The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-13
NATIONAL POLITICS.

The question OF compulsory education
is growing in interest in this country
and is soon to be a point of warm con-
test. The labor element seems Inclined
10 enroll itself against the measure
The Washington Republican, gives a
number of extracts from the Radical
press under the head More Guns for
Grant" Unfortunately for Grant, these
guns are all empty.
4 German daily newspaper is to De
started in New Haven, Conn, in the
Schurz interest. There is an earnest
movement among the Germans OF the
country in favor Of reform.
Illegal interference OF Federal
officers at Mare Islani, Cal, with the
election, has been accepted as sufficient
reason for the old incumbant- not TO
give I'D their places. The acton OF
Federal officials is confessed to have de-
feaied the will OF the legal voters IN
that locality, and hence the difficulty.
T. P. Rotb has resigned the position
o. Collector OF the Port OF Savannah by
particular request. The Washington
R.y45Hc4n tells us that he has filed
several important Federal offices IN
savannah" II is also said that ne ba;
illei his pockets in the same place.
The Supplemental Apportionment
bill, which the judiciary Committee OF
the House OF Representatives have
agreed to report, provides for an
additional representative Tor each OF the
following States New York, Vermont
Peunsylvania, Indiana, New Hamp-
shire. Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama
aud Florida
The Detroit Pas. says: We have nc
doubt that the violent and maliciou:
abuse Of the President helps rather than
Injuries him" This is certainly lucky
for Grant, for, unless something breaks
the force o. the startling truths that are
now being told about him, be IS ruined.
Carl Heinzen, in the Davenport Dem
oc-at, thus pays his respects TO his old
TREND: Mr.. Schulz at the time Of the
Franco-German war, hal neither the
will Or the courage to invegh, 10 behalf
OF the Germans and OF Germany,
against the French arms scandal; but
now that there IS question OF France :
aud Ens,and's Interests, ne readily tad4
both.
1t is said that General Longsreet viii
soon be removed from his position as
Surveyor OF the Port Of New Orleans,
and it is expected that other Federal
officers in that city are soon to share
the same fate; also that the President
mas determined 10 recognize a. the Re
publican organization OF Louisiana only
tue State Central Com mitree, which
represents what is commonly known as
the Custom House wing.
The St. Louis D:mocrI: { Radical
SAYS: 1T "a astonishing how soon a
RepubIican Senator receives the ap-
plsu-e OF the Democratic newspapers
after he has BETRAYED the Republican
partv." 1t IS not astonishing, tor
.reachery to the Republican party IS
ruth to all that is just and honest and
vi-tuous. and il is natural that should
De spplauded.
The Chicago Pcs: says that IF Noah
had been q Democrat he would have
asked the dove TO bring him anybody to
beat CRANE" II is very likely he
would. And if ne had been Radical
otfceholder he would have plundered
the elephants truuk and robbed all toe
rest OF mis- passengers before the voyage
was half over.
Since the adoption Of the Constitution
in l->9, there have been chosen TO the
United States Senate from New Hamp-
50 re 20 different uen, OF whom -
were Lawyers. 3 merchants, , farmers,
printer, l teacher aud physician.
OF g. elected to the United States
House OF Representatives since that
time, 80 were lawyers, 5 clergymeu, !
physicians, IL merchants, ii farmers,
printer and farmer, | priuter, sheriff
aud | teacher
Judge Davis, the labor reform candi-
ia;e Tor the Presidency, decided Wed.
ussiay in the Supreme Court, that
Legislatures had no power to tax cor
porations where such corporations were
exempt from taxation BY original con-
tract, on the ground that Legislatures
could not i'm pair the obligation Of con-
tracts.