The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-27

The world has long heard and smiled
at the fanny song of the blonde bur-
lesquersH"No matter what you do, so
your heart is true.r Funny as this is
in the lgrotesque breadth OF farce, it is
fully matched in the presumFtive truism
no matter what you do so long as you are
true to party. 1t is Robt. w. Einghes about
whom tkis little me<al plays. Robert has
Just gone the way of all party fiesh-from
works te reward. The facts about Robert
are ofthe biographical sort, and, when pro-
perry put, form mighty interesting reading.
Roberts veins swell bluely with the blood
of the Virginia cavaliers. He was born under
the exclusive sky thstcovers the.old domin-
ion in Fevyhattan county. While young his
father and mother died, and he was turned
over to the tender mercy of a task master,
who put him TO apprenticeship a carpen-
ter. He illustrated his calling, and stored
his miAd while planning his plenks. In
the fulness of time. he entered the
study and practice Of the law and found
himself wish a voice. This he put to good
use in esnxsssing for Henry Clay for presi-
dent in '4E. But he yearned for wider field
to the presses of his own state-gaining
breadth and,scope thereby. He filled'up the
years in this fashion drinking convivially
with the registering Virginia lawyers riding
to the hounds and fighting an occasional
duel to show the blue blood undefiled
When the war broke out he breathed car
mage from his nostrils-and seized the Rich
mond Examiner to give editorial scope to his
thirst for blood. AS editor of this truc9lent
sheet he made Shings hot for northern Maud
ellis, and with an occasional blast at the ian
potent president of the confederacy-&he
quavering Davis. With the end of the war
he found himself on the fence, ready to step
down on the most inviting side
that presented theturf of Office, rather than
tho wintry walks of idleness. He fell on his
feet as "loyal" republican-but as that.
didn't pan out SO we'll as expected he struck
hisscolors, and worked up Frank Blair for.
VICE president at the Eew York convention.
Butthe stars told him this was unpropitious,
and he thereupon wheeled into the loyal
line, sIhere poverty ceased from troubling
and yearning was st rest. Impressed with
the bsnignancy of the Grant regime he turn
ed into that pasture, and has fed at the fount
of Office ever since. He opposed Horace
Greeley because he had bsiled JEFF. Davis,
and stamped Virginia for General Grant.
For this he received district attorneyship,
and by eneral Grants desire was selected
as candidate for governor on the grab
ticket. overwhelmed by 900 majority
against hiEl, he retired discounted and de-
msnded e new place from the president. So
tie judge OF unpleasant memory. Underhill,
dying conveniently, the bench was kept
warm, for the chameleon eonscienced
Robert. In "a certain sense he deserved the
place He isUirtually self-made, what there
is 0S him. He has some bad defects-nota-
bly, the elasticity of his political principles
and Unique disregard for psblic opinion. 1t i
is SnischievoIs thing to take up and re-
ward men of these characteristics. The ex-
ampleis demorsiizing to the younger gener-
atiops%hat are looking on. 1t may never
come 10 pass that we shall have absolute
purity in politics, but we II, .ght approach
something like dignity in the appointments
to high places.