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National Republican., 1878-01-22

cisively In the direction Of appreciating the
standard of values, 80 as to render the position
Of creditors more advantageous and to aug
ment the burden of debts, is clearly the
judgment of both the parties to be affected
by It.
Silence in respect to the sectional character
Of the votes in Congress upon this measure
will not keep it from the observation Of the
country or prevent the deduction from II o
the inferences which are unavoidable. Sec
tional animosities the most alarming Of all,
are to be allayed, not by silence but by frank
ness and by justice.
Nothing has yet happeped to entirely ex-
tinguish the hope that the Northeast will
finally decide that II is not discreet TO struggle
further to hold on to the advantage Of the de-
monetiZation of silver obtained in 1S13-'74.
That advantage was gained certainly by sur
prise, to use no harsher term. To attempt to
retain 1t in the face of the plain will Of the
nation, manifested BY overwhelming majorities
in two successive Congresses, by means of the
royal prerogative of the veto by a President
elected to his Office upon no such issue, is Ger,
tain to excite dangerous exasperations.
The good sense of the Northeast may yet
be brought to see that 1t is not cxpe-
dent to take the risks Of the possible con-
sequences. Tho powers of the States over
the remedies for the collection of debts, in
Guiding the foreclosure of mortgages, are quite
underlined, but certainly very large. And 1t
is equally certain that they will be strained
to their utmost limit to stave of the collection
of debts, doubled in their real weight and
burden by the abrogation Of the ancient and
constitutional standard Of the country. Nor
can II be disguised that the present value of
no inconsiderable part of the national debt
rests upon quiet acquiescnce in acts of a very
questionable character, such as the (so-called)
credit-strengthening act Of 1869, which gratu-
itously changed the medium Of payment of the
principal Of the fve-twenty bonds from cur
rcncy to coin. Ii may well be hoped that the
good sense Of the Northeast will at last rccoil
from the second step Of changing coin into
gold. That step may prove fatal. The vio-
lcnce with which an injury is repelled should
be proportioned to the injury, but exactness
Of proportion is not to be expected. Human
passions are to be taken into the account.
The reprisals of men smarttrg under an injus-
tice are not weighed out in the scales Of an
apothecary.
But the moderation and patriotism Of the
Northeast, as well as its prudence and discre-
tion, may be invoked to arrest the danger
which menace the nation. There is known to
exist in that portion of the country no incon.
siderable body of thoughtful men who pro-
foundly deprecate the introduction into our
politics of this new and portcntous element of
sectional discords and hatreds
National Republican., 1878-01-22
PROPOSALS FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES.

DEPor QUARTERNAsTERs OFFICE,
iis9 GIRAnD STREET, PHrIApELPH1A.
December - 1871.
Sealed proposals, In duplicato, with a copy VI this
advertisement attached TO each, Will DO received at
this office until noon, January - 1875, for furnishing
the following named articles, viz;
500 Helmets lTO Hair Plumes, cavalry 800 Cords
and Bands; l2uJ fop-picccs and Plume socgetsi l.20
Helmet EalseBi l,Jf Uniform Dress Caps assorted;
Tairs Berlin Lloves i2)COj pairs woolen Stockings;
25Ooo pairs Boots, brass screwed; 500 pairs Arctic
OrersiOes 1900 woolen Blankets; 600 aN-handles;
Lt0Wall Tents; SO WaliTent Flies; 5000 Common
Tents: IySl sets Common Tent Poles 50oD yards
Dark Rlur Flannel, a. 50.Jy yards sky Blue Kersey,
yards Canton Flannel; 400 yards black silesia;
100 yards Canvas Padding; 5000 yaids Worsted
Cord; 2ODJ gross Coat Buttons; tOp0 out Buckles
1900 yiirts Sky Rlue Kerscy. light quality
Al articles viii be sublecteo; a. eh Inspections
and bidders informed that full compliance with
specifications will 10 insisted upon and that arti-
Gle inferior to the standard will be accepted.
The Government reserves the right 10 reject any or
all bids.
nj are requested for thc delivery OF the articles at
Philadelphia nrd san francisco.
A preference will he given to articles OF domestic
production and manu- ture, conditions ol price and
quality being equal and Snrh preference Will be given
to articles o! American pr0ducto on and manufacture
produced on the PTcfc coast, TO the extent of the
Consumption rcguir vi by the public service there.
Territories OF the Pacific coast will be received and
in' 'EeCted ut san Francisco, Cd.
For information In dt tail apply at this Office.
EnveOps, containing proposals to he indnrsedi
Proposals Tor Military supplies aud addressed 10
BY order tho Quartermaster-Ce General.
d. II. KUCKER,
decei 2jt Assistant QuartermaserG GCneral.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

