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National Republican., 1878-05-22
COMMuNIsM IN RUS COUNTRY.

1t seems to be generally conceded that
what is known as communism in France,
and has been the source Of much trouble in
that hybrid republic, has to some extent
fastened itself upon the social framework;
Of the United States. II may be that some
thing akin to it is terminating among us in
the shape Of trade unions" but we are re-
mctnnt to think that communism, as it has
been developed in Paris in great strength,
or any danger Of parallel character and
purpose, has an existence in this country,
However, where there Is so much smoke
there may be fire, and it is the part of wis
dom with this Government to be prepared
for any emergency, no matter how sudden
or formidable.
That a system of labor leagues, socalistic
labor organizations, and trade unions covers
this whole country as n network there is
no doubt, for it Is in no degree disguised as
matter of history. That these have in
their organizations good and bad men it is
more than probable; but the better element
heretofore has held q majority of these
National Republican., 1878-05-22

unions under such control that no public
danger has been apprehcndcd on their nc-
count One recent occurrence, however,
attracts considerable attention. II apsears
that there Is a recognized organization of
communists in the city of 81. Louis, which
paraded the streets last Sunday, and II is
asserted that nine trade unions were repre-
sentcd in that procession. These unions
were composed Of bakers, cabnet-makers,
carpenters, printers, talors, coopers, miners,
and others This would indicate that there
is readiness of aflilhtion with ncknowl-
edged communism on the part Of trades
unions that Is to be regretted, for the rea-
son that II is pregnant with danger to them.
Our sympathies with the laboring classes
in their normal state are very active, for
they bear an important relation to tho gen.
eral prosperity Of the nation, and for the
further reason that they are American citi-
zens, and in part form the substratum of
the Republic They have their rights In the
sphere they occupy in the framework of
society, which are entitled TO respect. Not
one of these should in any degree be inter
fered with, and when they are preserved
under the laws the workers enjoy equal
chances under the Government with their
fellow-citizens in the race of life With
trade unions, so long as they relate to the
peculiar interests of their members in the
and other like advantages arising from as
sociato membership, We have always been
in perfect accord. II Is only when under
the leadership Of designing and plotting
men they have been led to transcend the
legitimate bounds of their organization that
we have been at issue with them. There
we have stood, and there we propose to
stand, the friend of the toiler.
OF one thing, however, We must take the
liberty of warning the mechanic organza-
tions of the country against-beware of
forming affiliations with the elements Of
lawlessness, he II communism or any other
agency of disorder, mischief, and violence.
You are American citizens. Your own
future welfare and that of your children to
the rcmotest generation hangs upon the
preservation of law and order in every por-
ton of the Republic. The laws and the
forms of government are rs much for you rs
for the more favored in the scale of life, and
upon the perfect preservation Of these hang
all your hopes for the welfare of COM
mon country and yourselves. If you
are suffering from depression Of trade, il
times are hard withy you, seek the real causes
of your adversely and apply the reiledies
with n well-directed and Just hand. Turn
deaf ear to the clamors of passion and
prejudice and make common cause with no
man or set of men who act under the i'm
pulses of madness and wildly counsel to
lawlcssness and violence. Respect your
country-its laws, its institutions, and its
future peace and welfare. In other words,
respect yourselves rs American citizens, and
all else that is good and profitable will fol-
Inv
National Republican., 1878-05-22
LOUISIANA COLOnED REpUBLIcANs.

