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National Republican., 1878-07-05
MIssIssIPPI NOTES.

We have not the space to devote TO the
full text of all our correspondence from the
State of Mississippi, but the following lib
eral notes, though somewhat voluminous,
contain so much relating to the Republican
situation in that section OF the country, and
the case is so exceedingly well put, that We
offer no apology for yielding the space occu-
pied One correspondent writes, under date
OF Mississippi June d, 1878, that though the
crops are reported good he has no confidence
in the capacity Of that section TO produce
nything but evil. There may DO better
day for the colored people in the future, but
certainly not in the near future, and hence
our correspondent says he would not stay in
tho State of Mississippi one day If he was
able to get out of il He adds.
| Why should any one come hereH Industry
and agriculture are prostrated education aud
civilization are twenty-five years behind tho
age morals and religion are not only conhiv.
Ing at, but actually plotting and pcrpetrstiug
| murder, Where, ] ask, Is there auy induce
ment for any one TO come hcreH II ] have one
wish above another Of an earthly nature, II Is
that may by some means be sblo TO cut loose
from everything here aud move with my
| family 70 y oldte anu among u people VINO
have not lost the ordinary instincts Uf hu.
manity, and who have some regard for human
life and human rights. But what IL tho use Of
writing these things? Obscure individuals
might spend their lives in depicting the
enormitiCs Of th!, country, and yet accomplish
nothing toward correcting existing evils
There are few prominent men North who
see what is the matter, such for instance, as
BLAINE and SHERMAN, aud others who see as
clearly as they. but say nothing WENDELL
PHILLIP. stands with BLAINE They all,
though not agreeing with the President In his
policy, or rather In the wisdom Of It, are
nevertheless willing 10 aid him in carrying II
out to success OF failure. Sc ! believe are
Southern Republicans willing but am salts.
fcd that Southern Republicans will in this
CouciliatOn. so called be- crushed and never
agaiu he permitted TO rise Aud yet | am
willing to be crushed and remain so, IN these
Southern or Gulf States, II that will bring the
greatest good to the greatest number. But
frequently ask myself what is 10 become OF
American Republicanisn and our free institu.
tiOnsf Echo answers what-thereby referring
TO tho question Of time.
would like to converse with some Northern
Republican statesmen. Not that could toll
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GENERAL SHERMAN is of the opinion
that we will soon have to apologize to the
people we whipped" meaning that the
encroachments OF Confederate over
Union power in the Government is being
impudently asserted. When It is remem-
bered that General SHERMAN at Green's
boro', when receiving the surrender Of the
rebel General JOE JOHNSTON. offered his
conquered foes the most liberal terms OF
capitulntion, the full extent OF the ingrati-
tude Of our eX-Confederate House becomes
apparent. In return for his magnanimity
the Southern Democracy, aided by such
arrant Northern dcmagogues as the Bound.
ing BANNING and Bombastes Furioso
HEWITT, have cut down his pay and
cmolumcnts until the old hero has to walk
"for a living" as the Irshman said of the
centipede
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PERSONAL,

GENERAL J, C. SMITH, of New York, Is at
the Ebbtt
NEARLY all the crowned heads Of Europe
are smokers
A. 7, CURRAY, Of Jersey City, Is sojourniug
at TIE Imperial,
COLONEL f. H. TERRELL, U. s. A., Is stop.
ping at the Ebbtt
Hon, II. c. JOHNSON, Of Pennsylvania, Is a
guest at the Ebbitt,
Il ". ALsTON, Of Georgia, registered at the
Imperial yesterday.
Mrs, Z, l., DAVENPORT proposes to educate
pupils for tho stage.
- Ton THUMB's weight has increased to eighty
pounds in his middle age.
ENGINEER W. W. WOOD, u S, N, registered
at the Ebbitt yesterday
b. W. STEPHENS and F. N. eastman, OF New
York are at the Imperial.
ANNAPOLIS is to have an afternoon daily
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THE HUMAN BRAIN.
Its Sovereignty Blandiy Maintained. g..

