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National Republican., 1878-01-29
More Reconciliation and PaciHca.
ton.

1t is not strange that those who attempt
ed the life of this nation, and were prevented
by GcncralLiRANT from accomplishing the
work. do not now. nor never can, like him
They do not like any one who took prom
inent part in saving the Union from being
sundcred and the more prominent the part
borne in the nations salvation the deeper
and more malignant the hatred that now
finds Outburst in unbccOming and offensive
words. General GRANT is now the special
object of this pent-up hate. Richmond, the
citadel of the rebellion, withstoOd the as
saults OF MCCLELLAN in proud defiance,
and each successive movement upon its
intrenchments proved futile until tho at
tacking forces were placed in charge of
General GRANT. and then, with mastery
skill and persistent force, he dealt blows
upon the shell of the rebellion, and it was
broken, and its hOllowness was exposed to
the world. Rebellion surrendered to Cen
he has been, and will no doubt
continue to be the central figure
for their shafts of irrepressible hate
The press of Richmond, aided by that oI
| Alabama, have entered vigorously upon the
work of assailng General GRANT and hi,
record, with view to writing his sterling
abilities and strong, manly character int,
disrepute; but their weak array of words
only show that malice and hate fill thei
culver, and their arrows in the light of his
tory will fall harmless. If these assailants
could not resist his advance upon the strong
holds and armed deienses Of the rebellion
they certainly cannot win victory by
war Of words, unless they can bring heayie
artillery to bear against his recorded histOr,
than is presented in the following, which w
clip from the Montgomery Ala lhH:
The truth is melancholy and humiliating Il
1t is, General GRANT has not, nor ever had
any real Capacitics-none-cX capacitie
for cigars and horses, dogs and whisky. w
do not make this statement for the purpose o
provoking u smile, nor because we take pleas
ure in the lalnentable fact. On the contrary
il has been 10 us, as doubtless il has been l.
every man who loves his country and tries b
respect it's Government, that a man who haC
been elevated to So high place in our bOaste'
land of the free and the brave, should hav
proved himself so disgnCefully unfit, 50 pain
= fully incompetent.
We do not produce this choice piece 0
fish h-market rhetoric for any other purpos
than to show the calibre of the weapon
brought to bear upon General GRANT, ant
further to expose the hypocritical carping
of those who vaunt their love for a countr,
they could not destroy, though they ar
rayed their hostility against it for four long
bloody years, and who take pleasure nov
in reviling and slandering those who Dor
a conspicuous part in thwarting thei
heinous purposes. Their love for this coun
National Republican., 1878-01-29
DRoposAIs FOR ARMY WAGONS, AMBU-
l. LANCEs, AND HARNESS.
wan DErARrMEST.

ouARTprNAsrERtirSkRA OFFiCE.
WNsHiSUrON, January III, ISIS
office Of each, lhe p ro Suarterinaster at " ashlnr
ton D. C.; Philadelphia. Penn. Jenersonville. Ind.
and Fort Leayenworth, Kansas until twelve o'cloc
M, At Washington, l2W y. NJ. at Philndelphin
Ienvenworth. February u, ISIS, nj which time, Az
places they will he opened In the Of bidder
tor furnishing onp,hundred 10p) six nltle Army Wa
ons any lao Wagon, for two and four horses =
pattern, one hundred and Any 40 acts OF sSmu q
hrmy.wagon Harness. complete and scveny.hve lTb,
sets iourmulc Ambulance Harness, compietei deliv-
cries to be made Mt eth.r the Philadelphia, Jefferson
Bids VIII he made accordingly
Deliveries to within thirty days rom
dale Of contract, and be completed Within sixty day.
Harness to he In exact accordance with the prescribed
spech cations therefor, Of hrSielass material and
workmanship aud be subjected - rigid Inspection
aulred standard be rejected and removed at con.
tractors expense within ten days amer notice Of such
rejection. Proposals will be received for any portion
| OF the supplies
The Government the right to reject any and
A preference will he given to sr,cies Of domestic
production and to articles Of domestic production and
manufacture produced on the Pacific coast to the ex
coast, conditions Of price aud quality being equal.
Blank proposals and printed specifications, as well a,
any further information will be hnnishod, on nppc
ton BY either OF the Depot ouhrtermasters herein
| Proposals should he addressed IN either the Depot
Quartermaster at Washington, Philadelphia, JefYer
sonyilie or For, Lcavenwor'h and be indcrsed pro
Two or four horses or mules = "Ambulanoes" six
| mule Army Wagon Harness." or 'Four-mule Ambu
lance Harness." a. the case mny be
Acting ouartermaster General, Bvt .Maj. Gen o. 8.
| ja1t5t
National Republican., 1878-01-29
Canadian Reciprocity.

