The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-23

defiance and contempt Of the threats Of
all of the despotic rulers of Europe whose
divine rights" they dared question. has
brought forth abundant fruit; the
light of the little Republic planted in the
wiids of North America one century
tago has reached the utter most parts Of
the earth, bringing hope to the oppreSs-
ed and heavy ladened, and it has come
to be like a city set on a hill. having
foundations that reach out to the lovers
of liberty and humanity ofevery nation
ality under the sun; but no responsive
chord is awakened in his manly heart; he
is down BY the Balylonish streams in the
land of captivity and he signs for the
flesh pots from which he sorrowfully
parted sixteen years ago. He instructive
ly sides with the Turk in his present quar-
rel, and he learns with grief of the de-
feat of his prototype in France in his
his efforts to overturn the Republic.
Looking at home matters it was only q
few DAYS ago that he was making merry
over the back down of the Republicans
as exhibited in the adoption of the Ar
bitration Commission, it was Demo-
cratic measure, and with its final adop-
tion went up shout of triumph all over
the land, but then it was supposed that
Judge Davis would be the fifth Judge,
and Field had prom sed to lead the Com
mission behind the returns in Florida
and Louisiana. But with propensity
for bungling Characteristic of the party,
Illinois Democrats defeated their own
purposes when they united with the
liberals on anything to beat" Logan.
Field most signally failed in Florida and
his attempt to make case against the
Returning Board of Louisiana and the
testimony of such notoriously immoral
reformers as Littlefeld, Maddox and
Pickett, has not only been a failure, but
it has reacted in very damaging way
on his own purity, for it has shown Just
the character of the tools through whom
it was attempted to puachase that State
for Tilden. Democrats generally con-
cede Hayes success; but there is already
a concerted movement to defeat the an
nouncement of any decision by the
Commission until the fourth of March
shall have been reached and passed, ne
cessitating a new election. Threats to
this effect are openly made on the streets,
about the Capitol and at the hotels. and
that, too, by the party solemnly pledged
to forward the work of the Commission,
and to accept its finding in good faith.
They are furiously mad, for they have
fallen into the pit dug for their neigh
bors and despairing of any other oppOr
tunity for revenge they have decided to
have it out Of Wells and Anderson. Mr.
Wells is a man above seventy, and in
firm at best. The dungeon in which
they are confined is under the Capitol,
dark and where the sunshine never
comes and its walls oozing with damp
ness. No creature could be long con-
fined there and retain its health unim-
paired, however vigorous. Mr. Wells
has for days been under the care of a
physician; and though Randall disavOws
all knowledge of the treatment accorded
these men and admitted the out
rage, they were still in the dun
geon this morning. Partizan meanness
couldn't go much farther. Nothing is
now talked of or thought of save the
Presidential matter; excitement has not
ranged higher that now, for years. Every
thing done or attempted in either House
of Congress shows how this matter over
shadows and dwarfs every other interest.
No one seems TO know or care anything
about the appropriation bills, and there
remains less than three weeks in which
to perfect and pass them, and but very
few Of them have yet been reported to
he House. Every one also seems to ad-
nit the wisdom of the Presidents recon-
mendations in his special message rela-
tive to the resumption of specie pay
ment, but there is not observable the
slightest inclination TO attempt giving
them practical effect by the necessary
legislation. The severe illness of Sec
retary Morrill, has been a source of
graveapprehension TO those interested in
the able and honest administration of
the Treasury Department and to this
thousands ofpersonal friends all over the
country. But it is now stated that this
recovery is assured should on relapse take
place. Mr. Stephens of Georgia whose
death has been announced in so many
papers, reached his sixty sixth birth day
yesterday with all his SYMPTOMS so much
improved that his early convalescence
is predicted. Death has been unusually
busy among our old naval heroes, no less
than four admirals. all retired and two
residing in this city, baving died within
the past week. The death of Admiral
Wilkes revives many story of his
services 10 the Government. among
them, his over Jealous capture of Mason
and Slidell on the British Mail Steamer
Trent and which came so near involv-
ing us in a war with that power in 1862,
and which was only avoided through Mr.
Sewards superior tact and diplomatic
skill. The old hero, however, never suf-
fered in the loyal es,imatation because
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