The New Orleans Democrat paralcs set
of resolutions purporting to have been
passed by the colored Republicans of the
Seventh Ward in that city, in which they
complain of ill-treatment at the hands of q
Republican Administration, and indicate q
purpose TO act with the Democrats here
after. While we have no defense to offer
for the policy of the Administration re-
lating to the Republican party in Louisiana
for that has been among our gricfs-wc
cannot see how the cOlOrcd men of that or
any other Southern State are to better their
condition, elevate their race, promote their
welfare or vindicate their manhood and
rights Of citizenship by allying themselves
politically to Il party which has ever had
the heel Of oppression upon their nccks to
crush all they hold dear into the very
earth. Tho LonisiaHidn, Mr.. PINCHBACK's
Journal holds the right view Oh this ques-
ton when it says:
We think they will make q grievous mistake
If they carry ont tho purpose expressed in the
third resolution, and place themselves, un-
asked, unsOuCht, and, for aught they know, un-
wanted in the folds of the Democratic party
1t certainly Is not unknown to those gentle
men that the Democratic partisanS now in au-
thOrity in this Statc-almost without an cx-
cCptiun-arc bitter and umrrlcnting in their
hostility to the colorcd people and dclibcr-
atrly ignore the law in every instance where
its provisions conflict with their Bourbon pre-
iudccs; that Judge RiGIITOH, whose name ap-
pears rs nm honorary member of their Orgln-
ZltiUn, was at the very moment they were
compincntng him, pcrpctratiug Il cOwardly
outrage upon the race.
Again, the LouiSidHidW says, in referring
TO this question:
We do not believe the colored voters will
better their condition by placing themselves
under tire jurisdiction " of the illibcril, pro-
scriptvc, ncgro-hating Democratic party. Our
advice to all cOlOrcd men dissatisfied with the
Republican party Is, to organize Us indcpcnd-
cnt voters aud to hold yourselves in readiness
to support such men as In your judgment will
fairly and honestly administer the laws aud
who entertain lUr you sufficient respect to seek
your cooperation and support, rather than
seek to have you fall in line under their
Jurisdiction
Whatever else may be said of Mr.. pINCH
BACK, one thing cannot be successfully gain
said. lie has been gricvOuSly wrongcd in be-
ing denied a seat in the United States Senate,
when he was fairly and justly elected there
to by the legally organized Legislature OF
his State. Thiswas wrong that has never
been condoned and, in view of it, Mr.,
PGNCHBACK is still firmly confronting the
Democratic party for reasons that inspire
every true friend to Republican principles
and the rights Of an oppressed and down
trodden race. How the coIorcd people OF
Louisiana, or any other Southern State, un-
der any temporary prOyocaton, can so soon
forget the party which saved the nation and
gave to them freedom and the rights of citi-
zenship, and be ready to ally themselves
with their nvowcd political enemies, is
more than We can understand 1t seem,
very strange and unaccOuntable.
National Republican., 1878-05-22
PRorosALs FOR FrEL. FORAGE AND
DErOT QUARTERMAsrER'. OrrIcg,
WAsMINMInN. ID. q. MnN L LIS

DErOr QUARTEHMAsTER. OTrIcs
WASHiSGTOS, u. G.. May I. Is7s
Sealed proposals In tripiicatP, vi u copy OF this
advertisement attached. Will be n ccvel at this office
until OclOrk y, June T. lSIs at which time aud
place they VIII be opened In the presence Of bidders
for hrniShir nni delivering as required during the
hscil year cornmrnc ng July L. s1s ana ending June
80 s7 ht the various Offices and officers quarters in
this city an GeUryctpwn, ID. C an vt Iort whipple
Va, about 30 cords Hard Wnoi saw Il and spill lUO
cures orOak Wood, in the sick; 9D cords OF Pine
Wood, saved and split: ~ cords pf Pine Wood In the
stSk; .,iOJ tons White Ash Coal. 40 tons ReI Ash
Coal n tons Iykens Valley Cou. Of size ns may be
cnllei for tree from slate dust RI, aud ~ tons Of
Btumln1us Lump Coal. All the Wood and Coal u
2,2p pounds to the ton.
] he lowest aggregate bid for Wood Coal, both
Will be entertained.
Also for furnlshing and delivering during the same
period. all the Corn, Oats, Hay AMI Iye straw re-
qured ~ the various cOras and officers qiarters in
this city nnl Georgetown, d. C., Soldiers Home, d.
G.. and Fort Whipple. Va.
The right Is reserved by the Government TO reject
rny or al bdS, AMI thess propo ais Invited under
piles by Con;rCst; Ifoth.rws,, the Governmant will
not accept any bill nor enter into contract prefer
tlon.
Printed proposals. guarantee. and crcniars stating
the kind aud estimated quantities required at each
post or pnc and giving null Instructions to the
manner OF bidding, conditions to be obst rved by bid
d'rs and terms Of contra and ayment, will be iur.
niShe on mp plicaton to this Office.
and Proposals for Forage and straw. and addressed
separately as Indicated to the unlersigncd;
A. r. ROCKWELL,
Depot QuArtermnstcr.
National Republican., 1878-05-22


