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National Republican., 1878-08-26
Southern Claims.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. "a, 1873.
To The Editor Qf the National Republican
Sin; Tho Post Of this morning Informs It's readers
that Governor Connor lied when he told the people
whom he addressed Of "the number and amount
Of the claims from the battle-ground Of tho way."
OF course the PoS would not lie. Oh mol VIII
the editor Of that paper please inform It's readers
why Hon. c. NJ. Shelley, Of Alabama, wanted tho
Southern Claims Commission abolished and oil
war claims transferred to the Court Of Claims
lie offered the resolution to that effect In the last
Congress. Here 1t Is, and am afraid tho people
will see II when II Is too late The law under which
the commissioners act was passed by a stalwart
Congress- and II orbds payment to all except those
who can prove loyalty TO the United states during
the war. In fact, petitioner cannot fle claim
unless he can take the oath Of loyalty. Many who
do file arc rejected as the records In the possession
their statement To the contrary they were disloyal
1t Is impossible 10 prevent some fraudulent claims
getting through, as all the records have not been
examined, aud claim might be allowed
defeated So much for the charge Of fraudulent
claims" The Court Of Claims takes no cOgnizance
Of the question of loyalty the claimant simply
proves that he was the owner OF the property, that
II was taken by the United States; hence YOU sec
that everybody In the South would be entitled to
become claimants In the Court Of Claims, ire.
spectiye Of the question Of loyalty. As II Is now II
excludes thousands who would otherwise DO
claimants.
The Pod informs us that every prominent Demo.
crat In the House was opposed to the payment Of
claims. How about J. II. Reagan's Southern mail
contractors 6OOOOO claim, and where's Mr.. Goodies
little claim Of $4,000 for william aid Mary Col
loyalty is removed from claimants the country
will know no other money than grcenbacks for .
long number fyear. VERIFY.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

ment with each citizen, as solemn rs q govern.
mont ever made with q citizeu-as clear and
uumistakable In Its purport as language can
bc, rs will be seen by the reading of the en-.
gagement itself
Our Government has declared that "all citi-
zens Of the United States who arc otherwise
qualified by law to vote at any election by the
people in any State. Territory, district county.
city, parish, township, school district, muni.
cipality, or other territorial subdivision, shall
be entitled and allowed to vote at such eloc-
tions, without distinction Of race, color, or
previous condition Of servitude, any constitu-
tion, law, custom, usage, or regulation OF any
State or Territory, or by or under Its authority,
to the contrary notwithstanding" The dis.
franehised maiorities In four great States,
themselves guilty of no crime, themselves
having performed every duty Of the citizen,
take this engagement In their hand aud go 10
the Government Of the United States and de-
mand the fullest and completest performance
on Its part Of its obligations. Who shall say
them nay? Who, in the presence of such Q
contract, so clear that he who runs may read
and the wayfaring man, though he be fool
shall not err therein, shall postpone, or attempt
to postpone, the execution Of this obligation
upon the ground that the State In which the
injured citizen lives Is the proper authority tt
which he shall look, when 1t is the State itsel
which Is guilty Of the very crime which the
Government, by its contract, has agreed tt
punish and redress? This, after all, my fellow
citizens, Is the solid, real question of the hour
A government that will not keep an engage
ment Of this character is not At to be gov
crnmcnt. A government which will not pro
| tect, under the sauct on of SO solemn promise
| the citizen In the enjoyment Of his privileges
which II has guaranteed, has no right to dc
mand allegiance from that citizen. Applause.
| The government that refuses, in its fulles
pressure, the performance of that obligation. !
guilty of great crime is not fit to be gov
ernment tapplausel; is unworthy of obedienc
| or allepiance
National Republican., 1878-08-26

