National Republican., 1873-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

IT Il mistake 10 suppose that William
Allen is a brother Of the Barbara Allen men,
TONED IN the old song. William and T.. d.
". were grandparents long before Barbara's
"sailiour boy" fought with selsQn.
A MOVEMENT, not yet well defined, has
been started In the States Of tho Northwest,
looking to convention OF representative pro-
dpcrrs OF that section OF the country, to be
held lp some central locality this fall. The
Chicago papers al1 urging that II be held In
that city during the Expedition.
A CALL has been issued In Louisiana for a
State delegate convention Of colored men, to
be held in New Orleans on Monday, Novcm-
Der II, TO elect committee to proceed to
Washington with the proofs that have been
the Republican foifTs Il liz staio al ,hc
election In November Of last year.
IT Is reported that Senator Sumner win
begin TO lecture on his new subject In about
Ave weeks, and will deliver II four or five
llmes week until the opening OF Congress,
u bis health permits, as ho believe, II will
On the arst day Of tho session he will intro
duce again his civil rights bill. lie expects
to give full attention to his Senatorial duties
THE Toledo Blade takes this view of the
Ohio campaign: Last year the Democrats
boasted that they could carry Ohio, because
they had the Liberals with them. This year
they boast that they will carry the State be-
cause they have got rid Of the Liberals and
county dcparturists. The weaker they are
tho stronger they become"
Tue La Crosse Republicdn-Leader,o owned
In part by Gov. Washburn, does not cordially
support Baker for Lieutenant Governor Of
Wisconsin, but says; "IIis whole record shows
u subscrviencc to the railroad power In gem
eral whenever any legislation was proposed
last winter affecting the interests OF that
power
IT seems to be generally admitted that tie
Republican nomination for member OF Con.
grcss, to ill the vacancy iu the Third district
Of Massachusetts, caused by the death OF
Jon. WIN. Whiting, will be given to Mayor
Pierce, Of Boston. One OF the Boston papers
says that by this transfer Congress win gain
MI efficient, hlgh-tonod mDmbcr, and that
city Will lose most excellent executive
officer.
THE Wisconsin State Journal says the
Texas Democracy, at their late convention,
were very tender-footed on the back-pay
question. They did not, like the Massachu-
setts convention, claim that Democratic
members were scduced by Republicans but
they "deprecate the action Of the Democratic
members' In the back-pay matter. They
follow this sugar-coated regret by a denun-
ciation Of the President for the "hagraui
outrage" Of protecting the people from mur-
der IN Louisiana. Like their brethren iu
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, they bor-
row part OF their platform from the Ohio
resolutions.
TnE Pittsburg Commercial very properly re-
marks: "One thing remains to DO said about
Ben. Butlcr-he behaved much more man
fully throughout the fight than his oppo-
nents. He never squealed when he was
hurt, and they did; he never threatened TO
bolt, and they did; aud when he found he
was beaten, he submitted gracefully, and
that they never would have done. Is II any
wonder that with oil these advantages OF be-
hayior on his side, he had the active SYM
pathy OF so many friends In other States
The Washburn victory would have had a
greater moral effect II Washburn's friends
had done more TO deserve It,"
The weakness of the Democratic party,
says the Albany IN. " Journal, lies In the
fact that while declaring 1t "does not revive
dead issues, 1t Ia inseparably associated with
them apd cannot lift itself ont Of their iradi-
tlons and influences. The strength of the
Republican party lies In the fact that, while
carrying glorious heritage Of popular conf
dcncc from Its patriotic course upon dead
Issues, II promptly meets every new ques-
ton. The Democratic party Is wholly identi-
fed with the past and altogether condemned
The Republican party Is approved for Its past
record and fresh for every new demand.
HERE Is timely paragraph from the IId,-
ley Phyinian, whose figures We commend to
our Conservative friends, "Petersburg is
the only city in Virginia under Republican
rule. Since that party assumed control Of
the city the bonded debt has been decreased
from about u, 100000 to 5000 900; between
sixty and eighty thousand dollars floating |
debt aud overdrafts have been discharged, |
= 40 on the slO0. They took charge OF the |
city when there were oyerchecks on the |
treasury TO the amount Of from $4,000 to |
TO $4,000, and now they have In the treasury
about $4,000. These favorable financial re-
suits have been realized under declared re-
publican government, at the same time that
large and commodious buildings have been
erected for the public free schools, the system
placed In perfect working order, and the
general Improvement Of the city effected.
Inc facts speak volumes for the adninlstra-
tlon of the only city government under the
control OF the Republicans In the State. In
Norfolk and ri !hmond, and other cities un-
der Conservative rule, the debt has been
largely increased, the rate Of taxation aug
nented, and the general policy eXtravagant
aud expensive To the people. With these
Iact1 before the people, no wonder the Con.
'ervatiyes cry out, poor south Carolina"
poor Louisiana" to divert attention from
lome affairs, where the citizens are directly
Interested, and to sections where they have
iot the least personal concern. Let the Con-
eryatives take the bean out Of their own eye
efore they seek to pull the mote out Of their
clghbor's," j