National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-23

III Angercd NJ this dofoat, The Government
has withdrawn the bin, leaving the subject
involved In tho pcrplexitcs Of ancient usage
As, however, the question Of Dissentcrs' rights
u 10 come before the Commons next month
there IL still prospect Of liberal Legislation.
An ARTICLE In our local columns exposes
the way In which our District Commissioner:
take money out Of the pockets ofthe Taxpayers
aud put II in the purses offavoritc ring contrac'
tors The award Of tho contracts for the repair
Of the streets was had enough In all conscience
but we never supposed for q moment that the
iavoritcs would he permitted TO rip up streets
when and where they pleased without 80 much
Us saying by your leave" TO either Commits
sioncrs or Taxpayers. Aud then the cool way
in which protesting citizens were informed
that tho work had been commenced before tn,
Commissioners were aware Of II, is really re
frcShing in this sort Of weather Il there nj
rcmcdy2 Are we to be forever subjected to 0
government In which tho voice Of the Taxpayer
will not bc heard; or when heard. not needed
GEN. JouS c. GoRMAS, Of North Carolina
gave bail yesterday 10 answer tho complaint
Of libel preferred by j. g. HESTER. the detcc
tive Of former Ku-Klux notoricty. The case
therefore goes to the grand jury. Although
the subpoena called for the attendance of wit
ucsssS at . o'clock, the detective, HESTER
whose character was so much put In jeopardy
by the publication, was not on hand. He did
not make his appearance until nearly II
o'clock, IL seems TO us that when q man con
sidcrs the necessity for his vindication Sc
urgent as TO require the arrest Of u citizen o.
y distant State at an hour when the giving o.
bail would he at least troublesome aud incon
vcnient, no ought at least 10 bc on hand
TO establish his character Mt the earliest
practical moment. But detectives have
peculiar modes Of doing things. Even thost
who claim 10 be Christian detectives aud VIII,
boast Of being backed by the clergy, are not SC
infallihlc but that they may sometimes in
dulsc in ways that are dark. We took coca
sion to say yesterday that the arrest Of Cor
MAN NJ o'clock at night looked very mucl
like u case of malicious prosecution. Fact
which we have since learned make Il appca
more strongly In that light. Between . ant
10 o'clock on Thursday morning this crcatur,
HESTER knew from Mr.. GoRMAN's own lin
that he was the author of the communication
signed Tar Heel" For some purpose know
TO himself he came to Til. REPUBLICAN oflic,
ut o'clock, and after mousing around detect
ivc-likc, and pretending he did not know
the author of tho communication, he 60
the name. Now we don't care plea
yune for the detective HESTER, for Mr.
GoRMAN or for the North Carolina fight Blu
in the name of common justice and deccncy
VIC do object TO HESTER making his fight il
this way. The charge against GoEMhN WA
not made to vindicatc ltEsTER'S character
II was made rs q part of thu fight he is wagini
against cert ain people In North Carolina, w,
hope and believe that the cases will be left Il
rest or fill upon their own merits, and viii
not be influenced by any detective tactics
The Attorney General aud his Officers should
take eogniz,nce Of the way in which TIN
creature HESTER operates.
We NOTICE that the correspondent Of til,
New York Tribune has fallen into the sam,
error that VIC did when abiding TO the age o
Hon. KENNETH RAYNER, lately appointed
Solicitor of the Treasury. We are rrcdibly in
formed that his age is nearer to sixty than /,
seventy years, and his appearance would indi
cate that he is much younger man than h,
really IL. Those who know him we'll say tina
his intellect Is In full vigor aud his energy II
unimpaircd activity. We suppose this mistak,
as to Mr.. R.'sagcp proceeded from the biograph,
Of members of Congress by LANMAN, who go
1t from some authority that guessed ut it, Mr.
X. went into Congress at very early age,whei
he was known as the youngest man in thu
House. That was period of intellectual
| giants, viz: CLAY, WEBsrRR, CALHOUN, Ben
TON. WRIGHT. RIvEs, PRESTON, CRIrTEHDEN
| ADAMS, BELL, the lNGERsOLIs, SERGEANT
BIDDLE, aud many others Of heroic mold, al
| of whom have gone to their final home, ant
who are rcgdried ~ belonging to past gene
TdtlOft. IitJhc u Is UtsHhNcN ny I1unN ttiht MI
| r., If In any way contemporary with thes
great men of the past must be quite old
| 80 far from Its being an objection to him. W,
| regard II NJ rather a Recommendation that hi
early training and experience were impressed
| by the influence and example of the grea
mon aud the exalted patriotism Of past days
A stranger, who did not know Mr.. r., on oh
serving his active and vigorous appearance
and his firm and elastic step, would readil,
conclude that las he says Of HIMSELF there ar
tifteon or twenty years Of good hard work il
him yet. The objection to him on account o
his age involves high compliment, after
all, considering that after twenty five years o
public service, without an intination eve
against his Integrity and honor, no othe
complaint can he found to urge against his up
| polntment. Many Of the most distinguished
aud active statesmen of England, during tn
| present century, might be regarded as IN com
parativc yOuthfulncss at Mr.. RS age, viz
BROUGuAM, LYNDuURsT, PALMERsTON
| russell. aud many others. The cor
respondent of the Tribune Is ulso II
error in saying Mr.. RAyNER twas u Know
| Nothing candidate for the Presidency II
1856" lie was not. True, he was talked q
in connection with the Presidency, and con
vcntion of b0lters from the regular convention
nominated Commodore STOCKTON for Presi
dent, and X. RAYNER for Vice President
But Mr.. Il. promptly declined pledgiug him
self To the support OF Mr.. FILLMORE, who's
election he zcaiously advocated.