The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14


II their rapacuy. hs deed has it, pmal In
the lie ~ the post leadership bv he beauties
OF our Republican court. Not only have the
soldiers been robbed OF their scanty pay in order
to meet the exnctiOns n these lovely favofitcs,
but the wretcncd savnpes. iven to desperation
BY famine, nave been gOaded INTO acts Oi nOstili-
~. and with their wives and ch.ldren have been
slaughtered by hundreds. VIII the voice Of
their blood always or, In vain from the ground
one consequence Of retiring into TIN Airant
party, rs has been Hlre uy rem TX q, VIII
be the Imperative necessity OF an unquuli-
fed support OF the candidates piaosd In
That BODY. like Jacoo's Hocks, will be
specKled, and spotted."-Gen. xxx., 80. It's
cotton has. In large degree, been already
forest allied. IL will adopt no declaration
~ principles rejecting upon the Adminstra-
tion. IL will nominate no candidate whose
selection can be construed into rebuke, or VIII
inaugurate new regime. such actSn would
estrauRe from IL the support OF the Adminisira-
ton with It's army OF ofhceholdeIs aud CON
tractors, whose energies would thencefOrth be
directed to the defeat OF the ticket. such
things have happened before now. In this state
James =. Wadsworth was defeated for Governor
In 1862, although, at the preceding election, the
Republicans had rried the State BY majority
Of more than 1OS,OO.
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.
There IL one matter connected with tho calling
OF The Convention which II IN " De well for us
oil to remember. III has not been liked at en-
cinnat for the purpose Of nominating an i stern
man. nor Is II at all probable that such VIII he
Its result. Locality goes far to determine the
action of every nominating convention. There
ts magnetic influence IN the lObbieS ana
crowds encomu0ssug such assemblages which
exercises an almost miraculous power. The ma
tOTity Of the n atiunal Committee were awake TO
this fact, and enectuall. hisnoseh 81 every
proD"-t'"" -, -" .,Olu the Convention in an East
,rn city. Abraham Lincoln would not nave
been nominated IN 1861 had the Republican Con-
ventiOn been held elsewhere than 1t Chicago. ~
was well enough to go to Baltimore In lSA, as II
was to go " Philadelphin m 1868, when IN olch
case q denomination had been iitst rs ured. But
MIR. Culfnx IN 1868. and Nir. wilson In ls'2 owed
flt4 Ia
holding the Convention. The same Influences
nte perhaps more actve now than over before.
No power excepting an overwhelming outburst
OF popular sentiment en- change the direction
OF the nomination.
You will doubtless remember the holding OF
Democratic Convention in South Carolina In
1913, which chose Gen. TaylOr ms It's candidate
IN pref renee TO Gen. C1ss. In their address to
the people OF the state they ma le the following
txplina ion OF their action: The Southern
man who Is furlhest from us In sentiment Is
closer to Us than the Northern man who IL
ne rest TO US. Gen. TAYLOR ~ 81 us, he is for us,
lie is with us" Ike conviction Is sure to pre-
vail at en- cinnati.
the people Of tho West have learned that the
power u with them. They have just incre sed
their numerical weight In Congress and In the
they will use II now and IN all time to come.
The delegates from the L 1T, the south, anu the
Pacific slope Will, in due time. re lize that their
Office Is to register the DEGREES ct their masters.
THEIR CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
who. then, should he the candidate OF the
Cincinnati Convention, and whom should we
be bound In consistency to support " We
unite our fortunes to those Of the Admin
istraton2 Unques,ionabiy. the most appro-
pirate man Ia Ulysses ;. Grant. REPRESENTA-
tive man Is required, and he, aD I'VE all others,
represents the party "a It Is. Since his ac-
cession TO the Presidency his career has
been characterized by aygrice, seln.hurss. and
peridy. At the outset he chnrmeI the country
by tie dulcet sentence. . Let US have peace
but he lost 10 time In kndllns The flames OF
civil cOmmotion in several of the States. BY
rendering the military superior TO the riVil au-
tnority, thus rearini despotism upon the ruins
Of consttutional liberty, he drove large nun
beers of our people to operation and bloodshed.
