The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-27
Assyrian Bulls.

Parson J. u. NEWMAN, who II n sort of
intellectual prumpter to the White House,
and VINO is said to have communicated TO
President GRANT, from time to time, more
than two hundred and nifty valuable ideas.
now recommends that the United States
go INTO the Bull business. II is not stock
raising that NEWMAN means The 81.
Louis farm never paid, and NEWMAN IL
too sogacious to suggest the repetition of an
Improbable experiment. Nor is 1t Wall
street operation he has in mind. Former
ventures Of the White House in this dircc-
ton. although perhaps pecuniarly success
full, have not been such as TO command
popular enthusiasm or to win votes for Il
third term.
parson NEwMAN's bulls are Assvuan
bulls, the bulls OF Niuevch aud Baby ION.
which have lain under dirt heaps, neglect
ed and Nncared for, forceutui les upon cen
turtles; winged bulls with human heads
and long boards aud plaintivc features
that appeal to the people of America for
notice and projections
NEWMAN saw aud piticd these Interest,"
ing creatures when he was last in ASIA per-
forming his official duties as Inspector Of
AOliSulNAtNs nc NleN rAM itiib lufN are itlSt
being dug up by Mr.. GEORGE SMITH and
carried away to the British Museum, and
that soon the entire bun population Of
Nneveh will be brought under the de-
basing influence of monar,hioal institute
tons unless the United States Govern
mcut bestirs itself to immediate action.
He bcseeches Congress TO appropriate
$4,000 ut once and send an accredited
agent OF the Government to disiuter few
dozen of the venerable animals, lead them
gently down the valley OF the Tigiis to
some seaport OF the Persian Gulf, and en-.
bark them upon one of STCoR RonEsoN's
ships of war for passage TO America. What
is $1,000. he pleads, especially when it
comes out of the public pocket, aud when
you are getting fuil-slzcd bulls for your
money, all sculptured over with lovely
cuneform inscriptions, M interesting as
BESSIE TURNER'S book or H. one OF Bishop
GIL HAvENs best sermonsl
GRANT and NEWMAN cannot do better
than TO follow up this idea as a thrd-term
measure. Let them forbear fOmenting n
religious war that Will bring misery To
communities and households, and nothing
but ruin and disgrace TO those who insti-
gate it, Here is "a chance for something
effective, and ut the same time perfectly
harmless. Let GRANrand his promulgator
OF valuable ideas take our advice and make
the Assyrian bun question, alonglwth the
Anti-Catholic question, one OF the issues
of the coming campaign
II the subject were properly set before
the country; # the organs were to take II
nd shn hat al
perhaps our national existence, is involved
in our treatment of these helpless relics OF
antiquity; II MAST were 10 draw bulls up
peal.iE TO COLUMBIA in various attitudes
OF duplication If EUGENE LAWRENCE
were to transfer his attention from the
modern to the ancient Babylon; if some
body were to organize Bull Brotherhoods
in every State, perhaps the people would
arise in their majesty and demand Assyrian
bulls, and vote for the candidate who was
already pledged to the bun policy.
NEWMAN should Mt once put his idea In
the form OF bill, and get some third-tern
Congressman TO Introduce il. The bin
might be rdiculed by triliers ike SUNSET
Cox and PROCTOR KNOTT; it might even
fail to pass the Democratic House. But in
the Senate, if brought forward and advo-
Gated by HANNIBAL HAMLIS, to whom the
measure would appeal with all the power
OF early associations and strong contempt
raneous interest, 1t would surely meet with
friendly and thorough discussion.
There is no knowing but what, in the
storm Of popular enthusiasm that would
ensue, Gen. GRANT might ride into third
lease OF power, mounted on the back OF n
venerable Assyrian bull, whose chiselled
features should bear n weird resem blance
TO those of the unfathomable NEWMAN.