National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-19
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samuel.
From the New York Tribune:
Upon the whole, the past year has not been
good one for persons OF the name Of samuel
Here are samdcl Tilicn. samuel Randall. and
samuel Cox. for instance, all labpring under tho
icluSion that like samuel Of old they either had
been or scon would he called" samuel Tildcn
parts Of the country caught Il of him. IN one Of
the interior towns In thS state they went :, far as
10 p 9i II on N, Transparency and light II np with
have been mistake alsut II. for when samuel
who had hcCn only halfas'evp with one eye nIrn
shid with grca slacriIy. Hem am l."
hs was , answered. e, was samuel Of aid,
ns was written Of The earlier Samuel. ah he
went and lay down - that one four sided
transparency might now contain the history Of tho
htionS, one side Icing Inscribed. The iprl called
Sam,icl;' the next might contain his rcady answrr
called n"@ lie down low nE ssan E and iSs Ia. sSs,u
ION oi the whole husincS> And he went anil lay
between The ancient ssmne, and The n,.irTn' i,
might pISih'y I've continued if David Dudley
Field cnud 9nly GIT into. Congruss and play
other incantations and bring w samuel
But II sanuc, Il o!rnmcry Park sh.uid say
With the samuel Of Gillaa. well he might
Why hast thou dislu'ctcd me % bring me MP
y would hardly he worth the incantatinn.
Randall AMI samuel cox, b.,h conhJeot az l..,n,
rallied shortly aud bbih lying bruad au axe with
their hands curlc over their ears Samuel Cox in
lie tlt certain that he heard II Immediately aftrr
,he adjournment, II the late CnngrCs', aud with
bound out Of b,ql into the middle of tho nor aid
Herr am - quick that IA the popular car Il
scrnci 70 fairly anticipate the call since then he
has male a tour through the south. and upon every
Speak Gr Thy servant hcaicth." Having mad
The Lord aid To samuel. BEHOLD, win 10
thing in Israel at which hdh the ears Of every one
that hcnrcth y shall Jingle" he said to himself al
once ithat + ~ dcsircabc thing to 10. will 10
rccoinmcndC,i the appointment Of Gcnrs, H. Bui
lcr as Pnst Office Agent At Rshdwupl lie lid make
b9,h c1rS II everybody tngle. ltwasasuccC-ss. And
stu them Is great douhi about his being called
| lie answer promptly enough. and dp~ everything
that scrnis reasonable and Necessary and his Here
| am J. Is loud and constant but the chances are
fur to one that the answer will ha Lie down
again and that II will Ia written of him al>,. In
octobcr And he went and lay DOWN" A To
samuel Randall, the cHSc l. mt ~ clear. lie like
wise waits with fnrwar,l.leaning car and countc-
nance intent to hear the peoples voice call sam
hcarcth' have mt been frequent aud Vigorous
ana aggressive q Yet As To arrest the attention Of
able to hear aud prunpt to the earliest call
The question Is, will either 18th the Samucls he
rally called; and u called by the caucus will
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| lie down again. while GvOde IT Virginia or nan.
dali Gibson, Of Louisiana, Is invited up.
The Second swinging Round the Circle.
From the New York World
| History repeats itself, and at vcry short in
teryals. The excursion Of President Hayes with
the Secretary Of state the General Of the army and
the secretary Of the Interior rcnnd> one curiously
| Of Andy johnson. famous trip known swing.
Ing round the circle" President Hayes IL a IsS,re
| respectable figure, perhaps than President John
! spn was, hut he l. a les interesting one fur NJ
though. like his predecessor. he has achieved the
Distinction q rcPudiating the policy Of the party
which voted for him in favor Of that of the party
which voted against him, he has conducted his
change Of mont with les brtlliancy and lash and
mnrr caution and prudence with all due respect
TO secretary Erarts, it must h acknowledged that
he Is not, Ium the circus point OF view - a,rac.
