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wings and be gathered into that granary of
earth which will no. admit of resurrection. 1t
Is tough to die small, but If it is to be done,
tits well that it be well done, and done quickly.
We know not but that William Welsh may
spend the remainder of his natural life In wris-
ing "Open letters" and the Marsh Red Cloud
commission continue to investigate till Con-
gress assemblies, but something more than the
testimony of William Welsh and the unsup-
ported insinuations of Professor Marsh will be
required to convince us that Commissioner E.
P. Smith-a man whom we have known for
twelve years, and who all his lifelong has
maintained an unblemished character-has
been guilty of willful fraud, either directly or
by connivance with Others. --ChieIgo AdgGHcs.
This is the same William Welsh whom we
have referred to often before. He lives in Phil
adelphia and holds slaves in Cuba, thus killing
two birds with one stone, Just like any bust
ness man would do SO long as he cares nothing
for humanity and the principles which are
necessary to the nobility and manliness of
mankind. William is perfectly acquainted with
the fact that slavery has been abolished in this
country, and he also knows that it is directly
contrary to the spirit of our institutions and
wish of our people to hold property in the per-
sons of the Cubans, and yet he still persists in
doing it right in the face of our kind advice
and the wrath that will come when Congress
has passed the law making it a crime to be a
slave holder at home or abroad, holding them
either in ones own name or in the name of an
other who acts as a subterfuge. He may write
as many open letters as he chooses, but people
will have no faith in them so long as he con-
tinues in this mean and inhuman business.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

THE preparations being made for the adj
vent of Moody and Sankey in Washington
continue to attract the attention of religion
lists and the public generally. 1t seems
that these great 'fevangelists" hesitate to
begin work themselves for fear of failure,
and have taken the precaution to send a
fererunner in the person of Elder Hastings,
whose duty it is to arouse a general reli-
gious excitement, of which they, at the
proper time, will take advantage. There
is wisdom in this plan, no doubt, but to
worldly people it savors of shrewd manip-
uIation or cunning management. No one
will dispute the policy of it. however, for
the reason-and a very plain one it is
that the progress of evil is always surround
ed with powerful accessories, and must
necessarily be antagonized by equally
powerful influences. Meanwhile it is wor-
thy of note that in no other city have the
friends of Moody and Sankey succeeded in
preparing the way for their labors so well
as they have in Washington.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

The complaint is made that many of the
regular nominees of the Republican party
in Mississippi are both ignorant and cor
rupt. There is no doubt a great deal of
truth in this, and there is no valid reason
for it Ignorant the blacks must be, as a
matter of course, with here and there ex-
ceptions; but that they should be corrupt
there can be no excuse. The way to cor
rect this unfortunate condition of affairs,
however, is to proceed as the South Caro-
lima Republicans did, and weed out the
corruptionists, root and branch; but do it
within the party and without giving aidand
comfort TO the enemy. The infamous ex-
Governor Moses, of the latter State, will
stand forever in his condition of deposed
power as q monument to the success which
attended the efforts of South Carolina Re-
public3ns to accomplish substantial reform
within their own party ranks.
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PHILLIPS AND scHuRZ.

Mr.. Wendell Phillips has come to the
front again on the currency question-this
time to demolish Carl Schurz. He charges
the banks of New York with contracting
circulation five millions one week and in
flating it two millions, or Whereabouts, an
other week. And he calls this the "aris-
tocracy of money manufacture. Mr..
Phillips has sad misfortune in that when
he writes upon practical matters he is sell
dom governed by the truth. He draws
upon his imagination for his facts. He and
Schurz are both wrong upon the check
business, or they would know that check
Is good for nothing unless the money is ia
the bank to meet it. It is, therefore, an
order for money! currency on deposit in the
bank. Drafts and bills of exchange
drawn against shipments represent credit,
not money. They form part of our
great ruinous credit system which SO slim
ulates and encourages speculation and
gambling. In this respect they partake of
the character of the irredeemable green.
back, which only differs from coin in
value by being credit-money, or faith
money. There is no aristocracy of
national banks. The business is free for
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

