, 1873-03-14
NOTES AND. OPINION.

Tho Massachusetts syndicate OF 1851 has lived
long and prospered- George 8. Boutwell,, Dem
ocrat, was Governor; Henry Wilson, Free Soil,
was President Of the Senate; Nathaniel P.
Banks, Jr., Democrat, was Speaker Of the
House; and Benjamin F. Butler, Democrat was
leader in the Legislature. That syndicate placed
Charles Sumner, Free Soil, in the United States
Senate; afterwards Henry Wilson got in through
the Know Nothing door; and now Boutwell,
himself Ia "placed," rice Wilson, better pro.
vided for Sumner and Banks are not now OF
the syndicate. Dawes Was in 1851 Whjg 1eade,
in the minority, and is in the minority now.
The Burlington QowA) Gazette has been
highly favored since Mr. McCrary went to Con-
gress It has had no f' Pub. Doc. q " to acknowl-
edge with thanks, and throw away.
! Where Was Cakes Ameh' "lettor Of conf
dence" from the President, to accompany the
North Easton demonstzation7
The Detroit Post, Zach. Chand1er's personal
organ, says Pomeroy sis dead man, anyhow,
| and the Senate simply did not bury hina-that is
| ALL"
Tweed is about to receive his coat OF white
| wash from the Republican Senate Of New York.
The Boss" only tells the boys to have mind
| they don't dab the brush in his eyes.
1t is q hopeful sign OF Reform in the Senate
| that organs high in favor with the Administra-
ton are speaking right ont concerning Mr Bogy,
Of Missouri. He is accused Of paying $4,000
for his scat. Let him never keep It on such
terson OF South Carolina, $50, ,00G, and Mitchell.
Of Oregon, goes in under personal sale, ind
Jones, has to buy up tho whole State of Nevada,
it will never do that S15, 900 man may nullify
any one OF their votes. Let him step out.
Tho st. Louis Democrat 8ays:
stt
70 tand in Their Testgnatons. Let them help 10 give
The new Admtn1strston good stazt in this way. mr.
Blakely, Of The Chicago post should head the LIT Of
journal. Stevenson, Of the dtncinnst ca1oele. ana
number Of others too numerous to mention
Edmund Yates says that, while Lincoln'a
hand-shake WAS . g gripe," Gen. Grants ia dir
ferent: He places in yours soft yielding
band" Nothing can equal the manner in which,
these Radicals put their hands in.-H. Louis
Republican.
Bon But1er'a recent declaration that tho
Almighty made him, and not the newspapers, is
hardly worthy Of belief. The newspapers often
turn out such wrctched jobs, but It il very
seldom that the Almighty does.-Louisrize
Courier Journal.
An Indiana Legislature has Just adjourned
that is remarkable OH account Of the increase OF
the salary Of ite own members, the increase Of
the pay OF the Governor, m increase Of tho pay
Of the Judiciary, and great reduction in Tho
labor OF Judges -Kokonao Tribune.
AA@fAAA6 "at~VA PAkA0uk1$ uuku the A6QTuCHY
Legislature had wasted three months OF its time
IN frvollty, ne felt it to be our duty to stigma
t1ze 1t, elanorately and with proof as an incom-
potent, lazy, and reckless body OF political dead.
beats.-LouisriIte CourierJou,nal.
The Harrisburgh (Pa) SIate Journal thinks |
that, il it had not been for the courage and in |
Partially Of the press, American politics to-day
would be q 6cething mass Of corruption, and |
thst whatever there la Of purity in it, is due to
From the decision At WashinRton there IL an
appeal to the people. How they will decide csn
be matter Of no doubt. The deYelopmenta Of
fraud and corruption III QYer the country, r.
Gently made, have been SO astounding that IA
,5sshSe 9aues R2P17a u na!Fnttlon il justied-1a-
II tR people stand by and mike no protest,
1t will not be long before the even "ten thou,
sand year" shall be voted and pockateu By our
progressive legislators. Peoria (IA) Democrat
Under no circumstances will the people be
safe in placing tho Government In tho handa OF
} party which finds nothing to condonn in itg
oWn members, even while It denounceg the o1,-
'Gsne Ssd tyof RaEry TOR the aane g.-Eeensga9
II is in Mr. Schuyler coltar'a Own interest J.
hat the compassionate, reluctant to break The
,1uIsea reed Tlah that he would stop making e.
Eolant =. accepted Sl0o, 900, contributed by the
Thy should not the poor Vice President " rscsira
he generous donations o{ q aolitarv aduirer.
Tho szkea das1 20 return; There is an outcry be.
aoae Hoaax after Nesbitts death, interested
nmeen 70 see that big heirs should have tenn :,
o1arlly the benefit ot contract Which be had
nth the Government. Certainly that va =.
a4stake, hut ho had before him The examnM Of
as e.! nostttons % President Who dIgtrbpted The
1T to those who msaepfesentz to Him. I'm n this M
onnection, only those who have condemned tho
rea1dent ara entitled to censure tbe Tioa PragI-
Commercial,
the freadent'a ESQ, COOS year will enable &
:cluding the colored tnambera. for nona Of =
hon heretofore has space been found in the :
r, dining-zooncQ Qinea,nati CONNER :