National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


From the Chicago PUatl
Il Is time that the tOmbstOnes were erected
and thSepltAphs written for the dead and NOR
tally wounded Of the late political hattie. We
contribute our share below. II any can do bet
ter let them send their contributions TO the Liberal
National Committee, who have the work In hand
Of marking the tombstOnes Of the departed:
THE wOUED-BE VICE"
(HhcO facet BrOWnl CThe words are dm)
Methinks the record readeth queer
In life they bore his beer 10 him,
In death they bore him TO his bler!"
sCHuRZ.
What virtue his, who selnshness subdueJ,
And left his party for his paItys good
TRUMBUII.
He loved his country much. but mOreVhimBelf;
Whereat his country laid him on the shelf,
TIFTOE.
Pause not, Kind friends, but Onwarl'pass;
Who stops TO read the tombstone Of an as7
FARSswORTH.
Here lies man uhe defl hath rightly caught him)
Who loved his country Just for what 1t brought
hni.
LOSG JOHN.
Large was his body,
small his soul;
lie loved his tOddy-
Alas, that's all
A journalist who always lied In life,
Lies here and gives consistency It's due.
were We 10 say his sun Win truth WAS flfe,
Then we should lie here too.
THE GREAT TRANSLATOR.
Here lies one White. The world logs on.with-
out him.
His name, the one white thing he had about him.
His fame, BY others works who did achieve,
HE wrought no work Alone,)
By 0therl' virtues must his sins reprieve.
HE had none Of his oWn.)
HALsTRAD.
Which cause he'd choose, no power could ever
And now none know IL he's In heaven or hell.
GRosvENOR.
Poor Toms a-cOld"-or was when living here,
But now his case is quite reversed, we fear.
BOWLEs.
Here lies poor Tray, who found, Ut solemn cost,
How In bad company good names are lost.
REID.
His form ApOllOs and great Joye's his iTe.
No organ played he, but simple Tyre.
TILTON.
Whate'er his faults, man Of noble ways.
Let those condemn who ne'er received his praise.
SUMNER.
To free the slave he made gallantnghL
And saw the nag Of freedom greet their sight
But, quick % wash the glorious stains away,
He wished 70 hide the records OF the fray.
Alas, with these his own were so entWined,
That he with them was banlshed out Of mind.
And now, who reads these lines above his beiT,
Recks not their meaning, and bequeaths no tear.
AAIts own light outshlnes the spots upon the sun,
80 have his grandeT virtues all his faults OutdOne.
To which the REPUBLICAN, adds
CURTIN AND BLAIR.
Letting should not walt upon dare
Two Governors Of war; bic Jaeent Curtin Blair
The CoIoFed People and CHba.
II 10 oreditable 10 the oolOTed people that they
are bostlrTing themselves in regard 70 their
brethren In Cuba who are tho victims Of 30 much
oppression and tyranny at the hands Of the
Spanish Authorities In that island. A few days
ago they held 4 meeting at the Cooper Institute,
10 New York, and passed resolutions demanding
the concession Of belllgerent rights by our Gov
ernment and In favor Of the abolition Of Cuban
slavery. The New York Herald, commenting on
the subject says
"They ask the concession Of belllgerent rights
In behalf OF the Cuban insurgent cause because
they think this concession In point OF law would
he right and because Il embraces liberty and
equality TO the half million African slaves OF the
island
This Is the main question 70 our citizens Of
African descent. The freedom which they now
enjoy they wish 70 be enjoyed by their brethren
elsewhere; and while the british Government IA
striking AZ this relic Of barbaTiam-negrO ala-
yery-ln Afriua, In consequence Of the astound-
ing disclosures Of Livingstone and BlRnleyt these
black citizens Of the United States call for the
ton Of the evil In Cuba and BY such action a.
they hold TO be within The law Of nations. We
dare say, too, that this Cooper institute move