COLONEL ROBERT G. ISGERsoLL is chal-
1enged by Rev. WILLIAM i. AFrLECK, a
Wesleyan minister, OF England, now at Buff
ftlo, n. Y, to an intellectual combat in sup
port of his religious vagnrics. lie is said to
be the equal Of Colonel lNGERsoLL in rid
icule and repartee, and if the latter accepts
the challenge thus offered lively discus
sion no doubt will ensue. Mr. AFrLECK
was requested by citizens of Buffalo to he
come the champion of religion. Colonel
1NGERsOLLs answer has not been made
known yet, if it has been received by the
challenger. Should this challenge be ac-
cepted the intellectual duel will be of the
highest interest.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
Hon. ALEX SHEPHERD, of Washington, fel

HON. ALEX SHEPHERD, of Washington fell
on the ice on Monday and broke his leg. We
wish him speedy and perfect recovery. He
Is one of the ablcst, most useful, most courage
Gus, most upright, and most foully.slandercd
men in this Republic Every intelligent man
who knows Washington, old and new, feels
grateful TO him fOphs reconstruction OF that
city and for his cleansing it into a condition
of fitness for the dwelling-placo of the National
Government He is the victim of malcvOlence,
mcndacty, aud wholesale vitupenton. The
Democracy needed to discover Boss inside
the Republican party, and so they singled out
Alex Shepherd. The malignant eunuchs of
the Independent press and party Joined and
swellcd the hue-and-cry, and the result Is
bankruptcy not only to Shepherd but TO Wash
ingtOn as well. For it is known to every one
who knows enough to have right to speak
upon the subject at all, that but for the noise
and pOther raised about Shepherds cars, the
General Government would have paid all the
costs incident to the Improvements in the Dis
trict of Coumbia-as 1t ought to do, and it
will do, one of these days, when justice is
donc.-Cdrsoa lNer.l appeal.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
A New Move la the Financial
Contest.

The following bill was introduced yester'
day in the House by Hon. W. S. SHAL'
LENBERGER, of Pennsylvania, its author,
and by Senator CAMERON, of Pennsylvania,
in the Senate:
Re il enacted by he Senate and House Of Rep
rsseutdtipcs Of The United States Of America ~
Congress assembled, That there shall be coined
from time to time Mt the mints Of tho United
States standard silver dollars, as provided for
In the act Of January IL, 1887 And any
owner of silver bullion may deposit the same
ct any United States mint, or at the United
National Republican., 1878-01-22

OUR political writers complain that we have
so little of the Mexican commerce, when our
proximity seems to cntitlc us to the bulk of
it. The exports from Great Britain to Mcxi-
co are us large as our own, and the exports
from France are nearly as large. One of the
most obvious and efficient remedies for this
state of things is to make the silver dollar of
Mexico legal tender in the United States.
Silver, and in the form of the coined dollar is
the principal thing Mexico has to sell If We
accept it as money we can pay better price
for it than either tho English or the French,
II the Southern and Western States will make
the Mexican dollar legal tender, the whole
of that coinage not retained in Mexico for
home usewil find its way to New Orleans,
Galveston, and San Francisco, and will be
paid for with American provisions and Ameri.
can manufactures.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

AT last the CLEOPATRA obelisk is near
ing the end Of its troubled voyages. As the
caisson-vessel has been hailed off the Eng
lish coast in fair weather. and within ten
hours sail Of the London docks, the dangers
Of the sea are probably past.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

GOVERNOR BISHOP, of Ohio, has bounced"
every official under his administration who
is suspected of even voting the Republican
ticket He is fully pacifed after such
action. Such an example is worthy the
consideration of his illustrious predeces-
eorn
National Republican., 1878-01-22

THE Buffalo (N " Courier holds that
we have too much currency already. The
people do not think so. The currency of
the country, all told, is represented as only
about Sl4 per capita, much the lowest point
reached in American history for half a GEN.
Nnr
National Republican., 1878-01-22

REV. r. DEWITT TALMAGE, d. d. has had
some experience aS an editor. He has learned,
at least, that making newspaper is not such
holiday business as some people imagine.
lie says in recent sermon: ITO publish a
newspaper requires the skill. precision, bold
ness, vigilance, aud strategy of a commander
in-chief. To edit it requires that one be a
statesman, an essayist,.a a gcoGrlpher in fact,
IN encyclopedia. And to govern and propel it
till it is an established fact demands more
qualities than any business Oh earth"
National Republican., 1878-01-22

