The Portland daily press., 1875-03-12
Current Notes.

Republicans everywhere should begin to
unite-it is not day too soon. Tbs Demo-
crars have made no headway since last fall,
but on the contrary, popular feeling toward
the Republican party has evidently changed
for the better. With sound, sensible couser-
vative candidates everywhere, we shall, IN all
probability, astonish our adversaries next fall.
The ground should be prepared in Ohio even
at this early day. 1t is much to be desired
that the third-term specter could be Gagged for
good and all, especially since we find men
like "S. b." still keeping suspicious eye
upon it.-N. Y. Times.
1t is hard to contemplate the death Of the
force bill without feeling of commiseraton
for the sad plight in which it has left the
Democratic leaders and their sooth-sayers of
the Courier-Journal sort. They had pre-
dicted it would pass. They were sure it would
pass. They wanted 1t to pass. They were
waiting patiently the time when they could
take the stump and expose its "enormity"
and fire the popular heart. Now, the Demo
cratic party is robbed of four-fifths of its an
ticpated capital in trade. Its denunciation
of the ''thrd-term business" must stop. 1t
has no ''bayonet' bill to howl at, no martial
law Jurisdiction in the South, no suspension
Of the habeas corpus, no prospect of civil
war; The New York Herald must invent
some other bugbear to frighteu timid souls
than third term and C8sarism. The Courier
Journal must consult some new oracle. Its
mares nest has nothing in it. 1t is a false
prophet, and should it not be stoned? The
Courier Journal should make handsome
apology and quit the business of prophecy.
1t has no gift in that line of business.-Chi-
cGgO Tribune.
The revival of business in shape of the
"spring trade' is not regarded as mythical
in New York. A Herald reporter has discov-
cred that some merchants are so confident OF
brisk trade that they have increased their
orders for importation, aud in most instances
the opinion was expressed that the worst
times had passed. The return of warm wealth
er and the opening of the ice blockaees are
expected to contribute largely to the revival
of business. 1A.a +-H-A
There was time when every important
measure was discussed, altered, amended,
and, in fact, framed by the house; when day
after day, after prayers, it went into commit
tee OF the whole and heard the ablest think
ers and speakers all day, and for many days
at time, in speeches which went to the bot
tom of the question, showed up every side of
1t, and enabled both the house and the coun-
try to form judgment on the matter at is
sue. Now bill is elaborated in secret by
small committee, is brought before the house
as party measure, is weakly defended and
as weakly attacked by the members of the
committee alone, who have silly prescript-
i've right to rule the debate, and is then forced
to a vote. The result is that triekery, inge-
nuity, cunning, a readiness to twist srules to
ones use, are the qualities which make a
leader in the house. Hence Gen. Buffers
prominence. He is not an able speaker. The
house never listens to him with pleasure.
His strength lies in quick, though rude, re-
partee, and in audacity and an adrot use of
the rules.-New York Herald Correspondent.
Here was proposition which was confess
edly the only way of peacefully settling the
Louisiana controversy. Not only did its ac-
ceptance and adoption give assurance Of
peace and law to the distracted state, but it
had been actually agreed to by the chief rep
resentatives of both sides in Louisiana itself.
They had declared themselves willing to set
tie the difficulty on the plan embodied in
these resolutions. They had aid:-"We
will end our quarrel and live together in
peace on this basis" The conservatives of
Louisiana the more violent white
league element had agreed to it as well as
the Republicans. And yet after the plan of
peace bad gone thus far, the Democrats in
congress not merely voted against it, but
voted against even allowing 1t to be voted
uponl They were not willing even that
plan of peace should be considered. What
amazing stupidity! Still worse, what per-
verse and incorrigible criminality! These
Democratic managers in congress are more
intent upon continued turmoil and more
hostile to peace and order than even the
Louisiana conservatives who have been en-
gagged in the battle Albany Journal.