National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-15
"0UT OF THEIR MOUTHS SHALL YE
JUDGE THEM"

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The HENDRICKS reception of the Man
haitian Club the other night was made the
occasion Of a grand display Of party patriot
Ism which would have struck the attention
OF the people with its sublimity had it not
convulsed their sensibiltics with its ridicu-
louSness. There has been an intense burn
ing ut the core of those two typical hearts
Of the Democracy Tor whose benefit the
demonstration was prepared ever since the
day their doom was pronounced by the Joint
session Of Congress, which, in their wit
lcss fancy, only required TO he eommuni-
Gated 10 the public to produce conflagraton
whose iervent heat should melt the moral
consciousness Of the nation into deep con-
triton Tor the violence il has permitted TO
assml the Constitution through the wrong
done them, and thus, ~ they believed,
evolve an impulse which should rebuke the
Administration as fraud upon the Gov
eminent and cOn1ign its representatives TO
present contempt and future iniamy Such
result WAS thought To depend upon an
Appropriate opportunity for the portrayal oil
The Ollense committed, and there has been
constant soltCitude among the leaders OF the
putty TO find such for the relief OF their can
dhlateS and the renovation Of the county.
But when a fitting occasion finally ar.
fiNed, aud tue plant was poured forth into
the public ear its burden told so plainly OF
disappointed ambition and was % thinly
disguised rs patriotic SORROW, that the people
have broken ont IN general aud Jolly laugh
ter At the humidity OF the exhibition. Had
the defeated orators taken the high ground
which was open 10 them, aud which good
sense and tue pitriniism would have dc
taied and said 10 the representatives of all
p.iti,s that the scenes and events OF the last
campaign were TO he drplored ~ leaving
many IN honest doubt rs to the real la,t OF
election and rs showing the insuitiCienuy
Of the present mode OF .lccting the prcS-
dent and Vice President, and the ncCv
oil u change IN form, but AZ the same time
advising general acpuivscente in the de
rlNiOn oil the question as made in pur-
suInCe Of actual law, adm0uishng
he people Of the dangers arising nom any
show Oi diSiCspc,t ioI the officers Of the
Government, assuring them that this was
the true course II they would have rcvpe-
tmty and pOwU-had they done this, Ic-
tanning HON any diSpdragciuent OF the
President because Oi the position he o,,u-
pies IN obedience to the will oil the people,
popularity and by representative action cx-
pressed and from any assertion OF his want
VI W J"'t iighl', lHtlt HlNt
universal assent. and equally wide ,ommen-
dation OF the PERSONAL and political meri,s
OF the speakers. But when they priic 0i
fraudulent counts and de JnCto powers. as
summing that the body to whose de
,iNnn Congress ,oniidrd the question
acted coiuptly and with intent to dclrautl
them Of thcir election and the country OF its
suliragcS and asserting that the Admins
tIation Is To be tolerated unly as the product
Of gIcat wrong Tor which there IL no safe
remedy. they disgust the people and disgrace
and p"gradc themselves. II was IN their
power 10 have Iisen to an elevation OF honor
and manhood accessible To but few public
men in any cOmtry-bCCause it fails TO the
LOT Of but few TO be placed in a position 50
unique-and 10 have convinced the country
and the world that il We have been fortu-
nate in the President and Vice President
secured we have also been unfortunate in
losing the services Of men so upright and
noble rs those whose virtues are tested in
the crucible Of defeat. But, having lost
coveted glory by the chance OF fortune, they
throw away its greater triumphs by vOlun-
tary repulSe, and cOnsign themselves to the
company Of carpers and marplots, forever to
chatter Of their grievances and vainly con-
spire for their redress, while the world for
gets them, except as reminded of their ex-
istence by the folly which betokens it.