New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-05-21
To Ny T0wnsfoiks sAfar."

Carpet bags, my dear Towns-folks "afar,"
ore nearly all worn out here and the carpet
bacgers have nearly all Of them gone up into
old citizenship, and we form one delightful
whole.
Here and there an old political remain, or
some near-sighted relic Of past idea, may
be seen in deep black, or with suffused eyes
OYER their sins of a long past misunderstood
inc. and now and then the old leaven rises in
the dough and runs over, much to the amuse-
ment of sensible people. Beyond this, the
howl of "old citizenship" and "new citizen
ship" is now seldom heard and less seldom
thought of.
1t was funny, therefore, the other day, to
witness a scene in which two individuals, one
of them to the manor born and and the other
from the "mother of Presidents were the
chief actors. They were both of goodly age
shaded complexion, unshapely proportions,
and remarkably timber, having just emerged
from one of our underground drinking
saloons.
They sat themselves snugly down upon
the door-steps of the residence of gentleman
Of certain known proclivities, and began to
converse upon matters generally from which
they soon solved the subject of "carpet bag
ging" and sold citizenship" and at this
point, from tempers warm and accents mild,
they quickly ran up TO furnace heat and words
aloud-aloud, almost laundering.
Now, this loud alteration not only at
a., Of fbo
kindled his ire that he opened wide the
door, came down the steps, and kicked both
the chivalrous defenders of sectional preiu-
dices plump into the gutter, accompanying
the kicking with the remark: "You rascals,
I'll teach you to have no quarrels under my
window. You wretched dog" continued he,
turning to (Jim) him Of the manor born"
"yOu ought to have been driven out of town
years ago; and you, you scoundrel," said he,
turning to (Sam) him of the "mother of
Presidents" ''you should never have been
permitted to come into this town to disgrace
it," And giving each one more vigorous
kick as a sort Of a tinisher, they both lay in
their little beds quiet enough.
a heavy shower had just passed over, and
the gutter, in consequence, was swollen to
the proportions of clever sized lake, in
which our two heroes had SO precipitately
plunged, both cooled and stnened them.
Slowly rising up out of their wallow, Jim
said: g say, Sam, Mr.. b. is common
enemy of both of Us. l guess we both bet
ter he common fiicnds, after all, and so be
strong enough to defend ourselves next
time"
That is just what l think" said sam.
And with this, they both rose from their wal
low, locked arms and disappeared round the
corner, much to the merrimcnt Of a crowd
who witnessed the scene.
THE Fifteenth-street Presbyterian church
was, last Sunday, the occasion of much in
terest. At eleven O'Clock, a. m, the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper was administered
to an unusually large number of persons, by
Rev. DIR. Van Deures, the newly-elected
pastor, in most impressive manner.
But the event Of the morning was the
presentation for baptism of round half
dozen Of the plumpest and prettiest little
babies eyes ever beheld. 1t was truly a
pretty sight to see these mothers come pi-
ones in their arms, while the fathers came
demurcly along behind, and looked on the
ceremony
In the afternoon, the pastor..elcct was duly
installed Rev. DIR. Chester preaching the
usual sermon. DIR. John c. Smith gave a
.haroa tn ha ,nipiStor opl tho Pow Dr |
Il. Reeves gave one to the people-saints
and sinners both of which, if duly needed,
ought surely to bring spiritual prosperity to
the Fifteenth-street Presbyterian church.
WHEN the great Sumner fell, virtually at
his post in the Senate, his dying words were:
Take care of the Civil-Rights Bill" At
that moment this famous bill of rights FALL
ing from the folds of his spotless mantle,
was picked up by Senator Frelinghuysen, of
New Jersey, who at once made an effort to
carry il through the Senate.
Two or three old gentlemen, now in their
political dotage, but who, for political peace
sake, are permitted to sit yet a while longer
in the Senate, thrust out their plantation
feet to trip him up but without success that
time. Yet it is difficult at this iiuncture, to
tell what is finally in store for the Senator,
or the bill which he has so herocally attempt
ed to carry.
Senator Frelinshuysen is ofthe best blood
Of New Jersey, or of the country, and an
accomplished man and statesman, is high
toned, and will make gallant fight. Who
knows but ere the end he may prove no in
different fellow to the illustrious dead, and
eventually pick up his senatorial mantle and
worthily wear it:
\ YOUNG man of Macedonia cried with a
loud voice and said: "Young men, to the
front" And the cry rang throughout all
Macedonia, Media, Parthia, and throughout
all the District Of Columbia, and many
came to the front.
These young men were mostly Of goodly
heritage, quite clever, having had kind pa
rents and friends to rear them; yet if they
lacked anything when they came, or if they
lack any one thing to-day more than another,
1t is that peculiar, and l own that difficult
modesty which leads young men not to be
unmndful of the hand, though hardened or
shrlvelled it may be, that guided their steps,
and the rugged, though, perchance unlettered
mind that directed and cheered them onward
to the front.
take back seat" said one of these
young men ia our hearing the other day, to
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