GREAsER BLAIR argues that the Electoral
Commission compromise is binding upon
the parties thereto to the extent that they
must refrain from maintaining that Congress
alone has the power "to adiudicatc The
Presidential title :" and further, that the
bill especially provided for that adjudication
by the Supreme Court lie quotes correctly
from the act as follows Nothing in this
" act, &c, &C., shall impair or affect any
right now existing under the Constitution
" and the laws TO question the title by pro-
cecding in the judicial courts of the
United States Thus the plans of these
American Greasers are slowly unfolding
themselves. They propose that the constitu-
tiOnal act ofthe Forty-iourth Congress in de-
claring the election of HAYES and WHEELER
shall now be revised and set aside by a sub
sequcnt Congress, which has no authority,
constitutional or Otherwise, to revise or
interfere with this act of its predecessor.
The use Of the words affect any right now
existing" in the act was not intended by
the authors of the act TO become a constant
menace upon the peace and tranquility of
the country. The spirit of the act was in
the nature of compromise providing that
a mixed commission should be invoked to
aid Congress with vicarious advice regard
ing certain contested points in the electoral
count. An honest submission to this spirit
of compromise carries with it permanent
and abiding acceptance of the results of that
Nirarinms nlYiCc
National Republican., 1878-05-22
NEW pTBLIC.iTIOSS.

STUDIES ~ SPECTRrM- ANALYSIS. By J. Nor.
MNS LO,EYrNE, +. RS. correspondent of the
ITSijip'c, Oi France &c. tvc. New York d. Ap
plvlnu d Co.. hig and 81 Broadway. Washing
ton, d. G.: Mohun BROS.
Volume XXllI of the International Series, is
u work Of raro merit in science, and treats OF
water, sound and light waves, and their length;
the theory of ether; the absorption of light;
the basis ofsprctrum analysis; tho methods Of
demonstration and laboratory works. on spec
trum photography; atoms and molecules spec
troscopcaliy considered; the clements present
in the sun, &C. &c. This work opens wide
field in scientific knowledge, which chal-
lemgcs the most attentive study of the stu
dent and promises the most bcncf,cnt re.
suits.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

MIR. MUNrGOMERY BLAIR, the chief
American Grcaser Of all the conspirutols
engaged in the Democratic attempt to Mcxi.
caEiZe the United States, takes advantage
Of the fact that the Electoral Commission
act provided for the eXpedtingof the dutic
of that body, because Of its immediate per.
formancc thereof to argue that Congress in
tended to supplement that law with another
one to supply remedial legislation There
is much Of truth in this argument, for it is
well known that II provision for what was
then considered remote possibility of the
use of n writ of quo wardato by the defeated
Presidential candidate was embodied in the
National Republican., 1878-05-22

and Druce; Representatives Carlisle, Hum
phrcy, Pcddic, Corett and Robinson, n. Y.
Hon. N. J. DIXON. of Rhode Island, arrived
In town yesterday and located Mt the Ebbitt.
ANDREW +. ELMoRE ESQ, Of Wisconsin, /,
known out West as the Sage Of Mukwanego," "
Is In the city.
Lieutenant Commander II. G. White, U. ). N,
are ut the Ebbitt.
SENATOR SrASLuy MATTHEWS. and Repre-
sentative Foster, of Ohio, were al the Treas.
ury Department yesterday.
Mn. SHisKIN, the Russian Minister, will
leave tho city tomorrow for New York. and
from thence he will go to Europe. His establish.
mcnt, 1901 + street, is for the present broken
up.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

