National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-11

SWbfti III nDcNAncc AMI III tcrtbtkll, Nnl ilpl ~
csu,c its use ~ the ninirS Of the states Is CON
| tnry ~ the CONSTITUTION and the principle"
| upon which the Guvcrnmcnt Il bundcL
ciIal1n are definitely settled The chief question at
ISSUE between the Democratic aud Republican par
ties IL whether the Southern States shall govern
| themselves. subject to the conditions imposed by
the Constitution or whether they shall bc ruled by
the PARTISAN srols Of the Republican party by he
thereof IN the presence Of such an issue inroly'
ing the lives and liberties Of our people u Is moth
ing short of treason to tolerate the idea OF dividing
| the Democratic party or ahanduning It's orynnizh'
| ton for the support Of M Administration wh.sc
%G ,So ,Sc MsG q, a pSSd s es
IL fraudulent - far as concerns the Texas Pacific
railroad which Is one Of the things that h prom.
issTl the south by such Administration dccoy
ducks In the south rs the .ird,nnrhe " there h n
single Northern Republican Journnl Of ability or
Influence in favor Of II, We are not aware OF the
| fact
The Mexican Policy.
The Chicago Tribune says Of the Presidents
| Mexican policy:
The fhct Is that the new order relative TO the
| Mexican border j. what the CxigcncirS Of the
| case have demanded for ychrS. u has long been
spare to guard the border. and even five tunes
that number, would b. Inefficient 10 protect the
property on the American side from the McNicdn
tnii. 81 long gS the robbers had only to rcCrn,.
the Rio ,irnihc IN escape pursuit II has long
been evident tina, the people In the interior OF
ing the property the rObhcrs slcrccdcd In carrying
on II fls long been cvtlrut that the Mexican
Government Z either pnwctlcS by reason Of the
brigandngr. or has c0nnivCsi aud winkc,i at the
systematic robbery for the advantage oft dishonest
citizens In this demonstrated condition Of things
iscrc Is no other COursc open To the tucd States
than 10 pursue the rnb~n into the territory which
ufirrs them I,rr,cCtnlI. md punish the bandits who
arr hlrlNr"l by the Me Scan government Mexico
hsn forced this necessity upon the tnitcd states
Government, which cannot stand idly by while its
| citizens are plundrrrl 10y foreign outlaws; aud
| President Hayes has only done what CN.PrCSlicnt
Grant WIS long urged to 10. aud ought Ia have
done long ago. II Mexico doesn't like the prr>cnt
policy She viii probably give satisfactory assrr.
nncc' TINT she win punish the rnbbrrs and prevent
the raids In the future 1t not likely that She
will ~ to war nnut IT, though that l. for her to tie
eide: hut, II honestly inclined .hc will bc much
} pbligOl u our government hpr breaking upa law
ilcNSucSs which she has hrcn pONcrlcSN To resist
, Astn the Administration being involved IN any
scheme for nnmcxing the northern states Of Mckee
ian arid and drcatI wnstc) the assertion Is tn rfr
Is,stcr,us iUr cUnsllrrntipn-mcrclya hydruphnblt
Authorization.
Ouackrry In the Professions.
The New York Herald comments OH the re-
!, bukc administered to lawyer by the judge
J Of the Marine Court In that city the other day
and makes remarkS which might well be con
sidcrei here now that We arc grinding out y,
many lawyers. II says
, There Is lesson In tos incident. We are alto
reiher too lax In Wir admission to tho bar wei
ns o. other professions Examinations are In snin'
instances cOisi'krd such mprr matters of form, ID
4 pctcit person may get throush. great deal Q
i mischief Is done through legal quackcry., Fcopl,
! led into litigation nrcdc<,ly and horclcssly, o.
defeated in Just suits owing tn the incnpacy Of tn
r lawyers they consult or employ. We have TN
!. many rra"titloncr ut the bar who would not IN
, there II they had TO pass Thorough examination
/ bciOrc admission The cvl Is worc when
i AFFECTS the medical profession !, +, not nnu.ua
y N batch Of fur five hundred young prc
ti,ioncrs turned ,ut nom the rvcrnf New Yorl
4 colleges 1T ono tiine ana let loose To hang out tibet
signs II they please aud armed with their diplomas
IA al "a nj 4.
