The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-28

centre with every assurance that our
shippers can successfully compete
with those of England, leaving Il fair
profit after paying the duty $50 cts.
per tom and the port charges (giVen
at IS cts. per ton on steamers The
Consul states that our anthracite is
regarded as superior to that from
Cardiff which largely mouopolizes
the Spanish market. The price at
the date of his communication was
$685. per ton. He also states that or
binary vessels would be reasonably
certain during Z months out of. the
y, of remuneratiVe return freightS
from Spanish and American ports
productions that now largely find
their way indirectly to our market
+ ria England. He also believes that
such Il coal trade ouce fairly estab-
lished, would pave the way to mar
ket for many of our other staple pro-
ducts throughout Southern Europe
now supplied from other sources.
Lastly he is of the opinion that the
steamers engaged in the coal trade,
if fitted with accommodations, would
soon find the carrying of passengers
who now reach the United States in
a round about way, a source Of prof
liable enterprise to all concerned on
| this side of the Atlantic.
Since Republicans here have had
/ time 10 rally from little natural
| dependency over the MaineeIectipn,
they have turned their undiminish-
! ed interest to the battle ground in
/ Massachusetts where Butler has tax
en- the field under circumstances and
/ auspices that wildly remind readers
OF John Milton, of the leader Of the
hosts of a certain rebellion that has
been rendered immortal by the gen
JUS of that author. Democrats, pro
verbal for going off at "half cOck''
and forgetting in the first hours OF
eXultatiOn that tie mOngrel victory
in Maine had been purchased by the
complete disruption of their party
organization, have since had their en-
thusiasm much dampened by that
after consideration !; and the Older
heads regard the c0quetting between
Butler and a portion Of Massachu-
sets Democrats with much trepida'
ton, not to say positive alarm. 1t
seems admitted among candid men
Of all parties that in so far as Butler
may be successful, it must be at the
expense of DemOcracy's future III
that Stare; and as Butler is dreaded
even more as an ally than as an Oper
enemy, the price to be demanded o
Democracy for an alliance Of which
Benjamin will be about the only ben
etciary, seems really eXOrDitant
Democracy has peculiar reason fol-
distressing Buffers real disposition
towards it. Its vocabulary of ABUSE
has been ranSaCked and exhausted
since 1861 to find fitting terms viii
which TO characterize him. No state
ment of his baseness however com
prehensively put, satisfied the mai
ice prompting the leaders of the ole
"copperhead" wing that has gener
: ally dominated in the councils Of New
England Democracy, towards Gen
Butler and none was too ridiculous
ly absurd to offend the credulity o
It's rank and file. What most trouble
p, those among the former knowing tn
Generals antecedents and nov
Watching the dalliance between hin
and those controlling the destinies {
Massachusetts Democracy is the fea
that,he is not enough Of a philan
thropist to forget and torgive;" an
the remOrSeless manner of his pun
ishment of enemies in the past, Whe
by cunning and finesse he has lure
. them into his tolls, seems to justif
their worst applehenSionS.