New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-27
DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD.

is assumed that departed statesmen hav'
neither gone into Hades. purgatory
limbo nor slysium, but are calmly pass
| ing their eternity in review Of the events
which occurred during their limited ex
istence. It il remarkable trait that grea
men are great cyclists. Las Cases sup
posed the world ceased to move wbel
Napoleon was kidnapped, and Boswell
deems history blank when DR.. johnson
was no longer alive TO correct its errors
\ A correspondent Of the clairvoyant per
I suasion has reported recent converse
ton overheard by him. and taken dowr
in trance characters readily written ou
l in longhand when the reporter awaked.
The scene is, Of course, on the banks Of
the Styx. in those pleasant gardens il
| which philosophers Of old delighted. The
principa! character is General Andrew
Jackson. He is surrounded by his polit'
ical staff. whose relations to him are pre-
cisely those of subordinate military off,
GERS. Although conspicuous rule OF
smoking positively prohibited" is pla-
carded. the old hero is enjoying pipe
with long stem. which he fills. and asks
Van Buren, for light. Nir. Van Buren,
produces a locofoco match. when the old
hero says petulantly. "D-n your sulphur;
get me . live coal of hickory wood
Three of the staff scuttle of and return
with the coal. With Ibis the tobacco is
infamed and the old hero appeased.
Jackson Biair, 60 on 70 explain how
preserved the Union"
Van Buren-'And established a hard
money government your excellency."
Blair-"When the General had snuffed
out notification and threatened TO hang
Hon. Mr.. Calhoun he ordered all the
duties on imports, when paid in specie. to
be placed in the repositories Of the gov
eminent, and paid out in the same
medium"
Van THAT was the sub-treasury
system by which the hard money system
Of your excellency was contaminated.
Jackson" These deposits got into the
banks somehow, and were thus made the
basis of New York credit. / had de.
termined not only to close all the rag
mills but to found federal and individual
taxation upon the only prop er basis. 1t
would have required third term, and I
would have closed the sub-treasury frauds
also. By the Eternal. F"
Usher-"The superintendent Of gardens
allows no profanity. You are fined an
obolus in hard money. No car tickets
taken here, either. Terms cash, in variably
in advance"
The old hero goes for the usher with his
cane. Rives pays the fine and pushes the
usher of, and he goes off to report the /
American outlaws for turbulence and dis !
order.
Enter Horace y-"Gentlemen,
have called to return your visit. 1t is true
we disagreed good deal on earth, but
here We are supposed to have lost all NOR
tai animosities, and may discuss subjects
of former difference without acerbity."
Hayne was sorry to leave public life
just when the principles of free trade had
triumphed,' and the protectionists had
the justice of revenue duties
without discrimination.
Greeley-''As we can learn nothing
from direct communication with the world
except by the testimony of new arrivals,
it is proper to remind you that the present
tariff discriminates against revenue. and
that manufacturers at the East have con-
,idered the policy Of resorting to free
trade in raw material, and free foreign
coal as a means Of cheapening produc.
tion.''
Jackson-"W is that? Why. I left
pledge on the part of the Democratic party
70 collect revenue tariff in hard money.
Who can have dared to abandon this doc.
rine? By the E -
Rives- "General, remember the rules.
Oboli are not SO plenty as when Blair and
Rives enjoyed the public printing, and
he Globe was Comstock ledge to the
ana the party"
Father Ritchie-"I have little left of
he Democratic donation for my services
IS public printer and partisan advoc ate
# free trade, hard money and State
lights" [Pays bogus nickel to the
'hadowy usher.l |
Jackson" Thanks. generous friends.
will control my temper" To Mr.. Gree
ey-"But who has dared to violate tie
principles Of the Democratic party?"
Greeley" Democrats themselves.
During the war. as you must have heard
rom the numerous Republican free sellers
Tiled in battle. the State rights Demo.
rats abandoned the rights Of the States for
he preservation Of the Union. General
>utler. who was State rights. hard money
nti-tarif. anti railroad, anti internal
and antipodes Of everything
ederal. was, like st. Paul, blinded with
xcess Of Republican light He inscribed,
ir, on your statue the words The Union,
must and shall be preserved Such,
on know, was not exactly the text Of !
our celebrated toast" II
Mr.. Calhoun-Sir. you are historically {
orrect. There was nothing imperative
n the words Of the toast. 6
Greeley General Butler slightly de-