National Republican., 1877-07-13
ALL SHADES OF OPINION.

| Lhc1 Va vi llNloANs
The mljoined editorial EXTRACTS from p,pmi.
ncnt dmcricam newspapers, irrespective Of party,
ire published just as any other necs items, soiely
| for he Information Of our readers. Onr oUN
opinion, and riers riH as usual, be expressed only
IN our editorial coiumn&
Blaine Cannot BeGuiic the People out Of the
Paths OF Peace.
| From the Richmond Enquirer
Perhaps the July fcrvOr of the past, which
I'ycd the nion from dissolution did not cNccei
The patriotism or the spirit which now hGnot' us
N!ppcry paths Of criminat,on jealousy aud hate to
which the 'statesmanshtp' of Blaine and the
! carpet bnggcrs would G,in have the North return
We conclude that The people have done themselves
worthy honor lv proving that not even the most
eloquent and able men, who were once their ora
reunion, reconciliation and reform along which
| the Republic Is nov moving. The Chnrners now,
cnmlty against the south fails 10 find an echo in
| the heart Of the masses The press rcpudntcs the
pGryesion to partisan uses of day that belongs to
every battlefield aud patriot grave Of the country
70 the heart OF every true man, North and south,
Of party. The apostles Of hate sink to lower
level than they occupied bciorc the little remnant
OF character and Influence which they stu p9s'
The scene coses with tho fng In the foreground.
As Il used to be unurlcd tho shades OF the heroes
| III lIlt rosy UlSlVlCC, Hu lhP
surveying the situation with dignity and calm
satisfaction.
Hayes Touches tho Popular Heart.
| From the st. Louis Journal:
Ina recent interview on the Mexican qucs-
lion the President struck one Of those happy and
| significant expressions that seem 10 come home 10
tile position ofthe Cabinet he said Eve are with
| our own business"
What Mr.. Hayes Wants.
From the Lynchburg virGininn;
Mr.. Hayes wants to bring the North and
South together; to cnthrone peace and insure con
cord while llalne. and the men who act win ht
ism and thcmsclvcs-thc embodiment OF thi'
greatest evil to our country--in the ascendant
docs not turn out thnt, with all of his political
ShrcwdncSS and sagncity, Blaine hns misudgcd the
temper OF majority of the people nft this andI and
friend Of moderate cOunsels to occupy, we invoke
the support Of the gnod people OF this Common.
wealth for the man who refuses to shape his policy
tn suit such mnlgnnnts NJ Blaine who thcy should
| now sec, Is their dIrcst foe.
A Speaker from the south.
From the Raleigh News:
II Is currently reported through tho press
| North that new idea has taken possession OF the
| Southern and Western members of Congress. A
| Democratic member Of Congress from the south
west Is authority for the statement that move ,
ment Is OIL foot among his colleagues ifoin thnt
section looking to the selection Of competent
man from the South for thcSpeakcrship.
A Good suggestion.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer:
go many life insurance companies are ex-
pirng IN tho hands of receivers. would II not be
| good idea to discover some way OF insuring the
| lives Of life insurance companies
Go for Them.
From the Nashville Banner
The order should stand as II is II Is the
office and duty Of the Mexican authorities TO see TO
It that occasion arises for It's execution. " T.
| time for them to know that II they do not mlhll
tile Office of q civilized government towards Its
nelghbors II will be fulfilled by another power no
matter what NAV be the consequences.
Thinks Ewing tho Strongest.
From the Steubenville Gazette:
The Democratic papers of Ohio seem to be
crystallizing on Hon, George L. Convcrse ioi Gov
ernor since Gen. Ewing so pcrcmptorily declined
We will say that the Democrats OF Ohio might go
much further out of the way than they would ~
here to our belief that Ewing is the man to run.
Hampton and Nichols Have Kept Their
Pledges.
From the Louisville Courler.Journai;
The organs of Mr. Blaine have great deal
to say about the violations OF solemn pledges by
pledge" Hampton and Nichols gave was for good
government and protection for whites and blacks,
of both t' whics % and black Who under The rule Of
Chamberlain and Packard, had no protection
whatever, and were plundered by Republican ad
HaIstead and Gail Hamilton.
From the Boston Post;
The leader in the Cincinnati Commercial the
other day was on The Beauties Of Baldness."
llnlstead evidently still apprehends an attack nom
| Gail Hamilton.
Charles Francis Adams and Pierrepont.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser;
According to Mr. Jennings letters to the
| World Minister Pierrcpont is the most unpopular
| American Minister with Americans that ever repre-.
Al. Of Las Tha
| impression has been up to this time that Charles
Francis Adams had no superior In this line.
Mexico Must lie. Annexed.
| From the New York Graphc
If Mexico is not able to keep the peace along
Its line of frontier the United Safes must establish
good government there: and that II may do so II
must annex SO much Of the territory, Of Mexico as
Mexico will be able to do her share of national
duty on her side OF Il. At present the better ee
mchts Of society In Mexico have too much terri:
to. Less territory would give better chance to
Mexico of preserving her Independence In de-
siraGle way ~ the M 9'mrs y, Wne,hSr our Govern h
ing the races on the other side Of the Texas from
tier within the domain Of law and order. 1t must
| eventually undertake II sooner or later
| The Too Frequent Pitkin.
From the New York Tribune:
Will Pitkin be good enough to subside? The
general public we venture to Inform him, has got
a stomach full of him, aud wants no more, Fol
| several months now we have been hearing at In,
tcryals great deal more about ptkln than any
body, except possibly Pitkin himself cared io
know. Originally Ptkin was the merest accident
| of u complicated political situation. Neither he
nor he ohce he held had the slightest Significance
cxGep, AZ he tumblcd up TO the surface like wart
on the fin of poTpoSe. The office of United States
marshal which he briefly held is OF no such con
sequence 10 give any Of his proceedings public
interest outside the community upon which he was
| the visitation of an angry Providence aud there Il
no In him or any Of his belongings for thls
constant thruStlng himself and his purposes before
| a weary public.
More Than All Apology Should be Demanded
From Spain.
From the New York Times:
Spanish cruisers off the coast of Cuba have
| hit on u new pnn To drive Americans away from
the whaling grounds Of that region. u Il custo
mary now 10 seize and detain a whaling vessel
when IN the midst Of u catch on pretense OF ex,
amining her papers. OF course. the papers are
found IL be all right amer five days have been
spent over them; but, in the meantime, tho whale,
have appeared aud the lucklcss mariners depart
~ hld temper The game was tried with the Ellen
RizInh not long ago, and now the schooner Rising
sun has bccn treated In the same way Tho State
department may demand an apology but apollo
glcs do not pay Tor spoiled voyage.
The latest spanish Outrage.
From the New York Herald;
The propensity of foreigners to tread on
the great Amcrlcall coat'tail seems TO increase
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