PREPIDENT HAYES remains serene is the
stcreOtypcd announcement ofth Opposition
press. And well he may. The Democracy
has soIidiiied the Republican party to his
support by its assault upon the Title. They
aimed their revolutionary shot at the rider
and havcsimply frightened the horse That
Is all and the horse will carry the rider
through. A few saddlc-bruiscs may
leave scars; but in the race of lssO THE
Man on Horseback" or some one like him,
will find very comfortable and successful
scat
National Republican., 1878-05-22

IT is significant fact that the mere men
tion Of General GRANTS name nowadays,
in these troublous political seas, is hailed as
suggestive of n strong firm hand at the
helr. 1t is agreed by many that the moral
influence of his well-known characteristics
Of vigor and determination would alone
quell the pending Democratic revolution
Truly did Senator Ben HILL say: "If Cen
cral GRANT had one quality moro than
" another it was that he was a direct man
" He moves in direct line. lie had no
angles and no ambuscades.r We add that
such man, positive in his character, and
void of intriguing complications, would COM
mand deserved respect from the public if he
were in authority Just now.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

law. But Greaser BLATR's argument sets
at rest all doubts regarding the ultimate i'll
tent Of Greascr PoTTERs investigation.
That intent is 10 rave the way for an as
sault upon President HAYES title. The
evidence to be prepared by Mr. porTAH and
his iellow-Greasers will he used by them
as an argument for the enactment of Greascr
KIMMELL's qHo-wdrrdntO bill-that Is, If the
object of the revolution is not meanwhile
accomplished by characteristic Grcaser
coup ddd. Verify, these are un.American
times
National Republican., 1878-05-22

THE STUDIO, FIELD. AND GALLERY. BY
HORACE j.. R"ILIN.. New York: u. Appleton
Go. Washington, u. G.: Mohun Bros.
This volume presents a work much needed
by the student Of art. The want of conve-
nicnt handbook ofart has led to its production,
aud it will undoubtedly prove Of signal benefit
to the yonng artist when he sets ont on the
road to excellence under tho manifold dill.
cnltrs that hcsct the path that leads to fame.
1t is literally guide to tho student of art,
and presents to the designer, the draughtsman,
the engHvcr the colorist, &c the elements OF
a perfect education.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

THE Southern people are taking hand
in the matter Of the POTTER resolution.
The leading merchants and business men of
New Orleans are decidedly opposed to any
rcopcnng Of the Presidential question, and
think that Southern Congressman had better
be looking after the interests of their con-
stiiucnts, and try and relieve the vast
amount of suffering in the country by wise
and iudcous legislation. This is cold COM
tort for TILpEN.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

TIE Democrats have tried for three years
TO run this Government under the cry of
rctrcnchmcnt and rc!orm-which means
stinted appropriations-and they are con-
stantly confronted by demands for def
cicncics to keep the wheels of the machine
in motion. They may learn in time that
meanness is not economy, and that Gov
eminent Of 4OOoOOOO Of people cannot be
doccntly run without money. This policy
Of unanimous stingincss is fast pctcring out
with intelligent people.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

WE now have symptt nj of the anti
BLAIR fever in Maryland. The election for
municipal officers in Cumberland, Md, last
Monday resulted IN a decided Republican
victory. PoTTER's resolution is already
reaping the harvcst-a united North, in
opposition TO the revolutionary schemes of
TILDEN and his followers.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

MAN has been singled out by name and
represented to the country as being compli-
Gated in the alleged frauds, we do not see
how the committee can, with the least show
Of propricty, refuse the reasonable request
that he has made to be permitted to defend
h msclf before that body. 10 refuse it.
under the circumstances, would be a high
handed and indciensible wrong toward o
distinguished citizen and officer of the
United States who has been selected as
mark Of public reproach. Wcexpect that the
committee will do Mr.. SHERMAN simple
justice in the premises and that will come
in prompt aud graceful yielding to his
expressed wish. 1t can scarcely hope to
justify refusal by any resort to special
pleading or technical advantage, and we do
not anticipate any such action on its part.
II is evident that Mr. SHERMAN seeks the
most thorough scrutiny into all his acts
during his visit to the South to witness the
count Of the electoral vote, believing most
confidently that the more thorough the in
vcstigation the more perfect will be his
vindication.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

