National Republican., 1876-02-07

st his recent herculean defense of the Union |;
but, in the name Of all that is just and good, ,
may he be saved from the sore afliction which
the support of the Tribune would bring in
smarting force upon him 1t supported and
killed Greeley, but the Republican party car
not afford to have it support and injure Blaine.
The other day when the woman's suffrage
convention was in session in this city the hus.
band Of one of the attendants sought his domi-
cile early in the evening 10 state (hic) in
toxication, and crept into bed with his clothes
on. 1t was about IL o'clock when his wife re.
turned, and he was dreaming, that he was
passing along the slippery pavement, and sud-
denly sat down on the back of his head. lie
awoke and turned over just in time to come
to the conclusion that hair brush was in the
act of sitting down On his nose assisted by the
woman he had sworn TO love and protect.
The man we refer to was an Intelligent fel-
low and knew perfectly well what he was say
Ing, but he was intoxicated. 1t was none of
your quiet little sip-sip drunks, but one Of q
weeks duration, and when admonished by a
friend to forsake his dissipation he said, "Was
ze use Of Eat" "Why, my dear fellow" said
his friend, 'Eou are going down, down, down.
One of these days you will have softening Of
the BRAIN" "Sall right" he returned "sall
right, old boy; when the brain s-offens I'll
(hic) go on the New York 'Erdld's staff"
When that occurs we will have the right man
in the right place.
The demagoguc counsels of the Confederate
House have been consulting in secret council
the most feasible measures by which to cripple
our national dignity in foreign lands, and after
discussing the matter have concluded to i'm
poverish one of the most important branches
of Our foreign service by reducing the already
too Reagre salaries Of consuls. Every effort
thus far of the Democracy to become econom-
ical has resulted in schemes most disastrous
to the interests of the Government, and every
time they make..an official move they only add
one more twist to the rope they are braiding
with which to hang themselves.
The Bristol (Va.) Noes says: "We fear
there is no chance for us to win the Presi-
Dental election. We have sent few brilliant,
pop-eycd fools, like Ben Hill, of Georgia, and
these seem determined TO knock the apple of
the head Of the Northern meS every time they
see 1t there. Nothing was so much needed by
the enemy as that our Southern men in this
Democratic Congress should quarrel with
them. Nothing has done them SO much good
as the recent hot debate between Hill and
Blaine. Even Ran. Tucker, of Virginia, had
better keep his mouth shut. The time is not
yet for the South to resume the fiery leader
ship of 1850" We think out Of common de-
cency and respect for their constituency the ex-
Cons. in Congress might keep their promises,
and pursue the policy OF silence which they
proposed at the beginning of the session to fol-
low. As the Nei"s truthfully states, the time
has rot yet arrived for an assumption of the
fiery leadership of 1850. They must remain
silent Unit! they get full control Of the Coy
ernment before they commence re-establishing
the supposcd-to-bs lost cause. Mum is the
word for these Southern gentlemen if they ex-
pect TO get into control of the Government, so
as to indemnify themselves for their emanci-
pated slaves, and pension their soldier boys
who sacrificed health and limbs in the des-
peratc effort TO destroy the federation of
States. But after all it seems about as diff
cult for one of tkose frc-eating fellows to keep
his lips sealed as it is for water to course up
hill