, 1873-12-06
NOTES AND OPINION,

AT tho Republican oaucns last night there waa a
which isa br'ns 40 nucI .lIaei etit upo. the H..
publ!ean psrty during te Int si1 months asnate no
HrGa sas,rr brought npo !. 10 many defeats n te
m siss e. o;erv Ys sSsnry the
angushiSg industry Ii aga!ha 1t tl,s merchant, lilo
farlsf the meehnnt 4n ths day-la'orer are agaist
ho "a ear "' IL @ aator sa I,ss tnr
should 10 falsu pride. The representatives Of the
sS 1 ~ M w Resp o S is Sa;
atc not s.lstatod BY their constituents Oongrass
1oa hare no roly to enforeo @ sx''.st th.r + wi"
Republican party llu14uds it,
Tlu foregoing from tho Washington Reput-
lican. tho Administration organ, III mitch moro
frank acknowledgment Of tllo responsibility Of
tho majority in Congress- for tho nalary-grab
li1an las hitherto becu made by tie Atm1nistrn-
tiou prcsp. Just Mt prcsont Tho party organs
ato frantica1ly cndeayoliig to sllaw that the
democrats wero The responsible members. aud
cite the action Of tho Democratic caucus as proof
thereof. Tlat tlloso wcro Democratic thieves in
the 1agt Congress to MD tho Republican thieves
there is llo doubt but 1t is folly to accuse q
minority Of pnssiug any bill. A patty having
tho majority that tho Republicans possessed
could hayc, and should have, put stop to any
such thioTing operation. 1t is aso Significant
it WIS wrong, but because " the safety Of tho
Republican party demands it,
Tho Atlanta (1ll.) Ar9us fayors tho project
of establishing mini at Chicago. 1t Says:
Why should hundreds Of thousands of dolsrs 10
annts:y thrown nwly transporting tic ulid tho
bullion to tho Eas! al.d 70 Eusnie; to 10 slneltra and
co!nca Instead ot carrying Tho processes in tlia
country, ami III that portion Ct It, too, whero tic
are Produced Within the ranyo Of tho railroad and
u,iilionB Of loass WORTH Of gold and silver are
n,ay produced. sud new mines are conatautly being
discovered: Let avo tllu mint in Chicago, by all
,cale, and q At least sufficient capacity to con
the bullion which could 10 produced at Its very DOORS
In regard to tho matter Of tho panic, and Of
finance gcnorally, tho President sceniH to be
just as much at sea" as tho reBt OF us. He
recommends nothing with my confidence, but
suggests several things not easily reconcilable
with each othor.-Bldomington (II) Panta-
graph.
| 1t Ii tho popular ilcn that tho Chief Execu-
| ttyo docs not write his messages; that, ii l,o
| n.bpiros " portiona Of 1t, io has IoMo much
as can reasonably bo expected OF him. In tho
present instance, l,ownve:, wo Imagine, we de-
tect, In certain haltins, disconnected, fogsy
passages Of tho InossaSe, the flno rhotorlcal
hand Of our President, 10 familiar to the coun-
rlatfor,n speeches" Thero is just enough to
| flavor tho document with tho Prosideutlal OK
| Cleveland Flai,-Deuter.
10 Governor Of tho District of Columbia will, it
is to bo hoped, bo rejected BY tho SeuAte. From
all accounts this nomination is not ono lit to be
made. Gov. Shepard, from Ills connection With
certain Washington Rings, bearh tainted ropu-
| tation. Ho IL callod tho Twood OF tho Capital.
| In this instance wo foar tho President hns bcou
| Imposed upon. and tho Senate will exhibit wig
dom il it corrects his error.-Rochester (N. ~
| De'nuc,'at
lit III al undoniablo fact that tho Presidents
message III rather rambling andinconsoQuential
document, Much Of 1t is q nero catalogue Of
eyonss, aad noue ot It is likely to excite pro-
found atteution.-Jacksonuiue {IN.) journal.
1t il said the reason why Grant did not rofor
to the halavy-grab in hlB message il because lo
could not consistently nsll Cougl esBmen to dis
gorge So otlo year, anu yet hold fast to his own
additional :225, ono i yoar.-IitsburgA POSI-.
| Tho President suggcats two amendments to
tho Constitution. botA VI which wo hope wil bo
tive bo empowered to veto any portion OF q bill,
| s'tch veto hot affecting other portions which ho
may approve. 1t is fair to Irusumo that, if tho
presiae:!5 Ind .possessed lhls discriminating
| powor, no would have vetoed the back-]ay
clause OF tho salary biiI.- lPiaona (lfiasn.) Ee-
| publican.
Tito appointment of Attorney General
| Williams to tho yaclut keat of tho lato Chiof
| Justice ChaHo CAUSES general surprise, because
DO lnany better knuwu men hayo been passed
over Worcester, (.udss.) Gaze!tc.
-iia'per's 1SeeEty Is HOW engaged in caricatur-
ing tho patronu OF, uusbaudly,-a late sketch
run Nast ispieseut1sns tl 4 seo"e ~ lali
toaa suEpeAelon 1ua n1lu tlIugs. cna!En!li y ~
10 ING 1aln!esa "as' having Gounaea G ulee!ey
Mount blasphomously in its offorts to kill Guul-
ner, It now takes larger eohtfact' ahd proposes
10 aupFtesa ;no aasanoss % Geita11on 10 tno NoIsa
west, by reducing them luto complete s4ttec-
tion to lnonopoltes;w; County (la.) Press.
Tho CAlcaso 1ames, ~ copS!ng COL nous,
toms report, heads y WIN various Sensational i
head-ines, among which il thls 80 tossi-
nlilsy'of AsE1oe IL enif-Cahai' Aa Iosafts
thls "orh, that Paper has 1ooii notea iof Two
things: 'ta marvellous stnp!atty u, no. sonprfo-
ha!'dlsG tho cAafae1or OF tne piopo3scu "ork,
and Aal!snant determination 70 @ anaotrate a, anu
pI'nE o!ac5oal. upon n-u1eeh ,3uy Auuoe.'e.
thpy have loSls!aten AGAINST sho ias'nor. anu n
inc interest oi tlilen ~ long ~ tne 1aaaei WI
htard IT. and TINT now tAoy aoma''u iog!sia1lom IN
their interests s1ld asalnsi tlGso fi,ss. Inc
people peGlu 70 beo that thoy naso poen 1no