National Republican., 1876-02-07


servants here at Washington require so
much to live upon, while others receive
such small and insufficient salaries.
EDITORIAL GOSSIP.
1.-The rumor has taken wings again that VIM.
Allen is one hundred years of age. 1t must be
so, for we heard the same thing ten years ago.
Samuel Bowles has q great nominating rival
in the South. Mississippi paper nominates
JeH. Davis for the Presidency every time the
old gentleman winks assent at the editor.
The small boy who has not courage enough
to cave in the top of little money box and
take out coppers in sufficient numbers to pur-
chase q Centennial medal will never be man
among men, nor even President.
1t is very amusing to witness the fippancy
with which some Northern editors speak of
the "Carpet-bag Element" The amusement
consists in the fact disclosed by examination
that nearly every one Of them is himself a
carpct-bagger from his native State and city,
if not region and country.
Dana, the Ishmaelite, of the New York Sun,
is carpet -bagger from New England. 1t is
reported that he was in the city yesterday,
teaching his Ishmaelitish doctrines to a select
circle of philosophers. Sunday is the only day
of the week on which he feels safe at the
nations capital.
"Gcneral Thomas Benton Smith, of Nash
vile, who displayed great courage in the Con-
federate army, has become insane. lie fancieS
himself the Indian Emperor Of America" Can
the inference be drawn from this that because
jeff Davis imagines himself "a going to be a
Senator that he is crazy!
The Cambridge and Oxford crews have con-
cluded that they have furnished aquatic inStruc-
ton enough TO American boatmen and will not
Join in the Centennial races. This comes di-
rectly from their knowledge OF the capacity for
strokes and time which resides in that little
country college at Ithaca, New York.
1t is well known that Mr.. Bridges and Mrs.
Mckenzie, during their :recent pleasant tour
from Canada to the United Estates, devoted
themselves entirely..to the subject of ''What
docs it profit man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul :" and yet the Ishmaelite
of the New York Sun still insists that they
were on the broad road to destruction.
Utica paper announces as its firm belief
that Governor Hendricks is most unfortunate
in his friends. At this point something re-
minds us that Speaker Kerr is his friend. He
nominated him for the Presidency; but this
may be the exact point wherein he is so unfor-
tunate. Premature nominations are going to
make great many political corpscs this year.
A gentleman has just arrived in this city
from San Francisco. He is accompanied by a
stiff neck, received from all excessive twisting
about to see the milliouares which throng the
streets of that golden city. Every tenth man
was pointed out as being millionaire. but it
was noticed that not over one in twenty wore
diamond pins. That town never was very
good place for keepers.
After all it would not change the political
aspect of the country much should the right
of elective franchise be granted to women:
for in their marital VOWS they have solcnnly
pledged themselves to "honor and obey their
husbands. Under these circumstances the
wife of Democrat could not consistently vote
the Republican ticket, not even were the
Democracy to abolish the fashions, the tax on
whisky and the system of public school c,lurI-
tiOn.
To Hill, Cox, Randall X Co. there is 4 word
of advice needed. Lay not your violent hands
on the Bureau of Education ; do not attempt
10 stranglc the public schools; do not dare to
oppose ono feathers weight of political Obstruc-
tion 10 the current of that magnificent fabric
of our Government. If you do you will dig
;,J Fnr tbot
power of faction or scheme of politicians or
cndeavOrs of friends will be potent for your
resurrection.
Two long days have passed. Think OF it.
Forty eight hours or two thousand eight hun
drcd and eighty minutes have passed away to
the great bosom of eternity, and Samuel Cox,
of New York, has not called any member of
Congress publicly ''an honorable hyena." "a
pup "gyasticutis, 'robber, ''thicf,"
''liar' or any such thing. But then, come to
reflect. the House has not been in session for
two days.
lie was Il clerk in the judiciary dcpa rtmcnt
at the Frccdman's bank and he looked bad as
hc rushed out OF the door. Ills hat was gone,
hair stood up, ceat-tails stood out, and he ap-
peared like a man recently rained on and torn
up by the roots. You might have thought him
running away from an explosion, coupled
with death. But he was not. lie was only
meanderng away from the hose that was
playing thrce-inch stream into the building
in the direction of the fire.
There is something about frank confession
which never fails to find an apprecative chord in
the hearts ofmcn. A Confederate doorkeeper of
the House made remark the other day, which
not having been placed in the Congressional
Record, of course will not have to DC corrected.
''What do you think of Ben lIill:' said COM
rade to him. II don't know. as have al
ways seen him drunk "What BENJAMIN
Hill drunki' inquired the friend, with a
startled expression. "No, was" he replied
smacking his lips.
Samuel Townsend wants the Delawareans
to petition Congress to pay the States war
debt. He says "We have in Delaware been
ground down in paying taxes for the interest
on this war debt long enough, and too long,
and an effort should be made at this Congress
to get clear of it, IfSamucl would hand out
plenty of good and sufficient consideration,
mixed with ample inducement, perhaps the
Democratic House would repudiate the whole
debt, State and national. They are evidently
inclined that way.
Somebody has started the rumor that the
New York Tribune will support ex-Speaker
Blaine for the Presidency. Now, what has
that great patriot and excellent statesman ever
done that Fate should treat him so cruelty.
Let the rabbid press of the South hurl at him
their Shiny folds of slander; let the sympa
thizin= Confederatc-inclined sheets of the
North jeer and taunt at his great efforts in be-
half Of our brave dead and the great results
Of their terrible sacrifice; let the animated
Centennial gushers Of the land growl and roar