National Republican., 1877-07-16

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| for The information Of our readers. Our orn
opinions unR riclrs ri, usual be expressed only
IN our editorial columns:
sayicr Ahead.
| From the New orleans Item
| As between Saylcr and Randall, the chances
Of the former for securing southern suprort are
| better than the latter. Mr.. Randall's opposition
'nG isS' SngrGsI to many yro OF e efpS,Si rppolc
| many Of the southern members, who can never
DO induced to give him their votes for Speaker.
| Going for Blaine.
| From the Memphis Appeal:
While Blaine was waving his bloody shir; At
Woodstock on the Fourth of July, patriotic whs the
| voice of the southern people. There Is no one ~
the South proposing extreme measures, and the
taken possession of the cast-of slandcr OF the
carpetbaggers and propose y run them ~ tllr M
Y Ss ol inS nSGh M bs sW M ho WIZ r G @
| extremists in the unreconstructcd and disloyal
| South anxious to stir up another rebellion.
Tho Republican in the South.
From the Lynchburg virgInian;
| We have been greatly pleased with the I'M
proved tone of the NATIONAL REru BLtrAS, pub
lishcd at Washington and, n It's nnmc implies, de
voted to the interests of the Republican, party. II
and advocated every measure, as II seemed to US
| that could be devised to annoy aud degrade the
creait could attach to such posItion"of being thc
organ Of Grants Administration. which 1t sus
taincd in all things, right or wrong, good or lad
traton, THE REPUBLICAN gave evidence of u
change of views, advocated a Just aud
SefG policy towards the South and and
temper until II has now become really conserva.
tive Journal and seemingly warm friend OF the
only "threatcnings and slaughter" Tho mildcr at.
mosphere Of Washington under the present Ad-
minls.ratipn has surely had soothing i9anencs i,R
degree of satisfaction only cqualed by the indigna.
ton which its former uttoranccs often aroused and
We not unirequently rcbukcd: The REruBLicAN
now instead Of rakng up all the icrccst uterGnCes
of southern Journals Tor the purpose of firing the
Northern heart and KEEPING up a sectional war for
columns to tho noblcr work Of trying to bring the
two sections together in the spirit of harmony aud
good Will.
Reform In n New Direction Needed.
From the Philadelphia InQuitcr
1t Is singular and not an agreeable COM
mentary on our model form Of government that
while the Administration can lind constitutional
warrant for pursuing alien cattle. thieves into n
foreign county, aud there capturing or killing
them. Il cannot find authority for even invcsli
eating The horrible and yet nnrnnishcd SlauThtc,
said In criticism Of the National Government but
to call attention to weakness Of our political sys
tenn which cannot be ignored. When the local
community either shields murderer or itself com
mits murder Is there to be no remedy That al
present there Is no remedy In tho law against such
an atrocious state OF things, recent history too
plainly teaches But may ii not he well TO permit
little of the current reform spirit TO work In th
new and needed direction?
An Investigation Demanded.
| From the Baltimore nzett,;
Mr. Evarts ought to lose no time in demand
ing full investigation OF the spanish outrage ~
the American whaleship. There should be u,
Caleb Cushing.ncss nor Hamilton FishnesS In thi
matter.
Tho Right View of the Question.
From the Boston Advertiser;
We expect u Louisiana court will acqui
these accused gentlemen II they aIG innnreut, AM
that will be happy clearing W nta vcxatioi
. | business. Some papers and Journals arc pretend
ing that the President and his friends are In stat
Of mind lest the tria. should develop facts damae
we decline to take any stock in that sensation.
any Republicans are injured in reputation by tn
developments of that trial, we suspect 4 will b
found they arc among those In whom the PreSl
dent has placed no special confidence.
Politics tho Bane Of the South.
| From the Philadelphia Times:
n In at least two Southern States, Virgini
and Mississippi, there will be no opposition to ia
| Conservative or Democratic tickets In the campaig
soon to begin. So much the better for Virginia an
Mississippi. What these states need Mississippi q
pecRlly, about as much as anything else. Is so
son Of rest from partisan strife and The ohlitcrnti
b.. of the color line by which parties have heretuiUI
Is been divided. Politics have been the bane Of III
South. and the color question, mngnifed for part
san purposes has Threatened one race with disgraC
and the other with destruction. When living i
. sues upon which another division Is necessar
shall arise there will be no difficulty about the
Il ganlzation OF new parties. In the meantime, sine
Inc Democrats wili have undisputcd sway, thel
o will be no trouble In fixing the responsibility f
10 good or bad government that may follow.
The Louisiana Bourbon Losing Heart.
" From the New Orleans Times, (Dem)
Should the Returning Board case get I'M
the United States Court II may be assumed with
reasonable degree Of certainty that the prosecute
Fe will not be pressed. Tho Attorney General mig
evOn consider 1t his duty to order the District A
a tomey to enter a nOLe prOscQHi The case again
L. the Returning Board might be settled rs quiet
and Us speedily was the civil suit commenced
IN 1875 in the sixth District Court against Genrrf
w. into the United States Circuit Court.
n. What Richard Smith Wants About Silver.
X. From the Cincinnati Gazette:
Us Therefore, we propose the following form
resolution for the convention: "Reso'red, That
I'd providing coin for specie payments, the silver Dc
Sms, 70 pc spS soSSd y e eS s sd
h. can be Issued without depreciation which wou
cause II 10 demonetize our gold coins; 10 tho q
as that Is practicable Of both silver and gold"
70 suppose this resolution would express the views
those Who T arc ridiar silver % as RobSy Tor psrsoT
hu purposes or for notorcty or to fling disturb
element" into tho Republican party. And this \
k, plank that all can stand on.
mo- mo- Objections to Morton's Proposed Amen
es ment of the Constitution.
at From the Nashville American;
ne 1t Is unnecessary to point out the enormo
power of a political party holding the Goyernmt
k In all branches, as the Republican party has do
of under such an amendment The establishment
Dst tribunals, and the laying of of districts, give
of majority In Congress entire control and instead
lse President elected by the States, as at present
es- would. under the best Administration be depcI
ent Oh the central authority, the States shOrn
,r- oil power and practically Obliteratcd. The c.
n, ral power will have advanced rapidly toward co
~ ~ pste Independence and sclfeS iSenC when such
,of amendment shall have been adopted.
nd Jeremiah Black Rebuked In virginia.
ise From the Richmond State;
And had Jeremiah Black been the verital
US | prophet Jeremiah, died in infancy, might
ed IT,, not have been spared this parade Of ghosts lr
W, | the dead Electoral Commission of last fGbrunI
ry' Why array them In their unsightly shTonls, VIII
e look very like robes of justice but sull nrc u
grave Clothes TO fright the land from is pToprie
M Mha Why summons these spirits from their lasting r
ste from the toImenting fires of their own c.
Su sclenCes-Mr. Black, when everybody has BE-
content TO have the dead buried out of their sig
W. What good can II do now TO disturb the peace
ew the country BY raising this ghost Of an issue
In | paTading II through The land? We cannot see q
rhn proper object to be gained by IT, II Is only wa
i'm | of words words words" and AFTER II has bI
,he read by those whose hearts are In the coffin "
III their dead Cesar tho heightened aud prOsalc :
lies sentiment OF the Electoral Commission will slum
90 forever in that feA rfll tomb OF all OultuniC no
ibs the Dead Past" We Cannot LCW afford 10 lis
| n Iaromiah'z lamentations nor huybplys lalC