stosk of the Ga;ette and Bu1eiis publishing
Association.
NAT CARPENTER got $1,000 from the De.
troit liquor dealers to study up shc constitu-
tionality of the Michigan liquor law. He sent
his opinion last week. II Is very brief and to
this effect: you can't break the law"
BISMARCK had himself weighed in a scale.
chair at Kissinsen and found that his weight
was something over 243 pounds q gain Of
thirteen pounds since last year. TOO much,
too much" he growled, as he gave the man a
thaler.
AT the Goodwood meeting the Princess OF
Wales wore n figured French material, with
little knots Of pink ribbons hutterng on the
skirts Tho same day Mrs. Langtry, the
rcgning London beauty, had a dress of the
same sort of material, nutterins with yellow
ribbons.
The London bellies, Mrs. Langtry, the Jer.
sey beauty, and Mrs. CORVALLIS West, have
met their social death In their failure to be In.
vited to Lady Waldcgrave's faucy.dress ant
masked ball. Society in London now adore.
Mrs. Bagot, who figured in a prominent Irisl
| divorce case,
National Republican., 1878-08-26
The Confederate Archives.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. u, 1873.
10 The EttOr OfhG NdtiOHR Republicm!
SIR 1t strikes me that your correspondent,
"Veritas," In tOday's REPUBLICAN, Is too sensitive
In relation to the Confederate General Wrights
connection with the Confederate archives. um
myself, as loyal as he on the question as to whom
shall be appointed to otiCe under the United States
but | find no fault with the employment OF Con.
federate BrIgRdIcr Wright for the following rea.
sons:
lii a fact generally known that there arc large
number Of ollicial papers Of one kind or another
belonging 10 the rebel side of The late war that have
not yet come into possession Of the Government
hcrent Washington. Many Of these papers will be
of vast Importance to the nAtiOn In an historical
sense, long after "Neritas' aud have lrellcd uut
our brief lives Oh this earthly stage and long after
the political issues that look aud probably ar Of
80 great vitality aud importance now are dead and
| forgotten. These papers the War Department Is
National Republican., 1878-08-26

are entirely independent on this issue. The
senatorship Is an open question, and diner,
euccs of opinion rs 10 the best man to succeed
Senator CoNKLINe may be honestly enter.
tanned In the Republican party as well as ont
side of 1t. The interest Of the uncommtted
Of the non. .partisans-in this matter Is simply
that the State shall not be misrepresented In
the United States Senate, no matter who
Combines successor should turn out to be.
The danger to he guarded against is that oi
putting q tenth-rate man in the seat of first
rate man. If an abler man than Roscof
CoNKLTNo can be found in the Republican
ranks-if man hat will as Senator represent
the State rs well as II not better than, he does
can be chosen next winter-by all means LEI
1t be done. We are not tied up to Mr.. CoNK
Ling, personally, nor are the people OF thi'
State. But we and they demand that the Stat,
shall be represented In the Senate by its ablcs'
man. We cannot afford to have nobody II
| the seat of ROSCOE CoSKLINu,
National Republican., 1878-08-26

IT begins to he apparent that certain
parties not remotely connected with the Sc
cret Service Division OF the Treasury De-
parlmcnt are attempting TO make personal
capital out of the alleged transaction by
which the Hot springs clause was omitted
from the last civil sundry bill. Their mys-
FERROUS and wOuld-bc-kHowing whispers re-
Yardimg this affair have become rather
mOnntOnuus in the newspaper Offices
Of Washington, and correspondents who
have placed any credence in them will
do well to remember that all the iniOrma-
tiOn on this subject in the possession of the
prrsOns in question comes from an eX-cOn'
Wet. If they had any reliable information
1t would be their duty to keep 1t secret un-
til the regular law officers OF the Govern
mrnt have time and opportunity to begin
proceedings in the courts Meanwhile this
meddlesome manner of slanderins innocent
men by nnuendo and indirect suspicion de.
serves rcprobation, II Chief BROOKS would
overhaul His corps and eradicate from it one
or two newspaper ay-cops' he would
simply do himself and the service an act Of
| Justice.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

SINCE General Ben BUTLER began. to
lave his lily-white hands in the liquor of
tan-bark to make them ns caloused as his
terrors for him. He holds up his horny
hands, and, with great rropricty, swears
fcNlty to the toiling millions, and swears it
by the Great Horn spoon, at that. Mean
while he ignores the offer of THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN to viudicate him from the
charge of owning Government registered
bonds, if be will give Register ScnoFIEID
permission to make public the records Of
his Office. Perhaps the result of such an
exposure would not be a satisfactory vindi-
cation.
National Republican., 1878-08-26
THE NEW YORK SENATOR.

II occurs to us that the question of Mr..
CoNKLING's successor has been precipitated
upon the pending political campaign with
needless if not indecent haste. First secure
the House of Assembly with Republican
majority which will truly represent public
sentiment in the selection of United States
senator, and then all should and must be
satisfied We sympathizc somewhatstrongly
with the New York Graphic in the follow
ing line of remark on this question;
We, like the bulk Of the people of the State,
National Republican., 1878-08-26

CARTER HARRISON, the Chicago humor-
ist, is generally accounted is n good Demo-
craft there he such q thing-by that
meagrc class OF the Opposition who believe
in the irrefragnbility of the Presidents title.
At any rate, he bolted caucus dictation in
the last House, and made u noise, if not
fame, for himself, by espousing the ideas of
Mr.. ALEX STEPHENS regarding the contest
over the title. But here comes the Au-
gusta (Ga.) ChroRicIc, and while it fies STE
rHESs' name at its masthead, has this to say
of HARRISON:
That monumental fraud, Hon. CARTER II AR.
RIsoS, of Illinois, is sanguine Of a renomina-
tion. We are willing to have the Democratic
majority In the.Forty. sixth Congress made
smaller by one member, provided that one be
Hon. CARTER Harrison, Of Illinois.
National Republican., 1878-08-26
DIED.

