The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-25
CLIPPINGS.

to bear Of a corporal guard of these who
take any stock in the Cincinnati Conven
ton. They propose to follow Grant tc
victory in November as they did al
Vicksburg and Appomatox. The Sin
Sln-Natl sores may as we'll count out a i
the old soldiers and all the colored voters
in the United States. The former fg ht
nit Sigel, and the latter are
t-'awain' for the coming OBJ de glory oh do Lord
under Grant, even as they watched and
waited for 'old glory in the dark days
Of go to '63,
The House committee to investigate
the sale Of arms to the French has re-
ported. The Secretary of War "violated
neither the letter nor the spirit of the
law, and "no act was done calculated to
impair or violate any international obli-
cation" " Of course, Greeley's people y
howl, and accuse a faction" cempris
ing ninety nine hundreths of the Repub
llcan party of being very corrupt. Carl
Schurz was for some time an attorney at
law IN Chicago but we do not know that
be ever had & case in court. If he had
and made as sorry fist of it as he has
Of This case Of tie sale Of arms to France,
his clients will not be likely to employ
him again.
| Senator Trun,bull is chronic bolter.
in the ralmy days of the Democracy, he
| led a small wing of the Democracy
! against the other led by Douglass.
When the Republican Legislative caucus
nominated Mr. Lincoln for United States
Senator, he bo:ted, and got himself
elected to the Senate in his place. When
.Mr. Lincoln was nominated for a second
term, he wrote to John NJ Palmer, arg
inQ him to joaa in q naovenaent to defeat
N' Linco2n This is susceptible of proof.
Afterwards he refused to speak in the
campaign, On the invitation of the State
Central Committee. When the Repub-
lican Senators sought to impeach Andy
johnson for high crimes and misdemean-
ors, Senator Trumbull again left his po-
iitieal friends, and became the defender
Of all the corruptions and knavery Of
Johnson's administration. And now,
forsooth, he is denouncing the party
which has twice elected him to the Sen
ate, as a band Of thieves and robbers
Chicago Journul.
During the thirteen years, from 1917
to 1860, of peace and light taxation, un-
der Democratic rule the laboring. classes
accumulated and deposited In the
saving Institutions of the country not
less than four nei}lton dollars, On the
other hand during the eleven years, from
1860 to 1871, Of war, and necessarily
high taxation, under Republican rule, the
same class accumulated t,oenty million
dollars in the same savings institutions.
This fact is the best possible answer to
all attempts Of Democrats and Liberal
Republicans to shake the confidence of
the people on the policy of the Republi-
can party in its management Of the af-
fairs Of the Government.
Ii now transrires that the names of
many prominent gentlemen were used
without authority to give support to the
anti-Grant Cooper Institute meeting.
Gen Dix, r. D. Blatchford and Charles
Collins have published protests against
such use Of their names. Many others
have doDe the sane. Dishonesty and
prctence characterize the movement at
every step.
The rate at which this country reduces
both its debt aud its taxation is simply
incom prehensible to foreign fnanciers,
The simple explanation of it is, that the
Government has been conducted honest
ly, leaving the great resources of the
nation to be developed in confidence.
Can this be expected to continue if the
Democrats, under whatever disgui Sc.
gain control Of the Government
Hon. D. r. Anthony's election as
Mayor of LeavenHorth, Kansas, is a
noticeable event. He was the regular
Republican candidate, and ran against
the GROWERS and soreheads' nominee.
The Memphis appeal is opposed to
coalition. but says "Should the Pen
dletons, Scymours, Ba,rs, Brookses,
Foorheeses, Hendrickses, Hofmans,
Thurmans, Casser!ys, Blacks and thou
sands Of other good men aud true at the
North deem it expedient to strike hands
with the labor-reformers and Liberal
Republicans, we shall follow their lead"
The Colored Mems National Conven-
ton at New Orleans has condemned the
National Convention by vote of2T0 to
Il3. Mr., Sumner was eulogized fer his
efforts to secure equal rights for the ne
groes.
That lively sheet. the Chicago Hail,
gets off the following good.oDe;-
GA Wisconsin paper tells-ofa young
lady who can conduct four tunes at!once,
whistling one, singing another. aud play
ing one on the piano with each hand.
This is a very good illustration ofthe way
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention
vii. have to perform, The candidates
have already begun to practice whistiing
RepublicanisIn. singing Democracy play
! ing protection with one hand and free
trade with the ether, but they say it is
terribly fatigmng.
we are very much pleased to learn
that Gen Logan has Indignantly contra
dicted the statement that he favors the
( Cincinnati movement He says he has
no intention Of supporting any other
I.al.