We would again call the attention OF
business men and others to the fact that we
have connected with our Office one of the
most complete job printing Offices in the
country, which is prepared at all times to
do all kinds of printing in the best of style
and at the most reasonable prices. Espe-
eially is this true of legal printing, briefs,
arguments, speeches, etc.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

GENERAL JAMES A. EKIN, of Louisville
KY, is manager OF the Morton monumental
fund for Kentucky, and Kentucky has many
men who are ready and waiting to do their
part in immOrtalizing their great friend. The
other managers for Kentucky are p. S.
Reeves of Harrison County Major Bracht of
Grant; Major John Robbins, of Pendleton
T. b. Youtsey, of Campbell II. N. Bryson, of
Kenton; Sanford Bolts, of Boone; John r.
Lewis, of Carroll; p. $. King of Trimble J. J.
Landruul, Of Gallatin, and DR., Bradford, of
Brackeu.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
How Grcat Minds Differ.

At banquet rendered to BENJAMIN II.
BRTsTow recently, at Boston, he was ain
formally nominated for the Presidency 1t
will he seen by tho following rcrbdiim quota
tion from his response on that occasion that
he differs from President HAYES in one essen
tial particular. The latter thinks his rarty
cannot furnish material to I'll the highest re-
quirements Of true civil-seryice reform, and
that he must needs make drafts npon the
Democratic ranks to make eivil-seryice reform
eIectual
1t will, however, crafty the President to
learn that Mr.. BRIsTOw comedies with him
in the belief that the dual relations between
the chief executive and the chief legislative
branch of the Government Only leaves the
latter simply the formality of approving such
appointments as il may be the pleasure of His
EIccllency tn dictate. This maltcs ~ hard Tor
the Senators TO construe the with -the-advirc-
and-consent' clause of the Constitution touch
ing the powers Of the Executive and that leg
islative branch, conformity charged with the
administration of the Government BRIsTow
says:
The party which is able to elect President can
always furnish for such places men who fiji the
highest requirements Of true civil service; but the
trnmmelcd by dicaton from those who S,,su been
chosen To represent the people In the legislative
branch Of the Government Let US remember that
where principle Is involved, concession Is danger.
Gus and compromise disastrous.
How the steadfast old constitutionalists of
Boston must deprecate the degencracy of the
lattcr-day statesmen when listening to this
political construction Of organic law, especially
when contrastod with the declarations of one
of their Incompatible expounders President
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS who fully believed the
Senate, in the matter Of appointments to be
component part of the executive department
Of the Government President ADAMS de-
claTcd
! If there Is body Of men upon earth for whom
more than for any other ought To cherish any
feelings Of attachment, supcndded to evary senti.
ment Of reverence, II is the Senate Of the United
! States. Its Importance and dignity a. one Of the
/ branches of the legislature, as one of the com
ponent parts of the supreme executive, and as the
tribunal Of official honor and virtue, cannot he
more highly estimated by any man than by me-
Prcsidcd Adams henOir5, ro'. H., p, 49,
National Republican., 1878-01-22

Insurance COMPANIES should be compelled TO
give the proprieto,s of Dr. Bulls Cough syrup
royalty, for with this valuable remedy thousands Of
risks have been made good which otherwise would
have terminated long ago Price, - cents bottle.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
FOR STATIONERY.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT. ,

PosT OFFICE DHPARTNEST,(
January n, ISIS.
sealed proposals will be received al this Depart
ment until Twelve O'Clock M, on THURSDAY,
January "a 1873, for furnishing stationery for the
Post oniee Department for five months nom Feb
runry I, ls7A
Blank forms Of proposals showing the items and
estimated qantN qulred together with circular
relating thereto will be furnished application TO
this Department.
Proposals should be addrcs sed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, and indorsed .Proposals for
stationery" ID. Likely.
lnnl4.ltl7&22 Postn nst ieneraL.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

wAsiiTSGToS, ID. G., January II, lsisJ
So much Of advertisement Of this Office OF 1ith In
stant, for Proposals Tor Army Wagons AnbulAnc,s,
and Harness." requires that "Dclivrrlps are 10
commence within thiity days from date or contract
anil be completed within sixty days from date there
Of" u hereby revoked.
Bidders wfll stnte when and In what quantity they
Will make deliveries and how complete the de
livery OF the whole quantity. MIC MEIds,
lMlsht Qmnrie efmnsinr licnnrnl
National Republican., 1878-01-22
LIVERY STABLES.