SNYDER On saturday, the 9Th Inst, d5S D. m,
Mr.. Asa +. SNYDER, aged a years months and "
days.
The funeral will take place from his late res!denrc.
i2 street southeast Tuesday, the 9Th insL at
y III. Friends and relatives respectfully invited
10 attend
Wilmington, Del, and Philadelphia papers please
copy.l %
BMITH.-Tn Anna Arundel County, Nd, August a.
H. |. ALONzo SMITH only son OF John A. and Eliza
j. Smilh, aged 5yenrs II months and IdayS
The funeral viii take place fTom the residence Of his
parents, .if9 street hOithwest Monday ut y, nv.
II lntlves aud friends respectfully invited 10 at
tend.
pOwER.-on Sunday mni iaIng August "i, MAY,
only daughter Of James u. and Mary A Power aged
| ~ months.
Funeral from the residence of her parents corner
sixteenth and streets northwest, this Monday af
| teri oon, at I o'clock.
National Republican., 1878-08-26
O'Kcarney's Patron saint.
TChicngO Tribune.l

THE NATIONAL REruBLICAS Is after that horny
handed Of toll, Ben Butler, and challenges him
TO give his consent that the Register Of the Treas
ury may exhibit the records OF his ofice in return
for which THr REruGLICAS promises that II will
undertake 10 show that Butler Is now and has been
for some time the owner In his own right aud the
custodian Of Cnited States Government bonds ag-
gregating more than sl,OOon0. II would be funny
afteT ALL 4 million In Government securities is a
snug sum for wOrkingman TO have laid away for
a rainy day.
MILDSEss conquers-and hence II Is that the gem
We YET positive lhnuehce OF Ut. Bulls Baby syrup
Price twenty y-lyc cents.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

DELAWARE is a small State, practically
given over, rs all the world knows, TO the
BAYARDs and SACLsDCRYs-exccp that
portion devoted to peaches and straw berries
But the BAYARDs are great enough in men-
tai and political stature to make up for the
paucity of territory behind them. The
/" Delaware Idea" is therefore of as much
importance as the "Ohio Idee.' The "D.
H. it should be understood, means hard
money and the nomination of Senator BAY
ARD by the Democracy in 1s-0 The 80.
L. on the contrary, means soft money and
THURMAN. Thus far the latter is ahead
but the Delaware demonstration has much
latent strength in the South.
National Republican., 1878-08-26
PERIOIDICAIS,

Pottcr's american Monthly Illustrated Magazine
Of History, Literature. Science and At, for Sep
tcmber, is out, and is highly interesting
number. The illustrations are of high order
terest.
Mcssrs. E. NJ. Whitaker & Son have Black
roOd's Edinburgh Magasine american cdition)
for August. 1t contains an interesting paper
on Prince Bismarck.
LiHcirs LiriHg Age, for August 2i, Is received
from the publishers, and is among the very
best Of its issues.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

IT is claimed by the friends of the Hon.
JAMES L. ALCoRN that he will, if he con-
sents to run for Congress in the Shoc-String
district of Mississippi, receive not only the
united support of intelligent Republicans,
but be cordially sustained by large ele-
ment of the native whites who have here
tofore called themselves Democrats because
there was no other organization in the State
with which they could affiliate. Law-abid-
ing citizens, both white and black, those
who are in favor of peace that prosperity
may follow, will naturally rally around the
ALCORN standard.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

IT is proposed, in the event of his cleo
ton and the control of the next House by
the Democracy, to select jim EMMETT, dis
tiller and ignopmous," of the twelfth
Ohio district, to be chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. He is so thoroughly
acquainted with "Trip" you see.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

trying 10 collect and has employed the cx. Confed.
crate officer named because OF the possession by
him Of facilities for getting Mt aud getting hold Of
them superior to any that could be possessed by
anybody who fought on the right side or didn't
fight on either. The Southern Historical Society
Hence the exchange Of courtesics brought about
by Confederate General Wright.
II ought IN be added that the keeper" OF the
Confederate archives is the Adutant General OF the
United States army. ANOTHER NERITAs.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

THAT professed Republican who is be-
trayed into any position where his influence
is diverted from the achievement of a GER
tain triumph in the State of New York, or
anywhere else in the pending Congressional
elections, commits great error, the respon-
sibility of which he canot escape. This is a
year when Republican fidelity should be
fully indicated.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

Mr. HORACE WHITES views on the labor
question, poured into Mr.. HEwITT's Luna
tic Waste Basket Committee, were very inn
portant. Mr.. W. is an experienced laboring
man. He has been at Long Branch for
several months, working hard, very hard, to
remove TILDES's melancholy.
National Republican., 1878-08-26
Improving tho Quality of Moonshine.

