National Republican., 1876-10-23
CFor the National Republican
Private Piuue and PARTY Fidelitv,

As New England man, free to speak of
what pertains to the interest of the whole
country, and as one who believes that all per-
sonal objections to a candidate for public
Office should be made at the nominating con-
vention, and not afterwards, 1 have word to
say touching the Congressional election in the
Seventh Massachusetts, district.
If the next United States House of Repre-
sentatives is saved 10 the Republicans, it must
be, $50 as by fire." by vigorous and we'll
concerted fire in the face of the enemy, and
not by any side shots or skulking warfare
Our boldest combatants must be brought to
the front, and our strength not frittered away
by personal snimosities, or our camp-fres ex-
tinguisbed or even dampened, as in Massa-
chusetts, by any Rodr frost or other chilling
operations. The time for any display of per-
sonal feeling or of political predictions is,
before. suggested, In the primary conventions.
This being settled by the majority, favorably
or unfayorably to the views of the individual
uniting, or with fair opportunity of uniting,
in such convention, party fidelity requires re-
quiescence in the result.
We have indeed fallen upon evil times II the
fact of a mans being greatly obnoxious to
modern Democracy is to be taken as a valid
argument against him. If the fact that such
a man had the independence to break away
from old party ties at the beginning of the late
Southern rebellion; that he had the patriotism
to volunteer as early as any in the Union
cause, and prove himself among the first to
defend the honor of the Union flag when at
tempted to be trailed in the dust in the streets
of Baltimore; that his sagscity early led him
to see and proclaim the important truth that
"the slaves of the South were proper contra
bands of war;" that his regard for the pro-
prieties of life and the amenities of social in
tercourse led him when in command at New
Orleans to rebuke effectually the supercilious
and wantonly insulting department of the
rebel women Of the city by the contingent ap-
plication to them of the substituted term of
"women of the town." that he had the firm
ness to vindicate the honor of the American
flag by the execution of one of the foulest des-
ecrators of It; that finding the city the vic
tim of pestilence as well as of war he left it
by his sanitary regulations a comparatively
clean and healthy city; that he proved him
self to such an extent the terror of the South
ern Confederacy, and an object of their hatred
for carrying into effect the sentence of the
court martial against the traitor Mulford, as
to be himself declared ga felon and traitor and
common enemy of mankind" by an official
proclamation of jefferson Davis; that In all
after operations of our protracted warfare he
distinguished himself as brave and efficient
commander; if these and other considerations
are to lose him the support of New England
people, then have we indeed fallen upon evil
times, and must yield to the whim- -whams and
the prejudices of q fastidious and mutual
admiration class of conservative and stay-at-
home civilians.
No reference has been thus far made to Gen.
Buffers eminent civil qualifications for combat
ting the powers of evil in our halls of Con-
gress. The people instinctively feel that he is
the right man for such place; that tufts of
grass are not the things to be thrown at the
rude assailants Of our tree of liberty, but that
in order to bring them down they must be
pelted with stones. Now that our doughty
champion, Blaine, has been Withdrawn from
the popular Congressional branch, 1t is more
than ever important that the sling should be
intrusted to the hands Of one equally skillful
and daring.
It used to be said, as a sort of proverb In our
New England country towns, "Boston folks
are full of notions" The remark Imay be ex-
tended politically to other parts of the State,
and 1t is matter of regret in the present
crisis of affairs, when so much depends upon
having the next House of Representa-
tiyes, that the motion" should obtain of
bazsrding the welfare of the Republican party
by getting the State into so bad Bcz as the
probable "catching of a Tartar" in its Mid
dlesex Congressional election. Rather than
run such a risk, let mere civilian, however
eminent in the home circuit, be so oyerruled In
his aspirations and the operations of his
friends by force of q free and intelligent ballot
as to be left at liberty to give his undivided
attention tosthe interests Of his professional
clients. In such q sphere of usefulness his
record is good one and his reputation such,
In the various walks of life, as to Justify the
hope that the time may be far distant when
he shall prove himself, other than politically,
Hermit Hoar. in solemn cell,
Wearing out life's evening gray"
g. K.