This Government is being besieged again
for reciprocity treaty with the Dominion
Of the Canadas. We have enjoyed the
luxury of one treaty of this character, and
unless the handle Of the jug, which, under
that arrangement, was all ON one side. can
be attached to both sides equally, we don't
want another Reciprocity should be, in
fact, reciprocity, and to be so, both con-
tracing parties must be assured in equal
benefits. That Canada should desire to lind
free market on this side the line for her
lumber and agricultural products is not
very strange. That the Dominion would
be willing to reciprocate by admitting
American products that she does not want
is very probable, but is she willing to throw
her fisheries open to the free enterprise oi
American fishermen, and open her markets
TO the free introduction OF American manu-
features and products that will in any do
gree compete with her own? If so, then ii
may be advisable, perhaps, to entertain a
proposition for another reciprocity treaty
but not otherwise.
National Republican., 1878-01-29
No Money for Pensions.

During the debate in the House on Sat
urday on the question of extending the
time for collecting the tax on whisky in
bond to June 30, 1878, by which large
deficit would occur in the revenues of the
Government, which would have. to be I'M
posed upon something else, Mr.. PRICE, Of
Iowa, made the following statement, which
was in no degree controverted, and hence
may be accepted as true:
l asked the chairman Of the Committee on
Invalid Pensions to-day the prospect Of re-
porting the pension bills to this House. He
gave to me as one only of the reasons why
they could not be reported: that IL would take
S50OO,0OO to pay the wounded soldiers Of this
country who risked their lives in defense Of
the flag and of the nation. And here IL is pro-
posed at one fell swoop to put S5,i000O0 into
the pockets of whisky manufacturers those
poor unfortunate, down-troddcn and depressed
manufacturers, although we have no money to
pay the soldiers and the widows of those who
sacrificed their lives in defense Of the country.
Five millions of dollars Is entirely too much
to pay for that purpose, but S,ioo,OOO Is
small pittance to give to the depressed whisky
interests of the country.
Now this whisky tax, over which states
men are so sympathetic in behalf of the
manufacturer, ultimately fahoD9' BON and is
paid by the consumer, and not by the man
ufacturer. This fact should disarm all
solicitude so far as the distller is concerned,
and should defeat the resolution in ques-
tiOn. Whisky manufacturers are not en-
titled to and do not need relief and in fact
it would be benefit to mankind if the arti-
Gle was so highly taxed that it would cost
one dollar drop to the consumer. But our
purpose in referring to this subject was to
call attention to the very remarkable state
ment made on the authority of the chair
man of the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
that no pension bill can be reported at this
session for the reason that il will take
$4,000 900 to pay the wounded and MANNED
soldiers Of this country and the widows Of
those who sacrificed their lives to save the
nation. This may be regarded as a pre-
monitory symptom of the approaching anti
pension disease that is to come upon us un-
Her the gradual approach Of the late insur-
gents to power. This is the first time since
the close of the war that any disposition to
ignore the pensioners of the country has
manifested itself, and this is not the begin
ring of the end, unless Congress shall
promptly check the growing hostility tC
this just claim upon the Government
There is no debt more sacred than that We
owe to those who suffer from their devotion
to the welfare of their country. To stoI
the payment of these pensions is to punisl
patriotism and ignore fidelity to the Union
a result which affords great consolation t.
those who shot our soldiers to pieces, ant
have left them to hobble through life il
misery and in helpless poverty.
National Republican., 1878-01-29
South Carolina Honor.

FROM lnt new OK Times
We invite the attention of tho honest Dem
Ocratic leaders in South Carolina-of whom
we have no doubt that there are many-to
the facts disclosed in our news columns re-
garding the motives which governed Messrs
Butler and Gary, respectively Senator of the
United States and Of the State of South Caro-
lima, in their course in the Tax-Payers' Con-
yention in Charleston in 1871. These gentle
men have been honored by their party-But-
Ter in n very hiEli.dcgree-and have grossly
betrayed their trust. There is no oflense
meaner than that Of which they are accused in
the legal proceedings which we lay before our
readers. Claiming to be representatives
Of their icllow-citizens in nOn-parti-
san delegated convention, and exercising
influence due to their position in their own
party, they are charged with having been the
paid agents and tools of a combination of spec
ulators. The connection of Butler and Gary
with the outrages in Edgefcld County has
given them. an unenviable notoriety in the
North, and the only palliation of their course
has been the supposition, industriously en-
couragcd by their party press, that they rep.
resented the decent portion Of the community
resOrting to extreme measures to defend So
ciety against a lawless and corrupt class But
''saviors of society" with the fees Of political
prostitution in their pockets are not desirable
representatives for any party, and the sooner
Mcssrs. Eutlcr and Gary are forced to retire
to private life, the better for the reputation oI
the South Carolina Democracy.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

