The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

seized with painful retching. as it were, and
a grave United States senate, the embodi-
ment OF the nations ignorance, consumes
days, spends precious time and wastes
money IN proving the monstrous enormity
OF one Tilden electoral vote, while 10 stolen
votes in the south, under pretended
forms of law, suffused a patriotic calm in
their demoralized souls, and we are moved
TO remark what slight change works a
mighty alteration, so to speak. But the
browning glory of the republican party is
toreshadowed, in the assumption row taking
form, il deemed necessary, of improvising a
national canvassing board of one-the vice
president of the United States, the presiding
ofhcer OF the United states senate The
cheering and patriotic announcement is
made that the officer named is the arbiter
OF fate IN settling the question of the great
and gifted Grants successor. 1t is devoutly
to be hoped that the goddess leaders of the
forlorn hope will pause before venturing to
cross that RubicOn or any such Pogue's
run. III the people, regardless of their past
condition of political servitude, will remain
supinely idle and indifferent to palpable en-
croachments OF power. unwarranted by
la;T constitution cor. or precedent II
that our first and last centennial
of American liberty has been celebrated.
Let the people rise above party; let them
postpone mere party ascendancy to coun-
try, and hurl from positions of abused
power the Cataljnes Of the republican lead
ers before il is too late.
IMPEACHMENT
The impeachment of the poor remnant of
official imbecility now ornamenting the
white house was wisely given its quietus by
Mr. Landers in the house democratic caucus.
lis true if Andrew Johnson, late president
had given one tenth part of the cause for
arraignment before the bar of the senate,
that Grant has, he would have been made to
evacuate his location summari,y.
But the nation is becoming schooled in the
belief that the weak, imbecile head of the
government is measurably harmless, in
spired lunatic, hardly oompos, and there
fore scarcely responsible for his actions, thus
enjoying happy immunity from merited
punishment He will soon pass into the
darksome shadows of private life, leaving
the question open, whether in balancing
his good and evil deeds. il would not have
been best for his country had he never lived.
Let him get Morton to write his obituary
No farewell address TO his countrymen,
apologizing for his many and grievous per-
sonal official and national sins-and retire TO
appreciatiye obscurity
The confederate" house seems to be NOV
ing things, attending to business in a man
ner to commend ii one would think even TO
the praise of the "hazel eyed" gentleman
cial
4 NATIONAL loss.
The prospective retirement from congress
of the Hon. w. S. Holman is hailed
GOd-send by all the little and big till tap
pers of the national treasury. from claim
agents through all grades of official rascals,
down to the lowest mental appendage OF
power. What an enviable position he oecu-
pies. Through a long and event
full congressional career not a whisper
of faint OF corruption-not the shade OF
shadow of suspicion on his incorruptible in
tegrity-no suddenly acquired fortune to
throw question on his unSullied personal
character. In the midst of republican vii
lainies falling around him, as if struck by
the tainted atmosphere Of political SIMEON,
he remains faithful among the faithless. I'M
smirched untainted, strengthened by the
consciousness OF having done his duty,
and honored by the compliment of denun-
citation by all the unpententiaried thieves
who are plucking at Uncle Samuel's pocket,
and by such subsidized, venal, conscience
less organs as the Journal of your city. That
Mr.. Holman's place should be filed by Il
political zero is Iiattering TO the voters of
the Fifth Indiana district The world does
move backwards sometimes TO get good
start ahead. SIGMA.