National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-19

Love and Sacred Marriage" By the way,
where is Mary's husband dragging out his
wretched existence, or did he die from the
weight of his responsible domestic trust?
As soon as Connecticut went Democratic
five New York detectives started for the Nut
meg State in search OF Tweed. They said that
nothing but the presence of the prince of six
millions could have carried the State for Bour-
bonfsm.
The New York Tribune, which is not an
organ, says that it is for the best man for
President. We are much obliged to the velvet
coated, stock-jobbing decoy-duck of Jay
Gould. but, to he frank, we are too busy to
accept the nomination just now.
The New York press still insists that Gen.
Scbenck is to return to England for the pur-
pose of continuing in the official capacity of
Minister at the Court Of st. James. Those
who are well-informed, however, claim that
Gen. Comfy, Of Ohio, is the coming man.
A Young lady was burned to death yester-
day, in New York, while attempting to kindle
fire in the kitchen. When young ladies get
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kitchen fires so long as their mothers are alive
they must expect suffering and death and such
inconvenience.
The Cincinnati Enquirer dominates William
Allen for the Presidency, and triumphantly
asks: "If the Republicans had in their politi-
cal house such splendid piece of ornamental
and useful furniture as William Allen, does
any one suppose that it would not be used ?'
Most assuredly they would use it. They would
probably sit on it.
Henry Watterson, of the Courier-Jo,Tnal,
says s'that the West is utterly and irreVocably
lost to the Bourbons, and the only way TO save
the Democracy is to control the East" Others
there are, and they are legions, who believe
that the only way to save the Democracy is a
direct transportation to heaven without any
passing of judgment upon their long category
of questionable deeds.
If William Tweed, the prince Of six millions,
were In active political business, he might pos
sibly steal the State of New York for his party
in the next Presidential contest. He is q
baron in Italy now, and as his wicked and
bare-faced frauds cannot be repeated, New
York State can, with certainty, be counted
among the Republican Commonwealth in the
coming election.
When the recording angel passing over the
pages of the great book notices opposite A. T.
Stewards name-"A ship load of provisions
for the furnishing of ireland, !" ''three hun
bred Thousand dollars for home for women"
"fifty thousand dollars for the burnt-out sew.
ing women of Chicago" he will forget many
close business calculation aud hard-drfven
bargain of the deceased.
Whenever the cloud of investigation rises
from questionable transaction it invariably
reveals the completely of members of the Demo-
cratic party. The boom-bill bribery scandal
at Harrisburg duplicates several Democrats,
while the investigation was instituted for the
purpose of exposing Republican corruption.
Senator Wallace's successor is the most premi-
nent rascal yet discovered as being concerned
in the official crime.
Let them ignore the writ of habeas corpus,
defend the secession course of the South On
the floor of the House, pension the Exon
federate soldier, remove the political disabili-
ties from Jefferson Davis, nominate him for
the Presidency, and then the Democratic party,
covered with the crimes and unpatriotic efforts
of twenty years, viii be prepared for the dark
grave OF oblivion, towards which 1t is so
rapidly tending.
1t is painful to watch the physical contor-
lions of Ben Hill. More painful still is it TO
imagine the mental agony of the old Georgian.
He performs like fly with pin run through
its body, so restless, uneasy and apparently
anxious to do something which he is restrained
from doing. he titilates in his chair, folds his
hands and makes his thumbs chase each other
in the wclLknown evolutionary motion. The
trouble is Northern Democrats are sitting on