The soitmoney, irredeemable issue innationiSts
propose 10 abolish the sun for the purpose Of i'm.
proving the quality of moonshine. They argue
that they will produce a steader article, which will
not be subject 70 change or eclipse and Butler and
Others say Il will be full moon all the time
National Republican., 1878-08-26

THE State Of Mississippi, with its 10000
Republican majority, is now without
single Republican newspaper The Nicks-
burg Daiiy Times which was moved to
Jackson some two years ago, was kept alive
by its proprietor, Mr.. J. l.. LAKE, JR.,
until recently, when it was con-
" ciliatcd" into weekly publication.
The Times was what may be termed u
Liberal Republican journal, and, consider
ing the disadvantages under which ii labor
cd, advocated the principles of the party
ably and frarlcsSly. The suspension of the
Times is II loss to the better class of the
people of Mississippi, and one which they
are certain to feel. Now the Weekly Times,
which has been continued since the daily
ceased to exist, has also been, at least
temporarily, suspended on account of the
pesticnce that prevails in the, South.
I" Concliution,' supplemented by yellow
fever. is enough to kin oil Republican
newspapers but at last adyiccs Dc.rocratiC
postmastcrs in that section were hale
hearty, aud prosperous.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

THE Hon. G. W. JULIAN makes the in.
quiry in the North Americdn Rcric'r, " Is the
Reformer any Longer Needed" The i'm.
pulsive answer to this question suggests the
immediate Punishment of the average Re,
former to close social relations with the late
Mr. DIVES.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

PROFESSOR A. s. HILL, of Harvard College
has put forth in pamphlet form-CHARLEs W.
SEVER, publisher, at Cambridge, Mass.-a lit
tie work on punctuation aud the use of capital
letters, which forms valuable manual on the
subjects of which II treats 1t meets with
general approval, and should be universally
adopted. 1t Is furnished by the publisher,
postpaid, by mail for twenty-five cents per
cOpy
National Republican., 1878-08-26

"JEDGE" HoRNE's p'r diem receipts rs q
witness before the POTTER committee were
ruthlessly cut short by Governor Tom
YoUNGs dispatch defying him to tell all he
knows. As it wouldn't take HORNE ten
seconds to do that, his expectations of wit
Ness fees were blighted. What he wanted
to do was to tell what he didn't know, and
thereby run up u very, very large bill
National Republican., 1878-08-26

SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, will
naturally succeed to the craftsmanship of the
Senate Committee on Finance in the Forty
sixth Congress. How he will revel in fig
ures, and statistics, and calculations, and
possible as well as impossible mathematical
demonstrations, and how the country will
bless the Democratic majority in that body.
National Republican., 1878-08-26

SENATOR THURMAN must be brave
man, very brave man-or coward. His
late keynote speech at Hamilton, Ohio, con-
tanned no apology for his past record on the
question of finances. And in it he takes u
sudden departure from the consistencies OF
either boldly defiant OF popular intelligence
and admiration for rectitude of purpose, OF
has been frightened by the clamor of the
soit-moncy rencgades of his party. We pre-,
sent below parallel picture Of his wonder
ful and sudden conversion:
National Republican., 1878-08-26
Sbecili Notices.
AND
" NEW HOME"
SEW No MAC INES,

Take your choice and II not pleased, exchange nntil
you satisfied. sell all that Is and late In the
sewing-machlnc business, Also. all the Cll standard
machines Renting and repairing specially.
great reduction iuIprlcrs inr cash.
J, I. MCKENSEY,
aug latf No. i2I Ninth street northwest.
r(.a5S NEURALGIA CCRED IN ONE MINUTE
s.S by Fluid Lightning. ~ hundreds In the city
can testify Sold at COughlins drugstore. JansS-tr
s~.,1s HEADAJHE .TOOTHACIiE EARACHE.
pSS &c. cured by Fluid Lightning Sold al
COughlin's drug store Masonic Temple. Jnn.tu
N,95s NERVOUS PAINS. rLEuHiSY. CRAMP
VIZ Collie, tvC Sr.. relieved 0uce by Fluid Light
ming, sold at CUughlih's drugsl0 Masonic Temple.
lnlIsliC
N~sJSs HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC, POND'S EX-
~ TRACT, HOMEOPATHIC NJ rdlclnes sold at Trm-
plp's Drug store. 4 aud Ninth streets sS-tf