Matter, force, and intelligence constitute
tho sum Of the universe, the Trinity which
spinoza said II choose to call God" Man Is u
compound Of mattor, force, and intellig ence
au epitome of the universe, In the image OF
God. Matter without force were dead force
without intelligence werG blind. Tho degree,
and character of intelligence manifested, de-
termines the rank OF value Of any organiza.
ton In the scale Of being Intelligence Is
manifested in two ways, unconcious and con.
cious. In our own organization unconcious In
tell igence prcsides over tho action OF the heart,
stomach, lungs and other organs whose func-
tions are what psychologists term involuntary.
Conscious intelligence Is manifested IN the
various modes of thought and through II we
control our external actions aud relations.
Were we not endowed with the power OF
thought we could have no consciousness OF
existence IL think therefore ! am," said the
great French philosopher. We begin to be
| las persOnalities) when We become conscious
Of existence, and the sum Of our consciousness
|. the measure OF our life The stomach, lungs,
&C. being organs Of unconscious function rep.
| resent the physical nature, The brain, the or.
gan Of thought, represents the intellectual
the human 1t Is therefore superior, sovereign.
| The head commands, and the body obeys. Nor
| does the plebeian body ever question the pro-
priety Of an order issued by Its sovereign,
| whether II be to weld the dagger Of the assas'
| sin, run on an errand of mercy, or bow beneath
| the heaviest cross OF toll.
Tho brain comprises three groups Of organs,
corresponding 10 three classes of faculties, sci.
| fish, Intellectual, and moral. These arc all
inselligent; but the degree aud character OF
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Grant Abroad.
ILlL nllEl

1t Is now reported that General Grant will return
to the United States next spring, by the way OF
India. lie has had pretty lair chance To study
things In Europe, laws constitutions, Manners Gus
toms and public opinion, and must by this time
respecting them Whether he shall come back 10
spend the rest OF his life Us private Citizen to
act rs one OF those born to rule, there cannot be
much doubt that he will return much better fitted
for civil oiiCo than he was when translated from
the military to the civil service Of his country. No
indications or reporb have reached US that the at
head. Apparently his travels In foreign lands and
his observations have only made him more and
more lover OF his native land. lie Is not reported
as assuming tho manners OF the swell Englishmen
nor those OF the intense French monaTChist He
has received tho honors and attentions paid him ~
compliments intended not so much for him per.
sonally Us for his country. lie appears to have
made favorable impression upon President Me.
Mahon. and their appreciation OF each other seems
correct aud satisfactory
National Republican., 1878-07-05

We have often wondered why GRANT didn't
draw his pistol and shoot LEE dead In his tracks
as soon rs his eye fell upon him.-Bait,morc
Gdseiie.
The reason why General GRANT did not
perform the act indicated was, no doubt, Tor
the reason that he was actuated by high
sense of generosity. Then he is not a DEM
ocrat, and hence would not indulge Demo-
cratic practices. II he had been a Demo.
cratic White Lacquer, or bull-do1er, or
something Of that sort, he would no doubt
have whipped out his revolver and laid his
surrendered foe dead at his feet But he
was not-but humane and high-minded
soldier-and that is the difference.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

JEFF DAVIS was "choked of" for once
last week. He had been advertised "a cne Of
the speakers at the ex-Confederate reunion
at Shiloh, and it was expected he would
once again fire and "fced the flames OF
Northern hatred" by his customary indis.
cIcet exposures oflthe true animus Of the
Southern ex-rebel leaders Thus 1t happens
that both the President and Vice President
Of the ex-Coniederacy have been "choked
of" during the past two months, the former
because of his treason, and tho latter be-
cause Of his opposition on the floor of the
House TO the seditious Mexicanization
movement. 1t is difficult thing to please
these modern Southern Democratic leaders
and naturally so, because they are so dis
honest in their public professions that free,
dom Of speech, like freedom of suffrage, u
disastrous to their peace of mind
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE political gossips have it that ex.
Senator FENroN is to be the next Republic
can candidate for Governor of New York
with the sanction of Senator CONKLISG
The weather is warm and they" must say
something, you know, something that re,
quires no excrtion to utter, so they" say
all this is true, and the Syracuse Courier re,
marks that Mr.. CoNEIISG must have
adopted the maxim of Cardinal RrCHELIEU
that Great men gain doubly, when they
"make foes friends
National Republican., 1878-07-05

