The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-19

Lothario. as all know, ID o virie youth Of about
seyenty-dye, who, TO look st, seems stfreharged
with all the subtle passion OF fenee-rail. Egad
Well may one inquire, Whittier are We drifting I
The fellow who proposed TO draw the line al three
score and ten liz nowhere. For hers is Simon
Cameron at eighty with s5o,0Go Of blighted sffeo-
tion ON his hands, aud now comes Howe at three
score and fifteen with the horrible spectre of y
fearful young face tforty y-hve), and dishevellsd
hair haunting hs statesman-like dreams and
stalking before his senatorial vision. II sesH,s
that some years ago the varlke Rusk and the
psoifis Howe ioiasl in securing Treasury berth
for Wisconsin female who has since that time
faithfully discharged her duty to her county,
snd, as report hath il, stesdfastly ministered
unto the intellectual needs OF statesmen. And
now we are told thsb she proposes, In the Lam
gusge OF the average politician, ito make her
sslf solid for the new deal" change OF ad-
ministration, as George William Curtis said when
he was urging his celebrated civil service code
upon the country, has tome to be d revolution
sry proceeding In the United States. 1 should
thnk it had II We judge from the oonmotion
that the prospective change has kicked up in the
Treasury Department and the Senate, / should
say 1t was something more than revolution. But
ths is neither here nor there. What puzzles me
In 10 find ont where kusk comes in know that
Rusk joined in the application for the appoint
ment OF this blithe maiden Of forty five But
don't learn thai he Is 10 be included In the petit
ton for redress of grievance. Now do not pro-
fess to be fully oognidant OF all the merits OF this
case, bit will take my bible oath that Howe is
q virtuous man; AMI II the prospective plaintiff
attempts TO impeaoh my testimony, will under
take TO substantisto Ii amply by the simple rule OF
reduotio dd absarduns. Perhaps ought TO be
more specific and say that, at this writing, this
alarming suit has not been brought. But the case
10 In the hands Of q Washington lswyes. and when
such case gets In the hands OF Washing on
lawyer. God help the defendantl What dstresss %
me most is the apprehension that this sort ol
thing may break ont NJ an epidemic In the Treas
ury Department Lift does, Heaven knows whore
the mortality will stop. Bat / do know that the
Senate would be exhausted by 1t In twenty -four
hours, and the House would not survive much
longer: Tor | verify believe that In forty .eight
hours suit would be brought against
every mothers con Of them, unless,
hsply, Aeek Stephens might be excepted
lhe osphes #oua wiz Ake green leEF6s
In the face Of 9 prairie fire, except Don
Cameron, who always leaves that sort OF paternaI
responsibility TO his venerable and senatorial
sire. Il would hardly answer TO have two deaths
in the family from one epidenie. Besides, Don
visits Harrisburg frequently. Nay worse; but for
The proximity Of Baltimore and the tact Of Sam
Schumacher there is no telling how near sueh an
epidemic might strike ut Tho White House itself
l leave the theme. II is one in which the fancy
may riot ad tibiaH. "Ihers's millions ut IT,"
A. q. BUELL..