The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-03
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Don Piatt has tkrsssst twill kSsently
nation, war, havoc, cMfnaF last We can
es5n ease Dir. Hayes sE aslh sd lanes, lanes ! !
persqIi inaugaFated as r. Hgpsu iitsle Wv )
the pited Siateson the e5fiihake a noise.
~ Ili Fegmmme, as wei lked along /
M Vt or Din that stern pond On where
cal so arms chat while Mr.. .em NY, You !, {
e on the way from the White land sta !,
te flaf Capitol he shall either be kely on
Ten liIsder the fifth rib with a d2ing or
In the hand of a Ravaillac, scatfippe
INTO fragments by an Orsini BON sIgn gn
pistoled into the next world by and
val OF Booth. Now, here is feny mo
tragedy IN prospect. The enorl i'm VI
cfsclti i.,f d ~. 49,. ! shout
~12osffhas ~ " GIad JIdadlltry GtRF
~ demolish any ubt that his sum.
mons will not finds response. Some
Booth or Weldon, willing away the
tedious hours of the day in the health
ful occupation Of keeping seats warm
in boozi lgden, will nave his spirit
aroused by The chivalrous Plat and
start off to Washington, f he can bor-
row money enough to get there and
has a sanguine confidence in not be-
ing arrested on the way for vagran-
cy. But Mr.. Plate must certainly
recognize the formidable difficulties
In the way of his missionaries. Macy
OF them in jailS and penitentiaries
others dare not show their faces in
the daylight for fear of the police,
and the rest are endeavoring to get
up their courage to practice at the
bar. He cannot depend on any OF
them. They may fail at the very
moment of the crisis, ANONYMOUSLY
turn tail and shirk the execution of
the task entrusted to them. Oovi-
ously Piatt is the only man to be
trusted i'll the emergency. He is too
modest by ii large majority in at
tempting to devOlVe upon Others the
gallant work at which he hints. He
Is the man t. crown "A glorious career
OF Provost Marshaiship and specula>
ton i'll moth antidoteS by imm0,at-
ing himself upon the altar of his
country. Let the great throRg that
ill rn NJ kNa- -hi,,,r+Ar t..
Inauguration ceremonies keep their
eyes upon Piatt, and remember that
they may transmit to their children
and their chitdre3's children TIE
etoFSi- tk1ic having looked uUon
the Brutus of the nineteenth century.
Piatt has such u magnificent repu-
tlttpn that it is a source of infinite
regret that he now soils it by avow-
ing that nothing was further from
my though; in penning the editorial
of last Sunday than the horrible
crime of assassination" This is de-
cidedly too bad. The American peo-
pie had brought themselves to the
belief that he was to do something
in fact that he w uld go down to
history in company with his exploits
as General Schneck's ch ef OF staff or
his masterly flank movement upon
Baltimore when Colonel Fred. Grant
was particularly desirious of inter-
viewing him. We have not hoard
that Governor Hayes has shrunk in
to the retirement of his Ohio home
and declined going to Washington at
all for fear of Piatt, but his apparent
recklessnesS may be altogether ow-
ing to his lack of knowledge of the
man. The General Boum of war and
journalism is not to he sneezed at.
He has demanded blood and he has
shed SO much that when he threatens,
it is proper for the people of the
world to stand in awe and prepare to
witness a fearful catastrophe. For
the sake Of the renown of the age,
for the sake of having the 9th Of
March mem0rialized with the 14th
of May, 1889 and the l4th of April,
1865, 4iatt should not back down
now. 1t Is no argument at all that
he has already made an ass of him
self fand is prompted to courc privacy
rather than seek additional publicity.
He has glorious eminence to reach.
When even Watterson counsels peace
and the Democratic caucus adopts un.
selfish and pataiotic resolutions, it is
the opportunity for Piatt to distin-
guish himself. He ought to reflect
upon what extraordinary openings
there would be in another war for
ventures in drugs for the preserva-
ton of soldiers clothing from moths
and what chances there would be for
Provost-marshalships in cities far re.
moved fro the dangers of the battle
field. If he retreats now he will be
losing the finest opportunity Of his
! life. baltimore american.
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