The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-26
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HARPER's WEEKLY opens with a car
toon by Mast of Carl Schurz rehearsing his
part Of Iago behind the scenes of the
U. s. Senate Theatre; in another Justice
is seen switching the old magnatcs Of Erie
off the track and down the embankment.
while the new train comes on with John
A. Dix as locomotive. A couple of small
or sketches represent Tom Fields offering
his multitudlnous bills forreform, and Gen.
Grant calling the roll of the states,
New Hampshire answering "Here." There
are portraits of Hon. E. A. Straw, Govern
or-elect of New Hampshire; Mazzini,
Wachtel, numerous Indian sketches, and
pictures of the North Carolina bandits
| The leader regards the result of the New
Hampshire election as the Judgment of a
fairly representative part of the whole mass
of American citizens, and confidently pre-
sents view of the working of public con-
science, despite the attacks which have
been made upon the ability of the Presi-
dent.
"This public conscience saw Gen. Grant
| called, four years ago, from the field in
which he had saved a nation and the hone
of liberty to be the chief civil magistrate
| of
he had no especial training for the office,
but it relied upon his honesty, his sagacity
and his courage. 1t saw always his plain
purpose to administer his great trust for
the highest public welfare. 1t saw the
debt steadily reduced and taxation dimin-
ished. 1t saw difficult foreign relations
managed with equal temper and good sense.
1t saw an Indian policy at once original,
sagacous and beneficent, inspired by ius-
tice and humanity. 1t saw the work of
reconstruction formally completed, and a
faithful and wise friendship for the race
! which had been so long outraged. It saw
greater economy and fidelity in the collec-
ton of the public revenues and it saw
also that the Chief Magistrate was sur
rounded by Cabinet beyond reproach.
1t knew also that lie travels
league while truth is pulling on its boots"
And could, therefore, make q just discount
on the tales Of civil service abuse. OF the
prospect for the other side we read:
"The New Hampshire election must have
a very sober aspect Tor the Democratic
leaders. They have been for some months
| as quiet as cat at a mouse-hoe. Their
| hope has been the fame of discord which
they saw among Republicans, and their
only policy has been to breathe gently the
word 'passivity' to fan the tiame.p G
HARPER Bazaar leads off with some
remarks ON love of dress
Somebody says that there doesn't seem
to be so much time as there used to be !;
but is it not the exactions of dress which
dissipate the hours? There are so many ruff
| files to stitch,so much exaggerated trimming,
that, in spite of our labor-savng machines,
labor is not saved but squandered time is
not economical and instead of following
the old fairy tale, and making straw into
gold, we transpose the process, and spin
| the golden moments of to-day into straw. -
THE EngineGhg and Mualng Journal
prints Prof. Thurston's paper ON "the i'm
provement of the steam engine and the ed
ucation of engineers" The conclusion of
Harries Daddow's paper on ''pillars of
coal'' is given, and ether valuable mat ter.