WE ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH BY THE
w hour day, or month, first class Carriages At
reasonable prices and on short notice Our stock
consists Of lnndaus, Carences, Coupes, Light Bug
giles, Pony PhaetOns, Saddle Horses and in fact
everything that comprises a irst.Class Hiring and
Boarding Stable.
We clip horses with the American rse-clIppinK
machine In two hours without sngeng,
Entrance to the stables on / sITeei, between ThIr
teenh and Fourteenth streets
nol-3m r. oLCoI"T SON.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

An Indiana paper of late date mentions
Senator MCMILLAN among the Republican
Senators elected by the aid of Democratic
votes. Judge MCMILLAN was elected United
States Senator by Republican, and entirely by
| Republican. votes.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

Mr.. N. u. FUGITT is Agent FOR the receipt
Of Advertisements aud subscriptions for this
Paper, ns well as for the Collection OF Ac-
counts.
Mr.. D. II McCLELLAND is also authorized
% solicit Advertisements.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
lll -.
MfRRTED,

BEALL-OGLE- On the 18th OF January, 1873. q
ST. Johns Rectory. Protestant EplscOpal Parish
Georgetown by Rev. J. J. Joce a. W. BEALL aiit
MARY L. 0aLE, both OF Georgetown.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
EDWARD G. TOWNSEND,

At No. TO5 NJ street northwest ocie-iInL
SCHOOL. OF MUSIC.
Instructors Anton Gloctzner, II. ponch. Miss A. A.
Skinner, Miss Zadee Jones. Theo. ingalls, King.
Piano. Violin, Organ, &c, o to $i2
Vocal culture, q and tiO
For circulars Of other branches and free advnn-
tnges apply at 7d Eighth street northwest. seaG-tf
MUSICAL CONSERVATORY
SPACIOUS MUSIC HALL. az NINTH STREET
Thorough teachers and low rates Of tuition.
send for circular. o. Il. BULLARD,
ses Director.
7 ANGuAGES TAUGHT AND TRANSLATED
- French. Spanish. Italian. German &c.-by
RICHARD S. EVANS,
g No G36 Pennsylvania avenue Washington, d. O.
ocli-iy
MUsICAL ACADEMY,
1854 street northwest Dr.. J. p. CAULFIELD, Priu.
cipal selstf
National Republican., 1878-01-22
PROPOSALS.
WAR DEpARTMrST,

MoDIFTCATIoN OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR
WI PROPOSALS ron ARMY WAGONS, AM.
BULANCES AND HARNESS"
National Republican., 1878-01-22

"NoW Is THE TINE TO SELL" LADI Is
IN Gents and Childrsns Cast on Wearing Ap
psrel, Boots shoes &c, at extraordinary high cash
prices al "JUSTHS Old Stand,b, No. els ID street
tended TO. ssplltf
National Republican., 1878-01-22

ONE of the Sunday papers says that there
Ia an immense number of counterfeit plates
in existence, and takes the Secret Service to
task iOl permitting this. We have good
authority for saying that there is but one
fye-dOllar and one tifty-dOllar counterfeit
plate in existence. The fve-dollar plate is
the one which was frst made for the Tama-
qua Bank, and is now on the Hanover Bank.
IL has been said that there are millions of
counterfeit money now in charge of the Sc
eret service. This is not true, as any one
can find by inquiry at the office. When
ever any counterfeit money is captured by
the secret service il is inventoried, sealed
up, and kept so until needed for evidence,
when it is taken out and used. Whenever
the Secretary directs, q committee is ap-
pointed, and all the counterfeit money that
is through with is destroyed. The last
batch thus treated was in December, 1876,
and since that time between three and four
hundred thousand dollars have been aCcu-
mulated 1t may be that the secret service
does things that are improper and unusti-
fable, but it should not be attacked for do
ing its duty.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

1T Is SAID that Senator EATON, Of Com
necticut, has cut the acquaintance of Soma
tor VOORHEES, since the delivery OF his sill
yer speech. II this be 80, Senator EATON
has given his own measure to the country
on very small scale. We should presume
that Senator VOORHEES, cares but very little
for such ebulIitions Of petty spite, for NAL
ice lis usually the tenant of little minds.
Indiana is a much greater State than Con-
necticut and Senator VOORHEES, much
greater man than Senator EATON. This
should satisfy the Indiana Senator, though
the Connecticut man shall continue to make
faces at him. The people usually take the
weight and measure of public men, and
make note of their relative importance.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