try, in view of these exhibitions Of petty
hate and malice, is that which the prowl-
ing wolf bears for the lamb. They amuse
themselves by slandering those who crushed
rebellion, until another opportunity, and
perhaps in another shape, shall offer, when
they can again openly seek their revenges
for the past. It is well that the people
who have saved, and who must again save
the Union, If needs be, shall understand
the hateful spirit that is being nursed in
the South toward General GRANT by those
who yielded to him when they could no
longer hold out against his prowess. This
is not genuine paci6cation and rcconstruc-
tion-it is plated, and so thin that the cor
rupt metal that is sought to be concealed
will shine through the plate.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

UNDER the marked kindness of spirit and
devotion Of friendship manifested toward
Senator CoNKLING by the New York Times
during the past few years, one would sup
pose that he should now regard its wish rs
law and its views s"paramount to all 9TH
ers in shaping his Senatorial conduct. The
Times manilcsts some displeasure toward
the Senator for the reason that he has not
opposed the MATTHEWS resolution. This is
bad Perhaps the Times doesn't know that
it is Senator CONKLING's habit to talk only
when he has something TO say and when he
gets ready to say it. When Senator CONK-
LING becomes convinced that the best in
terests of the whole people and country lay
in any particular direction he will not hesi-
tate to become their champion, and he will
furnish ample reason for the hope that is in
him, whether his views are concident with
those of the advocates or the opponents OF
any special measure. He seldom speaks
until he gets ready, and then always to
come purpose.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

the South, after remarkable success at Key
West.
FIVE performances each weak will bc given
by the Grand Opera, Paris during the Er-
position.
Miss MARY ANDERSON Is rcaping fame and
ducats In abundance by her trip through the
Southwest.
Mr.. SoTHERN received $4,000 from Henry
Abbey for eighteen weeks performances att
Park Theatre.
A NEGRO man, his wife and child, In Clark
County, KY, are all supplied with six fingers
on each hand.
The gross receipts of tile recent Old South
Church fair in Boston were $4,000, and the
net proceeds $4,000.
JOHANN and Edouard Strauss, with their
famous dance band, are expected to visit Paris
and London this year.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR intends to speak at the
Dairymen's Convention, to be held in Utica on
the 9Th and 9TH of February.
ABRAM s. HEWITT, Of New York, is desirous
Of abolishing our foreign ministers altogether.
because he sees no good In them.
Mrs. ASToISETTE STERLING, one of the
| most popular concert singers in London, Is the
| daughter OF a New York farmer.
Miss THURsBy's recent tour proved disas-
| trous to her manager. Though everywhere
greatly praised she did not draw.
THERE are more than 100 Sisters of Charity
In Constantinople. They have charge of four
hospitals, in which are 800 patients.
Roos, the Swedish banker, said he wasn't
guilty, aud he seems to have been able to prove
1t; aud that's the kind of u Rooster he Is.
MRS. CHANFRAU Is fosty-fve, and has a
grown son travelling with her; yet she Is well
preserved, and doest not appear over twenty
five.
JACOB Brown, an aged man, offered prayer
at q religious service at Martinville, n. j., and
as he said "Amen2' he fell dead of heart dis
| ease.
IT Is impossible to say at what age boy he
comes conscious that his trouser-legs are too
short and is anxious about the part of his
| hair.
COLONEL WILLIAM PRESTON JOHNSTON, the
son Of Albert Sydney Johnston, the Confcdcr-
ate General, will soon publish biography Of
his father.
The New York Commercial Advertiser says
Probably half the photograph albums Of the
country have among their treasures the pic
ture Of the poet Longfellows three little girl:
Alice, Edith and Annie. The one at the
left, with the blonde curls, is tho one just mar.
| ried.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

