New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-20
Liberal ReDUblICauisln.

lHere is 4 hOrai Il iuAilly WHICH,. IL tile eX
cressive language of slang. ia knowE as
CHECK 1t is peculiarly English cLarac-
teristic, though there are uno!,seryaEt per
sons who suppose it to be American. Amer.
| leans are often enough insolent. from. sheer
want of knowing what belongs to good
manners, but as a rulD they are not indie
pendent euoCgh to be iiupudent merely
what is called "saucy' IN New England
which does not necessarily imply a want OF
good breeding. But sometimes our coun-
trvmen can rise 10 a display OF mingled i'll
pudence and insoience. when they can su.-
tain eacl. other in crowd, whict. is alto
gethec uneIualed. This Liberal Republican
party is notable instance of it.
II its birth II was a monster. and its few
weeks of life were az lniuuitOus deDalic Il
under the assumption of 4 polltica. virtue
to which it had 40 claim. Its very exist
ence was an insult TO nonest people. and is
O-eterSe of having survived the indi -na-
ton and cOntemnt which overwhelmed it IS.
If we taEc II seriously. an impertlnence
without parallel. BY usurpatlon az Gin
cinnat, ald coalition at Baltimore it
postponed for wears the Duritictior OF poll
tics. ana tbose measures OF reform On
winch depend a renewal OF the pros
perity Of the country. it made inlpos-
siD.e .Or az indefinite Declod by waiting
the opportunity. that Ole more gem.
should be riveD 20 {. parcel o. political gam
blers who cared foc Hoth!p. bu: political
nower ami the spoiis OF onice. 1t began Us
existence by M act OF .i.daci-r =, and So los,
As i. lived, tro.u Nav to November, it served
only to feed tle love o. nOtor.ety IL me-
G;ocTe men. or tae HOpes of w0cnOEt po-iti-
cal haclZs whose careers We're otherwise
ended. The assu,.ptlon o. such men that
tle- still form q Earty with 'athnlt.es an
"pr.ncipie> Is more r't.:' described by TIE
slang term '-cnaek than 0y any other.
Il may be ,,u.e true that N the present
state OF Dolitics any score or TWO of men
have the rrtt to come together AID call
themselves Z. oarty, .ecause IN any proper
seuse OF .ne Lc:u. there are COy: Ho parties
whatever. But one thing az least should
te remembered as settled ti.at any body of
men who shall ATTEMPT. under the name of
Liberal i.cpU5l cans, to revive q political
organization which is responsible tor the
lost ,:isgracefUl and disastrous episode in
American politics. prove themselves by
that ac. 20 lie unworthy Of respect or con-
fdence. or indeed anything but indignant
e0nte.. pt.--,s9" ioll Posi-.
Persian Lady.
The mother Of the Shah OF Persia i, th,s
described by a recent writer, who. being q
lady herself. may be presumed TO have had
q quick eve +, discern the peculiarties of
u
mother Wa. dressed with grea. nagniri-
cence. She wore a pair o. trousers made
Of gol,: b.1cade. Thes. Persian trousers
are AWAY. very wide, each leg being wider
than the skirt OF gown. SO that they have
the e.iec. -! an exceedingly ample pett:
coat. and as c.i!olines are unknown. Tie
e'c.l'5,tcs wear ten and eleven Dac Of tro.-
serS. one over the other. .They cal. Euro
pean lady d;e.. trousers with one leg.
NO,
edged with a t.r!er o: pearls embroidered
on braid. She lad a thin blue craze c!lenll-
sette. also trimmed with pearls. nearly
meeting. the .oD ot tue trousers, wl.!c.. are
.a- tened viii. string. 4 small jacket Vi
velve. was owe. the chenisctte. reaching 70
the waist and on the head smal! shaw.
studded with pearls and diamonds. ana
pinned under the coin. Hex arms We're GOV
cred with Land some brace lets, and her neck
with costly necklaces. Her hair was in
bands, and hang down in a multitude of
small points. She Wore NO SHOES, her feet
being covered with tine Cashmere stock
ings. The palms of her HANDS aud the tips
oc her fingers were well stained with henua.
her cheeks We're well rouged. and her eye
lids and eyebrows covered with ant.mOny.
When young man. wearing very ex-
U.tant countenance, walks into the editorial
room. with :. bundle of manuscript under
his arm. all the staff know what is coming.
He has been writing al ode to spring. or "a
poem of the fast disappearing Indian race.
OF five hundred verses on the power Of love.
He is referred 10 1.-The man in the other
room and the man in the other room
heaves q sigl. as he sees him enter Heres
few verses on spring time which dashed
OFT tie other day" says the young man. as
he deposits the roll on the table, you can
- :,
money Saturday He goes out. ard the
recipient OF the roll unrolls it, teels his hair
raise up as he sees that some lines have ten
feet" others SIX. and that a pile driver
cou.d not pound the meter into shape.-De-
'...: Fee Press.