!IR. GOODIES "honah" seems to have
been pIacatcd. Hes getting used to that
kind Of placation. A couple of years ago
he was challenged by defendant in bank
rupt suit down in Norfolk to fight n
duel and took refuge behind his member
ship in tn" Episcopal Church, if we rcmcm-
Der correctly, rs an excuse Tor his absence
from the field Of honah" There is some
difference, it is true between the Church
and the rickwicliian decisions of Speaker
RANDALL, but "any port in storm" you
know.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

"No DOUBTS niilict any Democrats mind
"ns TO JonN SHERMAN's guilt is the bold
declaration of the Democratic organ at the
very threshold of the Title-lnvcstigation.
Then why go on with your inquiry? Why
not proceed TO punish him at once? Or is
it true that your committee has been organ
lied only to convict?
National Republican., 1878-05-22
DROrosALs FOR PINE AND LATHs.
NAVY FAY. orrIc

NAVY Fay OrFIcr,
wAsHINGTOS, j. C., May Il, 1873
Sealed proposals, in duplicate to b. indor$ed Pro-
pgsals for rlno aud LRts," will he received nj this
Office until u III. the 3lst day OF Mny lI5S for the
low.dc.lrlhed lumber, TO bc delivered at the navy.
yard, Washngton free Of any expense TO the Govern
mont, and subject to the usual inspection and approval
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
10000 feet IL ". No white pine Inch thick not less
than " inches vide
5Ooo fret H. NJ. No white pine. I lach thick.
bt0l feet II, NJ. first qullhy Virginia yellow pine,
aNiN.l feet In length
400 feet u. NJ. ilrst quality Virginia yellow pine,
INiNsl feet In length.
1000 fect u, NJ. first quality Virginia yellow pine,
iS6S2b feet In length.
400 fcct H. NJ. first quality Virginia yellow pine.
SNsNlD feet la length.
500 ie1t u. NJ, first quality Virginia yellow pine,
ANl2S2O feet In length.
1000 inths.
Tho right Is reserved to reject any or all of the offers
n not deemed advantageous to the Government II,
SpOnshlc security REQUIRED on tho bids for the prompt
and faithful delivery OF the above. Blank forms Tor
bids TO be had at this office.
WV WILLIAMS.
mya ray-Inspector United Staics Navy
National Republican., 1878-05-22

THE Ballot Boz, which has been published at
Toledo, Ohio edited by Mrs. S. II. l.. Williams,
and devoted to woman suffrage, has been trans
lerrcd to Syracuse, y. V, aud, under the name
Of The Na'ioaH citizen dHd BoiiOt, BOr will be
continued under the editorial management Of
Matilda Jo'lyn Gage, with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan L. Anthony us correspond
ing editors. The new paper is a handsome
specimen of typographical art, aud its columns
are filled with carelully-preparod aud we'll
selected matter pertaining to the subject to
which tho paper is devoted. Most of tho
brighter lights of tho woman suffrage advo-
Gates will he contributors Miss Lum McNall,
the regular Washington correspondent, has a
sprightly letter in the first number under the
new management.
National Republican., 1878-05-22
GOVERN NALES.
GOVEENMEST SALE.

