, 1877-02-22

M1LwAuKkE, Feb 30.-We read In IN old
fashioned Look, which tells tho story OF good
and Ill alike, OF a carpenter who was sold for
thirty pieces OF silver; but WHO shst tell, in the
book that will chronicle tue goo1 aud I'll Of to-
day, for how many pieces Ma Carpenter bath
sold hmselT No doubt he considered himself
uf far more worth than thirty prces of oliver,
bu. he found his price, be 1t what It may, In that
m.1cl,tatkcd-of barrel Of TIlden's. No doubt
It contains tnucl, more than ulvor, though
"thcrr arc millions In tt,"-aye, possible Pres
t1cncy, whole Cabinet; but is II al worth the
llotIDr and integrity Ut nianhood9 It has been
said by Democrats that Matt IL. Carpenter be-
curus Republican al the close Of the War for
political gain, hut no repudiated tho charge a.
false, only to now acknowledge they knew the
Gbso ot the man better than We 1t
would be amusing, were It not too plifable,
10 sec man who hath tbs elcE,ents of
greatness 50 abasc himself. to sec tho Ch!cagV
11n<s, that has 20 mcrtilcssly followed Cnrpcfi~
Ter, thrueting It's vcnonlcd LANCE at saeh yu1-
ncrable gare n hts coat q e. mall, So nel!ghttnE
Commission. ~ most lsarnet Judge! 4
hccn better for tllat "eilycT-tongcd orator.
wtlcn he rose with that "errr.'nctnora1le
ho occupied Ia ptrsU,al explanation nf his POSI-
tim, Tor his "ercdit now stands un such Slip
pery. grounds - that wonls seem tdle. nc has ,.
Samuel u j. riidcn. S. boes h. iaas'ue Iy mailing
tucf. statement that people viii auy tue lrAs
think he tas sold hiiaself outright to nis n,osl
honorable glieuts M doubt "Elrctoral.C College
namely, The "t1,scc in onc'' Cruntn, ean make
thc suinc plen that be l,,s not the l,unur Of
1crsonal acquaintance with Samuel ]. ri!dcn,
[nae ean he deny tli't he t,as y fhTtt ahoasaI
dotiar ac.ualutAnce with this honorable, wsre-
fub11trr. W0ud- -1tt FFt4dEtltf
Personal acquaintance Is not tho bast<
Of al mopic4 trnnaaetions; Il looks ~
thonEh ths poor 1etsau1ed te1, thousand
one rnd Of this telegraphtc acquaintance. 1t
"chcck Jy iovl u with Trumbuil aia Doolltsle,
E.i,,siana At tho ha6ds 1t four r.tsea!s eoi,st!.
| tuting themselves Returning, board: tut 1t
/ may be TINT bpcds, as wsll as birds, hock To-
gcthcr. '1'ls ead that "Whon. tho gols lcstrny
man. lie thinks II would be bud thing Tor the
country to hsyo the Democratic party c1,lc Into
| power, but u far WORSE ono for tie Republican
inycs IN the Presidential :i,alr Gr fraud, u thcy
will II thoy give him the Electoral yoto VI Lou-
is.ana. ls Golsi ~ sttc un OK thas s!dc and
talk ubout fraud. Had hs the trout Of cod.
people Of thesa United state. that little else
thai, fraud r0lled up Tho thousands majority Ut
votes Tor samllci j.. Tlldcn III Ills own State.
llow ''gulloless and bland ~ inc old man shows
III the Hight, thtown On tho Oregon ease.
Simple and honest eain fle only
wAi,ts ls own.-woull take notl-
ing from hts upponcut except Ill., own
Crontn. Nil Matt Il. Carpenter, while he }s II
tho explanation bAsness, tell Us II any ut tho
4,Oo vtct,ms Of thu "Bl,ot-g,,n'' policy in Lou.
Liam we're loss to thc Democratic party, or Is
their only complaint of the 10, 0o ytcts of the
'iour r,.guua ftntum[ug 1A,arsl!'' " the story
Of the Hamburg tnassacre, aud the other atroct"
ties of Ike Iutilre ttat aru told NJ thu south.
mcrc cla}strap for poiitral eiloet. NJ y It Gods
truth of tl,e allfIcrimgs Of do"1!troiden raec I
ijlte Utmost jusca hfs faith in humanity, null
thinks political honesty onc Of tho lost arts,
when os,s whg1a thoy ha,e l!onorel nnd trusted
sutl,lrss We say farewell to stntt II. Carpenter.
lie left hly Western hong 40 short time stncc,
with tho heat wishes Of tho thousands who ho'''
| orul him ~ = tnan above price, aliu ono who
rol,ld tear defeat as gracefully " success.
"But yesterday, tho worl Of Cesar might hayo
ssnol against tbs world; now llta he there,
aud n,,ne % p1or to do him reverence" III.