THE Graphic prints acock-and-b story
to the effect that orders have gone forth
from Republican authority in Washington
to Ohio ''to drop Hayes and vote for
Allen, the idea being to strengthen the
infationists in the Democratic party and
thereby secure the defeat of Tildsn and
his hard money friends in the next Demo-
cratic national convention. The publica-
ton of this story may work admirably as a
boost for Tilden, but unfortunately for the
Graphic there is not word of truth in it.
What the Republicans here desire is the
success Of their fellow-partisans in Ohio,
after which they think it will not be i'm
probable that repetition of the scenes of
the Democratic convention of 1860 at
Charleston may follow. Under no circum-
stances will they advise their friends to
vote for candidates who are not pledged to
maintain both the political and financial
integrity of the Government.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

Mr.. HoRATIo n. EASILY falls into the
same error with Mr.. Wendell Phillips and
General Butler In regard to the contraction
of the currency. The official statistics show
that there has been no contraction of the
currency by the Treasury or the Govern
ment, which is nominally in circulation, for
years past. All the contraction which has
taken place has been occasioned by the de-
creased wants of trade through the impaired
confidence of men in legitimate trade and
manufacture, that the future demand would
justify further investments. 1t is only
spectators and gamblers who complain of
a want of money. Those who clamor for
more money are chronic borrowers, who
wish to trade or speculate upon borrowed
capital, risking nothing themselves. They
have no adequate security to offer for the
repayment of the loans they wish to make.
If their speculations fail, ofcourse the lend
ers viii be the sufferers. We print Mr..
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all who have the capital to start with. Mr..
Phillips knows this, or ought to know it
Therefore there is no analogy between
national banking and his proposed monop-
oily of the planting of wheat. Did Mr.
Phillips ever reflect that slight want OF
confidence in the future, in the business
community. the manufacturers, the grocers,
the banks and the dry goods merchants,
upon the part of the ten millions OF heads Of
families in this country might cause
them to hoard up three dollars week of
their wages and live on the other six
Suppose for a moment that they should do
this, what would the contraction of the
circulation by such process be for single
week. Thirty millions That's right,
thirty millions. Talk about your banks as
contracting power Why circulation,
the keeping of their deposits and circula-
ton in constant use, loaning them out and
making them earn interests the life
blood of the banks. They cannot afford to
contract by locking up their money. But
if our labor continues its contracting pro-
cess by boarding one third of its weekly
wages for single month it locks up one
hundred and twenty millions. Six months
of this lack of confidence and boarding by
our laboring classes would stow away out
of sight $72O. 1000, 900, or nearly the full
volume of our circulation. But if instead
of this they have confidence and intrust
their savings to the banks, they flow forth
again in the shape of loans and continue to
perform the duties and uses of a circulating
medium. Now Mr.. Phillips may see that
the banks have no interest in contracting
circulation, that they cannot afford to pur-
sue such a suicidal policy. The rest of
Mr.. Phillips letter is made up of quota
lions from Cary and other dreamers who
either have been dead or feeding upon the
theories of dead men for many years.
There is nothing new in it. As writer
on currency Wendell Phillips is a failure.
This is a subject upon which heroes don't
count The laborer is a creditor. His
class is creditor class. He never gets pay
in advance. Consequently his interest lies
in having money of the largest purchasing
power. He earns it before he gets it, and
is therefore entitled to the full face value of
his wages. He neither wants due bills nor
store orders. He wants and deserves coin
or its equivalent
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

GENERAL BUTLER is sorry for the strikers
of Fall River. This does him honor. But
when he attributes the depression of man
ufactures and the resultant low rates of
wages to a scarcity of money, instead of a
lack of demand for the manufactured goods,
he advertises degree of ignorance of the
laws of political economy that he can
scarcely afford to father. If there has been
such a shrlnkage of values Of property as
the General asserts, then the present wages
offered by employers will purchase more of
the necessaries of life than the old rates,
and are, consequently, better for the laborer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

