National Republican., 1876-02-10

national debt was reduced during January just
enough TO make up for the Centennial apPro-
| priation.
Grace Greenwood says that she would rather
have her feet among flowers than her head
among stars. 1t appears to US that Piper
thought SO too when squad of police waltzed
| him of to the station. But then OF course the
| sentiment was altogether different.
A national base ball association has been
| organized whose object is to reform and once
moro make respectable the game which has
been injured By class of disreputable men,
| who have followed the profession as gamblers
and skinners and every such thing.
The Confederates in Congress seem deter
mined to slay the Democracy before the ses-
sion is over. Every opportunity they have to
| stab that organization they seem to run the
knife in and twist it. Ben. Hills speech,
fuckers tira6e, and JEFF. Davis letter arc fair
samples of their stabs.
We are getting quite tired of seeing JEFF.
Davis and Robert TOombs and that class shak-
ing fists at the Government from across the
bloody chasm. The next thing they will be
knocking . chip of of the Northern shoulder,
and then we will have to waste our time and
money again in repeating the old, old tanning.
The Raymond (Aliss.) GG=sits suggests that
if the out going sheriff of Holmes county, Miss,
who appears to be delinquent, fails to settle
his accounts "a little tight rope could be ju-
d:ciously used" The jackson (Niss.) Times
reminds the Gazette that the Democrats prom
ised that when they should get into power
there was to lie in Mississippi reign of law
and order, and peace and prosperity were to
prevail. Now they freely recommend mob
law and violence, and everything that pertains
to lawlessness and disturbance.
Mr.. c. L. Williams, of Richmond, recently
introduced in the House bill proposing to
tax persons who drink, smoke, chew, or take
snuff, So per year; and those who indulge in
profane language, S5 per year. 1t is proposed
to make each male iAhabitant take oath
whether he INDUCES in any of these things.
If he swears yea, he is to be taxed. If he
swears nay, he is to be exempt. Ladies, not
being mentioned, are presumed to be exempt
also. Mr.. Williams thinks if the Legislature
will pass his bill and have it properly enforced,
treasury.
The Co"ricr-Jo"rHoi says: yesterday the
Democratic party stood on rising ground. 1t
was the Republican party that was down and
divided. To-day the relative conditions are
reversed. Democrats are at cross-purposes.
Republicans are confident and jubilant. Fifteen
years of corruption-which was going to be
in lieu OF the reforms which were promised
as the price of a popular transfer of power,
we have nothing to show but a little piddling
at salaries, a few bubbles about constitutional
precedents and traditions, q good deal of
financial buIcombe of the baser kind, and a
general confusion and stagnation OF business,
one statesman tumbling over another states
man, and nobody except the Hyena, from
Maine, seeming to be able to say whether he
stands on his head or his heels. In 4 word,
VIC have lapsed into the old ruts. We must
get out Of them or we are lost" You will
have to unload about two-thirds of your past
record before you can come up out of the mire
and present respectable appearance TO the
American people.
Samuel Sunset Cox driited into funny
mood again yesterday. He appeared to be
especially pleased with the fact that our Min
ister to Greece had danced with Queen Olga.
"Up and down. in the middle,
To the tune Of flute and fiddle
Just why Samuel should have gone into
ecstacies, because the Minister danced
"Up and dowD. in the middle,
To the tune Of flute and hddIe,''
with the fair Olga, was not clear until he an
nounced that he had danced
"Up and down, in the middle,
To the tune Of flute and fddle,''
himself. That was sufficient to wipe away
the mystery which surrounded his great joy.
Any man who has danced
"Up and down, in the middle,
To the tune OF hute and fiddle"
has drank deep Of the cup of this life's pleas
ures, and it is great comfort for US to know
that Mr.. Samuel Sunset Cox has found time
during the press of his multifarous duties,
between his puu-concocting time and his
punch and gin cocktail time, to dance
up and down. in the middle,
To the tune Of flute and hddIe,"
although it may have been with q cross-eyed,
pigeon-toed, red-headed, tin-eared, bottled
nosed, patent-leather- ribbed, slap-sided Off
town.
People who frequent the Capitol and minge
much with the employees there have lately
become in the habit of calling Fitzhugh's
subOrdinates the ''lIappy Family" II is a
happy one. So full of harmony, so rich in
the feelings of fraternal concord, so beaming
with the radiance OF good will that it is a
wonder some stranger does not mistake them
for a section-piece of eternal bliss. Yesterday
it was Blood, of the folding room, who dis
played the beautiful qualities of his disci-
plined spirit. Blood slings paste now, but
years ago he was wearing the towering dig.
nifty of State Senator. and he has not come
down enough to fill his present position with
that modesty Of department which we all so
much like to see. By some mysterious clash
ings OF the bad and wicked qualities in human
nature Blood and Fitzhugh met in personal
strife. Blood has been Northern rebel ever
since the name was born, and although he has
1uctuated between one party and the other,
at heart he is a rebel still. FitZhugh ordered
Blood TO perform some duty. Blood was
once a Senator, Fitzhugh never was.
1t was not Compatible with his slumbering
dignity 10 De cOhlhahueu anu oFuereu aOout'
He rebelled. lie climbed upon his ear and
shook his fist in the face of his superior.
Then Fitzhugh hicted his lipper back. The
ball was now opened. 1t was growing warm.
Blood cried for blood, and Fitzhugh said he
was blooded, and asked him to come and get
it. "iou can't command me, you secesh
blatherslite, cried the ex-senator ofthe paste
pot persuasion; ''you can't hound me around
like slave, You whittle- headed Confederate
cockney, you" There was something so
weighty about this expression that It impressed
Fitzhugh with the necessity of amending it by
modifying the end Of Blood's nose. But this
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