National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-27

in Atlanta. Georgia; Aleck Stephens has an
organ; Mosby has an organ; Extra Billy
Smith has an organ; In fact an organ is
something that nobody of the least conse-
quence In the South can afford to be with
out. The speculations and the surmises as
to whose organ we are, are really excru-
ciating. At one time we are assured that
we are not an organ at al, and again we
are assured that we are. five print par
agraph about the District we are immedi-
ately announced as Mr.. Shepherds organ.
A line about Mr.. Blaine, or Mr.. Morton, or
Mr.. Conkling and we are forthwith handed
over TO these gentlemen as their private
and personal property. But the choice
adjectives which are occasionally picked
out in which to characterize US form the
funniest and most entertaining portion of
the whole performance. One of our cotem-
poraries rises to the height of the occasion
and hurls at US the epithets of malignant I"
''besotted" and ''black- hearted maligner of
the South" Another introduces us to its
constituency as ''the unprincipled, unscru-
pulous advocate Of the Radical faction at
the Capital" Morning after morning we
look with some apprehension In seur ex-
changes to see to whom we shall be assigned
for at least temporary keeping. There are
some persons whom we do not particularly
like, and there are some whom we do, and
we are afraid now and then that we shall
be turned over to the tender mercies of our
bitterest enemies. However, we do not
complain. This is al fun, we suppose, to
our editorial brethren, and as we have. not
the time to notice all that il said about US,
or answer all that is said against us, we
have no complaint whatever to make, but
beg them to continue their little pleasant
ries.
. The latest disposition, however, which
has been made of US is so funny that we
must allude to it. We have been turned
over, body and soul. to General Butler.
An imaginative correspondent of q Western
journal q few weeks ago, sent dispatch
to his paper that ''it IS Understood that
General Butler has purchased an interest
L" in The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN," The
editor, not to be outdone by his correspond
ent asserted In the same issue of the same
paper that General Butler has purchased
"a controlling interest" &C., and then
asked the awful conundrum, whats in
"the wind nowT This terrible question
is now staring at US in almost every
paper we open. "What's In the windP'
from the North and the South and the East
and the West. Sam Bowles has the hor-
rors and Joe Hawiey Is bewildered.
Whats In the wind % Does General
Butler mean to run for the Presidencyf Is
he General Grants choice In 1875 Z
whats in the windf" Well there Is
nothing In the wind. The General has not
bought controlling interest or any other
interest. In fact, there Is no interest for
sale. And while we are clearing up the
point we beg to say to those who are 50
anxious about our affairs that TIE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN Is one Of the very
best four-pa papers in the country, the
only paper with one exception) south of
Philadelphia that stereotypes, and that we
occupy one Of the finest newspaper offices
in the world Our subscription price is
eight dollars year. and that of our weekly
"a handsome eight-rage paper-two dol
lars per snnum.