5a's P" sS%aT %S as b sS s1i
glnricS Of the assassination conspiracy
sill lingering around him. nuthcun"rc. General
sherman i NO longer novelty, anil in the twelfth
year Of peace canot b. comIrlrId a star with
General Grant AZ the close ni the war. when tho
esteemed that silent soldier Ia Il. the in, among
them; while >ccniary schurE, blown about with
stitu,c for Admiral fdrrugui lashcd To th,. rigging
IN Mobile hay. These chief pcrsonag~ apart, there
was no ono ~ the new I-ritical caravan Ia rival
the crowdo lesser celebrities such the lancntcd
Custer, who SWUNG rpund the circle startling The
country with the bpldneSs Of lheir politcai
ties with the ffcCNuln. the gaycty and the JUyiai
Mpr"dr Of their mnnucrs AMI customs President
cn ILSi ma, TS Sn ErG nSn T ; e sS via,
admit that he cannot hold candle IN an aitcr din.
ncr talk to crowd from haicOny, with the In.
dnmtablc statesman nf Tennessee. Mr.. Evarts Il
Infinitely morc subtle Of intellect and more thor
oughly cquppsi both lawyer and rs a lay
man than Mr. seward. hut he has 10 silch Kin Of
tall talk as that ideal Elijah P,gnpi. Gcueral
! sherman long ago proved that he could make q
better spccch than Grant but he has hccn called
lrturr the curtain tnp Often. II thcrc lrT
former In the old COMPANY who could change his
costume A. quickly or A. oitcfI In an evening rs
SchlrH. or rcbukr mcrc uihce,sceking with such
majesty from the dunr> ufa public department Il
must he remembered that Harlequin rarely lends
dignity To- show. In older cities this h Of less
moment, but In the runl districts and In our newer
communities Pc"ile speak their minds more freely.
Gsnlshermsn and the Army.
From the New York sun
Gen. sherman is a professional soldier tho
actual commander Of the army, with pay and
cmolumcnts nggrcgGting eighteen thousand dollars
year. lie Is al>o a gSIi deal of politician and
has un TASTE for hiding his light uidrr a bllshei.
lie j. troubled with \ grievance and never lisSS a
chance 70 ycntiia!e ii, as he iii the other day At
the anniversary dinner Of the Chamber VI Com.
mcrrc, IN very bad taste and with glariuc dsrc-
gard II h,rts. lie undertook to criticlSe and to
sheer AZ the cconumy which Ma carried through
by the Democratic House OF Representatives In the
last Cungr,'Ss, amer bitter opposition by the Sen.
ate and the Administration, by way Of show ing
that the army had been badly treated II /, Il,c
habit of certain class Of officers n make light Il
every effort at rrtnnChmcnt especially when il up
plies 10 their own Jay and grandeur. They lGk
upon themselves and the officers uf the navy a. To-
longing to an ariStUcucy which the Government Is
bnund 10 maintain without regard To nxIpnse
More than this since the era Of extravaganza
aud corruption began, they have c0u,ruird Ln a
sequence and muk Thc>c ideas did nI exist Re.
fore the civil war. The gallant and distinguished
men who had won their laurcS end wore them
mplcsty were content with what the cuuEIry
could an"rd. They never imIortuncd t"ngrss TO
revive obsolete rank OF TO create Offices unknown
to our service. All this has bccn charged, and
still Gen. Sherman is not happy.
Ex-President Grant.
From the New York Herald:
The only living eS-President Of the United
States sailed on Thursday from Philadelphia for a
somewhat prolonged absence u EurIe IA. Prcsi.
dent Grant has titles IA publle gratitude and e.
teCm which majority Ofhis cng!ItryInrn cordially
, recognize. Whatever may have b6Cn the mistakes
, or shortcomings Of his civil admin stmtinr: hI.
great military SERVERS will always all brilliant
algr la the history Of his country. The cOiITtcsics
extended " him IN every city through which h0
has passed since his rctircmcn, frIm the FreSi.
drnCy and especially in Philadelphia previous TO
his cmharEat!0n are alike cncditablc Ia thnSe WHO
prOicrcd and to him who received them. lie does
travel His fellow citizens win him good health
during his absence, and on his pfurn they will
welcome him to the sweets Of retirement and ;ha
rcPuse and dignity Of green aud hsuUred old
age.
The whisky Ring Prosecutions.
From the Darlington Hawk Eye
Secretary Sherman evidently Is determined
that the public Treasury shall rot be robbed by tax
swindlvrs through any fault of his. He has written
q letter to Assistant SecretA3y French OF the rub.