SENATOR MoRRILLs argument in favor of
the single or gold unit of value appears to
have been prcdicated upon the superstition
that the ma iority Of the commercial nations Of
the world had dcmonetized silver. Only q
few daysrince VIC printed in the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN full reply to such allegations
from Representative rHILLTPs of Kansas, in
answer to Rev. HESRY WARD BEECHERs as
scrtons of similar character. If Mr.. PHIL
LIPS is correct in his data, Mr.. MORRILL, Is
wrong. But, aside from this, tho equities of
this case do not ad nit of Il suppOsitiOn that
we shall redeem our grccnhacks with only
Onc-half the rcdceming qualities which we
possessed for that purpose under the old
double standard Senator MORRILL, Is gu. e
well aware that when we issued our legal
tender prumiscs, which he now wishes Us to
redeem in gold, we had both gold and silver
dollars in which to redeem them. And he
cannot deny that by leaving the silver coin
out OF the list Of coins, and declaring the gold
dollar the unit Uf vaIur," instead of the sill
vcr dollar Of l~1', the pure raSing power Of
the gold dollar was g"rntly enhanced, while
| that OF the silver dollar was much deprecated
| The result is now, when we are about being
called upon to redeem our gr"cnhacl,s in gold
dollars, the poor III II is OBLIGED TO labor two
days for the same amount Of gold-thc same
number of dollars that he could earn in one day
under the old standard. Equity does not demand
that this shonid he required; on the contrary
both equity aud justice require that our stand
ard Of valuc--lhr measure Of u days labor
should b. precisely the same in purchasing
power, rs nearly as may be, when we are called
upon to redeem our promises that it was when
thusc promises were given out in lS6?-ls6j
Senator MORRILL, knows this rs well rs any
man. for he is an ardent student of finance
but We fear that, like many others, he has su(
fcred his mind to get confused by reading tn,
the ,rirs that the foreign bpnd-hodcrs hay
p'cpa ell f,r the digestion of our statesmen
instead o. ciinging to the bare practicalitics q
the case.
National Republican., 1878-01-29
IlTEII

SUMMY.-on Saturday, January a. 1873 at iI4I y.
n' At the residence o. his parents, No iGp street
aud Ida ". SUNNY, aged Ave years four months and
twenty eight days.
Funeral service at Chrstlu un Church. Vermont ave-
oclncE.
KERR.-Hon. JoHs BozMAN KERN. suddenly on
age, al II = reside ce, On Twenty-iirst street.
Funrrh to take plnoo rom st. Pauls p. T.. Church
this p. ~, nt three o'clock.
ROOME.-On sunday, January n 1873. SAMUEL
SEABUHN lnuME, son Of tue late Edw, w,rd Roome,
mftn" city of New York, in the tr seventh year oil
Friends nrc Invited to attend the funeral at the
Church tho inuaIn ton, corner Of and Twelfth
streets northwest on Tuesday, 9th instant, at half
past ourp. M.
GARLON.-sundNy January p, Is7s between the
hours Of ten ani eevcn O'Clock, MARY {. CANTON,
wife oiM. y. carton, In her thirty eighth year.
Eumrrh rom her ntc residence, at Ten o'clock n. m,
5li NJ street southwest
HARRET.-Sundny. Jnuarv g, is.sat one o'clock u
m, nitrre long Illness Ai'rI r. BARRET. naive of
Maryland, but the last urIy years a nntvc of this
Funeral from her late residence, No. l2I North A
SiTrei, to-day i Two OrIuch y m.
KAlSEH.-Sun'nE, January y. 1873. at halEpnst
81 Ven T. M, JniiN kAlHLl, aged SIX months and two
Thc funeral will take place to-day at three o'clock
y" 9l High street, Georgetown. Friends and nc.
quainIancrS are respectfully invited to attend.
LANCASrE rER-January ~ 1873, EMANUEL 4.
',NCAsTEH In the iorty-fourth year Of his ago.
,ls fqn"rA W! !pkc place on Wednesday, Ianu,
sylvan venue aud mIdle street. Baltimore,
bis mthcr, 40 l. street northwest, GEoRGE EDWARD
MARTIN, aged tw'nty three years.
VAN BuSKIllK.-At his residence In this city on
SUNDAY, January y, 1873. JoHN NJ. VAN BrsKIRK
| asel inTly-thTe" years.
FENDALL-Om the anth instant OF pneumonia
Fcndal '"'' ~
ms ,N'n raj will take place from the Ascension
Friends are invited 10 attend. ~
National Republican., 1878-01-29
The Indian Bureau.