lie pretended to adopt the principles Of tho
civil service reform, but he htbitually viol1ied
the rules prescribed 10y himself, ana finally hiled
up the II easure Of his hypocrisy 10y Openly
discardinc them altogether. na e@"eavored
to ingratiate himself with tho religious
mode % dealing with the Indians. yet
he suffered them to be despTled ana slaugh-
tered to an extent unparalleled IN our previous
hist 'ry. Some persons. while sarprOvng his
conduct, profess To believe in his honesty OF
purpose. / cannot agree with this judgment
On the page OF IMPARTIAL history verify believe
that he VIII be held up not only AZ the s. is-in
OF liberty, nut also rs the cOrrupter of other
men. notably OF his boon companions and
Cabinet Ministers.
llls name r1iI his i, human name 60 every cys.s
ss S1 Ger Oh b az e .e1,a nt saas on Nigh
Ana fostering In the lniamy of years,
repeat, ne represent the men VINO hold the
oilc"s ana who VIII compose the Convention.
lie represents the Whi-Aey Ring. which has
rubbed the Treasury u countless millions; tho
lndi N RING, the Post Ofice RIM. the Dis
trct II Columbia Ring, tie Real Estlte
Ring, the Printing Ring, and the Back FIJI
day Ring. what Ia more, he represents
tho entire army OF carpet harcers tbr1urh-
out the Southern States. His nomination would
be hailed with delight by all these. and their
efforts 70 promote the success u the ticket
name.
THEIR NOMINEE FOR vICE-PRrsIDENr.
The nominee for the nrst place being taken
from the West the candidate Tor the Vice
Presidency Will naturally be conceded to the
h.si VINO so 1T for TINS position as James q.
~ iinef IA the the speaker OF the House ~
Representatives. he distinguished himself by
packing whitewashing committees. As tie
leader ~ the minority. he has repeatedly " sted
the time OF the House by artful tricks to entrap
his lneNpcIienced aIverslTIes thereby provoke
ins. as the reporters express IT, "derisiyr laugh
ter from bis own parts ,ns. The poet has said /:
Which vi to remark and my nguhce is plain.
The heatnen Chinee is peculiar
CHANGING atew days since To fall In company
with distinguishes citizen Of Pennsylyania,
the conversation turned upon the pros poets
OF Nr. Blaine In that State. He stated
few f"sts regarding that Gentleman.s
Mr.. Blaine was born In Washington county In
PENNSYLVANIA, His father, At he date of his mar
riagc, was Protestant. His mother was a io-
man Catholic. and possessed strong will ana
deep cOnvic iols. Shc won over her husband
e. her own faith. One OF his sisters rried
gentleman well known IN puzzle life. aui she, In
turn, converted hin 20 the X man Church. A
second sister Ia N lriie1, and thiid may be M
the mead OIL convent or some other religious
house. There were two sons, one Of whom M
the last accounts, resided In Missouri rho
yoltn Of tho 1tIer was not auspiciOus Of future
u-etnlnnss Fortunately for him am estimabla
lady, from the II te OF Maine, VINO was employed
as school teacher, consen;e ed to ally her Tor
tunes To his Tor better or Tor worse. She per-
sunded him to make his home IN her native
state. Thus was laid the foundation of his sub
sequent distinc ion. We soon lud him the
editor of the kennehec Journal. a prominent
le der In religious movements, au active patriot
during the war Of the rebellion, an influential
IN nheer In the politics OF his adopted state, a
mem ler OIL Congress the S?eak r of tine House,
and last, thollh NOT least, tine pro- pective can
uidate for Vice President II the United states.
ms CnRISTIANITY
II would seem that Mr., llaine has not been
entirely IN accord wiih his religious traditions.
Wnilc nj, kindred were Zealuu-ly recruiting the
nks Of the Church, he appears Ia have stayed.
There Is saying among the jews tn tan apus-
tatlzlnE Jew makes out "A lad ClIi-tiIn, and
they accordingly Coluly welcome lroselyte t.
Their own fdith. do not say that Mr. blaine Is
Il bad frotes ant. lie seems To be avery zealous
one, aud wpuld not toe understood as tnsInu.t.
Ing That II Is hut seeming Muile lhe American
people were prOcl imns as .ppropriate to the
I" utenniul, the ere 1 lessor hat an men are
brothers, sun ring the slti' II a. cheered 10y the
same pea, r udrn q by the sane snrrnWs. and
rewarded 10y the same JOYS, lie discovered thai
our common schools a.d our civil Ii Irrtirs ara
In DANCER from the vaccinations If ihe x iman
ttthoiG Churcn, y secret order has accord
lngN been formed una ms ippl' " |. bro fcss-