National Republican., 1877-05-02

In ibis column Of The REPUBLICAN rn
hereafter bs found editorial extracts spos t'a-
portdnt ousstions from prominent A'nsrtosn
Newspapers irrespective Of party. Osr readsrs
sM hss Be Kept informed Of ne temper Of sosh
tie Repsblican and ns Democratic pres upon
political and other subjects. We pSbish tAess
extracts just az zoe pould any other tens Of ne'cs,
pureiy for Information. Our own opinions
and piers via, az ssrdi, b srpressed oniy IN
ov editorial coianns.
A Contrast.
Fson the New York Tribune;
The Democratic press At the North 10
spectacle to behold. One By one II has lost its
grievances, and Just II proportion as the oataA-
isEus Of It's complaints has bean reduced has
day, % With ali The " wrongs q The party rsdr.s.sd
and the South whose pitifal piiEhtn 20 long
lamsntsd now entering upon period of prosper.
anger. o' II would clsmor, Il !, had Inc oosrsss,
for new rebellion; II urges the solid South . .
warfare Of f.ctious osstruetion and obstinate In
'lS ens put NJ. fisiG into ccnsrs.:; Il must hs.s
new quarrel over the Presidssrs title; It ap-
sss IN ne ~ 1os
ways more sEitstionj and ss coon q. Oongrsss
fcrcsn ent laws are aii eIpunged from she statsts
books. Tho Democrats Of the North, or ~ least
. noIsy faction Of them. arc resoiute not 70 have
But in the Southern States, where the real
strength Of the party lies, very dinsre.t spirit
Sorps s% q ths % abuses of afansisn arc ansioss Tor
nothing bat reconciliation and quiet. They have
get their riEhts, and new they are going 20 vork
neglected plantations, revive their coumerce,
reduce their l.ss' and ssSP tn. 4 tSs
which the actors in them will PROBABLY learn %
be ashamed; but the temper OF the South IN
ssssr sr.,: sSs ,h.r. s no
Ss,ery. The South looks to the future in .
swsr to It's roaring allies across the border who
are trying TO rouse II TO new struggle.
Prssident Dia.'s Message.
From the New York Herald;
The message OF the new President Of
MEXICO asserts that the Who'll coustry Il now at
peace and that he hopes, with the assistance Of
Congress, TO get the finances into good order and
he proposes TO abolish the export duties On sil.
| YER and other Mexican products, which would
really 30 reform o. some inportanee II Is no,
Dias's sonswhat so-oolorsd seoount ofMoxiean
snairs that tho new administration nnds Il very
,ss 20 abolish ars
decrease the army and TO- reform the internal
revenue system really look like business, and W
.hali watch with interest the aotisn Of the MsI
Mssntims, our own government is nisly, n
sssms, TO call hexico's attention to certai.
which an account IL given In . letter from wash.
ington TO our columns this morning. II Mr.. Dial
e ss S.. s 's him q i !. q
ioans. We DO not Wish him o sSoiish entirely
MeIicas an poi,t2eisns. Lst them 70 on issyins
forced loans BY all means, bat never on Americans
20 sensible person as Mr.. Diaz will understand
Mexican politicians in general viii incur . need
less and vary serious risk hereafter n they lay
prssfamo on an Anoricsn citizen. 1t 10 time u
stop that.
Hsathenism In New York.
From the New York sun;
Mr.. Wong Ching Foo, tho Buddhist revi
vaiir in New York, objects to the oonsiusio'
rcaohsd by one Of our preachers In . rscent an
elaborate paper, namely, that the hsathsns sr
to . Christian mind the thought Of such whole
81 sSs u g. ..as as .1
and have been 80 sSsr sjnos OIynt'y day. NV
If Iow fpopuious hell must be. To seatkes. ho.
ever, the thought that etsrnal misery awaits hir
must must Be painful I TO o tss bel last = degree; ,,
simply because thsy are net Christisns. n
preacher can rsconoiis with divins justiss sse
Iision taught In 6slilse, and he makss the boi
e ss.1.a 9'1 nsS.sss d ssa;s
INT II the place Of tos.snt =; bad hssisssi. Is.I
r.s.onins, W % ssnnot deny tss, MI wsas = Chin hin
Poo has the advantage Of our preacher. n,
81 Uud Ss . to
iiKtoa OF which they know nothing, seem
moastroys injustice, and We know that the sss
, Is tie awful thfcns d Dcfy.
+ Mr.. Wong Ching 700, vko sesms 70 DO sins'
.Ie SsaSs.t Ssrs liz s.s s':
really sincere and s.Ins.. man, ;. nl!h. !. !.
Union now . large Mon ngolian population, and
Z promises to be larger, unless the insane bigotl
Of some OF our Paeihs eitissns prevents its d
Hierophant oloOtt 1t sesms. has had offered
him BY millionaire Indian princes all the mons
Fl s.s ss' s ssPs q him s aass
; on them fOr The fandS Rnd Procssd ts put up n
4 proposed temple.
Arrival Of the Woman Of the Fatage-
= FROM the New York woridi
It seems that the csmiag woman h
already got to Richmond, and she Is making
; pretty hot for the eifcte man. She ID the pos
mistress Of that city, which hor name II Is Mil
Van Lew, and tho rustic Of her pettieosts abol
the corridors OF tho Government buildings Is III
. the trailing Of the garments Of the west win
and the flourish 6f Her payesof 10 IS the stroi
OF fSaladin's sclmitar The mailing oierks tyenb
before her like tho Assyrian sourtisrs beio
Semiramis. She saith toa ietter-carrier com
and he cometh; to tho money order clerk 90, ar
o he goeth. The deputy postmaster would ha,
nung his swallou-,ailed coat under her feet q
. carpetinR, in emulation Of tho devotion
Raleigh to Elisabeth; but, alas! she suspects
him of Initiating the conspiracy Of Essex Al
J. aiming at her dethronement. Wherefore, III
n the Virgin Queen, she deeApitlted her favcrii
! for his plots sgainst her sovereignty. Ths nan
= OF this deputy was Jefards, an usually goo
b specimen Of the carpet-bag species Of Americs
J, citizen and the realous viceroy Of Quesn Va
. Lew, managing the affairs Of the post ONES vi
trcss and winning the respect Of tho conmunit
d Miss Van Law, like Helen MsGregor, with b
II foot upon her native heath, so TO speak, hui
defiance at her foes and accepts right royalty u
homage Of her gpbordipata1. There Is somethiI
In the ability which she has digplAyed In q
intrigue for hbr reappoi1 1kmsnt, tho majesty OF b
department, the unatnching sruslp With whis
she has dealt punishment upon tho oonspirstoI
to strike terror into the heart Of the ayeraI
man. Is II possible that the sphere OF publ
once 10 to be taken from him? II the hsas Tel
upon tho walls ofthe Riehmond post once:
Tho Russian Fleet In New York.
From the New York Times;
= Why docs tho Russian squadron lingsr 4
our harborf This Is q question to which no sat
!. factory answer has yet been made The yea