National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-05

youth of forty odd, leaning on an iron rail
near the Treasury Department and interspers-
ing his fiirtations with negotiations with his
washerwoman for an extension on overdue
bills. Such frequent comm;nglin, of husi-
ness with pleasure may be refreshing to a
sentimental mind, but it won't pay ones rent.
Like fighting the tiger, it don't pay for the
mental anxiety; aud aside from the pecuniary
consideration, 1t marks the man worse than
the smallpox. 1t is poor policy, and sitting
on cold stone is not conducive to healthy
digestion.
Welsh and Reid What dear, delightful
brace of fugitives from justice! Neither one
of these men dare put his foot inside of the
District limits, and let the fact be known to
the police. Both Of them are guilty Of crime
which before our courts is considered with ex-
IRENE severity. Poor fellows! 1t must be
truly pleasant for them to be hourly conscious
of the fact that in the courts, at the Capital of
their native land, they are esteemed as GRIM
inals. One pretentious Christian gentleman,
with bis whole soul absorbed IN the varied
cares of the poor red men; the other the sue
cessor of Horace Greeley, envsloped in the at
ALSSRASAS Vi wv SAASu Siu dOh' OuS, 6ShsAS
men, what is the use of being bashfull Come
over and see us, and if you are not put on trial
in less than five hours after your arrival it
will be because justice is away from home.
Sammybard, (which" was postmaster at
Atlanta, and (which" is at present writing a
few loaded articles for the Alabama State
Journal, has awakened from q lethargic sleep
superinduced by his drowsy secesh ideas dur
ing the war, and announces the startling fact
that if THE. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN can afford
to stick sharp stick in his back he will not
be slow to strike back "with a vigor and point
which should characterize papers entertaining
a proper selfrespect." The old gentleman is
now crawling rapidly down the shidy side of
life. and we kindly beg leave to advise him to
turn his thoughts away from the vulgar things
of the world and fasten them on the beautiful
things of the future. Why the idea, Samuel,
of striking backi 1t would look so ridiculous,
you know, and, besides, it would be SO vain and
fruitless. No, you had better be serious and
think of serious things; for we have much re-
spect for venerable political scare-crows like
yourself, but we would rather not have them
continually shaking their old bones at us,
whose rattle has the ring of a second political
childhood.
Now that the Black Hills negotiation has
proved unsuccessful, it is evident that some
measure must be adopted by which this vast
mineral region can be developed. There are
thousands who have been quietly waiting for
the conclusion of the treaty. They have made
all tie necessary preparations to enter the
mountain gates and unearth the hidden treas
ures. The district where the gold is supposed
to be is in reality worth nothing to the Indians.
The greater portion of their hunting-grounds
are southwest of the mountains, on the broad
plains of the Niobrara. To them it is simply
waste land, about which they know but little
and seemingly care less except when consider
ing it as an object of sale. Now, when a
country is DESTROYS of advancing the public
welfare by making some public improvement,
such as constructing new road, and is unable
to get the acquiescence of the owner of the
property through which it is necessary the
road should pass, a commission is appointed
whose duty it is to appraise the property and
then condemn it for public use. If a commits
sion were appointed by the Government to
visit the Black Hills, and, after carefully ap-
praising its value to the Indians, condemn it
for public use, it seems that it would be open
ing up this charmed bonanza for development
not only in spirit of fairness and candor but
in business-like and sensible way.