The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-04
CLIPPINGS.


ing March is nearly s15, 50G,0G0.
Brick Pomeroy declares that he will
never never vote for any one but Demo
cratic candidate on Democratic platform,
and condemns the passive policy as cow
ardly and criminal.
The amount Of gold produced in the
| Pacific states and territories In 1869 and
1870, was between $4,000, 900 and $15,
600, 900 each year. 1t is estimated that
the amount produced in II reached $780,
900, 600.
There was once thrifty housewife who
scrubbed her kitchen floor until she fell
through into the cellar. Dana and Schurz,
in the role Of reformers, may accomplish
the saino thing, except that they will find
their cellar is bottomless.
The Irish Republican advises the Irish
Republicans to stand by Grant, as the
fairest and kindest man to all races that
ever sat In the Presidential chair. !.
Mr.. Summer lately went before the
| French Arms Investigating Committee
and read protest. and then SAID pro-
test, and then, finding that nothing else
would do, he swore. But then. wicked
man, nothing came Of his swearing He
knew nothing, and SO told nothing. Who
told to him he refused to disclose. He
will be compelled to disclose Then be
will again read protest, say another, and
then swear-nobody. Nothing and no.
body are at the bottom of this whole
French arms business. 1t is a very small
and very ridiculous fasco.
The nomination of Judge David Davis,
Mr.. Lincoln 9 old personal friend, by the
Labor Reform party. suggests to the
Indianapolis Journal this quotation from
lst Samuel. Chapter %, verse 2:
David therefore departed thence and
escaped 10 the Cave Adduilam and
when his brethren and all his father $
house heard it, they went down thither
to him.
And every one that ,yas in distress, and
every one that aCas in debt, and e cry
one that was dlscontented gathered them
selves unto him and he became captain
over them; and there were with him
about four hundred men. ''--r------.-r'
The Missouri Democrat, the leading
Republican journal Of that State, has re-
Gently changed proprietorship in part =
The public is not interested in the details
ofits business management, but all sincere
| friends Of Republcanism will be glad to
know that thepape will continue to sap
port the administration of General Grant.
| The following from the salutatory of the
new management has the ring of the true
lmetal: 1.-The Democrat viii continue to
advocate the nomination of Gen. Grant
! by the Philadelphia Convention, beiiev-
| ing that nomination to be dictated by the
highest considerations Of political ezpe-
diency and Of patriotic duty"
When the Senate committee to investi
gate the alleged sale of arms to France
was in session lately, Senator Sumner ap
peared and read protest against being
examined, giving as reason therefor {
constitutional provision that Senator.
cannot be Intercepted as to private com
munications with other members of Con
gress. He also complained that the con
struction of the Senate Committee wa
contrary to parliamentary law, asserting
that lis members we're unfriendly to Tia,
Investigation We consider this but ;
tick of the Massachusetts, Senator t.
! keep from giving testimony. Sumner
knows well enough that be can substan
tiate none of the many charges he ha:
made against the President and his Cabi
net Since the beginning of the debate or
this question. He would have to admi,
that he has told series of falsehoodS
or perjure himself himself. 1t is quite
natural that he should seek some device
to avoid the inevitable exposure. and we
are glad the committee ordered sub
peDa served to COMPEL him to appear
and give evidence before them. The re-
suit will be as great a failure by Sumner
as was made by Schurz in his czamina-
tioa-
The Wisconsin Legislature has adjourn
ed The result of the session is briefly
tod in Madison dispatch. One hun
I dred and eighty-eigh general bills and