National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-13
Sped by his reelection.

Reikuap transaction I" This question, looking
at the circumstances connected with the case,
is not difficult one to answer. Mrs. Belknsp
and Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn have been very
intimate for the past year. Kentucky friends,
YOU know. Mrs. Blackburn has received with
Mrs. Bclknap, rode with her, dined with her
and talked with her. Mr.. Blackburn has done
the same. Now, any one who knows the i'm
possibility of woman's keeping a secret and
the disposition of Blackburn to stab the vital
interests of the Republican party, though he
has to do it through the heart of friend, can
readily see how easy it was for Blackburn to
obtain through this social channel the facts
which have ruined happy home and amazed
the country.
The New York World heads an editorial,
'sMr. Clymer's Great Work." Like Artemus
Ward in his celebrated lecture on "The Babes
in the Woods" it does not really refer 10 his
s'great work" at all. The most effective .1rrli
eyer accomplished by Hester Clymer in tue
interests of the Democracy was his release of
Marsh. Time will establish this fact beyond
the possibility of contradiction. All the pub
licly- known circumstances connected with the
exposure of ex-Secretary Belknap leave this
| impression. 1t is now generally believed that
| private revelations of Marsh made to Clymer
so convinced the latter that one or more
| prominent Democrats would be disgraced
| should Marsh unbosom the secret to the rest
| of the committee that he released him as the
| only possible way to avoid bringing ruin upon
| the head Of his friends. This is Hester
| Clymer's great work for the Democracy.
The New York Herald says "If the Repub!i-
can party should elect its ticket in New Hamp-
shire next Tuesday it would be more incom-
| prehensible phenomenon than has ever been
presented in American politics" There would
be nothing incomprehensible about it. 1t will
be far easier than to fall off of a log. Not
withstanding the fact that the recent downfall
of the ex-War Minister has burdened the
party most unjustly with heavy load, it will
not work upon the mind of he..sturdy men Of
New Hampshire sufficiently to drive them into
the madness of electing a cantankerous old
copperhead, an associate Of Tweel, political
parasite of Tammany and a man who pro-
nouncad Lincoln an Infamous scoundrel, tc
be Governor. You might send two leading Re
publican officials to the penitentiary and vel
| 12ll 10 COnNluCc IEe pcoptt.oi luC Oiu uiauie'
State that the country would be safe undel
the control of such men as Marcy.
The investigation clouds have broken
The rushing winds of rumor have subsidized
The wild roar of the Democracy has softened
and there is lull. Belknap, with tarnishet
honor and ruined home, has gone into his
tory. Marsh, with his soul crowded will
truth and his pockets crammed with witness
fees and important evidence, has killed tw'
birds with one stone by going into history ant
Canada at the same time. There is a bushes
energy about that man Marsh which can neve
| fail to elicit admiration, and 1t is hoped tina
he will yet be actively engaged IN telling wha
he knows about Pendleton. Hon. Hieste
4 eiymer, that goodly patriot, who voted siz
teen times in the Pennsylvania Legisls
ture against raising arms 10 defend tn
State from rebel invasion, he, too, Ia
passed to the pages of history as prom
nent actor in this great political drama
OF course he was prominent. Did nc
he take Caleb by the coat-sleeve and hurr
him to the Sergeant at Arms, and cram tn
witness fees into his pocket, and point towar
Canada and tell him what sllubrious elm
it IL; how much healthier It is than the daf
gerous, frsud-bteeding atmosphere Of Wash