The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-07
Correspondence OF the star.

The GLORIOUS Fourth" wasn't very
glorious here after all. The roar of fire.
works, the perfume and smoke Of burnt
powder was only perceptible at night,
when The boys could dodge the "cops,'
who had orders to prohibit fireworks
within the city. Everybody and his
cousin went into the country or down
the river on excursions.
WHAT HE THINKS.
President Hayes loses no sleep over
the action of the Republican Convention
in Iowa, nor does he regard it as any
censure of himself because the resolu.
tion endorsing his Southern policy was
not passed. II the Convention had
passed resolution denouncing his pol
Icy the case would have been very diff
ferent. But it did nothing OF the kind.
There was a difference of opinion, no
DOUBT, in the Convention on the Pres.
ident's policy, and rather than have an
acrimonious discussion over 1t the Com
miLtee on Resolutions wisely concluded
to say nothing pro OF con. 1t was bet
ter to let public sentiment wait an ex-
preston until some Of the fruits Of the
policy should be seen. But an indis-
Greet man hurled in wild cat resolu-
ZION inGorsing the p Illcy. What was TO
be done? The Convention had, through
It's Committee, agreed not to pass upon
the ques ton, and so the sensible thing
TO do was to lay it on the table, as was
done. There was no action taken to
show that a majority OF the Con-
vention was not in favor OF
the resolution. A direct vote
alone could develop that fact, and no
one knew what tie result would be. On
all other points tue platform was up to
party principles, and the party is as
strong and united as ever, and 1T was
kept SO by avoiding sQuabble over that
on which some honestly differ. The att
ministratlon Is not at all out OF humor
with the result. Ga the contrary, the
Democrats and the opponents to Mr..
Hayes are ready to see III the action OF
the convention square "suuD" for the
President, and are predicting that the
split Will grow more serious as the cam
paign advances, especially II, as they
deem probable, The friends Of Gne Presl-
dent attempt TO force the question OF the
policy upon the people anu ulntuse itinto
The canvass from the stump.
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
A short time ago our Government is
sued orders to our troops on the border
to cross over into NJ, Xlco In pursuit of
cattle thieves whenever it became de-
sirable to do SO. Word has just reached
this city that the new Mexican Govern
ment oil Dlaz, in order to win popularity
and consollua itself with the penp U
there, has Il desire to get into war,
and has issued orders to the Mex
can General at MaLamoras to prevent
any crossing of tue Rio Grande by Amer
leans, no matter for what purpose.
Now We have, as Artemus W ard used
to say, ".9r and squar' isshoo' in this
matter, and somebody must back down
A Cabinet meeting was called and the
matter considered, and they adjourned
10 try it again. IL will not be at all
strange to hear at any time of a
bloody collision between the Mexican
cavalry and our dragons, and then
what will be done? The chap that gets
licked Will not want to quit without
another bout, and we may have war
before we know IL. The situation here,
owing TO tne unexpected position as
sumed by President Dlaz, is regarded
as serious.
HOW IT WILL BE DONE.
The way the engineers propose to
strengthen the foundation OF the Wash
ingt0n monument Is u novelty. They
expect to build heavy wall OF masonry
around 1t, extending far below 1t, in-
cluding the clay earth on which 1t rests.
They will then grid this stone wall with
enormous hoops, so as to defy any CIV
ing way in a lateral direction, and sup
port it all with butlresses of stone.
then they will p.le ON the stone until
the monument reaches its original
height Of four hundred and eigh.y-tiye