National Republican., 1875-11-06

| and alas ! how sudden the truth-Samuel TIL
! den.
All calm and beautiful she lay upon her
| dying couch. 1t was a sad and mournful
scene, and as the relatives and friends of the
dying msideDFgathered around 1.-THE death bed,
she opened her eyes and, clasping her hands,
exclaimed: 81 never wore a pin-back! die
happy P' and then expired.
There are two species OF the turkey at pres
ent attracting the attention of our country.
The one a swarthy turban-headed pagan, with
lance and Elusket, charging on the defenseless
inhabitants of Herzegovina with foul design;
the other designing fowl, with stretched neck
| and ruffied feathers, charging on an unprotected
corn cob anxiously feasting only to fatten for
the coming harvest.
The Denver NelrS announces the names of
"Grant and Woodford' as the Centennial
ticket on common school and hard-money
platform. But the Gelrs must reflect, for there
are many things which it has forgotten; many
that are important, such as for instant the
words of the President announcing his deter
minaticn not 10 be Il candidate for reelection
unless the coUdtion and necessity of the coun-
try demanded it.
Spain is turning down the thumb-screws,
pressing on the burdens, centralizing her
forces, manipulating her resources, for the
purpose Of crushing the patriot Cubans at one
fell swoop. The recent action of the American
Government has startled the authorities at
Madrid, and they have commenced an aggres-
sive movement, intending to suppress the re-
bellion before the United States takes any
active measures in favor of the insurgents.
We interviewed the jolly Secretary Of the
Navy yesterday on the subject of the New
Jersey elections. He says they are very salts
factory, though not entirely unexpected. In
regard to his reported aspiration for the Sena-
torship, he says that the Legislature Just
elected will not choose United States Sena-
tor; that Mr.. Frelinghuysen is q friend of his,
and that he has not been in the habit of antag-
onizing his friends in the past and is not likely
to commence now.
1t is for the interest OF the Government that
1t fsends at once q man-of-war to Liberian
waters. By the latest adyices we learn that
the Liberian forces have been repulsed and
driven back in several localities, and that the
uprising is extending along the entire frontier.
There are many Americans engaged in COM
mercial pursuits in the country, whose lives
and property are in immediate danger, and
who should receive the prompt protection of
the Government.
1t is quite amusing to have the organ of the
New York Democracy, the Tribtnae, explain
the defeat Of its party. 1t says the spoils of
the camp have invariably demoralized victo-
rious Democracy,iso that in the very midst of
their excesses their shrewder and more discern
ing adyersaries, rallied and reformed, have
surprised them, and turned their victory to
defeat and disaster. Time after time this has
happened, until 1t would seem that the blind
| est and most reckless partisan leaders had
fairly learned the lesson and profted by It.
| There is a vein of woe-begone logic about the
| Tribune editorials of late, which to a shrewd
observer must appear as pulse indicative of
the fatal disease OF disappointed hopes which
is gnawing at the vitals of that institution.
As a newspaper on the backward track, losing
influence, popularity, pluck and manliness,
the Tribune cuts an exceedingly sorry figure.
The Republican party has been in power for
nearly fifteen years. 1t has passed through
the searching ordeal of the most gigantic in
ternecine war that ever drenched the soil with
blood. 1t has reconstructed and, as far as pos
sible, built up the sections rent and despoiled
by the strife. It has maintained the integrity
and honor of the nation. 1t has kept the
Government pledges, and to-day has claim
upon the hearts of the people which was
clearly eyinced by the popular will last Tues
day. On the other hand, the Democracy with
lbs manifold pretensions having, through the
peculiar conditions of the country, won tenn
porary victory year ago, Immediately began
to adopt q series Of measures and preach q
series of political doctrines which in the short
space of one year became so unpopular and
obnoxious with the people that they hurled
that party from power and seemed glad enough
20 once more place their interests, confidence
and faith in the Republican party. Deeds live
longer than words, and the works of the Re-
publican party are its harbingers of victory.
81 love the principles of the Democracy"