SENATOR ALooRN seems to have brought
on the instruction at Friar's Point Goa
homa county, Miss, by threatening to
shoot the sheriff. Now that he has brought
it on, however, the Democrats who sup
ported him at first tell US through the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches that the people
have no sympathy in the 'tfuss." Verify,
we believe they have not They describe
Alcorn as Republican, and as he is fight
ing Republicans they are much like the
old woman who, when watching the death
struggle between her husband and the
bear, exclaimed: 81 don't care which one
WhiDs"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

GENERAL BUTLER speaks ola time when
the deposrtors in the savings banks will be
compelled to withdraw their savings be-
cause they cannot get work. 1t is not the
same class who lead and join strikes that
nut money in the savings banks. The lat
ter are those economists who live within
their means all the time, and such find that
they are saving more of their reduced
wages now than they could if their earn
ings were higher, just because of the in
creased purchasing power of the money
now beyond what it then possess ed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
World describes the powers of the District
Commissioners as executive and auto
cratic" There is a great deal of truth in
this, and a great many people are begin.
ming to wonder what the next House of
Representatives will do with this autoc-
racy. 1t is probable, however, that the
majority of our citizens are satisfied with
its administration of our affairs but at the
same time they would like to have just a
little more voice in their government. The
idea of being citizen and not enjoying the
privilege of voting even for pound-master
is, to say the least, little peculiar.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

Easby's lengthy communication partly out
of respect to him, because we know that
he honestly entertains the convictions to
which he gives expression, and partly be-
cause that in this discussion of the currency
question we desire to give both sides fuu
and fair hearing,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

WE have no desire to revive unpleasant
memories, but the thought strikes US that
the Credit Mobilier scandal, although older,
is fresher in the mind of the public than
the TIlton-Beecher affair. Politicians,
unlike religiOnists, seldom forgive, and
never forget
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DIED..

HYNES.-At the south end of Long bridge, on
October s. at $50 p. m, MARY, daughter Of Pat
rick and Della Hynes, aged five months and two
days.
Funeral to-day Thursday at O'Clock. Friends
of the family are respectfully invited.
CLOUGHLY.-At Long Branch, October 5, 1875,
NELLIE, youngest daughter of Alfred and the late
Eudora Cloughly, in her eighth year.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
DAY,-At Sheldon. Illinois, September q, 1875,
HENRY GILLIAN, infant son of Samuel and Vir-
linda y. Day, aged seven weeks and one day.
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MARRIED,

HARVEY-PEAK.-0n Tuesday, the 5th, at St.
Dominic's church, by the Rev. Father Bokel, Jas.
y. HARVEY and NJ. RUTH PEAK.
ILEY-kERGUsoN.-On the 5th instant, at
the Mount Vernon III. Z. church, by Rev. W. ".
Tudor. of ST. Louis, Mo-, CHARLES n. SMILEY,
esq, Of Perry county, Pa, to Miss EMILY NJ. BER-
GUs0N, of this city.
THOMPsoN-GoINGs.-o the 5th of October,
1875, by the Rev. Father Ciampl, PHILIP THoMP-
SON, Of this city, and ANNA e. GoINGs, of Baltl-
more, Md.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

n1R- HI. l.. HASTINGS WILL PREACH
- ht the Foundry church, corner Of Four
tenth and q streets. THIS Thursday EVENING,
at 7:30 o'c. oek. Dany prayer meetings from TO
and T. 7io p. N. All are cordially Invited.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07
THURSDAY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES :. 1875

THE New York Tribune alludes to Sena-
tor Alcorn, of Mississippi, as Republican;
but then it is the Tribune that does it, you
know
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EsEcoNgs oo,0pEEATIyE BUILD

