National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-23

AskelonP' Those theological and slaye-deal-
ing gentlemen, Marsh and Welsh, in attempt
ing to throw the stones Of personal spite,
/ forgot that they were lining in slimsy glass
houses themselves, and the result is, these
missiles have rebounded with redoubled fury,
breaking in upon the defective portions Of
their own private characters, and exposing 70
the public gaze series of faults which bring
an infinite and blighting discredit upon their
names which sackcloth and ashes can never
obliterate.
VIII Professor Marsh be prosecuted for hav-
ing violated one of the most important and
sacred laws of the Government The people
want to know what is going to be done about
this matter. The Government has a complete
case, and any dereliction of duty in this re-
spect will be promptly and severely censured
by them. The Professor stands selfconyicted
by the records of the commission, but this is
certainly not sufficient, for anything this side
of legal prosecution will neither satisfy JUS
tiee nor the public. Give him a fair trial, but
give him full one.
As showing the intensity of the canvass in
Ohio the Republican announcements of speak
ers fill two columns of close type, and include
now the names of Senators Sherman, Morton,
Boutwell,, Dawes and Window; Carl Schurz,
Stewart L. Woodford, Ex-Governor James Pol
lock, of Pennsylvania, and a strong array Of
home talent. On the Democratic side, it
should be added, is an equally formidable list.
Cassius NJ. Clay has been put to service in the
Western Reserve, to tell his old abolitionist
friends to vote the Democratic ticket. The
vote in October is, from present appearances,
likely to exceed the highest total ever before
polled, and is estimated, indeed, at 65O,000.
A few moss-covered veteran political pen
sioners, who have been of no particular benefit
to either party for the past ten years, gathered
together yesterday at Albany and spent the
day in passing resolutions on the Governor of
the State and his reform policy. There is
something quite ridiculous in the manner in
which these worn-out, second childhood men
talk about Tilden's reform measures. If we
remember right it has been nearly year since
he commenced his crusade against the canal
monopoly, and yet not one single criminal has
been punished. Since Gov. Tilden commenced
this war Secretary Bristow, under the direc-
ton of President Grant, has broken up and
completely destroyed the most gigantic fraudu-
lent combination of men that ever existed in
this or any other country. Tilden's work COM
pared to this is but the Pickering of wax
taper in the light of a MONDAY sun.
What change there is sometimes in the
affairs of men A few weeks ago the burden
of Professor Marsh's song was, "The Indian
has been robteil His -four is poor, his coffee
is mixed with chickory, his sugar is mixed
with sand, his blankets are moth-eaten, his
papooses are whining for bread, his squaws
are dying of starvation. God pity him, or he,
too, will die. Some one must suffer for this.
The Indian Bureau is to blame, and Pll show
'em up, so help me -" But q change has
now come over the vision of his delirious
dream, and as his race IN the investigation
movement draws gradually to close he cries,
81 would to heaven things were not thus. IT'S
that have been made the!dupe of scheming
men. Iwould give twenty-five thousand dol
lars If had never seen an Indian. Another
investigation would undermine my moral and
physical strength. ! would feel that were q
blessed man if 1 had never commeBced this
unholy crusade, and never would have COM
menced it but for the trickery Of those whose
tool have been. I expect to wake every
morning and find myself charged with rape.
Oh, in the name of suffering humanity, give
me little rest; bind up my wounds, and let
me wrap the mantle Of m couch about me
and dream no more of SIM"