The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

enthusiastic over President HayeS's declara-
ton that he does not intend to make changes
of officials except for cause. The ms are
consequently happy, while the outs think
him no better, for them, than Democrat.
Religious intolerance and prescription
have strong foothold in New Hampshire
AT the election there last week, the voters
refused to strike the word protestant" from
their Bill of Rights, and Roman Catholics
will continue to be ineligible TO the highest
offices in the State.
Democrats who are looking for post
masterships, had better change their politi-
cal coats before they apply. Postmaster
General Key has given notice that he will,
in all cases, give the preference to Republi-
cans, all other things being equal. Perhaps
that is what he calls non partisan civil ser.
vice reform.
The Electoral Commission having PROV
ed such lucky hit for Hayes, it is not sur.
prsng that he favors, as the N. Y Tribune
asserts, the plan of sending n commission to
Louisiana. Vice-Presdent Wheeler, the
champion compromser it is understood will
be one Of the members of the commission.
"A commission to visit Louisiana and
South Carolina has been decided on by
President Haye and his Cabinet Vice-Pres
ident Wheeler, who was so successful before
which Kellogg held on to the office of Gov.
ernor, is to be the head of the commission
We hope the Southern people will be
deaf to the voice Of the charmer, charm be
never so wisely.
In the organization of the next House
the Democrats will have an undoubted ma
jority, under any circumstances. 1t is assert
ed, nevertheless, that the Republicans are at
tempting to cajole some Of the Southern
Democratic members into supporting q Re-
publican for speaker. The project is notlikely
to succeed. The advantage TO the South of
having the House of Representatives Demo
cratic, since the Senate is Republican, is too
great to be cast aside upon mere promises.
The United States Senate adjourned on
the 18th inst, without day 1t seems to be
settled that an extra session of Congress will
have to be called before the list of June. The
army appropriation will be exhausted by that
time and more money must be provided for
its support. If the Democrats of the House
have control of the purse strings they should
insist upon prov sion in the bill that the
troops shall only be used for legitimate pur-
poses, and not to control elections in the
Southern States.
Tho last prop has been knocked from
under the false pretenses of Chamberlain in
South Carolina by the decision of Judge
Reed, of the Charleston court, affirming in
q case brought before him that Gen. Hamp-
ton is the lawful Governor of South Caro-
| lima, that heobecame Governor according to
the forms as well as the substance of the
law aud that therefore Chamberlain is an
usurper Hamplon's authority is now recog-
nized by every court in the State, and Cham
berlain need hesitate no longer about packing
up his carget bag.
Tile american, the new illustrated jour
nal of New York, contains this week clev-
er cartoon representing Mast the caricaturst
of Harper's Weekly, at work. He is pictured
standing before an easel, engaged in drawing
the portrait of Misunderstanding individ
ual, labelled This is n Democrat On the
wall, by way of contrast, is picture of Puri.
tan angel, inscribed This is n Republican"
On the ground is bucket labelled Lamp
Black for Democrats" and another vessel
containing WhitewAsh for Republicans"
while near by stands jar of Common
Sense" broken and empty. The satire upon
Nast'speculiarity of whitewashi4g Republi.
cans and blackening their opponents is point
ed and deserving.
The appointment by President Hayes of
Frederick Douglass, the noted colored ora
tor, to be marshal of the District of Coum-
bia, created quite stir in Washington The
Senate, On Saturday last, confirmed him,
some OF the Southern Democrats voting in
his favor Senator Whyte, of Maryland,
made the principal speech against Doug
lass's confirmation, and declared that in eve
ry view it was one unfit to be made He
showed that in every office Douglass had
filled he was conspicuous failure as a
Commissioner of the Freedmens Bank he
had deceived the depostors and allowed
their interests to be defrauded. The salary
amounts to $4,000 year, and his duties
include the rreser tation of guests at Presi.
dent Hayes's receptions. Some people who
have been very rampant for negro social
equality in the South will now have an op,
portunity to enjoy it themselves.