eTo THE MURPHY TEMPERANCE MEET.
~ INGs IN LINCOLN HALL.
ssuNnAY AfTERNooN, January q, q O'Clock.
TuEsbAYs wTpNEsbRY nGasDXYs' II 3D. ssOff Fir
DAYS and SATURDAYS, ct 1870 a m. and 100
Course tickets, transferable admitting to each
TuESDAY evening for four weeks are now ready and
for sale at Ballantynes ts Seventh street, Mt " EACH
Including reserved seat.
The sustaining membership ticket Of the y. N. q
A. course will admit TO reserved seat on FRIDAY
evenings To all Others on that evening an admission
fee Or 90 cents will be charged, including reserved
Apply Mt the. Y. NJ. G. A. Rooms for the Friday
Az other meetlngs, except ths TUESDAY and FRI.
DAY evenings, are FREE to all Persons desiring to
lronize the pay evenings Jan2i6t
n58@ SPECIAL NOTICE : THE ANNUAL
w. meeting OF the stockhoders OF the Washing
ton Gaslight Company will be held ut the compsnys
J. is;s for the eiscton of directors to serve during
the ensuing year. Polls open at twelve O'Clock m and
ianii:td CHARLES n. BAILEY, Secretary.
rBs- NOTICE TO PERSONS INTEREsTED IN
ecS MAGAZINE GUNS; -
wAsHISGToS, ID. G., dec. =, 1877.
Notice Is hereby given TINT a Hoard Of Ordnance
officers will assemble at the Nationnl Arnory,
consider and recommend Magazine Gun for the
use Of the infantry and cavalry troops, should be
found suitable tor tho military service.
to submit samples and appear In person, under such
rules may be adopted 6y the board. The arms sub
mtted must be OF calibre .ISW and the United
Any Information required will be furnished by the
or by Colonel J. q. Benton, the president OF the
Board National Arm0Ty GE5RGEE sSs9EEnsa ~ MesARY Mesi
jan1-Tusw Secretary OF War.
National Republican., 1878-01-22
EDUCATIONAL.

SVASHINGTON SCHOOL OF DESIGN
W $40 T. street, opposite the PatentOrlce.
Design and Drawing In all it's branches, Geometry
Mathematics, and Civil Engineering JaJ-ly
GPENCERIAS BUSINESS COLLEGE. CORNER
y seventh and I streets-opeD day and evening.
Beautiful halls Sons and daughters practically edi-
Gated. Thorough, condensed Instruction, and training
IN rapid calculations English Language, Lctteryrlt-
keeping &c Day tuition, so per quarter, or = per
month, payable on entering. students quarter or
month begins Rt the time entering. Evening tuition
50 Rer month Circular, giving particularly, sent on
application Artistic pen-wOIk OF every description
de.Itf H. {. SPENCER, Principal
National Republican., 1878-01-22

COLONEL GEORGE WILLIAMSON, whom
the President has recently nominated col
hector Of customs at New Orleans, is ma
tive-born Southemer, and has spent most
Of his life in Louisiana, He is represented
as thorough lawyer, man of active bust
ness probity and Of stainless character. He
was an original secessionist, and devoted
four years of his life to the support of that
cause, and continued to act politically with
his old comrades till ls72, when, in a pub
lie Speech he told his friends that of the
two Republican candidates he preferred
GRANT, and accordingly supported him.
He is thoroughly acquainted with the peo-
pie of Louisiana and Of the South, where
he is personally very popular with all
classes. With all this he is emincntly con.
servatve His nomination is probably ac,
ceptable to the people OF his city.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

The National Republican has larger daily
circulation than all the other morning papers
Of the District combined.
National Republican., 1878-01-22

An communications designed for publication
sAoSd BE- bri plainly writen and only upon one side
n he paper. C0mmuHiociiOHS uHdccOmprnied by hs
same Of the dihorure MOI solicited and 0W neither b.
vead nor returned Rejected manuscript IrW not BE- re-
armed nor proserrcd. The eroioded state Of our col
snas during ue session Of Congress iVW precIEds III.
tns1, .-nOt long articles
National Republican., 1878-01-22

nlNe NERVOUS EXHArSTION-A MEDICAL
s essay, comprising sseries Of lectures delivered
st Kahn's Museum OF Anatomy. New York, on the
cause and cure of Premature Decline, showing indis
clear synopsi. Of the impediments 10 marriage and
the treatment OF nervous and physical debility being
tho result OF twenty years experience Price 2S cents
Address SECRETARY EAHNS MUSEUM OF
ANATOMY, Gas broadway, New York. noi56m
National Republican., 1878-01-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., n, 1878