IT Is currently reported that Mr., PoTTAH
Is getting disgustcd with the grists ground
out from his Perjury Mill. Some OF the
inbred instincts Of his earlier and more
respectable life have asserted themselves to
arouse sense OF the impropricty Of his
present course, and he begins to feel that,
surrounded as he Is by pcriurcrs and per-
iuries, disgmceGul responsibility will
attach to him ns the Boss Miller of the
establishment to which WEBER and
ANDERSON have brought their grsts. lie
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE Democratic organ in Washington
and its fellows all over the country are rem
dcring Invaluable service to the Republican
party by putting forward the periuries OF
WEREH, ANDERSON and other POTTER wit
nesscs Of like kidney, as Democratic CAM
paign thunder The people are not fools,
and they appreciate the desperate straits to
which the Democrats are reduced when they
resort to such batch OF putrcsccnt lies Tor
political capital.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

IT seems that the real, original, SAM TIL
Den, NASnY's sainted martyr Of Gramercy
square, did not sail for Europe after all. It
was his nephew, of the same name. The
old man could not sever the ties that bind
him to his native country--that income-tax
suit, for example. besides, his presence is
required here TO aid POTTER, the Loss Mil
Ter of the Perjury Mill 1t is too bad that
such statesman is not permitted the recre-
alton he dcserves-inside the walls of q
peniteptiary.
National Republican., 1878-07-05
A Democratic Opinion Of Grant.
TArkansaa npmncrat

Everything points TO General Grant as the next
Republican candidate for President. In tho iii.
nofs Republican Convention, on Thursday, this
eehs W. Snnan, Taoe' s.a als was given yent ~ ~,
namo created enthusiasm. The feeling Is growing
among Republicans that he Is tho only man OF that
do ~ Wo do not think that Gcneml Grant or any
other man can save the Republicans from defoat
In 1880, He only carried the Southern States In
1868 and 1872 through the aid Of bayonets. This
support he cannot get In 1880. While General
Grants name alone would bo sufficient 10 rally the
Republican party there Is not enough Of that party
let TO insure his election to the Presidency. The
botter element OF the country has had enough OF
Grant,
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THE PRESIDENT ASD SENATOR HILL.

Time works It's changes When Presi-
den, HAYES entered upon his Southern
poicy-whiCh was u great grief to the party
which supported him tor the Presdency-lt
became apparent that Senators HILL and
GORDON. 0: Georgia and Senator LAMAR,
Of Mississippi all itaunch ex-Coniederate
Democrats were more poten, at the Presi.
dentlai Mansion thar all tho Republican
Senators at tho North put together THIS
fact had da2ing effect upon Republicans
everywhere, and the party suffered as from
paralysis under the influence Of this cOndi'
tion OF affairs 1t was no secret that these
Democratic statesmen, and others Of like
ilk, could engage thc time and attention OF
the President when the most distinguished
Republican, who had expended his best ef
iorts loI his election could wait IN the ante
room or play wall l.hOwer until his interview
with that class was closed AZ their pleasure
Senator HILL lunched with the President
by invitation very often; indeed, much Oft
cner than any Republican statesman, unit
that fact became tho subject Of some com
ment not altogether complimentary TO tn,
Presidents selection OF friends and advisers
aud thu. matters iloated on for severa
months
The Republicans could easily divine what
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE Democratic organ grows more frantic
each successive day in its efforts to main
tain the integrity of the POTTER inquiry.
1t even goes 50 far as to describe the brazcn
peruries of WEBER as an oasis of truth
"in desert OF falsehood." 1t is with such
dulcet deceptions as this that the organ
builds itself into popularity with the
lunatic would-be assassin, CONWAY, and
his fellow 'cranks' across the Navy-Yard
Bridge. Iire "a lunacyl
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SENATOR HILL, of Georgia, says his self.
respect will not allow him to have any
thing to do with President HAYES. In the
eternal fitness Of things this feeling should
be reciprocated by the President but some
how or another things don't ht so eternally
rs they should.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

WHEN the prosecutions of the POTTER
witnesses begin for the pcriuries they have
committed, wholesale, sweeping inquiry
should be made from Gnmercy Park to
Louisiana and Florida and return for the
discovery of the men who suborned this
fearful accumulation OF false swearing.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

The feeble echo of Democracy at tho
National Capital would fnin make the pub
lie believe that the breakup between Ben
HILL and the President occurred over the
indictment of General ANDERSON at New
Orleans, when in truth it occurred when the
President refused to be led any longer by
the nose by such men. That's what's the
matter
National Republican., 1878-07-05

