The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-02

Who wAs obliged to leave bis position as
clerk OF the state senate In disgrace on
account of stealing postage stamps to
the extent OF thousands OF dollars. "A
postagc.stamp thief is the meanest kind
Of thief, but just the man to conduct
such camp align as Morgan is making.
The campaign of the slaveholding candi-
date is conducted by the postage-stamp
thief In Morgau's downtown office.
Where you find Republican candidate
for high Office, you are sure to find q
public robber very close at hand.
THE RADICAL PIoT AGAINST THk str
p rRAoE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
There Is reliable evidence that il is the
intention OF the Radical committee after
using the troops now In South Carolina.
which nre mainly concentrated at Column
bia and vicinity, to suddenly transfer
them, Just previous to election. to North
Carolina, in order that the intimidation
of colored voters may be carried out TO
an equal extent in both States. Like all
the other plots OF the campaign this one
only needs to be exposed to be defeated.
The citizens of North Carolina will not
be inundated BY this mannuvre, nor
will the Democratic colored voters whose
number In that state is daily increasing
allow it to affect their votes.
THE rARTY OF PRESCRIPTION.
President Grant seems determined to
emulate the Republican candidate tor the
succession in the policy OF prescription
of all forcign-born citizens. lie recently
inflicted wanton insult upon the repre-
sentative of the Irish people who waited
upon him with an address. These rep
resentatives were Mr.. O'ConOr Power.
NJ. T.. and Mr.. Parneli. The President.
instead of giving them respectful audi
ence, declined to see them at all unless
presented by the British Minister. Sir
Edward Thornton. Naturally the Brit
ish Minister could not undertake TO force
upon the Presidents attention matters
or persons when he had declined TO re.
ceive or consider. This is a novel lea-
ture in our diplomacy. In 1851. kossuth
was our guest, and the secretary of state
was no less man than Daniel Webster
lie not only negotiated III favor of the
Hungarian chief with the Austrian Gov
| eminent, but brought him to America a.
the guest Of the nation, and with the ap
| proval OF the President. kossuth was re-
ceived at Washington by con
Sressional committee headed by Senator;
Cass, Seward and Shields. Mr.. Webster
| waited upon him Immediately
and formally introduced him to the pres
ident, who treated him with the highes
official a. we'll as personal distinction
But now, the representatives OF the Irish
people, who do not stand in any attitude
of hostility to the English government
one Of them, on the contrary, being {
member Of parliament, are severely
snubbed by the president OF the Cnitct
States in order to carry favor with thu
anti.foreign element in our politics, a
represent by tho American Alliance
Of which Hayes is a member. Whether
President Grant be also member OF
not, Is not known; but his action in THU
case would seem to indicate that he is
The truth of the matter is that the Re
publican party is never satisfied unles
engaged in prescribing somebody TO
some reason or other. Its pretense o
being the party Of equal rights is abso
lutely false, and it will soon be demon
strated the Republican party is not il
favor of equal rights even for the ne
groes, unless they are sure to vote tn
Republican ticket.