National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-21

diem, and then darts wildly into q restaurant
aud orders up IS dinner for his temper's
sake.
The New York Republican State convention,
which meets this week at Elmirs, will send q
united delegation to Cincinnati in favoi Of
senator Conkling.
It certainly would not improve the yentila-
ton in the House If dampcr were put 10 the
draft on public patience, which is so strong
just at present on the floor.
1t is a noticeable fact that the Democratic
press of the country are exhibiting growing
desire to see Ben Hills chin in repose. He
can think ''d-d Yankee" but his lips must
not move. -...-., -.
"One by one the roses fall. Belknap is gone,
Pendleton is gone, Clymer is going, and feel
pretty mean myself" said Mix to himself, in
q meditative mood, as he tore himself away
from his wife after breakfast talk.
What would be the result of the Ohio dele
cation in favor of Thurman to the st. Louis
| convention, provided George H. Pendleton
directed its movements! 1t would simply kill
the venerable judge. That is all.
Fifty per cent Perdleton cuts sorry figure
when compared to Guthrie, former president
Of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Mr..
| Guthrie came on to Washington and collected
a claim amounting to over q millionadollars
for the road, but refused to accept any re-
Enumeration save his expenses.
Now, while the thing is in order, would It
not DO well for Congress to investigate the
conduct of the war. Perhaps it can be proven
that the Union forces got the best positions at
Gettysburg and Nashville, and took unfair ad-
vantages of the rebels. Here is a bonanza for
the ex-Confederate committees.
After Hester Clymer had got Marsh started
| on his way to Canada, he cried: "The Cabinet
| have been frightening our witness away"
Now that Caleb is on his way back to Wash
ington prepared TO "tell all, Mr.. Clymer is
mentally profaning at the Cabinet and the
| entire Republican party because they did not
| brighten him to death, and thus silence his
| tongue from further exposition of facts con-
| corning the case.
Mr.. Twenty-dollar Robbins usefulness in
| the councils of the nation has ended. His in
| fuence has passed away like the mists of the
| morning. The confidence reposed In him by
| those who knew not OF the turpitude of his
| official life until exposed by the NATIONAL
| REPUBLICAN is now withdrawn. His race is
| nearly run. The few short months that are
| left him as a Representative of free people
must necessarily be FILTERED away He is
| dead, but not yet sensible of it. He will be
sensible Of it when he asks for reelection.
The New York Tribune still insists that New
| Hampshire was purchased by Republican
ducats. The stupidist allegation of this OPP
| position journal is that the State was carried
| by bribery. There may have been brides used,
but the idea Of talking Of a bribed majority of
$500 is simply crazy. The charge is an out
| rageous libel on an American State, and should
be indignantly repealed by all who are inter-
ested in Vindicating the American good name
! and character. The Tribune ought to find
better employment than that of blackening
the fair name of an entire community for the
| purpose of breaking the moral effect of a
fair defeat.
Caleb Marsh is coming. He will be here to-
morrow, the weather permitting. He will
come prepared to make full, free and frank
statement of the entire Belknap matter. The
| Democrats, through their business agent and
manager, sent Caleb to Montreal. The Presi-
| dent. anxious to punish the guilty, brings
Caleb back, and now Hester Clymer is on the
rack. About Saturday look out for the follow
ing: "Died-in the committee-room at the
National House of Representatives, Hester
| Clymer, aged IS:
An important fact,
He did Keep back,
| But twas more than he could bear,
For death came round,
And with one bound
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