South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-04-13

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Mr.. HARPER - When asisoss'f Shehs
her'i had full CONTROL of The ,,ul,iic in.
provcments here. IL amy properly o~hes
complained that q particular change
wouid<nin bun. the boss or h. frieuts
at once offered 10 .bny the property and
take the risk OF ruin. One OF the works
Of Shepherd was an. enors,sous sc,vefS
hardly equallci in size in, the world: n
man owning land through which the
sewer Was to go feared that it could NOT
be made strong enou2h TO last ant would
ruin his land for building purposes.
Tho Boss" bought the ground, and be.
fore the cement Of the sewer was dry
hai commenced 70 build over Il mag
nidceut row Of brick kouses: he believ.
ed in his own plans. II he had been q
military commander. he, like Cortes,
wouli have burned his ships when he
landed in an cnemy's country. Hayes.
or the people who are managing him.
must have something OF this same cub.
lime faith in their cause. Nothing il
plai or than that they are creating great
disahcction in their own party, anil To
an outsider. there ia no Indication of
corresponding gains from the other
quarter. Elected Tor voted for, and
counted in) on the bloody shirt issue. lie
puts that garment contrmptuously away,
and in effect, says to the veterans who
elected him: lyon are simple people
you do not understand how these uues
tons should be trcated,rcr I,ow the gov.
ernment should be conducted II Is not
in human nature for! the leaders Of his
party TO bear this. let alone what they
or the rank and file may think Of the
merits Of his ideas Cfcourse he is not
commencing thus without believing that
he will End sufficient support, for to
commence thus and to fail would be dis
astrous 10 himself, his party and the
country. But he should beware q. too
much faith in earthly things. AS an es.
sential part OF the lesson here taught, /
remind him that Shepherd is now bank.
rnpt, and Shepherds friends and the city
at large are hopelessly in debt.
10 quiet those aforementioned thou.
sands who are clamoring for office, the
President AMI Secretaries are promising
to give early attention To the subject of
official changes throughout the country.
The personal pressure upon them does
not relax. and the President can yet
leisure only by stealing out of the Civ
fora few hours occasionally. The other
day he went up the Potomac fishing. not
afiow ing his whereabouts to be known.
If the fish were as hungry as the people
he hcd from he must have brought back
q good supply.
Pending completion of the commits.
sioners inquiries in Louisiana there is
little said here Of the situation in that
State. 1t is thought. however. that the
President may take decisive action if
the removal of troops from the State
llonse i'll South Carolina on the 18th
shall be peacefully acquiesced in Inv all
The people OF that State and does not
provoke new opposition among Northern
Republicans. 9
l have never seen more interest taken
In The subject or tho Spcakership than
is exhibited now. Among Democrats.
Sayler. Randall. Blackburn, and Cox.
seem to have strength in about the order
named though no one can tex what a
day may bring forth. There is a ten
dency on the part Of the opposition to
unite Oh General Banks and If disinte
grafton goes on among the Republicans,
rs It almost certainly will. they may no.
he able to agree upon man Of more
pronounced views Shan those OF the
General. -
He is thoroughly MP in the duties Of
the position and has more personal
friends among the politicians than any
other public man in America. But il il
not worth while for the Republ cans to
quarrel over candidate, as the Demo.
Gratis intend TO elect Speaker. DEN.