C enough To lo,c law suit through the incaparitv
legal qunck: It Il much worse tn lose life or hcalt
|. through the ignonhlcc OF n medical I'inck
$ Mexico and the Rio Grande
l. The New York World Srcs very little rea,o
u 10 hope that the condition Of things on tn
T. Rio Grandc border will be made tolcrablc IA
y, our people by the cooperation Of the Mcxica
70 authorities. II therefore earnestly mvors tn
! policy marked out by the Administration, an
says:
~ In dealing with International questions. a. wit
" all other questions Il l. better rule IN look fac
L. nly In the face II Is certain that the people Of III
n United States W III not patiently submit To secin
10 the prosperity Of one great section of the countr
- grnvely compromised the lives Of American cit
" put In peril aud the dignity and authority
'r the United States turned into mockcry out Of
t. ncighboring Power which Il unable to perform I
il plain national duties, The step taken by the go
r. ernmcnt Of President Hayes has fprmally Scri,is
N the prosperity Of one great section Of the Unite
rs states is grsycly compromised. that the lives
Il the dignity and authority Of the United states Al
- there turned into mpckcry. There can be q
a% H NH ns 1Gs S"GS ahs nSa shn
Vt rcSolutely and efficiently discharge the work II III
IN undertaken not IN the least Us matter Of host
W and rs duty imposed upon us by yirtue Of o.
hr position the greatest Power Of the New World.
Tweed- and sw.enys In Philadelphia.
nj The Philadelphia Ereaing Herald intiniat
no that there are men In that city who require
NJ be watched aud curbed. else they will devcl,
Mt into Twoeds and Sweenys. II says
Al Not a nw men can lie pointed out In this cit
~ who, amer fIw years Of public oicc, have retir'
~ on immense FORTUNES Such mon are well know
to the people. They, like Tweed and Swecny ma
Hgc conventions, run councils and, In truth, La
entire charge Of the Affairs of the city. They pu
sue no Legitimate business, and hence the infcren
Il plain and Irresistible that they are rObbing q
city in a pcrsistcn and shameless manner 7.
ar record In relation to the Tweed aud Swccny
=" Judgements In New York should open the eye,
Al, the people Of this city The ring III New York sic
~ millions Of dollar, and when some Of them y
At caught they get oil by returning small prnpor
" Of their plumber Shall tho same game be ma
pnSsiblc In this city or will the tax payers handle,
!" our TwecdS and Swccnys at once, and prove
M. further raids upon the public treasury? Now Il
time To decide this question.
81 A NAVY YARD EXAMIEATI0N.-Thc col
,r,i pctitivc examination Of candidates for the !
StlOn of assistant plymastcr, held ut the ma
yard last week, tho result OF which has II
yet been officially announced, was not o far,
ga but substantial, hard work, A prelimina
"a. medical or surgical inspection eliminated MAJ
rs of the applicants for lack of physical quaiiC
~ tons. Then followed u protncted series
III u, inquiry meotings," in which the interrou
hi tories propouudod covered u wide range al
ct, penetrated far beneath the surface of thing
nj The large number aud high average ability
r., tho applicants afforded rare opportunity
,u M the selection of first rate material and the
Nc, suit will II Is believed, show that this opp
It's tumity was thoroughly improved
*. THAT TUSHEI.-It Is not true, aS many
N. tcligent aud discriminating people supp0
yes that the new tunnel under the western terra
w., Of the Capitol Is intended rs fitting rcspO
W. tory for some Of the works Of art" that ha
been placed In the old Hall Of Rcprcscntativ
We An inspection Of this expensive subtcrnnc
A., passage shows that there are no inches
iii brackets for statues Of the illustri0ns dciun
ria This was m oversight hardlycxcuSabr. Ma
OF Of tho members who voted the appropriate
Pc for this excavation thought thcy were v0ti
~, | for au underground avenue from tho East fra
lin | TO Sandrrs0n's When they learn that
tic money has been devoted TO procuring fresh
VA instead Of increased facilities for prOcuri
Nm drink, they will hc likely 10 worry the arc
itN | lr,I who has thus diverted the fund from I