National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-07

derstand the sentiment and temper OF the
North on this question, aud hence do not
commit themselves. We predict that at the
last moment-nbout June 30 next hav-
ing made the issue upon which they are
"willing to go to The people," they will
vote with the Republicans for the passage
Of the appropriation bills pure and simple,
and leave the ex-Confederates to bear the
odium of having needlessly kept the coun-
try in turmoil for months, 10 the serious
detriment of all its financial and business
interests.
THE "Southern Republican" whose let
ter is printed elsewhere, is evidently of the
lmplacable class. lie discusses things from
the standpoint Of two years ago, and refuses
20 take cognizance of some very material
changes that have taken place since then.
For example, he insists that Judge KEY is
still a Democrat of the Bourbon or non.
progressive stripe, and overlooks the un-
doubted fact that the "habit" of appoint
ing Democrats to Office has been abandoned
by the present Administration. His defense
of the carpet-baggers as class at the ex-
pense of some notorious individual exGep-
lions, is, however, unanswerable.
THE SNAP judgment" attempted in FITz-
JOHN PoRTER's case will fail. There
WILL MS there should be, Congressional in
vcstigation into it, wherein history and the
characters of such men as Generals HUN
TER, GARFIELD, HITcHCOcR, KISG tRuFus),
PRENTIsS, RtCKETs, CASEY, BUFoRD, and
SLoUGu, who composed the original court
martial in this case, will receive due vindi-
cation. Many of the witnesses at the orig
inal tlial are dead, it is true, as are several
members of the court; but that fact should
serve as a great incentive to wipe from their
memories the stigma cast upon them by the
preiudiced and unreasonable findings of the
ScHoFIELD Board of Inquiry.
No reasonable man who is aware of the
fact-positively and conyincingly estab-
lished-that KEAINEY, RENO and Nc
DowELL marched over blind country roads
with their respective commands Oh the night
Of the 9th of August, 1862, will admit that
it was manifest physical impossibility ,
for PORTER TO have marched the same
night over better roads with his command
Yot the SCnoFIELD Board finds That PoR.
TER was excusable on the ground Of man
ifest physical impossibility for not doing
what KEARNEY, RENO, and MCDOWELL did
with comparative ease, and what both the
armies, Union and Confederate, often did OIL
many subsequent occasions.
The Chicago papers comment upon (
singular spectacle presented at the recen
opening OF the United States court in tha
city in criminal term, when, after fou
months effort by The accused parties in th'
custom-house conspiracy case to secure
trial. their demand that the court fix ar
early day for such trial was resisted by tn,
Governments counsel, who asked for still
longer delay. Judge BLoDGErT, however
designated the 22d instant, and the reader
OF THE REPUBLICAN, who will be fully ad
yised of the proceedings, will now have al
opportunity OF ascertaining on what basi
this extraordinary case rests. Among tn
defendants are Messrs. JAMES G. HILL an
\. G. MILLS, both of whom are well-know
and highly esteemed in this city.
JOHN BROWN committed treason by re
bclling against the constitution and laws O
Virginia, and was hung for the purpose o
making treason odious, MS we are informe
by Mr.. CHALMERS and his friends. Nov
let them give us somo further informatio
in the premises let them explain by villa
course of argument and thread of logic the
reach the conclusion that the United State
should not make treason odious by hangin
rebels against the laws and Constitution {
the General Government. If it is, or wa
not right for the United States to hang til
rebels against its flag, the State of Virgini
was guilty Of downright assassination
hanging JOHN BROWN. 1t should be II
membered in this connection, however, tina
the Democrats in the House, rs represente
by Mr.. CHALMERS, dragged this Jon
Brown feature into the pending discussion
And it was very natural that they should
so. There is something in the air which r
calls to mind the patriotic inspiration
that period when the popular patriotic sou
was
His soul is marching on
The echoes thereof will not die away III
til after the election of 1880, Mr. CHA
MERs is to be thanked for having revived
many patriotic impulses in such pertinel
manner.
. THE Democrats Of the State of New Yol
are in high state Of alarm over the polit
; cal aspects of that Commonwealth. ri
. TILDEN fever begins to rage, and those wi
do not pin their faith upon his swallow-ta
are greatly exercised thereat. On Frida
, afternoon last the anti-Tildenites from IL
, east and west and the north and south
, the State held a secret conclave at the res
) dence of AUGUST BELMONT TO consider Il
: ways and means for circumventing the an
bitions of TILDEN and ROBINSON in IL
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