WE prophecied months ago, when Mr..
PoTTAH first stepped down from his posi-
tion of partisan respectability and assumed
the paternity of the Title Investigation,
that he would regret it. One step has led
to another until he is fairly drenchcd with
the avalanche of filth and false-swearing
that his infamous inquiry has evoked.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

est Mrs. II. was not the possessor Of more
than forty acres Of land. Only 1000 inian-
try were In that vicinity for two weeks dur
ing the war, and, as the claim includes
10000 bushels Of corn and 1900 cords oi
wood, it is very difficult to conceive how 50
much could have been consumed in that
time.
National Republican., 1878-07-05
&" STOP AT ONCE I"

We submit that IL Is bad enough and ag-
gravating enough to the stalwart managers
of the impending Republican campaign to
know that Democrats fill many of the offices
under the gin Of our dearly-beloved Ad-
ministration but we submit further, that
it Is rubbing it in," as the phrase goes
knocking q fellow down, as II were, and CIV
ing him three cheers as he falls-to have
these Democratic incumbents write saucy,
jeering, sneering replies to mild suggestions
and polite requests for political contribu-
tions II would be bad enough if these
pampered minions Of besotted and fraud
ulent"-but, never mind-were to decline
to contribute on the ground that civil-ser-
vice reform is near and dear to their hearts,
and that the purity OF the Republic would
be endangered by the use Of money in Sc
curing the advancement Of party principles; ;
but 1t is worse than this aye, tenfold worse
Take the postmaster at Lawrenceville, Va,
| for example, who received q circular from
tho Republican Congressional Committee,
soliciting campaign contribution, and who
replied as follows:
NoJLD llht 10 lnlOTH NUu tHht L hh no
Republican, and ask you to stop sending me
circulars and other papers | am genuine
| Democrat. You think because am post.
master am bound to have all the Republicans
after me. | want no more communications
from you. Stop at once.
The idea that Secretary GORHAM has
been commanded to stop at Once!" by a
Democratic postmaster in these days Of
Cancellation! 1t fills our heart with fear
that GoRHAM may suddenly conclude that
Cancellation does not conciliate, and that
suspicion may enter his loyal soul that
things are not what they SEEM" presum-
ing, of course, that the present Administra-
ton seems to bo Republican. We have no
desire to add TO Mr. GoRHAM's troubles,
and sincerely hope these feeble lines will
escape his attention; but for the benefit
of the general public we add that this
genuine Democrat" this postmaster who
commands our GoRHAM to stop at Once"
writes another kind of letter in reply to
similar demands from the Democratic State
and National Campaign Committees We
have not seen it, but it probably reads some.
thing like the following:
! cheerfully enclose - the sum assessed
by your committee. am a genuine Demo
crat, although hold an office under the fraud
ulent administration Of President HAYEA I
am just keeping the Office warm for some
TILDEN man. or other good Democrat, when
HAYES the usurper Is bounced or course my
present payment Of your assessment will not
be forgotten when that time comes. There are
plenty Of genuine Democrats in the samo box
with me. send you a list Of their names,
Anything else can do will be cheerfully at.
tended to. Am always glad to hear from you.
II the intrepid GoRHAM were to receive
such letter as this from one of Postmaster
General KEYS subordnates he would prob
ably announce that indeed and double
things are not what they seem. lie would
probably go stark mad at tho shock. Per-
haps 1t is as wei! that he is saved from the
danger of such II sudden astonishment by
the existing condition of affairs.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE Albany Journal dropped its dignity
long enough last Tuesday to remark that
one of the Democratic clubs of Philadel-
q" phia cut watermelon last night in honor
of the presence in their midst of Speaker
RANDALL" This is bad enough from o
Republican newspaper; but here comes the
New York Express, q stalwart Democratic
organ, and remarks, regarding the RANDALL
reception IN New York OH Tuesday. that he
had very few to greet him. He read his
piece, which was full of well-enoughness In
general, and was well-ballasted with pig
iron" This is a very, very doleful beginning
of an attempt to put SAN in training for 1880
Besides oil this. PATRICK O'SHAUNEssY, of
SANS own district, and DENNIS O'DRIEN,
of the same, with others who served the
"ould flag" like true patriots during the late
war, have begun to inquire why General
SHIELDS was shelved with pension, voted
by Republicans, and KHIZLAR-AGHA FIELD,
the ex-Confederate general, was elected
Doorkeeper of the House. In all sincerity
SAMIvEI. is in deep trouble.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

