Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-01-11

ing new befcre the Senate Sub Com
mittee, and Morton II both outwitted
and exeeedingly down-hearted< Grant
has refused 90 interfere in the State
riectioos Of Gesernor in Lo1isians, and
il reply 70 both the Republican and
Democfstic elaisnauts 10 that position
sid. he did NOT intend 70 recognize
either, but would only interfere to pre-.
vent disturbance of the public peace
and at a meeting of the Cabinet~on Sat,
urhsy, which was called especially Il
consider the subject, his action wa.
unanimously approved, which has con
sidcrably chagriaed the extreme wins
Of the Republican party. This. togeth,
er with the pronouncing against the
Packard government by Genl. Long.
street, has rendered the -Rads almo.,
mad with frenzy. They don't know
which way to turn for friend in theil
despair.
Mr.. Cronin, Of Oregon, who has beer
excused from further attendance on
Morton's subcommittee. has leii for h..
home. Morton found he had big ell.
ephant on his hands and having beer
worsted by Cronin, didn' dare recall him
for further examination.
Considering the extreme political de-
moralization of the Senate, and their ut.
ter disregard Of precedent and law
both human and Divine, they obvious
ly need some one to pray them into
the knowledge Of the rights Of the peo-
pie, and we know of no one who would
better earn his salary than Parson Tai.
madge. This extraordinary man Of
God prays nearly all the time, and il he
should happen to be taking hot scotch
with Brother Newman, would stop short
between the lemon-peel and the aut.
meg to throw in few words OF PRAYER
while the servant stirred up The sugar.
He might not do much with Nor
ton, Logan and "sick," but would per.
haPs put an end TO the peanut-eating Of
the Senators, and keep Hsmlin, Merri-
mon and Christiancy awake during
prayers. have now run the gamut OF
politics and religion: the latter perhaps
OF an indifferent quality, but probably
not much out of keeping with the 9TH
er. And yet it doesn't seem that ought
to quit; the reader may judge different
ly. but | cant be responsible for the
taste of the reader.
must differ with the gossip concern.
ing the marriage OF Mr. Tilden. II
would be a calamity tor our Uncle Sam
ne! 10 commit such a gross breach OF
faith. The American people elected him
in order to get an administration whic h
had no wife's relations TO put in office,
and now for the old gentleman to assume
collateral relationship, would be shock
ing breach OF contract.
There has been much comment over
TIE speech OF Mr.. Conkling on present.
ing the petition of the business men for
speedy settlement of the "Presiden-
tial muddle." The faults of Roscoe 5
sentences are rather those of rhetoric
than sentiment. and yet they are not with
out political significance. In debate he
differs with other republicans, and is
not like Logan, who tumblcs to it, like
a deck hand buckles To the unloading
of cotton bales, or Carpenter, shaking
out his wild locks, pulling his shirt-cuii>
down so as TO hide the condition of his
fnger-nails: or Howe, constituting him
self an intellectual Windmill to grind
out gri>ts Of craftsmanship as they used
10 grind corn for confederate ratlons-
cob and all: or the venerable Cameron
casting furtive glances to either side
and over his shoulder, like a man who
has just found something that belonged
TO somebody else, which had not been
lost. No, when Conkhng delivers him.
self, he rises and roars, and all the les
ser beasts flee TO the cloak room: the
wild eloquence exudes from the mighty
man, as il he were an intellectual sau-
sage mill, with somebody feeding die
tionaries, city directories and encyclo-
Pedias into the hopper thereof. We
have read this speech over at least twice,
and will give any expert one dollar and
a hall il, after reading the remarks OF
Conkling, he can tell me what the Sem
ator was talking about, and If so what
he said about 1t: and yet he Is not alto.
gether a dun-colored Bull like Logan,
nor a wild eagle of the prairies like our
late lamented Carpenter, nor an amiablc
donkey even as Howe, nor vet a sly
and solemn Richard Turpin, like unto
the venerable Simon, but some " hat of
an unruly, high spirited FLY, whom the
extreme end of the Radical party here
cannot control.