~
~ Inc ASSOCIATION
The nrst regular meeting of the Second Co-opera-
tive Building Association Will be held on MON
DAY EVENING. November s, ISIS, In Potomac
Hall, corner Of Maryland avenue and Eleventh
street, South Washington. for the payment OF
dues and sale Of money. The books viii be open
for one month. shares, q each, representing
the sixth year.
Stock subscriptions can be made at the following
laces:
@. b. Church Sons, Lumber Dealers, corner of
Maryland avenue and Eighth street southwest.
Walker q Bro, Grocers corner Maryland ave-
nue. and Eleventh street southwest.
Petty Harvey, Hatters, a5 Seventh street
northwest.
Lux Bro, Tobacconists, corner Seventh and
streets northwest.
johnson & Bro, Coal Merchants, Twelrth-street
wharf; corner and Twelfth northwest, once OF
the Great Falls Ice Company; 1923 Ninth north
west.
Seyenth-street wharf.
B. A. alker, Grocer, Four-and- a-half street,
between E and southwest.
Thompson q Co., Hardware, corner Tenth street
and Louisiana avenue northwest.
j. Z. Carpenter, Y. NJ. Christian Association
Rooms, 316 street northeast.
j. T. Petty, Columbia Buildings.
ID. Pullman, b. and p. Freight Depot.
Depue q HaZen, Grocers, corner Four-and-a-
half and L streets southwest.
GEORGE WHITE, President.
G. r. THOMPSON, Sec'y. oc5-TuThSlm
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If Ohio had a stump for every stump-speect
that has been made within her limits this sea
son, there would not be room for an Irishman't
patch Of potatoes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

In letter, published in yesterdays issue,
from General C. F. Henningsen, on Cuban and
Spanish affairs, he was, by typographical
error, made to say that he chad encountered
in the field every Spanish regiment of all
crotr1S, except the cuirassiers of the guard
and engineers" instead of "every Spanish
regiment of all arms" &c.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

1t is said that an Ohio boy who cannot con
verse intelligently on political topics is consid
cred an irredeemable idiot.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

After Ewing had carefully exhibited the rag
baby to an Ohio audience the other evening,
Gen. Woodford seized it by the..heels and dashed
its saw-dust out.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

'sWhat shall I do to be buried 2" will be the
cry before long, provided the feeling exhibited
by DR.. schenck increases among the clergy.
He recently refused to perform the last sad
rites over the body of the unfortunate DR..
Porteous, because, forsooth, that gentleman
was not loyal to the Church. The lesson
taught by the incident respecting the "Little
Church Around the Corner" seems to have
been forgotten by the Doctor, and he volun-
tarily lays himself open to severe but just
criticism.
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SPECIAL. NOTICES

HBCARROLL INSTITUTE. THE
~ Jfrst Of the regular weekly meetings Will
be held THIS (Thursday) kVEhIhG. October7, ~
6o'elook. The literary exercises Will be unusuary
interesting ). I. FALLON,
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EDITORIAL AFTERTH0UGHT.
All eyes are turned towards Ohio.

Good better, how does the betting go? Who
is best?
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Then the remnant of the Southern people
who thought that it would be intolerable to
live under the old flag are coming back to their
first love, after having passed through all the
wretchedness and poverty attendant upon a
voluntary exile in the tropical cline of BRAZIL
They are welcome-all are welcome-and par
tcularly those whose bitter enmity for the
National Government has been Gained and
smoothed over by ten years of continued suf-
fering in foreign land-a sad and trying ex-
perience, which has taught them the unfading
and ever-increasing truth that there is emo
place like home" When they departed the
cankerous spirit of rebellion was still fresh in
their hearts, and the very thought of dwelling
under the rule of their yictors aroused feeling
of haughtiness and defiance which led them to
forsake their native land and HE away to new
and unknown shore. When they return it is
in the rags of wretchedness, with the scare of
poverty, and at the magnanimity and generous
offer of the Government and power which they
we're wont to destroy. They are welcome, but
in their coming let the people learn that lesson
anew which is taught in the story of the prod
igal sons return.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

The battle between the giants is still pro-
crossing in Ohio with redoubled fury. The Re-
publicans are sweeping the State with an army
of speakers noted FIR their brilliant oratory and
national services. Every county has been
thoroughly canvassed, every town has been
taught the lessons Of the hour, every man is
prepared to go to the polls and intelligently
cast his ballot, and the news received up to a
late hour predict a round twenty thousand
majority Gov. Hayes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

The Prince of Wales says that he would
really enjoy having the Princess with him
during his Indian trip, but, unfortunately, he
has some plans laid which, he thinks, she
could not assist him in CARVING ont
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LOST AND FOUND.