In view of developments relating to the
Indian Bureau, in connection with the In
terror Department, no doubt can exist that
signal benefit would accrue to that service
by transferring it to the War Department.
We are not disposed to indulge censure, but
one thing is apparent, under the present
regime the best interests Of that branch of
the service are not subserved. Rings and
cliques have been formed which have fat
National Republican., 1878-01-29

THE pronounced vote by which Senator
MATTHEWS resolutions passed the House
sets at rest the question of the rcmonetiza-
tion Of silver aud leaves no doubt of its be-
ing made n lcgal-tender in all cases in which
1t would not work n violation of existing con-
tracts. While the resolutions are, In them
selves, little more than declaration Of senti-
ment, yet the very emphatic manner in
which that sentiment has been proclaimed
being over two-thirds of both Houses Of
Congress-may be- considered us fully equiva-
lent to the assurance of the reconciliation of
silver in the immediate future.
National Republican., 1878-01-29
he same phraseoloQy In their bills, and they

the same phraseology In their bills, and they
are equally valuable or worthless, which
ever method Of promoting this thirty second
parallel road be adopted. But the general
Objectionable danger and impolicy Of
granting financial assistance to any private
corporation, saxe in emergencies akin to
the saving Of the national integrity-re-
mains untouched by any Of these argu-
ments; and, especially, in q case like this,
where II Is demonstrated the desired rail-
road can be had without II. The evils II would
let loose are 30 much more numerous and
grave than those ii cures, that statesmen,
looking TO the future result beyond the
promised present, will hesitate about in
augunting regime of lavish appropria-
tions, extravaganza, corruption, and danger
to the country from a renewal of the sub
sidy scandals of our legislative body.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

GENERAL SHERMAN seems to have an
idea that the system of Indian manage
ment which stops swindling in the Indian
country is full as good as a system which
consists of rules and proclamations that do
nothing but remove obnoxious clerks with
out hearing.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

THE New York Times says: "Thers can
be no justification of the Presidents South
ern policy save one that surrenders Repub-
lican ideas of duty and impairs his own
National Republican., 1878-01-29
PROPOSALS.
DRoPosAIs FOR CAR.FAsTENINGs AND
l. LEAD SEALS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Jarfhary ., 1873.
Sealed proposals are invited until " o'clock M on
MONDAY. the 18th day OF February, ISIS, tor FUR
nlshng the Treasury Department for one year with
suitable fastenings for cars. Transporting dtiable
goods In bond, and also for lead seals for use n
curing packages ofdutnble merchandise In bond.
Proposals will be addressed to the Secretary OF tho
Treasury ard marked Proposals for Car fastening
or Proposals for Lead Seals" the case may be.
Separate proposals be presented for each tho
Grasses Of the articles named.
Samples of the articles offered must accompany
each proposal aud b. referred to therein.
The Department the right to reject any or
all bids offered.
(Slgned) JOHN SHERMAN,
Ia2tEIw Secretary,
National Republican., 1878-01-29

EXTRACT from new French book Of
biography: M. CARL scuuRz is one of the
popular lecturers of the United States. He
is quoted at $500 q, 900 francs) an evening"
National Republican., 1878-01-29

For a lunatic, Mr.. THOMAS LORD be-
trays remarkable faculty for minding his
own business.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

In the event of the silver bill becoming a
law, and Of which there is now little doubt,
the mints in the country will be tested to their
fullest capacity to coin the much-needed
money. There are three mints at which coin
age is done: Philadelphia, San Francisco, and
Carson City. New. These three could manu-.
facture siO,OOO,OOO annually. The mint at
New Orleans Is simply used for the assay Of
bullion, coinage having ceased since the advent
of the war. Those which were located at
Charlotte, n. C., and Dahlonega, Ga, also
closed With the rebellion. But il there should
be need for more silver than the three mints
could coin, those mentioned could soon he util.
lied for the purpose of supplying the demand
National Republican., 1878-01-29

1--WE GOT Il ut Inst" said the person who had been
coughing for months and who found the cOugl
slIbdued by bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup
- cents.
National Republican., 1878-01-29

GREAT BRITAIN Is put down as the great
hater of silver because she has demonctizcd it
at home, and insists that all other commcrca al
nations except her own colonies shall do the
same. But tho truth il that she encourages
the use Of silver coins in all her colonies. And
out Of this fact she makes a large speculation.
Through demonstration at homo she de-
presses the price of silver. which she then
gathers in by the ton as she would so mmch
iron or lead. This she converts into bullion
aud ships to her colonies, where she coins it
and pays it out in dollars. at clear profit of
ten to twenty-five per cent. Mr.. Morrill, need
not be afraid of its coming back to Us while
it can be used in these colonies in the purchase
of raw produce, which, on its arrival in the
markets Of the world, sells for gold or bills on
London payable in gold. How long are oui
statesmen to be led bindfoldcd by the money.
kings of the Old World?