If an Intelligent public still retained any
doubt that the result in Louisiana in 1876
was in favor of HAYES and WHEELER, 1t
must have been. removed by the Jacts
brought out by the testimony of WEBER
and ANDERSON. Those two WORTHLESS In ex.
planning their periurics before the POTTER
committee could not avoid calling public
attention to the truth, rs previously stated
by themselves and other more credible wit
nesscs, regarding the horrible atrocities, and
the reign of bull-dozing terror in that State
during that election. The st. Louis Josraal
puts the case in the following pointed style
Each step taken by the Porter committee
makes the fact more certain that HAYES aud
WHEELER fairly carried the State of Louisiana.
Whatever doubts have existed OH this subject
| heretofore will be set at rest when the COM
mittcc finishes its labors, without going into
the inquiry as to intimidation in the bull.
dozod parishes. This result Is the opposite Of
what the committee intended. but In reaching
it they have earned the thanks Of the country.
Their schemes have returned to plague the
| inventors
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE idiot outside of an asylum, or dis
connected with journal that enjoys the
distinction of having been endorsed by an
insane would-bc assassin, who takes any
stock in the POTTER inquiry, remains to be
found.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

The increase of the public debt for the
month ending last Saturday continues to
attract public attention. The Cincinnati
GdEcte truthiully attributes it to Demo-
cratic economy, and adds that I" that sort OF
economy would soon bankrupt the coun-
"try"
National Republican., 1878-07-05

v.suvIUs (the worlds great safety y.valve) again
threatens an eruption-always uncomfortable by
human efiort. Eruptions OF tho physical system
as Bols, Pimplcs, &c arc natures safety means u
fcation-most quickly and efectually accom-
plishcd by using Dr. Bulls Blood Mixture.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE Republican party in Arkansas, lc-
gitimatoly Republican State, has been con-
ciliated ont OF existence 1t will not hold
q convention this year.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

COLONEL L. A. GoERIGHr's interesting
address, delivered yesterday before the
Oldest Inhabitants, is printed in our news
columns.
National Republican., 1878-07-05
Denocrntic Dirty Linen.

lChicAgo Tribune.
There must have been considerable dirty linen
among tho Tildenites during tho last campaign II
what Watterson and Hewitt have hung out upon
the line Is to be taken as a sample.
National Republican., 1878-07-05
Another Conunlrum.

| IENVW IUTk TTTUUHt'I
II tho contradiction which Eliza Pinkston has
Just contradicted was contradicied by previous
| contradiction. how far can tho contradiction
which Eliza Pinkston contTadicted be said To con.
tradict contradiction which tho previous contra.
diction did not contradictf
National Republican., 1878-07-05

THE Son Of Bishop wishes he hadn't
gone and done and begun it."
National Republican., 1878-07-05

ANDERSON! POTTER! WEBER That's
the way they will go down to history.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

The PoTTERinquiry has become familiar
synonym for perjury.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

FIRES and accidents fill the news columns
Of all the papers this morning.
National Republican., 1878-07-05

I/THERE is such a thing rs a young rooster
Attempting to crow before his voice comes
The public of Washington was yesterday
treated to an exhibition OF this k nd by the
dunghill journalistic fowl down IN the
swamp at the other end of the Avenue
Mounting its rhetorical fence and tapping
its wings with all the bombastic display OF
an absurd pin-fcathered bantam, it uttered
discordant and ungrammatical screech to
the effect that THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
would suspend publication whenever there
" tOas picnic" And the stupid little egg
ling thereupon plumcd itself with the
arrogant belief that its piping little
voice would be the only one heard in
the Geld OF Washington journalism on
the day after Tho Fourth. Like a
real dunghill fowl, however, on discovering
itself in the immediate presence Of thor.
oughbred game-cock-ths cock OF the
walk" in short-the puny little thing, dis.
gusted at its stupid bIundor, and frightened
out OF Its wits by the discovery that II wa.
not alone, hid itself behind some congenial
heap OF barn-yard refuse But this inglo.
rious effort to crow when there was nothing
to crow about was characteristic OF tho bird
National Republican., 1878-07-05

1T was red-hot Fourth.
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knows that the miller Is always covered
with mill-dust,