GTRAYED OR STOLEN FROM MY PREM
- ises, on Meridian Hill, two cows aud Ives
one a Brindle Buffalo, with red COW calf: the
other Q White. with straight horns, and a calf
with some blush colored spots on It. VIII .ay
liberal reward for their recovery or any infnrma-
ton that will lead to It. WM. LINKINS,
Oc5-T~ IN Twentieth street.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

1t is rumored, and of a semi-official nature,
that the little rag child belonging to William
Allen is seriously Ill. If there be any one thing
more than another that is potent to arouse the
earnest sympathy of q community it is real
sick baby. 1t has been generally known in
Ohio that the child was predisposed to the
wind collie, having inherited the disorder from
the paternal side of the house, but heretofore
the disease has been kept under control by the
application of q remedy known as "public opin-
ion," and 1t was not until few days since that
it took a violent form, and threw the little
thing into dangerous spasms, accompanied by
symptoms which foretell the approach ofdeath.
1t is hard to die young, particularly when the
eyes of an anxious world are upon you and
doting father depends on your life for his polit-
ical existence, but the old gentleman with the
reaper seldom takes cognizance of such things.
When he makes up his mind that fellow
should be gathered in you might as well at
tempt to persuade the mighty Ganges to roll
back to its source as to urge with hopes of sue
cess the earthly salvation of the victim. No,
the baby is doomed. The mark Of death is on
its brow. Old Uncle Billallen may shed the
tears of an Unsuitable sorrow he may fasten
his hopes on the specific remedies of DR.. PEN
dleton; he may drink in the assuring remarks
of those who love the babe and pray for its de-
liverance he may look to the people of Ohio
for relief; he may ask them to take away the
cup of bitterness, but notwithstanding all
these supplications, entreaties and cries of de-
spair the little youngster will soon put on its
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eREMOVAL.

@ SAVINGS BANK,
Southeast corner Virginia avenue and Four-and-
a-half street. has removed to the northeast corner
OF Four-and-a half and Z streets southwest.
+. A. BOSWELL,
1raa
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

At a recent Republican mass-meeting in
Ohio a gigantic canoe was borne in process
sion, wherein were Messrs. Allen, Cary and
company, duly costumed and masked, padding
yigorouslytup Salt river. In few more days
they will have ''gone up" as far as they can
get.
The Ohio boys prayer, owing to the wonder
full pressure that has been brought upon him
by political speakers, runs little out of the
usual order Of prayers, thusly:
Now, as lay me down to sleep,
i hope my inflated money vi Keep;
But should II collapse before wake,
May the devil Olbillalen take.
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MUSICAL ACADEMY,

1884 street northwest. DR.. J. P. Caulheld,
Principal. seIS-tf
NlHEODoRE INGALLS, KING, ORGANISE
- st. Johns Parish. Teacher OF
PIANO, ORGAN, ETC.
n lessons, Si2.sor s2O. Address P.O. box 6g IT.
MISS JAMES AND MISS AE. BURSLEY,
az rom Boston. will open their English, French
and German DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS on the
FIRST MONDAY in October, at 1873 l street
Iorthwest. Application may be made by letter
the premises. seI4-tf
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The vigilant Republicans of Pennsylvania
are still exposing points.in Pershing's political
history which prove him to be quite unworthy
to govern loyal people who have been COM
batting his sentiments and deeds for the past
fifteen wears.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-07

MILE v. PRUD'HOMME,s
V1 POPULAR CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH
CLASSES,
(NothinG but French spoken.)
Prof. L. sauyeuf's from Boston) new CONVERSE
tional method.
Terms-py the wear, so: quarterly. sc.
Opening night, free to all, SATURDAY, OctO-
Der 2, 1875, Sac O'Clock, at the Rosslyn Seminary
l5Ss street northwest. Glass evenings, Wednes
For further particulars apply at ISSD 1 street
northwest.
N. B.-Private classes formed at any time