The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-10-09

Greeley in November asserting that
the Republican party has compelled
the colored men Of the South to vote
for certain persons under duress, when
every intelligent person knows and
Mr.. Shurz himsclfreported on the con-
dition Of the South that their late
masters, the opponents of the Repub-
lican party, were the sole opponents
Of free voting on the part of the peo-
pie of eolor-killing and manning
thousands of them for the express
purpose of preventing a vote Of their
real sentiments. He also had the cool
assurance to refer to his UNANIMOUSLY
Toundless charge Of sale of arms
to France in violation Of neutrality
laws which was proved before two
committees Of Congress to have been
contemplate conspiracy with a
French Viscount who admitted under
oath that he had sent for and consult
ed with several irresponsible rumor-
mongers, in order 10 ascertain lrhdt
he could slcear 10 against our GOrern-
n1ent tojustify the disgraeeful charge !
He further charged upon his former
party Of which, at the time, he was
leader and fully as responsible as any
other, if any responsibility exists,
therefor, the sins Of the state govern
ments in the South, dcnouncing car
pet baggers, of which in Missouri he
is the chief, and showing how abject
a demagogue he is, by pretending
that the success of the Democratic
party, under which the South refused
to pay her trade debts to the North,
will open that country as a market for
the manufactures of Pennsylvania
The usual what ails him ? which
is applicable to mon occupying his
position is answered by the Liberal
Cincinnati Commercial wherein it
lately said: I'VE have knowledge
that those most disgusted with the
Ofiiee-seeker rampancy Of Mr.. Schnrz
are Germans, who regard his course
as rejecting discredit upon them
= 1T was humiliating to listen
to the general derision Of the persist
ency with which be thrust himself
upon the President two or three times
a day" He was therefore very ap-
propriately snubbed by the President.
CAPITAL ITEMS.
One hundred applications for clerk
ships in the Treasury Department
are already filed, and double that
number are expected in time for the
next competitive examination, about
the 18th Of next month.
Forty-one vacancies Of first clerk
ships in the Treasury Department are
to be filed by competitive examina-
tions in October.
Secretary Robson returned to this
city last Tuesday. The President
and family will be detained from the
the White House until Friday, by the
non-completion of repairs to the
building.
The increase in the postal railway
service for the year ending June so,
1873 will be 10000 miles against
about 5000 for the last fiscal year.
Route agents and postal railway
clerks will be increased in proportion
Judge Humphreys has just denied
an injunction against the Board Of
Public Works, on the ground of pub
lie inconvenience. The petitioners
wished to stop the Improvement Of
streets now in progress.
Hon. A. Harmer of the Fifth Pa
district has been spending a few days
in Washington. He has made many
warm friends here who are glad to learn
that his prospects for an easy election
and large majority are now quite
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