w JEFiEHsnNNHIF, Ism. April - lsTS
VIII he sold ut the vlrTsUnVilr ~ pot of the quar-.
lcfNhHtrrs Department, on WEDNESDAY, MAY ~,
1875 nt ten O'Clock u. M under the direction of Lien.
l"nhnl:t o0nel James a. tkin Denot QuarlermaSter,
n loln Qhhi!timnSlrrs Stores, Clothing, EIulpayr,
ana Material consisting of 40 feet Hose 3UJ feet Belt.
illE a. pounds Gust rIs lido pounds scrap Iron,
I harness ana llhrnesN parts, certain Wagon beds
ana wagon parts, Washing Mnrmnus Mungle, II
battery urgrsl certain assorted Tools lOO o'isacks
tcp camp Kettles, 30 Drums 40 Shelter Tents Ia0Bj
Tent Pms certain Flags, no yards Sllesla 5NJ gross
buttons, 200 yards White Flannel, 10 Tents, 3,GlO
pounds cotton, Linen, and Flannel Cuttings, 900
pounds Rope Cuttings, and many other miscellaneous
articles,
Trrms cash, In United States funds
The property can be examined ut any time before
the dhy or sale, between the hours OF nine o'clock a.
NJ. and three o'clock p. III. Property to be rem owed
at expense Of Ofpurchlser within live days from date
of sale. ADDISON UARIiEiSr
hp2J6t CAPTAIN and nj i k
National Republican., 1878-05-22
PERSONAL.
c. p. HrXrINGroN is at WIZARDS.

.
LYMAN ELMURE is at the Arlington.
Hos. d. l.. BABCoCK and wife arc at the
Ebbitt.
Mr., G. A. PIERCE, of the Chicago litter. Ocean,
Is ut tho Ebbitt.
GENERAL HARRY II. BINGHAM, of Philadel.
phia, is ut Wllards.
GENERAL NJ d. L. SAMPSON, Of New York,
is sojOurning at the Ebbitt.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE has gone to Rich
m0nd to hold the circuit court,
AMONG the callers at tho White House yes
terday were Senators Mcmillan, McCrcery
National Republican., 1878-05-22
DROpOsAls FOR RATlONs.

IOROPOsAlS FOR RATlONS.
QUART ERMAsrERS OFFICE.
UNITED STATS MARISE CuHPS,
WAsHINGruS, April ~ LIS.
Sallel proposals, In duplicate will be received ut
ts office uniil u O'Clock ~. at TUESDAY tho lIth
day nf June next, furnishing rnluns u the United
states marines at one or more of the following sta
lions, from Juy |, lr7> to lth June, ls7J;
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Ihhrl stOwn. Massachusetts
Brooklyn NV York
League Island. II ur Philadelphia, Penn.
Washington, District OF tOuInbII.
Gu,Pu.i, near Norfolk, Virginia
Annapolis, Mnrvluud.
Mare Island, California.
specifications, with bl INK prOrOGals can he oh
talnr upon nUpl LtiUn nt any of til" stltnn named
ur at tho Office OF the QrRrirrmRirr, Washington
u c. aud Ass siaiN Quart Tnast"rS IN South Fourth
York.
Proposals should he inIOrs"d Proposals for Ra-
TONS aud addressed 10 the undersigned.
W, H. SLACK,
my1lwlw Major and QunrlpTnIiustcr.
National Republican., 1878-05-22
IDRoposAIs FOR CAVALRY HORSES.
DEroT QuAmrERMAS;TEg's, OFFICE.

DEI'OT QUAHrERMAsTEn's OFFICE,
WASmINGrDS. u. q, May . ISIS
Sealed proposals invited, and will he received at
THIS Office until |" nrlO k June L. ISIS for fur
nlShing for the Qu,TleTmaS StuTs Department fifteen
(l5l Cavalry Horses. rs follows:
The horses To be sound IN all particular well broken
In nllI flesh and good condition, from fifteen 40 to
sixteen lB hands high from live 90 to Niue ( years
poses
thorough Inspection Of each horse Will lie made
by the NutCTInATy surgeon Of the Department, aud
those that do not Cuniurn to the above description
viii lie rejected. The rnICd states reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids, the acceptance OF any
bid viii depend upon the previous favorable insprG-
IL, n of the horses Offered un the bid.
Proposals should be- marked Proposals for Horses"
and addressed 10 the undersigned.
A, =. ROCKWELL
my Depot Quarter III lster.
National Republican., 1878-05-22

THERE is a difference of opinion between
the New York Sun and Secretary SHERMAN.
The former says that the lattcr's "boldness
" is the ellrontry of mere brass" while the
after is firm in the belief that it arises from
consciousness of innocence