it can in no better way
show its devotion to the cause of freedom and
humanity than by using its influence and
power in putting and end to tho enormous
crime known as the slave trade.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-26
Admitting Foo NUc.s or Not
Enough.

In long and earnest defense OF the civil
service rules, the New York Times states, as
all answer to the objection that the system ig-
norcs all political considerations, and has a
tendency to create privileged class Of Office
holders, that the rules leave the President
free to appoint at his own will and pleasure
so large number Of the most important officers
of the Government from those in political
sympathy with him." Is this not practically
conccding away what has been claimed as the
important feature of the civil service rules,
viz: that no man can be removed or ap-
pointed on account Of political services or
opinions? Or does it only mean that it is I'M
safe and injurious to apply the same rule to,
and require the same qualifications of, the
high officers of the Government that are APP
piled to, and required of, mere clerical Off
cersn